The "Tennis Program" is not merely a tennis program where kids learn to play tennis.  It is a place for the youth of America to develop many life long skills they need in the future.  I would not be a tennis player if it were not for Sue Brandt and Barbara Wynne.  While I was actively involved and competitive in other team sports, they saw something in me at the age of 10 that no one else did.  From there it evolved, and many people helped financially for me to play tennis in the "program".  I became a junior instructor at the age of 15 and am still ingrained in the program.   The tennis program gave me the vehicle to be a leader in a the community and the Midwest.