TTA Staff

The following outline is a brief description of each staff member's primary responsibilities. Please note we have several TTA Staff members who work out of their home.

Brenda Witt Brenda Witt - Executive Director
All aspects of the USTA Tennessee. Brenda handles specific questions on USTA TN and Tennessee Tennis Patrons Foundation policies and is responsible for all the staff activity within USTA Tennessee. Her email address is: brendawitt@tennesseetennis.com
Virginia Bell Virginia Bell - Executive Administrative Assistant
Virginia is in charge of the Adult and Junior Rankings for the state, which is calculated through the TennisLink ranking program. All competitive player questions (Junior/Adult), regarding Standings or Rankings should be directed to her. Virginia handles all USTA sanction forms, questions on how to sanction a tournament or any changes to tournaments should be directed to her. Virginia also handles setting up our tournament directors' workshop. She also is the backup for the Executive Director when she is not in the office. Virginia's email address is: virginiabell@tennesseetennis.com
Daneen Newkirk Daneen C. Newkirk CPS - State League Coordinator for Mixed, Combo Doubles and Super Seniors
Administrative office assistant for USTA Adult and Senior League programs, too. Daneen also back ups Virginia Bell with answering tournament questions on days Virginia is not in the office. Daneen's email address is: daneennewkirk@tennesseetennis.com
Brittany Witt Brittany Witt - Director of Communications
Brittany handles all aspects of communication for USTA TN. She is responsible for the publication of the USTA TN Yearbook and information posted on the website. Brittany works part-time out of the USTA TN office and you can reach her at brittanywitt@tennesseetennis.com
Diane Daffron Diane Daffron - Director of Marketing
Diane handles all aspects of marketing for USTA TN. She works at out of the office as well as her home. Diane works with the USTA Corporate Team Tennis Program and with USTA Team Tennis. You can reach Diane at dianedaffron@tennesseetennis.com
Cathy Harris Cathy Harris - Community Development Specialist
Cathy will handle all aspects of Community Tennis Associations and deal directly with grants. Cathy also handles communication with our Local Community Coordinators and works directly with the USTA Schools, College and Team Tennis Program USTA Team Tennis. Cathy's email address is: cathyharris@tennesseetennis.com
Karl Keesecker Karl Keesecker - USA Adult League State Coordinator
Karl handles all aspects of the USA Adult League Program. Karl works out of his home. Karl's email address is: karlkeesecker@tennesseetennis.com