Chief Executive Officer

Job Summary

• Reporting to the board of directors, providing both day to day and strategic leadership for the organization.


• Working directly with the board and 15 staff and contractors establishing long-range goals, strategies, plans, and policies.


• Interfacing with players, instructors, officials, tournament directors, fans, vendors, sponsors and other stakeholders.


• Representing the USAPA as the national governing body for the U.S. pickleball community and serve as its spokesperson. This individual will be the day-to-day leader of the organization, tasked largely with expanding the membership, participation and commercial revenues (around $1.5 million annually) of the USAPA. This person ought to be a visionary.  The selected individual ought to have a “do-anything” mindset yet be disciplined to fulfill short-term goals.   

• Attracting, motivating and retaining the very best talent available; creating an environment that fosters great performance and positive morale


• Reporting to the Board and keeping them abreast of other important developments outside of these meetings


• Substantially growing its membership base.


• Developing and substantially growing multiple revenue streams, including media and corporate partnerships. 


• Overseeing the USAPA’s fiscal activities, including budgeting and reporting


• Assuring all legal documents, contracts and agreements are complete, filed and in compliance with necessary rules, regulations and laws


• Preparing annual evaluations of direct reports to CEO

• Proven experience as a CEO or C-Level marketing, corporate development, business development, and/or sales executive of a for-profit company, sports national governing body, or non-profit organization having annual revenues in excess of $5 million.


• Proven, broad and leverageable network of C-level executives in two or more of following industries: sports, advertising, broadcast media, digital media, marketing and sales


• Proven track record of leading the negotiation and closing of multi-million-dollar commercial agreements, joint ventures or strategic partnerships 


• A collaborative approach to business, charisma, and strong work ethic.


• Superior written and oral communication skills


• knowledge of non-profit corporate governance and general management best practices


• A passion and thorough knowledge of the sport of pickleball,


• The ability to attract, motivate and retain top talent


• Strong knowledge of finance, budgeting, financing and cash flow