BAHAR UTTAM
Chief Executive Officer
Bahar Uttam is the CEO of the Boston Lobsters, LLC, a World TeamTennis franchise established in Boston for the 2005 season. He was a co-founder and Chairman of Synetics Corporation which was acquired by ACS Corporation and subsequently, Lockheed Martin. He has served as a member of the Dean's Council at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and the Governor's Committee on International Trade. He currently serves on the Board of the USTA Tennis & Education Foundation. His most coveted recognition was selection as The Tennis Nut of New England by the USTA. Bahar has been recently chosen to serve on both the 2009 Davis and Fed Cup committees, in addition to serving on the USTA National Creative Opportunities task force.

 

DARLENE HAYES
Director of Development
Darlene, now in her third year with the Boston Lobsters, develops strategic partnerships for the organization that include sponsorships, marketing promotions, and community outreach endeavors.  Darlene initiates, coordinates and manages relationships for team sponsorships, vendor relations, corporate and group sales. She is a Certified Event Planner with many years in sales and client services. Previously she had been with USTA New England as their volunteer manager and event planner.  She has turn-keyed events through out New England that even include a gala charity affair at Gillette Stadium's Club.  Darlene is also a graduate of Regis College with degrees in Public Relations/Economics and Communications/Marketing.  Darlene can be reached at darlene@bostonlobsters.net

 

MICHAEL MERCIER
Director of Operations

Michael brings a wealth of tennis knowledge in facility management and coaching at all skill levels including world class international players, juniors, seniors, high performance collegiate ranked players as well as recreational players.  His exceptional ability to work with all personalities and people of varied backgrounds based on strong interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, creativity, and flexibility has given him valuable insight into servicing the tennis world.

Recently Racquet Sports Industry awarded Michael with the 2008 “Wheelchair Tennis Champion of the Year” award for his development and devotion for the growth of Wheelchair tennis in the US.  He was also previously honored with the 2007 USTA Brad Parks Wheelchair Tennis Professional of the Year award along with being recognized as the USPTA New England Wheelchair Tennis Professional of the Year.  Michael and his family live on the Northshore and you will see him frequently speak at special local and national tennis events.   

He has not only been recognized for his distinctions in wheelchair tennis but is recognized as a top USTA High Performance Coach, an author and as well as being a member on the Prince National Team has allowed him to be awarded numerous professional awards that have been recognized by the USPTA New England, USTA and others.  Michael is currently the Head Resident Tennis Professional at Harvard University and is the contact for ball persons, and can be reached at mike@bostonlobsters.net.

BUD SCHULTZ

Coach 

Bud Schultz is back in 2010 for the second season as coach of the Boston Lobsters.  Bud was a touring pro reaching #34 in the world.  He has coached Ivan Lendl, Pam Shriver and Greg Rudeski. In 1998, he co-founded Tenacity, a youth tennis and academic organization that supports more than 5,000 children. In 2002, Bud was inducted into USTA New England's tennis hall of fame.  He currently owns the Cohasset tennis club and resides in Sudbury, MA.

 

TRACY TALBOT
Player Care Coordinator

Lori has been spearheading the volunteer efforts of the Boston Lobsters, now going into its sixth season.  She recruits, schedules, coordinates, and manages all aspects of the volunteer staff each season.  In 2009, Lori was recognized as the star team player of the organization and for her support to our team each year.  For more information on volunteer opportunities including ball persons please contact Lori at lori@bostonlobsters.net.

Holly is in her second season with the Lobsters.  She enjoys maintaining this website, with a grateful nod to the WTT staff.  Holly's background is in online documentation and education development for various high tech companies in Massachusetts.  When she's away from the computer, Holly can be found volunteering at her local school, or watching her daughter figure skate.  She can be reached at holly@bostonlobsters.net.

