A certified Level 3 and Club Pro 2 Coach, David is a CAC Master Learning Facilitator and Club Pro 1.  For the past 5 years, he has been involved in both the development and implementation of the coaching certificaiton program.  He also serves as a curriculum consultant to Tennis Canada in coaching development and is a member of the Tennis Professional Association.  David is also a charter member of the Coaches of Canada Society (ChPC).
 
At the 2006 TPA National Coaches Conference, David was awarded the inaugural TPA Course Facilitator of the Year for his hard work and dedication in the delivery of certification courses and the training of course facilitators across Canada.  In addition, at the 2007 Coaches Association of Ontario, he was awarded of High Performance Coaching Excellence Award for dedication and excellence in his coaching career. 

David's career in tennis and squash spans some 25 years, having held a variety of Tennis Professional positions in the GTA.  David has twice been the OTA Provincial Coach for the Ontario Summer Games ('92, '94), he was the Ontario and Canada Winter Games Coach for Squash Ontario ('93-'95) and most recently was the Canada Games Coach for the Northwest Territories (2005).

David also strongly believes in the necessity for professionals to volunteer in sport.  He was the OTA's Vice-President of Player Development from '94-'96 as well as the Instruction Editor in the inaugural year of Ontario Tennis Magazine in 1997.

David's love for teaching has extended into coaching education and professional development, both within sport and in the broader sense of pre-service teacher education.  He is currently pursuing a doctorate in Higher Education at OISE/UofT, with interests in curriculum, teaching, and political sociology.

David can be reached by e-mail at davidwphillips67@gmail.com

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Course Facilitator Bios

Arthur Cuenco

In addition to his role as a Course Facilitator for the OTA, Arthur is a Certified Club Pro 2 and Club Pro 3 Candidate with Tennis Canada.  He is also a Wheelchair Tennis Certified Coach and a Certified Cardio Tennis Instructor.  He is a member of the Tennis Professionals Association and is also a PTR certified professional (since 1999).  He has been a Tennis Professional at the Ottawa Athletic Club, a Tennis Development Centre (TDC) since 1999, and has coached national level players.  He is also the official Physiotherapist and a coach for the Noble Tennis School.

In addition, he is a clinical manager and owns two locations with Professional Physiotherapy Centres in Ottawa and is a Certified Active Release Technique (ART) Provider and a member of the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada since 2000.

Arthur is heavily involved in the grass roots program for Junior Development.  He founded the Professional Tennis Institute (PTI) in 1992, is the Head Pro of four community clubs in the Ottawa area since 1994 and runs a successful summer camp at Mt Ste Marie (since 2004).  Arthur also received prestigious recognition from Stanford's Who's Who, an organization that empowers executives, professionals, and entrepreneurs around the world whose mission is to recognize successful individuals in multiple industries.

Scott Hurtubise

Scott is a fully certified Coach 2 and Club Pro 3 as well as being a member of both the Tennis Professionals Assoication and the Professional Registry. He is also a Master Racquet Technician (U.S.R.S.A.).  He has been involved with the certification system since 2004.

Scott's tennis career started with a part-time position in a summer camp and has taken him from community tennis clubs to season clubs to private clubs.  He now holds the position of Racquets Director at the Fitness Institute in Willowdale.

Scott has managed to make a career out of his pastime.  He has been featured in the Toronto Star and Toronto Life Magazine once deemed his programs "Best in the City".  His love for tennis and teaching can be seen every time he steps on court.

Jean Landy

Jean is a fully certified Level 3 Coach and a current member of the Coaching Association of Ontario as well as the newly established Tennis Professionals Association.  She has been a Course Facilitator for the past 10 years and is involved in both the development and implemenation of the coaching certification program at the Instructor Level.  Jean's love for tennis can be seen in her enthusiasm and dedication to coaching development and grassroots initiatives at the local and provincial level; certification courses are just one way that she gives back to the sport that has provided her with much success and enjoyment (in fact, Jean met her husband on the tennis courts).

Jean's career in tennis began in Scarborough at Heron Park Tennis Club, where, as a junior competitor, she was ranked provincially and nationally.  She still enjoys competitve play, and participates in daytime and evening inter-club leagues as well as O35 Senior provincial tournaments.  Her professional career in tennis spans some 25 years; he breadth of involvement has helped many aspiring juniors attain university scholarships while at the same time encouraging newcomers to the sport to develop their skills and to integrate successfully into their club environments.

