Mission: Changing lives…one ball at a time.

Our goal is to play the next ball, literally and figuratively, while being constantly aware of the opportunity to offer much more than tennis.

Daily time on a tennis court with youth provides many opportunities to foster:

• Principled personal values

• High and realistic aspirations

• Inspiring leadership

• Positive community values

The friendships forged through Kids on the Ball help form the cornerstone of a happy, healthy, and well balanced life.

Kids on the Ball is about relationships and respect. We’re serving life lessons disguised as tennis.

Board of Directors:
Eve Agna Ackil, Shelburne, VT • Kathy Davis, South Burlington, VT • Josh Elbaum, Los Angeles, CA • Daniel Kahn, Seekonk, MA, • Thomas Twitchell, Burlington, VT • Juan Margarit, Boston, MA

Advisory Council

Chico Hagey, San Diego, CA• USTA Boy’s 16 Champion 1969 • ATP #71, 1976 • Attorney, Real Estate Developer

Dave Fish, Newton, MA • Men’s Tennis Coach, Harvard 1976-2018 • UTR Principal Evangelist • tennis thought leader

Jocel Thornhill, Orlando, FL • Director of Operations & Program Management at EA Sports • tennis enthusiast • STEAM education advocate

Joe Resteghini, Colchester, VT • PE Teacher 2003-2004 • Elementary School Teacher 2004-2010 • Principal, Champlain Elementary School, 2011-present

Tammy Charbonneau, Burlington, VT • Retired PE Teacher • Vermont PE Teacher of the Year 2001-2021 • promotes KOTB in-school programming

Tony Brock, Cincinnati, OH • Lifelong Tennis Professional • Director, Arthur Ashe Safe Passage Program 1998-2014 • Executive Director, The Brock Foundation