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Nominating Committee Report and Proposed 2012 Slate
of Offi cers for the San Diego Division of the USPTA
Nominating Committee Chairperson: Brad Humphreys
Nominating Committee Members: Ed Collins, Angel Lopez
Our San Diego USPTA is alive and well! We are lucky to have highly qualifi ed USPTA teaching professionals
willing, able, and committed to serving as offi cers in our organization. The nominees are very busy, successful tennis
professionals who are willing to make time to lead our USPTA San Diego Division into the future. The Committee
presents the information below to give you some background on each nominee.
PROPOSED SLATE OF OFFICERS
President: Dophie Poiset
Dophie is a former top ten nationally ranked junior player, Women’s National Public Parks Champion, Pacifi c
Northwest Champion, and played number one singles at San Diego State University. Dophie is the tennis professional
and manager at Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club. She has been a teaching professional and program director at the
club for the past 27 years. Dophie has served on the USPTA San Diego Division Board of Offi cers since 2003 and
as the USPTA San Diego Division President from 2009-2010. She is currently serving as Regional Vice President
(which is the division’s immediate past president). Dophie was named San Diego District Tennis Association “Pro
of the Year” in 2002, and USPTA San Diego Division “Pro of the Year” in 2010. Dophie also has volunteered her
time as a member of the Selection Committee for the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame from 2009-2011.
Regional Vice President: Nelson Alapi
Nelson received his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. He has been a USTA Certifi ed Umpire since
1999 and has passed the Sports Science Competency Test levels I, II and III. He has attended fi ve High Performance
Continuing Education Workshops and has been a USA High Performance Development Coach since 2006.
He has been a tennis professional at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club since 1999. He is a USRSA Certifi ed
Stringer and has been a member of the Wilson Advisory Staff since 1999. He has been on the USPTA San Diego
Division board since 2009. In Argentina, he was a Certifi ed Professional Tennis Instructor in 1985 and a Professional
Tennis Coach Certifi ed in 1986 by the Argentina Tennis Association.
As a tennis offi cial, he was White Badge Certifi ed by the ITF for eight years. He was a member of the ATP Tour
Chair Umpire Program in South America from 1991 to 1994. He was a chair umpire in Davis Cup American Zone
Group I (Mexico vs. Argentina), chair umpire and line umpire at the US Open for four years (2000 – 2003), line
umpire at Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games, and chair umpire at various other professional tournaments.
First Vice President: Geoff Griffi n
Geoff has been the Director of Tennis at the Balboa Tennis Club since 1989, and has run many successful events
such as Tennis Fest. He has also served on the USTA San Diego District Board since 1990 and been President
of the District since 2007. He has been a board member of USPTA San Diego Division since 1992 and served as
President in the past.
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