Pickleball Regina Inc.

Sheldon Gray

Director at Large

He has Board experience with service clubs in Wynyard and Regina as well as with the SK hockey community. He has volunteered in support of various sports including hockey, lacrosse, basketball, soccer and played slo-pitch for many years. He continues to play pickleball, golf and hockey to maintain his wellbeing.

Sheldon is interested in Pickleball Regina to assist the continued growth of the organization, the sport as well as the development of additional courts as the sport continues to grow.

• He is looking to continue to build a positive, welcoming environment for new and current members by responding to member needs and building confidence in the organization.

Through his involvement with many Boards, he developed an understanding of the role of directors, their responsibilities and connections to the communities they served.

Keith has been involved in the community through soccer, softball, golf, skiing and Habitat for Humanity. He also is active in baseball, pickleball, curling as well as woodworking and home renovations.

• While relatively new to pickleball, over the past two years, Keith has participated in many pickleball events. He sees the need to focus on growing pickleball, introducing the sport to new players, while encouraging the various invitational groups to re-join Pickleball Regina activities. By better responding to member needs, pickleball can only grow and succeed even more than in the past few years.

Tony brings a wealth of experience at senior level management positions with a variety of larger Saskatchewan based companies. As a Chartered Professional Accountant, he has worked to provide his financial skills to private and public sector organizations through his career. He has volunteer experience in municipal government as a local councillor.

He is interested in a director position with Pickleball Regina as a way to continue his community involvement to improve the wellbeing of the community. While playing pickleball, Tony also enjoys home renovations, cycling and outdoor activities.

Tony sees Pickleball Regina as a leader to promote pickleball, help build skills, social contact for overall wellbeing and a healthy lifestyle.

 Since learning about the sport, I have become increasingly more aware of and involved with the pickleball community in Regina. I really enjoy both the sport and the community and would like to contribute to its growth and success. As the sport grows in popularity how we serve the community will need to continue to evolve.

I believe PRI exists to grow the sport of pickleball. I understand that how the mission is  varied and complex to accomplish. I would like to assist where I can.

Les is continuing his career with SaskTel as a technical analyst as an extension of his Computer Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

He has been involved in many sports including hockey, youth football and more recently achieving level I coaching certification for pickleball.

Les enjoys surfing, snowboarding, motorcycles, continues with hockey and regularly plays pickleball.

He is interested in the Board of Directors to bring his coaching skills, support of youth and training activities to advance pickleball to all ages.

Les sees Pickleball Regina as an organization to facilitate the growth of the sport in the Regina region with a focus on youth and next generation skill building.

He continues to participate in physical activities including golf, pickleball and dancing.

Stanley sees Pickleball Regina as supporting the community by providing an outlet for fun, social connections and activity for all interested people.