GLTA Board Announces Officer Positions and New Initiatives for 2025

On February 9, 2025, the Pride Tennis Worldwide, Inc. (GLTA) Board of Directors met in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, for its first meeting of the year to discuss the present and future of the organization and the GLTA World Tour.  At the meeting, the Board enthusiastically welcomed its newest members, Amy Hasquet and Grzegorz Gardyjas, who were elected during the December 2024 elections.  The Board also welcomed back four returning Board members: Rowen D’Souza, who was re-elected in December, Leo Reece, Daniel Cribb, and Matt Feinberg.

Consistent with the organization’s mission, all Board members offer their steadfast dedication to providing an open, safe, and inclusive space for the LGBTQIA+ tennis community and all allies who participate in and support that community.  The six Board members offer unique experiences, skills, and talents, and we look forward to serving the entire GLTA World Tour over the course of the year.

As part of the Board’s commitment to its member tournaments, the Board will be offering new opportunities for members to connect directly with the Board throughout the year.  As in the past, members and players can always reach the Board through its general email address – tennis, or individual board members at their director’s email addresses below. 

In addition, new for 2025, the Board will host quarterly member meetings via video conference.  These meetings, which will be recorded, will offer members the opportunity to collaborate directly with the Board and each other to exchange ideas, obtain resources for tournament administration and software use, find solutions to issues that arise for members, promote tournaments and the GLTA World Tour, and create a more cohesive and accessible membership.  The Board looks forward to connecting with members at a new level.

The Board also moved forward with its plans to create committees to provide additional resources to members and players. 

• Technology Committee to assist members with software issues and automate member and board processes
• Analytics Committee to improve reporting and analytics of GTLA data
• Ranking committee to help process and improve GLTA rankings
• Historian Committee to preserve and memorialize the history of the GLTA, beginning with its informal inception in the 1980s, and tell the “story of the GLTA” through the publication of articles and data
• Women’s Committee to grow the tour and improve the experience for women in GLTA.  

If you are interested in joining a GLTA volunteer committee, reach out to volunteering and tennis

At the meeting, the Board selected officer positions for 2025.  GLTA officers are a valuable resource for members and players as they host tournaments and travel worldwide to play the sport we love.  Officer positions for 2025 are as follows:

President and Chief Executive Officer, Matt Feinberg: Matt has served as the Secretary of the GLTA for the last two years. In his new role, Matt is responsible for the strategic vision and strategic and legal operations of the organization and the GLTA World Tour.  He will also lead the quarterly member meetings and GLTA annual member meeting.  Matt can be reached at president and welcomes members and players to reach out to discuss the GLTA World Tour, its operations, tournament issues, and ideas for new initiatives and improvements.

Treasurer, Daniel Cribb: Daniel returns as GLTA Treasurer in 2025 for his fifth year on the Board.  He will continue to manage the GLTA’s budget, as well as the collection of member dues and payments.  Beyond financial matters, Daniel has extensive experience with the GLTA Tournament Software program and is happy to offer his assistance to members with software set-up, draws, and match scheduling.  Daniel can be reached at treasurer.

Secretary, Amy Hasquet:  Amy will serve as the primary point of contact for member administrative communications as well as record keeping.  She will also coordinate access to organizational documents for members.  If any member or player has a topic or issue they would like the Board to consider, you can reach out to Amy at secretary. In addition to her officer role, Amy is dedicated to increasing women’s participation and collaborating with members and players to grow the women’s game, which is a huge priority for the entire Board.

Director of Members and Players, Rowen D’Souza: Having served as President/CEO of the GLTA for the last two years and traveling for dozens of GLTA tournaments across his six years on the Board, Rowen has developed close relationships with members and players worldwide.  Rowen will continue to coordinate tournament sanctioning,serve as a liaison for new tournaments and player outreach, and operate the post-tournament survey process.  Rowen’s keen knowledge of tournament start-up and operations, marketing, outreach, and GLTA World Tour life, in general, will serve as a huge benefit to members and players alike.  Rowen can be reached at membership.

Director of Marketing and Sponsorship, Grzegorz Gardyjas: Grzegorz has already started to make his mark as Director of Marketing and Sponsorship, increasing the organization’s social media presence and marketing engagements in just a few short weeks.  Grzegorz will coordinate GLTA website updates, marketing, and social media content.  If members are interested in advertising their tournaments, or if members or players have suggestions for articles, newsletters, or other marketing offerings, they can reach Grzegorz at marketing.

Director of Technology and Analytics, Leo Reece: Beginning his fifth year on the Board, Leo will continue to manage the GLTA World Tour’s tournament results and rankings process with the help of a new rankings committee.  Leo will also supervise the organization’s technological assets and set out to modernize and streamline member and player resources, such as sanctioning applications and player surveys.  Leo can be reached at tech. In addition, if you have any ranking questions, you can continue to reach the ranking committee at rankings.