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Players from the Upstate Pickleball community graciously volunteer their expertise and passion to help ensure every Pickleball Play Day and Fundraiser is a success. Adaptive Pickleball is beyond appreciative of the caring hearts and on-going support from the following volunteers:

Ann Ingels
April Lengel
Astrid Schmid
Bari Snyder
Beverly Lundquist
Brandi Crowe
Brandon Smotherman
Camille Hood
Chris Ingels
Cinda Garst
Cindy Heos
Coleen Lee
Cynthia Glendening
David Broderick
Deana Collins
Debbie Turk

Dennis Ittenbach
Diane Hovey
Dink Howard
Doug Possenriede
Freddie Bonet
Heather Bryant
Jay Terrell
Jayden Broderick
Jette Robertson
Joe Montgomery
Johnny Tong
Jorge Navarro
Joshua McClellan
Joshua Goldstein
Judy Holt
Justin Salvetti

Kathleen Roper
Kathleen Watkins
Kathy Saunders
Kim Perry
Kim Smith
Kim Spears
Larry Smith
Lisa Mlady
Margo Marsh
Marilyn Kretzmer
Marvin Brinn
Maureen Nery
McKenna Woodhead
Michael Ferrell
Michelle Roberts
Nereo Legaspi

Nicole Feeny
Norma Bernal
Nory Smotherman
Pat Klug
Peter Van Gieson
Ray McClelland
Rex Spears
Rusty Perry
Ruth Brockwell
Sandy Burris
Shari Carpenter
Sonja Broderick
Steven Croucher
Sue Dempsey
Vanessa Bonet
Wayne Levens

Adaptive Pickleball needs more Volunteer Coaches. VOLUNTEER HERE.

Contact Sandy Halkett if you have questions about volunteering.

BRANDON WORLEY

Brandon is the founder and executive director of Upstate-Carolina Adaptive Golf, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to providing adaptive golf programs for military veterans, adults and children recovering from a variety of physical and/or mental challenges.

Brandon joined the Army after graduating from Clinton High School in 2010. He served active duty from July 2010 through July 2014 and completed one 10-month deployment to Afghanistan. In 2020, Brandon earned his master’s degree from Life University (Marietta, GA) in Positive Psychology with a concentration in coaching.

ROSALYN WESTERN

I’m a longtime resident of the Upstate, SC area and have joined the board to further the growth of pickleball for those players who play pickleball adaptively. Seeing the incredible smiles and hearing the laughter leads me to believe we are on the right path to share our love of the game. I hope to serve with dignity and to work hard to meets the needs of our fellow other abled players. I have a background in corporate banking of over 25 years, and I have been a local real estate agent for 6 years. The love of my life is my daughter, Katharine. I live in Greenville with my two feline roommates Fluff and Lil Bubs.

FREDDIE BONET

Originally from Puerto Rico, I have been living in the United States for over 17 years. After my first experience with Adaptive Pickleball, my wife and I ended the day with our hearts full of joy and gratitude for the opportunity.

My commitment to Adaptive Pickleball is to support any efforts that will make the sport accessible to everyone. I have a background in IT, employed by Microsoft to support the Department of Defense for over 23 years. I live in Salem SC.

DENISE SHEEHAN

I have been a lifelong athlete and began playing pickleball during the pandemic in 2020. My love for the game lies in the fact that anyone can play and want to bring the joy I experience playing this game to others. I moved to Taylors, SC in August 2022 from Chester County, Pennsylvania and by chance met Sandy on the courts one evening. We started chatting about the upcoming Round Robin Rumble and Adaptive Pickleball – I was hooked.

After my first APB Pickleball Play Day at Victor Gym, I knew this was an organization I wanted to be a part of. I am hoping to use my 15+ years of experience in the non-profit world to grow and strengthen APB and bring this wonderful game to many more athletes with “Diversabilites”.

CONNER MAGAR

Conner is a Recreational Therapist with PRISMA Health, Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital. She currently works as a Recreational Therapist for PRISMA Health on a VA Adaptive Sports Grant, which provides one-on-one sessions and group affiliated adaptive-sport activities/events designed to enhance the rehabilitative and therapeutic health of Veterans and Service Members across the complete spectrum of adaptive sports. Through the VA Adaptive Sports Grant, Conner has developed several partnerships and also manages the UCAN Adaptive Sports Program for people in the community with physical disabilities.

JOHN MOORE

John Moore is a marketing strategist, author and keynote speaker. He played instrumental marketing roles at both Starbucks Coffee and Whole Foods Market. Today, his Brand Autopsy Marketing Practice consults with organizations that are driven by purpose, not just profits.

John helps lead Upstate Pickleball and volunteers with the National Stuttering Association to help people embrace their disfluency and live an uncompromised life.

Adaptive Pickleball relies on the generosity of our partners for donating equipment, providing gym space, volunteer rehabilitation therapists, and much more. Without our partners, Adaptive Pickleball wouldn’t be able to host as many Pickleball Play Days as we do. (The fewer events we host, the fewer lives impacted. It’s that simple.) Adaptive Pickleball is impacting lives because of our partners. THANK YOU!!!

Contact Sandy Halkett if you are interested in becoming an Adaptive Pickleball partner.