Meet Our Key Players

The Arizona Pickleball Player’s League (APPL) is a nonprofit organization that was founded and is currently led by a group of volunteers with a shared desire to make competitive team-based league pickleball available to players all throughout Arizona.

Greg Mather
APPL Inc., President

Founder of Arizona Pickleball Player’s League, Greg now serves as the organization’s president and league commissioner.

Priscilla Scott
APPL Secretary/Treasurer

Priscilla has played an important role in the development and growth of the APPL Southern Region. She is a leader in general pickleball growth with her involvement in the Tucson Area Pickleball organization.

Carol Barron
West Valley Region Director/Media Relations

Also here since the organization’s beginning, Carol was largely responsible for the formation of the APPL West Valley region. Carol also serves as our APPL Media Relations contact and our USA Pickleball liaison.

Chuck Davis
Strategic Business Development Director

Chuck, with a professional background in business development, helped launch APPL’s 65+ division as a League Coordinator, drove record growth as Southern Region Director, and now focuses on advancing the league’s strategic partnerships and expansion.

Alexa Erjavic
APPL Player and Volunteer Relations Manager

Alexa's role is to ensure our communications, processes, assimilation and tools are effective for our players and volunteers.

Brenda Aly
APPL Web/Systems Administrator

Managing the maintenance and updates to APPL's website as well as all APPL regional websites, Brenda has been largely responsible for making our software systems interfaces user friendly and easy to learn and navigate.

Kevin Milosevich
Casa Grande Region Director

Kevin has been involved with APPL since its start up in Casa Grande in 2020.  First as a team captain, then as a League Coordinator, and now as Regional Director. Kevin's previous career of leadership placed him solidly in working with civic communities, government and now APPL.

Scot Ritchie
Southern Region Director

Scot has been a driving force in APPL from the start, first serving as a League Coordinator while also taking on the responsibilities of Venue Manager, all while captaining one or more teams every season without fail. His commitment, experience, and leadership now fuel his role as Southern Region Director, where he is dedicated to strengthening and expanding the region.

Steve Engel
East Valley Region Director

Steve has been a cornerstone of APPL since its early East Valley Interclub League (EVIL) days. An accomplished player, dedicated captain, and experienced League Coordinator, he now brings his leadership and passion to help elevate the East Valley Region to new heights.

Jon & Coralee Peake
White Mountain Region Directors

Coralee began playing APPL in the East Valley in 2019, with Jon joining in 2021. Since then, they have captained multiple teams and, in 2022, brought their leadership to the White Mountain Region—helping launch the Lakeside program and later returning to Show Low to guide teams across all divisions. Today, they serve as Regional Directors, dedicated to supporting and growing the White Mountain pickleball community.

Steve Engel
EVR Regional Director

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Venue Manager

Steve Engel
EVR Men’s 50+, 65+ Division League Coordinator

Deb Albert
EVR Women’s 50+, 65+ Division League Coordinator

Josh Cohen
EVR Men’s, Women’s, Mixed 18+ League Coordinator

Andy Stowe
EVR Mixed 50+, 65+ Division League Coordinator

Jan Harding
Support Administrator

Carol Barron
WVR Regional Director

Brenda Aly
WVR Support Admin

Valerie Compton
WVR Player Seeking a Team Coordinator

Tom Bottorf
WVR Men’s Division League Coordinator (18+, 50+, 65+)
WVR Venue relationship Manager

Carol Acker
WVR Women’s Division League Coordinator (4.0,4.5/5.0)

Sandy Schaefer
WVR Women’s Division League Coordinator (2.5, 3.0, 3.5)

Denise Lopez
WVR Mixed Division League Coordinator

Jon & Coralee Peake
White Mountain Regional Director

Kevin Milosevich
CGR Regional Director

Janett Kline
CGR Support Admin

Bill Forrester
CGR Men’s Division League Coordinator (3.0, 3,5, 4.0) (50+, 65+)

Wayne Bauer/ Christina Campbell
CGR Mixed Divisions League Coordinator 50+, 65+ (3.0-4.0)

Scot Ritchie
SR Regional Director, SR League Coordinator (2.5, Quad)

Jan Garcia
Appeals Coordinator

Rich Hansen
Court Venue Coordinator

JT Westling
SR League Coordinator (Open – 18+)

Raz Rasmussen
SR Men Division League Coordinator (50+, 65+)

Lisa Lawless
SR Mixed Divisions League Coordinator (50+, 65+)

Nancy Cuzman
SR Women Divisions League Coordinator (3.0 – 50+, 65+)

Elise Souter
SR Women Divisions League Coordinator (3.5 & 4.0 – 50+, 65+)

“The West Valley APPL league play was a great way for us to meet players from other resorts and have some very competitive pickleball play too. We are excited about creating more teams from Happy Trails this year, and look forward to another fun year of pickleball play.”

Bill Knopp (West Valley Region Team Captain, Happy Trailers)