#65 Creative Sharing with Judy Pierce (Executive Director of CORTA)
09/01/21 • 16 min
Today on the show, we have Judy Pierce! She shares her tennis story and offers her advice for getting involved in your local community. She talks about the importance of collaboration, influential people in her tennis life, and what she likes to do when she's not around tennis- going to concerts and watching old Columbo movies/detective shows!
FULL BIO: Judy Pierce is the Executive Director of CORTA (Columbus Regional Tennis Association) and has been since 1993. She graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor's in Advertising. She has volunteered with many different organizations both inside and outside of tennis-- including being on the USTA Advocacy Committee Member. She received the USTA Georgia Ruth Ryner Lay Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and you can find her full bio in the YouTube description. Judy, welcome to the show!
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Today on the show, we have Judy Pierce! She shares her tennis story and offers her advice for getting involved in your local community. She talks about the importance of collaboration, influential people in her tennis life, and what she likes to do when she's not around tennis- going to concerts and watching old Columbo movies/detective shows!
FULL BIO: Judy Pierce is the Executive Director of CORTA (Columbus Regional Tennis Association) and has been since 1993. She graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor's in Advertising. She has volunteered with many different organizations both inside and outside of tennis-- including being on the USTA Advocacy Committee Member. She received the USTA Georgia Ruth Ryner Lay Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and you can find her full bio in the YouTube description. Judy, welcome to the show!
Music provided by Bensound.com
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Today on the show we have Derek White! Derek shares his story as a tennis player and advocate who has dedicated much of his life to growing tennis. We talk about the similarities between tennis and his legal career, the health benefits of tennis, and what he likes to do in his time when he is not around tennis-- fishing! He also answers some rapid fire questions and provides his insight into what makes tennis great and what the industry can continue doing to grow the game.
Bio: Derek White is Currently a Judge at the State Court of Chatham County, Georgia. He holds many different civic positions both inside and outside of tennis including being a USTA Southern Section Board Member and Past President/CEO. He is currently on the Nominating Committee for the USTA National Board. In the past, he has also been on the Tennis Rules Committee as the Vice Chair and was a member of the USTA Southern Delegates' Committee.
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Atlanta Tennis Social Club Website: https://atlantatennis1.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlantaTennis1
Full bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceyaustinmba/
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