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Al Marshall
President

Al Marshall, of Aiken, SC was elected as President of USTA SC in December 2011. As President, he serves on the Executive Committee for USTA SC. Marshall also serves on the Budget and Audit, Bylaws and Policies, and Nominating Committees and is the Chairman of the Strategic Planning and Evaluation Committee. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Southern Tennis Officials Committee and a member of the National Tennis Officials Committee. Previously, he has chaired the USTA SC Communications and Marketing, Grievance, and Sanction and Scheduling Committees. Full Bio

Cam Littlejohn
Executive Vice President

Cam Littlejohn served as General Counsel to USTA South Carolina for nineteen years having been appointed by President Dan Santorum in 1992. Cam was Chairman of the By-Laws and Policies Committee for ten years and now serves as Chairman. He also served on the Grievance Committee for a number of years until being elected Vice President in 2010. Cam is also a former Chairman of the Adult League Council and was the recipient of the Lucy Garvin Volunteer of the Year Award in 1997. Full Bio

Ernie James
Vice President

Terry Kinard
Vice President

 Terry Kinard of Hilton Head Island was elected Vice-President in Dec 2011. He has previously served on the Officials Committee and as Chairman of the Grievance Committee. Terry also serves on the Budget & Audit Committee and chairman of the Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee.
Terry is a BS Chemical Engineer graduate of Clemson ('63) and MS Organic Chemistry ('75) Duquesne. He has served on the Clemson National Alumni Association. After spending two years in the US Army he worked 39 years for PPG Ind in Research, Development, Production & Customer Tech Service (Pittsburgh, Newark, Los Angeles & Atlanta).
Terry and wife Judy have two grown children, Kathy & Sean, and two grandchildren.

Maggie LaCoste
Vice President

Maggie LaCoste of Charleston was elected to the USTA Board of Directors at the 2011 Annual Meeting, where she was also named the Lucy Garvin Volunteer of the Year by outgoing President Paul Pittman. 
Maggie has been a Charleston tennis resource since moving to the Charleston area nearly ten years ago.  Maggie served as the USTA Charleston Community Coordinator for four years, helping to develop new tennis programs in the area.  Soon after leaving this position, Maggie became involved with the state USTA organization, first as a member of the Community Development Committee and then a member of the Communications and Marketing Committee.  In October 2010, she took over as chair of the Communications and Marketing Committee, a position she currently holds. 

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Bob Peiffer
Secretary

Bob Peiffer, of Charleston, SC, joined the USTA SC Board of Directors in December 2009.  He was elected to the position of Secretary, and re-elected to that position in 2011.  He came to this position after serving as the President and Local League Coordinator of the Lowcountry Tennis Association (LCTA) for 16 years during which time the LCTA has grown to be the 2nd largest league program in the Southern Section, trailing only Atlanta. 
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James McKissick
Treasurer

James McKissick of Greenville was elected treasurer at the annual meeting in December 2011.  James also serves as chairman of the budget and audit committee and serves on the investment committee.  He is the board liaison for the league committee.  James is a graduate of the university of South Carolina and holds a MBA with a concentration in finance.  He is currently an adjunct professor for the masters in real estate program at Clemson University and a real estate broker specializing in investment sales.  Having served on numerous volunteer boards in the Greenville area including past treasurer of Project Host Soup Kitchen and various roles at Christ Episcopal Church where he remains active,  James is vice chairman of the board for FAVOR and chairman of its capital campaign.  James is a lifelong tennis player who is happily married to Elizabeth and they have three wonderful children.

Paul Pittman 
Immediate Past President

Paul Pittman, from Florence SC, served as President of USTA-SC in 2010-2011. He previously served as Executive Vice President, and chaired the Community Development and Strategic Planning and Evaluation Committees. He is also a Past President of the Florence Tennis Association and has served as Chairman of the Florence Area Sports Council.

Cindy Vander Berg
South Area Director

Cindy, a resident of Bluffton, is a lifelong tennis enthusiast. She has been a coach on all levels of tennis, a tournament director, a CTA president, and is currently a USPTA teaching professional for the Sun City Community Association. Cindy is a graduate of the University of Virginia and has a Masters of Sports Science from the University of Richmond and, since relocating to South Carolina from Virginia, has been a tireless advocate for many constituencies in her community. 

Carlos Lozano
Central Area Director

Carlos has been active in with USTA SC junior tennis for several years and is an intergral part of the player development committee. While playing Jr. tennis, Carlos won state and regional national tournaments in singles and doubles, and ranked 10 nationally in singles and doubles in 18's. While playing at Brigham Young University in ('99 - '03), he played at the #1 spot in singles and doubles, was named All Conference Player for Mountain West Conference and was named All-American in doubles his Junior year. Full

Neal Peterson
East Area Director

From his college years to adulthood, tennis has run through Neal Peterson's blood. He played USTA Team Tennis for 15 years, and this is his second term as East Area Director for USTA South Carolina. Peterson played varsity tennis for both N.C. State University and Chowan College and was named MVP at Chowan in 1971, where he also received his associate of arts degree. He graduated from East Carolina University with a B.S. in physical education. Full

Carl Hocker
North Area Director

Carl Hocker is a full-time tennis pro who often travels with kids from his facility, but still finds time to serve on committees, travel around the US for various USTA trainings, attend 25-30 tournaments per year and coach Southern Junior Cup.  Carl received our John Newcomb Pro of the Year award in 2010.  He has worked as a coach at the competition training centers in 2009 and 2010 and served as a USTA Regional Training Center Coach at Racquet Club of the South in 2010.  He was also the Boys and Girls 12s Zonals Coach in Knoxville.  Since Carl came on board as a committee member with USTA South Carolina at the end of 2009, he has been a hard worker for both the junior competition and player development committees. 

Gayl Hoel
West Area Director

Gayl Hoel is the West Area Director serving Aiken, Barnwell, Edgefield and surrounding counties.  She serves on the SC Bylaws & Policies Committee and the Communications & Marketing Committees as well as the Southern Section Information Technology Committee.  Full...

Jonathan Barth
Southeast Area Director

Jonathan is currently on the Adult Competition, Discipline and Grievance, and Junior Competition Committees for USTA South Carolina. He is the tournament director for several tournaments throughout the year and also a certified referee. Jonathan’s family was USTA Southern Family of the Year Year in 2006 and USTA National Family of the Year in 2006. Full...

Ben Mabry
Legal Counsel

Ben Mabry graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1979 and owns the Mabry Law Firm, LLC in Columbia.  He specializes in medical malpractice, discrimination, employment, personal injury, fraud, and breach of contract.  Mabry, who earned a degree in history and economics from Western Carolina University in 1976, maintains an avid interest in history.  He is an enthusiastic tennis player and a dedicated outdoorsman who enjoys walking and hiking.  He has served as USTA SC’s General Counsel since the beginning of 2011.