Biography

Betsy Kemp is the General Manager of the Goldman Tennis Center at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. She heads the San Francisco team and manages the day-to-day administrative details pertaining to the Goldman Tennis Center. Betsy is responsible for maintaining positive relationships with the SF Tennis Coalition, the SF Pickleball Community, the Rec and Park Department of the City of San Francisco, league captains, and community players. She works closely with Director of Tennis Joe Noth to oversee all Lifetime Activities programs and instruction at the Goldman Tennis Center.

Betsy brings her vast experience in customer service and event marketing to the Lifetime team. After spending 10+ years in restaurants working her way up from a line cook into front-of-house management, she worked for restaurant reservation software company OpenTable helping support restaurant customers. She grew up with tennis and re-found the game later in life at Lifetime’s Walnut Creek facility. With lessons from Coach Joe Noth, she rekindled her love of the game and has since played in nearly 300 USTA matches.

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As a Director of Tennis & Activities since 2011, Joe brings great energy and experience to The Goldman Tennis Center. Joe’s enthusiasm and positive coaching style have helped thousands of players reach their goals and enjoy the sport of tennis & pickleball. When not on a tennis court, Joe is rooting for the Raiders and enjoying time with friends. He holds elite and professional-level tennis certifications with both USPTA and USPTR. He recently added pickleball USPPR certification to that list.

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Steve has over 10 years of experience as a pickleball advocate. During this time, he's been involved in all aspects of the game, including; playing, coaching, running tournaments, and designing courts. He and his wife Gloria discovered Pickleball in 2011 and founded a very popular group in San Jose. Soon after, he became a USAPA Pickleball ambassador and helped start many of the Pickleball play venues in the Bay Area.

In 2015, he became the Pickleball Commissioner and Tournament Director for the Bay Area Senior Games- a position he held for three years. He was also the West Region Director (California & Hawaii) for USA Pickleball for four years.

Steve has a background in tennis and previously worked as an ITA Chair Umpire and a Line Umpire on the professional tennis circuit.

When not playing Pickleball, Steve enjoys spending time with his wife playing table tennis, hiking, camping, flying drones, and playing board games.

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Lifetime Activities is thrilled to introduce Jeff Thomas as our Head Tennis Pro in San Francisco! This former top-ranked junior from New England has stayed connected to this great sport and has coached/directed junior and adult programs all over the country. For the last twenty years, coach Jeff has made San Francisco his home and is excited to assume the Head Teaching Professional position at the Goldman Tennis Center. His leadership, knowledge of tennis, and love of the game will shine on court!

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Eduardo is a USPTA-certified Elite Professional who has been teaching social and competitive tennis to adults and children for over 25 years. Eduardo has vast international experience, having coached at several clubs and facilities in Brazil, Miami, and Orlando. For the past 10 years, he has been leading a team of teaching professionals at Balboa Tennis Club in San Diego. Eduardo’s combination of personal experience and professional training allows him to hone in on what a player of any level needs to bring their game to the next level.