BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Geoff Harrison - Board President
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Geoff started playing tennis when he was nine years old and grew to love the sport for its competition, all-around athleticism and most importantly, the fun of it. He has played competitively throughout his life and coached at the college level.
Geoff is a strong believer in early education success being a foundational skill for fulfillment in life. He has served on the board of New Discovery School, a play-based pre-school and coaches youth soccer and baseball teams.
Professionally, Geoff is a Partner and Chief Design Officer at Blink, a UX research and design firm.
Sean Gu - Board Treasurer
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Sean’s interest in tennis began early when his parents put a racquet in his hand and scheduled 3 hour practices every other day for the next 5 years. The efforts culminated in a so-so club level playing career, but Sean’s passion for the sport remains to this day. He believes youth sports not only help improve fitness but also teach great life lessons such as sportsmanship and overcoming adversity.
Sean is a licensed CPA at Brighton Jones where he advises on tax matters. He is also an adjunct professor at Northwest University teaching taxation and personal finance. Sean received his B.S and M.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois. He enjoys consuming financial content and helping others achieve their goals.
Elizabeth Fletcher - Board Member
Elizabeth started playing tennis about four years ago, and currently plays on several tennis teams out of TCSP. When she isn't shuttling her two children from activity to activity, she keeps busy volunteering at their schools and various other organizations in the area.
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In addition to her role at STEF, she currently helps organize the Food Bank donation program at the Magnuson P-Patch, is the treasurer with the NESLL Pilots softball program, and coordinates community building events for her neighborhood association.
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Elizabeth graduated from the University of Florida with a BA in History. She taught high school history for seven years in both Florida and Washington's public school systems. She believes that making meaningful connections with her students is the best way to lead them on the path to success.
Marla Aginian - Board Member
Marla has been playing tennis for as long as she can remember. While growing up in Birmingham, Michigan she played USTA Juniors in addition to local swim teams and high school golf. She loves all sports and believes youth sports are the best way for kids to build social connections, grow healthy and learn to love physical activity.
​Currently she is running a household with two Lincoln High School student athletes and one little labradoodle. In addition to attending year-round high school sporting events, she is actively involved in leading fundraising for the football team, volunteering at swim meets and coaching the Lincoln Lynx tennis teams. She can’t wait to see STEF kids become a part of their high school tennis teams. Marla believes sport are for life!
Marla has been volunteering with STEF since 2019 serving as an on-court tennis coach. She enjoys making personal connections with the kids while watching them grow their tennis and fitness skills. She hopes to further raise awareness of STEF in our community with local fundraising events, community outreach and voluntary youth involvement.
Marla is a CPA and has a BS in accounting and MBA in marketing from Indiana University. She has held various roles at Arthur Anderson, The Walt Disney Corporation, Reckitt Benckiser and most recently product manager at Starbucks Coffee Company.
Ruchir Pipalia - Board Member
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Ruchir started playing tennis at age 12 and competed through high school, with a passion for doubles play. Tennis taught him invaluable lessons in discipline, mental toughness, and composure under pressure. A firm believer in the power of youth sports, Ruchir believes tennis is critical in developing social and emotional skills that carry over into all aspects of life. His favorite players are Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem.
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After college, Ruchir began his career in consulting, working at KPMG before joining Alvarez & Marsal. In early 2024, he moved to Seattle, continuing his work at A&M while embracing the outdoor lifestyle, developing a passion for running, hiking, and skiing. Through his role on the board, Ruchir hopes to help expand opportunities for young athletes and foster a lifelong love of tennis.
Camilla George - Board Member
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During my early years I played multiple sports, but my passion is for tennis. I play USTA tennis on multiple USTA teams, women’s and mixed. I have captained several teams to both National and Sectional titles.
My other passion is being involved in organizations where I feel I can make a difference. I have been on the Board of several domestic and international organizations, raising funds and awareness. Most recently I was on the Board of the PNW Tennis Officials Association. Prior to that the Board of Directors for NPH – an organization for the support and wellbeing of orphaned children. Committee Chair for Non-Profit Schools Organization; Auction Chair for multiple nonprofit schools and organizations, raising over 1+ million dollars. I was also a nonprofit Business Owner for 3+ years in WA State. As a working professional I was the Director of Product Marketing for the world’s largest CRM Product; Director of Alliance Programs – MSFT Corp. Director of Financial Software Sales for US Corp.
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My current professional role is that of a certified tennis official. Working USTA, ITA, UTR, and ITF events, both here in the USA and North America.
My aim for STEF is to bring the skills and professionalism that I have developed over many years to accomplish the mission and goals of the STEF Organization To motivate and engage others across multiple environments and to execute the role with integrity, flexibility, and attention to detail. As part of this board, I want to lend my knowledge and experience on working across functional teams. I want to expand the mission of the organization through fund raising and event management.