Directors and Staff

A Safe and Caring Atmosphere

We take great pride in the commitment and safe care given each child who attends our camp. Adult supervision is provided on and off the courts. Our camp environment cultivates and nurtures each camper's confidence. The warm and loving atmosphere creates memories of tennis, fun and friends that last a lifetime.

 

Family Owned and Operated (Established 1970)

Steve Proulx and Susan Reeder, a husband and wife team, are the Owners and Directors of the Carmel Valley Tennis Camp.

 

STEVE: Co Owner and Director since 1992 • Nationally Ranked Senior Player • Tennis Director at CVTC from 1984-90 • 2000 Northern California USPTA High School Coach of the past 25 years • Central Coast Section Honor Coach for 1995 • NorCal USPTA High School Coach of the Year for 1993 and 1994 • Biology Teacher and Chairman of the Science Department at Robert Louis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California 1975-96 • Boys Tennis Coach from 1975-96, 99-00, consecutive league championships from 1981-2000 • Girls Tennis Coach from 1978-80, 85-92, consecutive league championships from 1988-92 • Played tennis for the University of California at Berkeley • Quarterfinalist in NCAA doubles championships

 

SUSAN: Co Owner and Director since 1992 • Sales and Marketing and Camp Director for CVTC from 1988-92 • Tennis Director for Harbor Bay Club 1984-88 • Manager of Sleepy Hollow Tennis Club 1982-84 • Coach of Eastern Michigan women's team 1978-80 • Teaching pro in Ann Arbor, Michigan 1977-80 • Graduate of Ohio State University, B.A. in Russian Studies • Ranked junior player

 

AIMEE REEDER: Assistant Director since 2009 • History teacher, experience as Dean of Students, Faculty Advisor to Student Council, Community Service Program, Model UN at St. Stephen's School in Rome, Italy 2004-2011 • Masters in Diplomacy, Westminster University, London • Graduate of the University of Kansas, B.A. in History • past camper, tennis counselor, Head Counselor at CVTC • resides in Rome, Italy with her husband Beniamino Milioto, their daughter Josephine and son Alfonso

 

2012 Staff Photo

Our staff is composed of college aged counselors, some of whom have been campers at CVTC in the past. Our tennis counselors are playing college tennis and bring a wealth of tennis experience to the camp.

 

Some of our 2012 Staff

Counselors

Scott McCormick - 4th summer; Brevard College graduate Dec. 2011 in Business and Finance; ranked #38 Division 2 Singles 2011; Played #1 Singles and Doubles; Team MVP; 1st Team All-Conference; Hometown Adelaide, Australia

 

Kirsten McDove – 2nd Summer; 1st Year BA(Honors) Menswear Fashion Design Student at Northumbria University; A-Grade Art & Fashion Student; Studied at top Art & Design studios & institutions; Plays for University Volleyball team ‘Team North’ Gold medal winners of BUCs tournament 2011/12; hometown Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

 

Katie Regan – 2nd summer; Graduate of DePauw University in Latin and English Writing; played #4-6 singles on nationally ranked Division 3 team; hometown Sebastopol, California

 

Sabrina Gutierrez - 2nd Summer; rising Junior at Willamette University; plays #2 singles and #1 Doubles; Ranked #8 in doubles for Division 3 West Region; 2011 & 2012 2nd Team All-Northwest Conference; Spanish and Latin American Studies major; hometown Newbury Park, California (Early Sessions)

 

Lindsay Graff - 1st summer; rising Sophomore at Princeton University (Division 1); plays #1 doubles and #2 singles; Mechanical Engineering major; ranked #1 in Florida and #14 nationally in Girls 18’s in final year of junior tennis; hometown Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 

Alexandr Lidzar - 1st summer; rising Senior at Alcorn State University (Division 1); plays #4 singles, #3 doubles; Political Science major;  team champion of Southwestern Athletic Conference last 3 years; hometown Almaty, Kazakhstan

 

Laura Pola - 1st summer, rising Senior at Fresno State University majoring in Mass Communication and Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations; Ranked top 75 NCAA Division I (Team) all years at Fresno State; Multiple National Canadian Champion and Runner Up in juniors; Represented Canada on National Junior Team in Jr. Fed Cup and international competitions; Fluent in Polish; hometown Ottawa, Canada.

 

Natalie Clark - 1st summer; rising Sophomore at Idaho State University (Division 1), plays #6 singles; English Major; hometown Farmington, Utah

 

Anthony Trabert - 1st summer, rising Junior at Weber St. (Division 1); Ranked #3 in Utah in the boys 18's in final year of junior tennis; top high school basketball player; hometown Salt Lake City, Utah

 

Kelsey Chrisco - 1st summer; rising Junior at Cal State Stanislaus (Division 2); plays #4 singles and #2 doubles; History Major; Played 2 years at Sierra College; hometown Carmichael, California

 

Heather Davidson – 3rd summer, 1st on staff; rising Senior at University of Montana (Division 1); plays #1 singles and doubles; Business/Marketing major; hometown Sacramento, California (Sessions 5-7)

 

Evan Sims - 1st summer; rising Senior at Southern Oregon University (NAIA) majoring in Kinesiology/Physical Education, minor in Outdoor Adventure Leadership; played 2 years at Santa Rosa Junior College; hometown Sisters, Oregon (Sessions 4-7)

 

Michelle Laszlo - 4th summer, 1st on staff; rising sophomore at Northwestern University; hometown Hillsborough, California (Sessions 5-7)

 

Kelly Dickson - 1st on staff; rising sophomore at UC Riverside (Division 1) majoring in Business; plays 4-6 singles; hometown Temecula, California (Sessions 5-7)

 

Camille Fritsch– 2nd summer, 1st summer on staff; soon to graduate from UC Santa Barbara majoring in Environmental Science; hometown Los Altos Hills, California 

 

Leif Durley – 7th summer, 4th on staff; Graduate of the University of Redlands. Member of the nationally ranked Division III Men's tennis team; Attending the University of Maryland Graduate School in the Fall for Information Science; hometown Fresno, California (Early sessions)

 

Catrin Harris - 2nd summer; Customer Advisor at Argos; Completed National Vocational Qualification Level 3 in Childcare, Learning and Development with City and Guilds Swansea, UK; Brownie Leader for 5th Carmarthen Brownies; 1st Language Welsh; Hometown Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom

 

Kitchen Staff

Andrew Quinn - 1st summer; 1st year Civil Engineering student at Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom; hometown London, United Kingdom

 

Cassi Mattocks - 1st summer; 2nd year Accounting and Finance student at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom; hometown Liverpool, United Kingdom

 

Nurse

Gail Quinnan - 20th summer overseeing all the campers and staff at CVTC

 

Registration and Billing

Carmela Resendiz - 4th summer; Graduate of UC Davis in Economics and Political Science; hometown Carmel Valley, California