USTA NATIONAL OFFICE
Barry Ford, Director, Public Affairs and Advocacy

Barry leads the USTA's efforts to introduce the sport of tennis to communities that have been traditionally outside of the USTA family, and to build strong local support for the growth and maintenance of tennis facilities and tennis programming across the country. Barry brings 22 years of professional experience as a government official, lawyer, non-profit executive, and political candidate to this position. He is a 1991 graduate of Harvard Law School and a 1985 graduate of Harvard University.

April Croft, National Manager, Public Affairs and Advocacy

USTA ADVOCACY & PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Committee members: Karen MacFarland, Chair. Tom Cove, Vice-Chair. Colin Atkinson, Senator John Breaux, Dale Caldwell, Ben Eshelman, Daniel Faber, Matt Jacob, Dennis Miller, Paul Pittman, Janna Rankin, Kevin Wensing. Advisor – Robin Jones.