APTA Board Meeting recap

Incoming President Mark Fischl and retiring President John Horine
Incoming President Mark Fischl and retiring President John Horine
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[click images to enlarge] Source: Platform Tennis Magazine, Vol. 6, Issue 1, September, 2004

The Annual Meeting of the APTA was held in the evening of April 30, 2004. On the afternoon of April 30, the APTA Board of Directors and invited guests met to discuss marketing plans and strategies to promote paddle. On May 1, 2004 the APTA Board of Directors met for the annual business meeting.

At the annual meeting, new APTA directors Bob Callaway, Sally Cottingham, David Lowe, Marina Ohlmuller and Todd Ward were elected and returning director Martin Sturgess was reelected. Retiring directors Mark Holtschneider, John Horine, Tim Mangan and Jo Rogers were also recognized.

This was a very emotional meeting. In addition to the regular APTA business that was conducted, the meeting marked the end of John Horine’s 7-year tenure as President. John closed the meeting with a heartfelt review of his activities and accomplishments and thanked those who helped make them happen including Charlie Stevens, Carolyn Tierney, Mark Holtschneider, Bill Cunningham, David Kjeldsen, Wayne Dollard, Taylor Bowen, Pete Matthews, Gary Horvath, Mark Fischl, Marjorie Hodson, Bob Brown, Charles Vasoll, Hope Kerr, and his wife Paige. New APTA President Mark Fischl presented John with a plaque in recognition of his years of service to paddle and the APTA.

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