Jean also has a strong sense of community involvement and, among many positions, has volunteere don the executive of her local community summer club; in addition, she has assisted in hosting numerous provincial and national events, including several U14 Junior Nationals events and at the Ontario Summer Games ('94).  A Head Tennis Professional many times over throughout the province, Jean is now a full-time mother.  She, and her husband Rob, now have two wonderful girls (who share their parents' love of sport and the outdoors, if not yet for tennis).

N.B. Jean was recognized in February 2011 by Tennis Canada with a special Course Facilitator Award for her consistent demonstration of excellence in the area of facilitating certification courses in Canada.

Brian Myers

Brian is a fully certified Club Pro 2/Coach 1.  He is a member of the Coaching Association of Canada as well as the Tennis Professional Association.  He has been involved in the certification program since 2003 and has been a Course Facilitator for the past 4 years.  Brian grew up playing and teaching at the family orientated Southampton Tennis Club, one of North America's largest not for profit clubs.

He played junior tennis both in Ontario and the U.S. achieving Top 20 provincial and state rankings.  Brian has more than 20 years of experience in teaching and coaching all levels of players, in 4 different countries, at a variety of private, commercial and community clubs and resorts.

Brian was the Head Professional at the Southampton Tennis Club for 6 years and the Assistant Director of Tennis at Timberlane Athletic Club for 7 years.  Combining travel and tennis has kept Brian's love of tennis alive, and being involved in the certification program allows him to give back something to sport that has given him so much.

Andy Sutton

Andy Sutton is a fully certified Coach 2 and Club Pro 3.  He is currently teaching tennis at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club after 7 years as the Director of Junior Development at Mayfair Parkway.  Andy has been involved as an Assistant Course Facilitator since November 2006.

Andy's involvement in tennis grew from being a provincially ranked junior to teaching in summer junior camps and finally to a full-time career as a tennis pro.  He credits his love of seeing students excel as the prime motivation for choosing tennis as his career.  This makes it a natural fit that he now moves into the role of Course Facilitator.

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Assistant Course Facilitator Bios
 

Patti Henderson

Patti is a fully certified Level 4 Coach and USTA (United States Tennis Association) High Performance Coach.  Patti is also a member of the Tennis Professionals Association.  Patti's tennis career begain in the United States where she became the Women's Tennis Coach at her Alma Mater, Florida State University.  While in the United States, she served as a member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Board of Directors.  She has been named Metro Conference Coach of the Year, Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year, Midwest Regional Coach of the Year as well as a member of the Florida State University Hall of Fame.

Many decades later, she returned home to her roots in Toronto.  Presently, Patti is a teaching professional at the Toronto Cricket Club as well as the Tennis Director at Windermere Golf & Country Club in the summer.  Patti is excited to be back involved in Canadian tennis and Course Facilitation of our country's up and coming teaching professionals.

Ravi Mehta

Ravi is a Tennis Canada certified Club Pro 3 and also a PTR certified professional.  He has been teaching tennis full time for more than 15 years.  He currently works as a Senior Tennis Professional at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club.

Before joining the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, six years ago, he was Director of Tennis at the tennis resort "The Inn at Manitou".  He is also experienced in training high performance players during his coaching in one of India's top trianing academies.  Ravi has recently started to work for the OTA on the course facilitation side and is an Assistant Course Facilitator.

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Apprentice Course Facilitator Bios
 

John Wins-Purdy

 

John started playing tennis recreationally at the age of 5.  He began teaching when he was 16 years of age at the St. James Community Tennis Club in Ottawa where he has been teaching for 10 years and has been playing at for more than 20 years.  Since he started working there, the membership has doubled and the number of children taking lessons has almost tripled, in large part under his direction.  Between December 2010 and February 2011, he completed his Club Pro 1.  In 2008, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) degree from McGill University, where he competed on the varsity tennis team for four years.

He is recognized as one of the top players in the Ottawa region and he competes regularly in Open category tournaments.  On court, he is known for his patient and analytical approach in developing players of all ages and abilities.  He has a passion for teaching and playing.  John's favourite tennis player is Roger Federer.