Staff and Executive

Staff and Executive

2017 Staff

Alex Harea - Director of Tennis Programs



Alex has been teaching tennis in Ottawa for 10 years. At age 15 he started as a tennis camp instructor and quickly fell in love with coaching. Now Tennis Canada Club Pro 1 certified and has a ton of teaching experience under his belt, from high-performance juniors to beginner adults and everything in between.  Alex has worked with the OTA to bring tennis into schools and inner city neighborhoods in an effort to introduce more kids to the beautiful game from a young age.  He has also done work with Tennis Canada running junior leagues across Ottawa.  This will be Alex’s fifth summer at St James and he is excited to be taking over the role of tennis director so he can bring some fresh new ideas for junior and adult programming, as well as new tournament formats and social events! Alex will be on court all spring and summer teaching both group and private lessons. To book a private lesson with Alex, email him at alexharea@gmail.com.

 

Francisco Alvarez -  Club Manager and Tennis Professional

Francisco has been teaching tennis in Ottawa and specifically at the St James tennis club for well over 15 years. Over that time, he has held various roles from head professional to club manager and, along with the club’s dedicated staff, has been involved in the advancement and progression of the club’s tennis programs and clubhouse.  Francisco is looking forward to joining the St James staff as it is sure to be a great season with many new junior and adult programs being instituted.  As well, the club will be seeing the first time use of newly resurfaced courts along with new posts and nets that will surely increase the quality of tennis being played.  Francisco’s coaching style has best been classified as easy going and patient. Whether you are looking to increase your consistency on your groundstrokes or improve some doubles tactics, Francisco will be with you every step of the way.  Who knows, he might even get you in an exciting game of Cisco’s Disco!  Francisco looks forward to seeing everyone out on the courts during this exciting tennis season. If you are interested in private lessons, you can email him at falvarez98@gmail.com

Regarding club related questions or comments, please email Francisco at glebestjamestennis@gmail.com

 

Tom MacDonald-Depew


Tom is a teacher at Sir Robert Borden High School, and has been running the St. James Summer Camps program for the past 5 years. He is a past director of the camp programs at Carleton University, and has a broad background in sports, including having played both varsity Hockey and Soccer for the Ravens. In the summer, Tom plays premier level soccer for the Gloucester Celtic Soccer Club, which won the Ontario Cup in 2013 and 2016, placing 1st and 3rd respectively at Nationals. Having grown up in the Glebe, Tom has fond memories of St. James and loves working with parents and kids in the community. You can contact Tom for any camp related information at stjamescamps@gmail.com

St. James Board

The following is a list of St. James volunteer Board members:

We welcome new members to the Board.  The Board is currently looking for additional board members to assist with marketing and communications, sponsorship, and social events.  If you would like to participate on the Board please contact Dave Hemphill at hemphill.dave@gmail.com.  If you are not interested in participating with the Board but are willing to volunteer your time to help in other areas, we would love to hear from you.

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