Laura Patterson joins USSP Board

Laura Patterson has taken on the responsibilities of Secretary and serves on the USSP Board of Directors.

USSP is pleased to announce that Laura Patterson has joined our Board of Directors as Secretary. Laura has a long history with pickleball as a player, referee, Ambassador and more. She began playing pickleball in 2009. When she moved to Winston Salem, NC there was no pickleball in the area, so she would drive an hour and 15 minutes to Charlotte, NC to play twice a week. Eventually she determined that she needed to grow some competition in her area so she became a USA Pickleball Ambassador and started teaching pickleball wherever she could set up her portable net. Now there is plenty of good competition for her to play with! Laura served as Secretary on the USA Pickleball board for ten years. She became a USA Pickleball certified referee in 2017 and is currently a referee trainer and mentor for the Mid-Atlantic region. In addition to her pickleball activities, Laura also officiates fast pitch softball and high school and middle school volleyball, and she is a certified volleyball scorer and line judge for some DIII colleges. Welcome to the Board, Laura!

 


Submitted: 02/12/25
Article By: Thomas, Karen