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Hawaii-Pacific Tennis Foundation Board of Directors

Name Position Occupation
Sam Caldwell link to President's Remarks President General Partner
Richard Poirier Vice President Economic/Business Planner
Obie Olson Secretary  
Darin Shigeta Treasurer Business Banking Officer
Geoff Horvath Director Telecommunications Operations Chief
Anthony Ching Director Economic/Business Planner

Hawaii-Pacific Tennis Foundation
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Mark A. Beede link to Executive Director's Corner

The Foundation's executive director is Mark A. Beede. An attorney, Mark switched careers from mainland law to tennis development in Hawaii. Beede has previously served in various prestigious national USTA volunteer positions and has conducted national workshops to train grassroots staff and volunteers. Mark is a past-president and serves on the Board of Directors for the Hawaii chapter of the American Society of Association Executives, where he received the 2004 President's Award for Outstanding Service. Beede also received the Hawaii USPTA's Facility Director of the Year Award in 2003. Certified P-1 by the USPTA and Pro by the USPTR, Mark is also a nationally ranked player. Mark moved to the Foundation in 2000 after having served as executive director for the USTA/Hawaii Pacific Section.

Eugene McGeehan

Gene McGeehan, a USPTA P-1 certified pro, has taught tennis for 14 years. He has taught at Hickam AFB and at Pearl Harbor Racquet Club. He currently handles the Foundation's programs at Fort Shafter in Honolulu. He has worked with the Hawaii Junior Team Tennis and has coached team tennis in the Junor Olympics. Prior to teaching tennis, Gene served active duty in the Air Force and retired with 20 years service as a Master Sergeant. While stationed at Hickam AFB, he was a member of the Hawaii Interservice Tennis Team. He also played on the all Air Force Tennis Team and participated in the worldwide Interservice Tennis Championships.

Ryan Perreira

Ryan started teaching tennis in 1987 at the University of Hawaii @ Hilo campus. Ryan played for UHH from 1985-87 at 1st or 2nd singles and doubles. Ryan moved to Oahu in 1990 for graduate school and didn't play tennis until again October 2003. Ryan got his USPTA coaching certification shortly after and started working at a teaching professional for HPTF in 2004. Ryan has accomplished a lot of things since getting back into tennis including winning the gold metal in doubles (4.0) and mix doubles (4.0) in the 2004 Aloha State Games. Most recently, Ryan was the captain of Hawaii's Team (Shadenfreud) that won the men's National Championship in Arizona. Ryan still feels that his greatest accomplishment in tennis, is teaching his students how to enjoy the game of tennis. Ryan is married to his wife Joe-Ann and has two children, Kamaile and Kapono.

 

  
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