Jamal Goodluck is new and youngest GLTA president

JAMAL Goodluck was elected president of the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) when the association held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Georgetown Club recently.According to a release from the GLTA, Goodluck, who sought election for the post along with Robert Bostwick, became the youngest president of the association at 25 years of age.
The outgoing president Grace McCalman in presenting her report, reflected on her term as president of the association and said her most prized accomplishment was achieving the unprecedented pledge by the Government of Guyana to give the green light on the construction of eight tennis courts at the National Racquet Centre through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This feat the release stated was previously unattainable for decades.
The release went on to quote McCalman as saying after the pledge would have materialised, the GLTA will have the foundation to develop tennis in Guyana.
The former president expressed immense gratitude to the various stakeholders who have contributed towards the association. She explained that there have been improvements in club activities and as a result increased interest has been shown by members in general.
Meanwhile, Goodluck thanked the clubs for having confidence in electing a young president and sees it as a hallmark in the development of the sport. “The GLTA is setting a precedent in moulding the young leaders to take the sport to the next level,” he said.
His vision is to create a larger footprint of tennis in the landscape of sports through expansion of programmes within the various regions and schools.
At the top of the agenda are the development of a home for tennis and the revision of the strategic plan.
Goodluck reassured his commitment to take the baton from McCalman and emulate the hard work that has been done in these areas.
The president, in recognising the low level of capacity and waning interest of persons in building organisations, called upon the new executive members to be honest about their limitations and to do their best.
He congratulated the new team and expressed confidence in the young executive. The team is made up of:
1st Vice-president Nigel Niles, 2nd Vice-president Ramesh Seebarran, secretary Asif Subhan, treasurer Leroy Chapman, Asst secretary/treasurer Oswin Coggins and committee members Grace McCalman, Robert Bostwick, Nicholas Young, and Cristy Campbell.
The Public Relations Officer is Shaquille Bourne.

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