Leaders Gather for 2025 CTA/NJTL Forum

The 2025 CTA/NJTL Leadership Forum kicked off Tuesday, May 20th in Round Rock, bringing together community tennis leaders from across Texas for three days of engaging workshops, collaboration, and strategic insight aimed at strengthening grassroots tennis.

Katy Rogers, USTA Texas Director of CTAs and Facilities, who co-organized the event along with USTA Texas NJTL Program Manager Carlin Murray, said it’s valuable for grassroots tennis leaders to not only hear from experts in the industry, but make connections with each other.

“The CTA and NJTL Leadership Forum brought together passionate leaders from across the state for three days of learning, connection, and inspiration,” said Katy Rogers. “And it's our hope that they leave here with a renewed sense of purpose, a renewed sense of energy and excitement and passion around the sport that we all love so much.”

The Forum opened with “Capital Campaigns: From Concept to Launch – A Strategic Workshop,” led by Fayruz Benyousef, Founder and Principal of FBC | Generosity Experts. The session provided attendees with a practical roadmap to planning and executing effective capital campaigns aligned with long-term development goals.

“I really enjoyed Fayruz’s presentation [...] on the framework for a capital campaign and how to put that into action and raise money for things that you need,” said attendee Jessica McMillan. “I know in Austin we need to raise money for more facilities and courts.”

Attendees also participated in “Tennis for Everybody,” an on-court interactive session exploring adaptive tennis.