Board of Directors

Jim Hamm

Executive Director

BUSINESS

Employed as Special Pops Tennis Executive Director.

SPECIAL POPS TENNIS

Positions

  • Founding member; elected to the SPT Board of Directors in 2005
  • Current Chairman of the USTA – Southern section Special Populations/Adaptive Committee
  • Member of the Special Olympics North America Tennis Development Committee
  • Tournament Director – Special Populations Unified Doubles (SPUD) tournament held in Belton, SC
  • Affiliate Member of Professional Tennis Registry (PTR)
  • Management Team member for tennis venue at Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle, WA – 2018; Orlando, FL – 2022
  • Management Team member for tennis venue at Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, CA – 2015
  • Management Team member for tennis competition at Special Olympics North America Championships held annually in Hilton Head Island, SC
  • Special Olympics World Games Tennis Coach for USA delegation: 2003 – Dublin, Ireland; 2011 – Athens, Greece; 2019 – Abu Dhabi, UAE

Achievements and Recognition

  • USTA Southern Jacobs Bowl Award for Lifetime Achievement – 2022
  • USTA Georgia Ruth Ryner Lay Award for Lifetime Achievement – 2022
  • Racquet Sports Industry “Adaptive Tennis Champion of the Year” – 2021
  • Harris-Gude Foundation Honor of Distinction – 2017
  • Chamblee High School Hall of Fame – 2012
  • USTA Southern Section Adaptive Tennis Community Service Award – 2009
  • Tommy Nobis Foundation Philanthropy Award – 2005