 

Ticket Manager
Brandon is back for his second season as the Boston Lobsters ticket manager.  He can assist you with all your ticket inquiries.  Brandon is entering his junior year at Endicott College majoring in psychology.  Brandon can be reached at brandon@bostonlobsters.net
 
DEAN QUINONES

Administrative Assistant
Dean is also back for his second season with the Boston Lobsters.  Dean is a recent graduate of Hopkinton High School and starting as a freshman this Fall at Westfield State College.  He supports our print content needs, contest inquiries and his brother Brandon at the ticket office.  Dean was voted in 2010 by Hopkinton High School as the student most likely to brighten your day and will be greeting you at our ticket office each match.  Dean can be reached at dean@bostonlobsters.net, for contests: contests@bostonlobsters.net

Karen and her husband, also nicknamed the "Superfans of the Boston Lobsters," have been avid supporters of the venue.  In 2008, Karen graciously joined on as our photographer.  Long time tennis fans, Karen and her husband Peter were actually married at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI.   For inquiries on access to pictures from the venue, please contact Karen at karen@draymorephotos.com

 

When not harassing crowds to make more noise, Steve is a stand-up comedian, performing at clubs, running auctions and occasionally leading a Fiddler on the Roof sing-along. He’s been featured in The Boston Globe, has been a on-air correspondent for the New England Patriots show Patriots Today and came in second on an episode of Jeopardy. He still knows all 42 state capitals. Steve’s also a contributing editor for Men’s Health. Although he doesn’t know much about chest shaving, he does know the difference between a sweet potato and a yam, how to get a song out your head, and what happens if you object at a wedding. Feel free to ask him. A lifelong tennis player, Steve has a solid backhand and covers a lot of court, but his second serve remains a work-in-progress. Check out www.stevecalechman.com or e-mail him at steviecal@verizon.net.

 

 

 

BILL O'HALLORAN
Strategy Advisor
Bill O·Halloran is an advisor to the Boston Lobsters. He was Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Synetics Corporation. In this capacity he was responsible for all aspects of the organization, from Finance and Contracts to Technology.

 

JOSHUA LATHAM
Legal Advisor
Joshua E. Latham is an attorney with the law firm LATHAM, LATHAM & LAMOND, P.C., a third-generation, general practice law firm located in Reading, Massachusetts, where he focuses in real estate, business planning and estate planning. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College, cum laude, where he received his B.A. in History and Archeology, and studied abroad at the War Studies program at King's College, University of London. In 2000 he graduated from Boston College Law School, where he was an Author and Articles Editor for the BOSTON COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS LAW REVIEW, and was admitted as a member of the Massachusetts Bar in January of 2001. Josh is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and Real Estate Bar Association, and is a founder and Director of the Boston Scholars Program, a charitable organization formed in 2004 to provide scholarships to Boston's inner-city students.

JEFFREY M. O'HALLORAN
Chief Technology Officer
Jeff joined the Lobsters team in 2006 as Chief Technology Officer. Most recently he managed the eBusiness Group of a mid-sized bioscience company where he was responsible for the development and management of the corporation's global web site, e-marketing tools, e-commerce technologies, content production, and site infrastructure. Jeff directed the development of a custom multilingual world wide content management system, the development of an on-line store and the expansion of e-commerce capabilities into Japan, Europe, Latin America, and Asia in addition to numerous B2B integrations with key biotech and large pharmaceutical customers. Jeff's work has received coverage in a number of publications, including VAR Business, The Boston Globe, IBM.com, Computerworld, Forrester Research, and Network World. Jeff has been a guest speaker at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and is a member of IDC's Mobile Advisory Council. Jeff has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

 

DAN MCCARRON
Director of Print and Design
Dan's enthusiasm for design and print is only matched by his enthusiasm for the game of tennis and the opportunity to assist the Boston Lobster management team as it brings the very best in tennis to Boston. With twenty-five years experience in design and printing for Harvard University, Dan began his career at Harvard as Art Director and Production Manager of Harvard Magazine in 1978. He went on to become University Publisher and University Printer and became responsible for the design and print production of many of Harvard's most visible creative projects that were produced for students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
In addition to his career at Harvard, Dan now serves at Vice-President of Educational Graphics for WordTech Corporation where he provides a full range of creative solutions and production processes to business, government, and education. When not designing and printing, Dan is a dedicated member of the Wakefield Tennis Association B-1 Green Machine which plays out of the Winchester Indoor Lawn Tennis Center as part of the North Shore Tennis League. Dan credits any tennis skill he has to the fine coaching staff of the Tennis Camps at Harvard!