MEET THE BOARD
Responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the Steamboat Tennis & Pickleball Complex as well as capital improvements has been transferred from the City of Steamboat Springs to the Court Sports for Life Foundation board and Executive Director. We are passionately dedicated to providing high quality facilities and programs that serve our community while being fiscally responsible.
Steve "Moz" Modzelewski
Chair
Moz and his wife Debbie and four kids have been regular visitors to Steamboat since 1993, becoming half-year residents in 2012 and full-time residents in 2020. Moz has been active in finance since 1982, initially on Wall Street then co-founding an investment firm and now on his own. He sits on numerous non-profit boards (including the Institute for Justice and formerly chairing the Reason Foundation board) and several corporate boards. Moz has been playing tennis forever, and fell in love with pickleball when introduced to it here in Steamboat nearly a decade ago.
Randy Wert
Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair, and Tennis Community Contact
Randy concluded a 35-year career in technology services, sales and sales management six years ago. A Steamboat homeowner for 14 years, Randy has been a full-time resident since 2013 when he and his wife Cathy migrated from Fairfax County, Virginia. Since arriving, he volunteers with Steamboat STARS, and plays tennis and pickleball several times a week, occasionally on the same day! Randy has served as Vice President of the Steamboat Springs Pickleball Association board since 2016.
Paul Beckner
Secretary/Assistant Treasurer
Paul is a Principal at Freedom Management Group and serves as the liaison with its related organization Sterling Foundation Management, which is providing accounting, tax, and legal services to the Court Sports for Life Foundation. Based in Reston, Virginia, Paul will manage and facilitate these “back office” functions of CS4L.
Jeff Temple
Building Committee Chair
Jeff graduated from the University of Colorado and was an All American on the ski team. He co-founded Spyder skiwear in 1978 and ran the company until 1993. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and served on the ULI Colorado Apartment Council and the National ULI TOD Council. Jeff was the developer of Maytag Mountain Ranch in Westcliffe and the managing partner and developer of Marabou in Steamboat Springs. Jeff also teamed with brother Jamie to develop Water Dance on Lake Dillon and Storm Mountain Ranch in Steamboat Springs.
Becky Lamb
Capital Campaign Chair & Pickleball Community Contact
Becky moved to Steamboat 40 years ago and spent the last 30 as an insurance broker. She been a board member or trustee of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club (awarded the John Fetcher Sustaining Member Award in 2002), the United Methodist Church, the Steamboat Community Players, the Steamboat Tennis Association, and New Frontiers for Women and Girls. Her most recent focus has been as a member of the Capital Campaign Committee for the $12,000,000 renovation and additions to the Old Town Hot Springs.
Ricky Jenkins
Ricky serves as President and sole owner of The Jenkins Organization, Inc., with over $600 million in commercial real estate holdings. He serves as a board member of SBOA TI Reinsurance, Ltd. Ricky and his wife Carolyn have been visiting Steamboat for 30 years, now residing here from May thru October and in Texas the remainder of the year. Ricky is a pickleball addict.
Blair Picard
Nominating Committee Chair
Blair retired after 45 years of trading agricultural commodities and moved with his wife Leslie to Steamboat in 2015 after coming here regularly for 40 years. As Mayor and Councilman for the Village of Lakewood, IL from 1993-2004, he lead the fastest growing Village in Illinois while respecting all parts of the political spectrum. He also served as Chairman of Evangelism Committee of the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake, IL and participated in successful fundraising efforts to construct a new church. Blair is a Past President of the SSPA and plays both tennis and pickleball.
Michele Valdez
Michele and her husband, Gary Kennedy, moved from Dallas in 2019. A former lawyer and airline executive, Michele was also a humor columnist in Dallas. For the last 20 years, Michele has devoted her time to board service for a multitude of nonprofits. Michele continues to help produce and provide speechwriting services for large fundraising events featuring Laura Bush, Mark Cuban, Rolando Blackman, and others. Michele loves tennis and is flirting with pickleball. She is hopeful both will help stave off Father Time.
Steve Weiss
Compensation Comm. Chair
Steve has over 30 years of supply chain experience, including 22 years in Customer Service, Sales and Sales Management at RR Donnelley. Steve established Weiss Strategic Sourcing in 2005 with offices in Wheaton, IL, Shanghai, P.R. China and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. With his wife Mitzi, Steve moved permanently to Steamboat in 2018 and has been active in the community, including serving on the Trappeur’s Crossing-Aspen Lodge HOA board and committees of the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs.
Meg Tully, ex officio
Executive Director
Appointed ED in April 2024, Meg has 29 years of nonprofit management experience and has served as the Executive Director of three different nonprofits – Routt County Council on Aging, Historic Routt County, and the International Erosion Control Association.
Meg's initial association with Court Sports 4 Life was as an independent grant writer for the Capital Campaign. She was quickly hired in October 2022 as Business Development Director with fundraising and marketing responsibilities. Meg is an avid tennis and pickleball player, an assistant coach for the high school tennis team, and an advisor for CS4L's Junior Leaders Development Council.
Committees
Building Committee: Expansion Project
Jeff Temple, chair
Chandler Deimund / Vertical Arts
Jayson Harris, Director of Pickleball
Travis Holmquist / HLCC
Ricky Jenkins
Steve "Moz" Modzelewski
Meg Tully, Executive Director
Barry Sherman, project manager
Building Committee: Courting Love
Jeff Temple, co-chair
Laurie Buelow-Wolfe
Howard Holtzman
Bill Krueger
Krystal Mackey
Steve "Moz" Modzelewski
Jason Scicchitano, Director of Tennis
Jim Webster
Meg Tully, Executive Director
Capital Campaign Committee
Becky Lamb, chair
Carol Breslau
Britt Havard, Director of Fundraising
& Marketing
Debbie Modzelewski
Meg Tully, Executive Director
Steve "Moz" Modzelewski, ex officio
Finance Committee
Randy Wert, Treasurer and chair
Blair Picard
Meg Tully, Executive Director
Steve Weiss
Steve "Moz" Modzelewski, ex officio
2025 Center Court Smash gala co-chairs
Lindsay Grant
Britt Havard, Director of Fundraising
& Marketing