BOARD OFFICERS
Erol Agnos, President
Erol was a USPTA Pro I for 17 years and competed as a ranked player locally, nationally and internationally. Her husband John taught her to play at age 30 and she spent many hours hitting balls at Memorial Park. She also coached for 8 years at Colorado College. Erol's reason for serving on PPCTA's board?
"What tennis has given to me is invaluable and serving on the board is a privilege. It is my way of giving back to our tennis community what has so generously been given to me."
Jason Kirkland, Vice President
Growing up in west Texas, Jason learned to play tennis in the public parks. He went on to play college tennis at Abilene Christian University where he was an All-American. In 2000, he and his wife Sharla moved to Colorado Springs; after teaching at The Broadmoor, Jason was the Director of Tennis for PPCTA and the City of Colorado Springs for three years. He is now involved in Executive Recruiting in the financial services arena. He remains involved with PPCTA because he truly believes in its mission to make our sport accessible to all citizens through grassroots programs
Karen Brandner, Secretary
Currently Director of Tennis at The Broadmoor, Karen was ranked in the top 10 in the Intermountain section as a junior player. She played collegiate tennis at the University of Denver. Karen was the founding president of PPCTA in 1997 and served on USTA Colorado District Board for ten years. She started as a tennis professional at The Broadmoor in 1994 and has served as Director of Tennis since 2005.
BOARD MEMBERS
Diane Kosakowski
Diane is a lifelong tennis player, instructor, tournament director and recreational program director. Presently the V2 Coach at Cheyenne Mountain High School. She oversees the inter-club program offered to Colorado Springs club players through PPCTA.
Susan Swarmer
Susan is a USTA Tennis Coordinator, WTT Coordinator, and has coached at the local high school level. She serves as the coordinator for the USTA's Rackets for All Program for Colorado Springs, a program that collects and distributes free rackets to adults and children.
Theresa Fitts
Theresa is an educator, business professional, and mom of a previous junior national tennis player. She is passionate about tennis for juniors and advocates for programs that include youth in tennis.
Richard E. Beard
Richard is the Programs & Development Manager and Head Tennis Professional at The Club at Flying Horse. He loves the game and has an extensive background in building programs in hotel and private club settings. He has played professionally, as well as in international club and collegiate tennis.
Dirk R. Hobbs
Dirk is Chief Executive Officer-Medical Voyce Multimedia, LLC. A first year board member, he maintains a life-long passion for tennis which provided him the opportunity to play professionally, as well as coach at the professional, collegiate and prep-school levels.
Jim McPherson
Tom Castle
