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Advisory Board Members are all avid
tennis enthusiasts.
 Laura
Bernstein-Kassirer
(Founder)
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Laura Kassirer, is a former 5 time Wimbledon player, with wins over tennis professionals such as Mary Jo Fernandez and Manuela Maleeva.
Laura was one of the top juniors in Florida,
received a full scholarship to U of South
Carolina, where she played #1 singles for 2
years and led her team to a #6 national
ranking. Laura was All-American both
years before turning pro in 1983 where she
held a ranking at about 100 in the world. Laura also own Laura's
TIPS which provides after school tennis enrichment programs in over 100 schools. Laura
has 2 daughters, Rachel and Samantha.
Robert Lansdorp
is arguably the best tennis coach in the world.
Lansdorp has coached four #1 in the world
players and Grand Slam Champions since they were
juniors including, Pete Sampras, Tracey Austin,
Lindsay Davenport adn Maria Sharapova. He
has also coached Grand Slam champion Anastasia
Myskina.
Keith
Fleer
- Keith Fleer is a partner in the Los Angeles
office of Loeb & Loeb, llp. He represents
clients in all aspects of entertainment.
Prior to joining Loeb & Loeb, Fleer was
executive vice president of Melvin Simon
Productions, as well as vice president of
business affairs of Warner Bros. Fleer has
been an adjunct professor at the University of
Southern California Law Center.
Lee Tomlinson
is the managing director of Pacifica Ventures,
who along with Hines and Lehman
Brothers are partners and owners of Culver
Studios. Tomlinson is a marketing director
with a wealth of experience. Tomlinson
worked in marketing for over 25 years at such
companies as AFI, before becoming a partner in
Pacifica Ventures.
Mike Medavoy
has worked as an agent, co-founded Orion
Pictures and currently is chairman and
co-founder of Phoenix Pictures. Medavoy
has made a mark not only within his industry,
but in his community as well. He has
received numerous awards including the 1999 UCLA
Neil H. Jacoby Award, which honors individuals
who have made exceptional contributions to
humanity. In 2001, he received the
inaugural Fred Zinnemann Award presented by the
Anit-Defamation League and in 2002 received the
Israel Film Festival's Lifetime Achievement
Award. extending his involvement in the
community, Mike was appointed to the Board of
Directors of the Museum of Science and Industry
in Los Angeles by former Governor Jerry Brown
and was appointed by Mayor Richard Riordan as
Commissioner on the Los Angeles Board of Parks
and Recreations. Hes' a member of the
Board of Directors of the University of Tel
Aviv. He's also is very involved with
UCLA.
Bennett Pozil
is the Group Manager of the Entertainment
Finanee Group of Natexis Banques Populaires, a
position he has held since February 1997 when he
joined the Bank to crate this division.
Mr. Pozil has over fifteen years of experience
in the Entertainment Lending field and prior to
joining Natexis he held vice president positions
in the entertainment groups of Bank of America
and Imperial Bank. Mr. Pozil has given
lectures on film finance and has presided on
panels for various organizations.
Andrea Leand
competed on the pro tour from 1981 to 1994 and
ranked as high as No. 12. She represented the US
on both Olympic and Fed Cup teams. Prior
to that, she was the No. 1 ranked junior in the
US. Leand is a graduate of Princeton and
received her MBA from John Hopkins. For
the last 12 years, she has written for
publications including USA TODAY, The Baltimore
Sun and Tennis Magazine.
Bill Greene
is
the founder and owner of Sports Tutor, Inc.
Bill was a former electrical engineer with
Lockheed-Martin and invented a lightweight
portable battery operated ball machine that can
project balls on a full size tennis court for 4
hours. Sports Tutor, Inc now manufactures
and sells ball machines in tennis, volleyball
and baseball around the world. |
