Derrick is a thought-leader who has brought his success from 30 years in manufacturing, distribution, and management to the RecycleBalls mission. He believes that for green innovations to be successful, they must have two central components: first, they must be practical, and second, they must create models for positive change. RecycleBalls was established on these two principles and seeks to work at every level of the sport to bring about the mission of recycling all tennis balls in the country.
Jeremy is a Client Success Manager dedicated to working with tennis players and facilities across the country and helping to make tennis a green sport. Prior to joining Recycleballs, Jeremy worked in New York as community support specialist in the tech industry and as a planning analyst for a record label. He loves living in Burlington and being part of the Vermont community. In his free time, Jeremy performs standup and sketch comedy.
David has been with RecycleBalls from the start and has been instrumental in developing the many integrated systems that define the QUICKSHIP experience. Dave created the unique inventory tracking processes as well as most of the functionality in an extensive customer retention management system. Besides delivering superb systems/infrastructure solutions, Dave is also involved in local theater and serves on the board of the Vermont Green Building Network.
Ryan has been managing the Vermont operations of RecycleBalls for the last two years with great success. As part of the early business development effort, Ryan spoke to many players, facilities managers and pros about the need to recycle. The enthusiastic response to the idea fueled early efforts within the organization to quickly develop a practical solution. Those efforts led directly to the creation of the patent-pending QUICKSHIP recycle bin, which has met with great success.
Jason Mandel is a rising tennis player student at Beverly Hills High School in California. Jason has established partners with several facilities and provided them with our QUICKSHIP program. His dedication and tenacity have already resulted in the recycling of 10,000’s of tennis balls! He’s determined to exceed expectations and attend a top-ranked university in 2021 and major in entrepreneurship. We could not be prouder to have Jason as a model for other aspiring Ambassadors.
Tessa majored in environmental studies and started working at Sand Point Tennis Center in Seattle, Washington, after she graduated, which is when she realized just how wasteful the sport is. Tessa started working with RecycleBalls this past summer and has already prevented over 20,000 tennis balls from ending up in US landfills! And she’s not stopping there. Tessa also worked with Nike to start a collection process for their shoe recycling program. We are so happy to have Tessa as an Ambassador.