USTA Missouri Valley welcomes 2025-26 Board of Directors

The United States Tennis Association Missouri Valley Board of Directors is set for the 2025-26 term.

The board—which consists of the seven-person executive committee as well as the seven USTA Missouri Valley district presidents—was approved and introduced at the section’s Annual Conference in December in Overland Park, Kan.

“We just have so much talent sitting at the table,” said Beth Causey, president of the USTA Missouri Valley Board of Directors. “I’m excited because there is a really good energy for these next two years.”

The 2025-26 USTA Missouri Valley Board of Directors is as follows:

Executive Committee

• Beth Causey, President

• Kimberly Y. Hughes Gill, First Vice President

• Deborah Fabrizius, Vice President

• Mallory Weber, Vice President

• Kate Foss, Secretary

• Terry Jackson, Treasurer

• Alex Lee, Immediate Past President & Delegate

District Presidents

• Tracey Johnson, USTA Heart of America

• Brenton Kuchera, USTA Iowa

• Cary Morris, USTA Kansas

• Sean Terry, USTA Missouri

• John Rademacher, USTA Nebraska

• Eric Wedemeyer, USTA Oklahoma

• Paul Petruska, USTA St. Louis

Members of the executive committee (officers) are volunteers who help guide the decision-making and direction of USTA Missouri Valley. In addition to attending section-level meetings, officers participate in USTA National meetings as well as lead committees and working groups.

Causey steps into the role of president after previously serving on the executive committee as first vice president and treasurer. She also served as USTA St. Louis president from 2017-2020. Causey is a longtime USTA League captain. She was selected for the 2016 USTA Missouri Valley Distinguished Service Award and was named the 2013 USTA Missouri Valley Adult Player of the Year.

Hughes Gill moves from vice president to first vice president. Fabrizius previously served as secretary, while Weber joins the executive committee after a four-year stint as USTA Missouri president. Foss shifts from treasurer to secretary, while Jackson moves from vice president to treasurer. Lee rounds out the slate after most recently serving as USTA Missouri Valley president.

“We’re all tasked to contribute to the 35 million players by 2035, and we have to make sure we are working at the grassroots level so we have success at the districts and section,” Causey said. “If we’re going to do this, we have to have tools to make this happen as we’ve got to find growth somewhere. I like the fact we have new formats coming out, like Red Ball Tennis. We’re still finding schools that don’t have tennis.

“Another initiative is making sure our districts are strong, and they have everything they need in terms of their organization and infrastructure. If things change, they are supported and there is no interruption in processes for leagues, community tennis, tournaments. Making sure we are building the officials, and we have our eye on the ball for facilities.”

To view more about the USTA Missouri Valley Board of Directors and bylaws, click here.