Portland After-School Tennis

A Game of Survivor

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An Easier Way

Our mission: 

“Using tennis as a medium, Portland After-School Tennis works with youth from diverse cultures to prepare them for a lifetime of personal achievement and successful citizenship.”

Our core values:

Inclusion

Opportunity

Education

Community

Our history:

Portland After-School Tennis was founded in 1996 by Nancy Osborne, then Schools Director for the USTA/PNW, and Dr. Ernest Hartzog, then Assistant Superintendent of Portland Public Schools, to bring low-cost tennis and education to underserved children at their schools and neighborhood parks in the spring and fall.  Since then PAST has expanded to year-round programming, adding summer park sites and indoor school tennis from Head Start to High School.  In 2005 we served 421 children at 13 schools and four park sites.  Please go to “Programs” and “Schedules” for our current educational offerings.

Our leadership:

We are led by a distinguished volunteer board of directors who meet monthly throughout the year.  

Matthew J. Felton, Chairman
Ernest Hartzog, E.D.D., Former Chairman
Tracey Miller Duchek, Secretary
Jeff Jetton, Member
Mandy Mistkawi, Member
Tyler Williams, Member
Kate Williams, Member
Matt Bader, Member
Giovanni Bencomo, Member
Mike Nakajima, Member

Our partners:
Portland After-School Tennis is fortunate to have many organizations and individuals who support our mission.  Please go to “Partners” for more information about our valuable allies.

Our status:

Portland After-School Tennis is a not-for-profit corporation registered with the State of Oregon. In 2001 we became a registered 501(c)3 with the IRS, making donations to our organization tax deductible.  Our tax identification number is 93-1256066.  Please see “Donate!”