USTA Eastern announces Amber Marino as new Executive Director
The United States Tennis Association Eastern Section (USTA Eastern) Board of Directors has officially announced that Amber Marino will serve as the organization’s Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
“We are thrilled to appoint Amber to this position,” said USTA Eastern Board President Ari Roberts. “For more than two decades, Amber has established a robust, exemplary record in the tennis industry and in non-profit management, and through her work, she has consistently demonstrated a deep commitment to expanding access to the sport. Additionally, as a longtime USTA volunteer and former USTA Eastern board president, Amber acutely understands the local tennis landscape she will now oversee. She is exceptionally well qualified to lead USTA Eastern into an exciting future.”
Marino joined the USTA Eastern staff in June 2025 in the role of associate executive director. From 2001 until 2025, she served as the executive director of 15-LOVE in Albany, N.Y. In this role she managed all aspects of the organization cofounded by Arthur Ashe that works to connect the sport with youth all across the Capital Region, particularly in underserved communities.
Concurrently, Marino sat on the USTA Eastern Board of Directors for five consecutive two-year terms, including serving as the governing body’s vice president (2017-2019) and president (2019-21). In the latter position, she helped guide the section through the many challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Marino has also volunteered extensively with the National USTA, chairing the school/afterschool committee as well as serving on its nominating committee.
In all these capacities, Marino has played an instrumental role in the growth and development of local tennis for more than two decades. Now, as executive director, she will work in concert with the USTA Eastern Board of Directors, staff, volunteers, industry leaders and other stakeholders to further that growth and support the section’s overall mission as well as the USTA’s stated goal of increasing the number of American tennis participants to 35 million players by 2035.
Amber Marino
“I am so excited to take on this role and work alongside the incredibly passionate USTA Eastern staff and volunteers,” said Marino. “Through all my experiences in this industry I’ve witnessed firsthand the incredible power of tennis, how it can change lives for the better, and how it can make a positive impact on entire communities. That’s what has always motivated me and what will continue to motivate me moving forward.”
Marino replaces longtime former executive director Jenny Schnitzer, who retired from the organization at the end of 2025. The USTA Eastern Board of Directors officially announced Marino as Schnitzer’s successor at the section’s annual Eastern Tennis Conference on January 30.
Marino holds a bachelor’s degree in education from the College of St. Rose—where she also played tennis—and a master’s degree in counseling and human relations from Villanova University. She resides in Guilderland, N.Y. with her husband, two sons and seven-pound maltese, Luna. In her spare time, she helps run a youth basketball league and still volunteers with 15-LOVE.
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