The Mission of SDTTA is to foster a community of table tennis enthusiasts; a place where players of all levels can discover their passion for the sport, develop their skills and health, and compete regularly in a friendly atmosphere.
Patty Martinez has been on our board serving as Vice Chairman since 2003. She has made several generous donations to our club and has been instrumental to our club. She was part of our campaign to save our gym from being a shelter . She has won many trophies and medals throughout her table tennis career. Last week she was inducted in the US hall of fame 2024. She is out of the country with no internet access but is very interested in continuing her great job as board member.
Hello Everyone, Over the last two years I have been your public relations director and Sunday Tournament director. I would like to be a volunteer on the board again.
My objectives moving forward are to target the youth more so that we can work on the next generation of Table Tennis players.
SDTTA has 4 board positions up for election this year. Members who have been with the club for at least 1 year are eligible to be nominated. Anyone who fits this criteria may send a photo of themself along with a brief campaign pitch to board@sdtta.org. Submissions must be sent in by October 31. These campaign materials will be posted on the website and displayed on the club’s clipboard.
Members can participate in voting on Sunday Nov. 3 from 10AM-12PM and Thursday, Nov. 7 from 5PM-7:30PM. Volunteers to collect ballots at these times or other proposed times during this week are welcome.
Results will be published no later than Sunday Nov. 10.
I had pleasure to be a board member once in 2022 as a Secretary and I was making sure to report all the details in Meeting Minutes every single month while I was in the board!
I would like to be volunteer to run for the office once again.
“These are the few Tournaments I Directed and things I did in past when I was in the board which it’s not even half of the ideas I have in my mind to do for the club in future if I become a board member!
1- Mini Olympic Vol #1.
2- Mini Olympic Vol#2.
3- Borko Cup
4- I became a USATT Certified Coach to be able to start my volunteer Monday Night Group Training Class for SDTTA members in any ages or levels for helping them to improve and take their skills to the next level.
6- I proposed online registering for our weekly RR instead of registering every Thursday & Sunday nights before RR Tournaments and off course very special Thanks to Maurizio for making it happened!!
I need your votes and supports to become a board member to make our club even better together!!
Born in Maricao, Puerto Rico, I live in Chula Vista with my wife Catherine and my daughter Maia. I hold a Bachelors Degree in Science from the University of PR (Mayaguez) and a Masters Degree from Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois. I am retired from the Medical Device Manufacturing Industry. During my tenure, I was responsible for the Manufacture products for three Global Device Manufacturing Companies. I was responsible for the Manufacturing and Quality Assurance Organizations and later was responsible for the Product Engineering Organization at facilities in Puerto Rico, California, Tijuana Mexico and Ascoli Italy.
I joined the SDTTA Board in 2020 and have been acting as the SDTTA Treasurer since then. During my tenure we have been able to keep strict control over our finances and we have been able manage the difficulties surrounding the Covid 19 situation and its recovery. We actively participated in efforts to support the city with providing shelter space to residents affected by the heavy rains and flooding, and most recently actively participated in our efforts to keep BPAC open as a sports facility for the benefit of the persons using utilizing our facility for healthy exercise and sports. With the help of the Board and the membership, we have been able to maintain a safe and healthy environment throughout this period.
My objectives moving forward to continue to support SDTTA are;
Continue to grow the Table Tennis in San Diego by increasing our communication with all internal/external city agencies.
Promote increased member involvement in SDTTA activities and encourage participation that highlight our presence in San Diego.
Develop ways to measure SDTTA Member satisfaction and identify improvements to increase membership while maintaining member satisfaction. 4.Conduct activities that encourage friendship, partnership, cohesiveness and identity within our membership.
Board Members Present were; Sunil, Salam, Patricia, Behnam and Ruben. PJ was on call and Ahmad was absent. James Kahn was also present.
1: Public Relations: Salam has contacted Fox News, KUSI News, ABC News, and CBS and none responded yet.
2: Barriers – Ruben
Tall – we have 53, but 12 need replacement and we need a total of 42 for the SD Open. We have new ones in the storage room.
Short – We need to count the Small Barriers to confirm we have enough. We have many of them on the second level of storage to bring down.
3: Set up and clean up on Friday – Patty & James (leaders) Phil, Behnam, Ruben (support)
4. Take down and cleaning on Sunday- Salam (leader), PJ and Sunil will support takedown,
5. Ruben is in charge of assessing/replacing bad nets, the scoreboards and the Table Numbers. Also to purchase Gaffers tape, Transparent and Masking tape. Also confirm we have cleaning rags and spray bottles to wipe tables.
6: Food – Dennis Seisum
Pizzas – 35 Pizzas (20 Peperoni and 15 Cheese) each day (Sat and Sun. Total of 70.
Water – 20 cases of water. Dennis is in charge for negotiating and ordering Pizzas and pickup. Also Napkins /Plates – enough for 600 total serves. Dennis may need support to carry and deliver food. Need to assign volunteers to serve out the Pizzas from Noon to 1:00PM
7. Behnam ordered and paid for SDTTA Shirts ($440.00). To make sure we have them on time on Friday August 30th.
8. We will invite Dennis for our next meeting on Tuesday at 6:30PM.
