Managers

Spencer Garrett
PRC General Partner - Managing Partner

Spencer is a fourth generation Venturan who, with his brother Scott, began developing the PRC in 1975. A graduate of Pomona College (B.A. Mathematics) and Northwestern University (MBA), Spencer taught high school and then served as a US Naval Officer prior to starting the PRC. He has been actively involved with the Boys & Girls Club of Ventura, United Way of Ventura County, The Ventura Music Festival, Interface Children Family Services and the Museum of Ventura County. He is also a former board member of IHRSA, The International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association. Married to Nancy with two children, Cameryn and Cory, his hobbies include golf, basketball, tennis and traveling.

Scott Garrett
PRC General Partner

Scott is a fourth generation Venturan who, with his brother Spencer, began developing the PRC in 1975. Scott served six years in the Navy with training in nuclear power and electrical engineering. His service included a year in Antarctica. Scott attended the University of Utah. In 1983, Scott moved to Albuquerque where he oversaw the development and later sale of PRC's 5 sister clubs. He has been actively involved with the issue of unfair competition both on a local and national level. Married to Pam with three boys, Christopher, Sean and Evan, his hobbies include squash and mountain biking.

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Kerrie Anderson
Club Manager and Wellness Director

Kerrie is a native Californian. She graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a B.A. in Physical Education/Exercise Physiology. She is Certified in Community Fitness with a minor emphasis in Business Administration. Kerrie is a faculty member at the Santa Barbara Business College where she enjoys teaching Business Ethics and Emergency Procedures. She is also a Red Cross and American Heart Association CPR and First Aid Instructor. She has been in the fitness industry since 1976 and has been a part of the PRC since 1986. She is married and has two children Zack and Kacy that have grown up here at the PRC. Her hobbies and special interests are running, water sports, and working with the youth group at her church.

Kati Escallier
Assistant Manager/Membership Director

Kati Escallier was born in Budapest, Hungary and came to America as a small child with her parents and two sisters. She studied art at Santa Monica City College, then went on to pursue a career in fashion design after attending the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. Kati then started a design and manufacturing business in women's swimwear and sportswear that was featured in the Sports Illustrated annual swimwear issue. She moved from Santa Monica to Ventura 19 years ago with her husband, Gerry, and her two children, Krisztina and Thomas. Wanting a positive and fun place for herself and her family, Kati started working part time as Pro Shop Manager at the Pierpont Racquet Club while her children were young. Now Kati is enjoying full time work as Membership Director and Assistant Manager at the PRC along with playing on Interclub and USTA teams at the Club. She also enjoys doing water color and pastels, singing, and being a catechist at her church working with teens.

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Laurie Lowder
Bookkeeper

Laurie Lowder was born and raised in Ventura and has lived here most of her life. She graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Business Management with a concentration in Financial Management. Laurie has worked in the hospitality industry at the Pierpont Inn for 12 years prior to moving to the PRC in 2005. She has a husband, Trevor, and two young sons, Quincy and Hendrix, and loves to spend time with all her family, which includes six nieces and nephews. Laurie enjoys Pilates, stroller walks, rollerblading, and going to Dodger games.

Nancy Garrett
Special Projects Advisor

Nancy was born in Berkely and moved to Ventura at age 5. She graduated from UC San Diego (B.A. Sociology) and has a California Teaching Credential from USIU. Nancy began working for the PRC in 1978 and has served as Swim Director, Service Desk Manager and Assistant Manager.

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DaLauna Lipp
Aerobic Director

DaLauna was born in Holbrook, Arizona. She moved to Ventura in 1977. She met her husband at Bringham Young University and has two children, Gary, 26, and Jennifer, 21. She has been teaching aerobics for 24 years. She is AFAA Certified, a certified personal trainer, Fitness Counselor Senior Fit Instructor, kickboxing instructor, yoga fit instructor and a Certified Water Aerobics instructor. Her hobbies include sewing, reading and dancing.

Donna Ledford
Service Desk Manager

Donna Ledford was born in Ventura and raised in the San Joaquin Valley with her six siblings (she's a farmer's daughter). She now has two girls of her own: Cassie and Raya. Prior to the PRC Donna worked 2 1/2 years as the Front Desk Supervisor at the Embassy Suites at Mandalay Bay and prior to that, she spent seven years managing the front desk at St. Stanislaus Golf Course. She also has 24 years of food service experience. Donna enjoys playing golf and softball. She recently was inspired to take up tennis and she would describe herself as a "beach bum" because she finds it a wonderful place to relax and hang out.

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Dennis Jenks
Courtside Cafe Manager

Dennis Jenks is a fourth generation resident of Ojai, an avid surfer and tennis player. A graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo he also has spent more than 25 years in restaurant management. Dennis was the Service Desk and Assistant Manager at the PRC in the late 90's. He is excited to return "home" and looks forward to reaquainting himself with old friends and making new ones. He is married to Claire and has two kids, Ashley, 27 years old, and Brendan, 26 years old.

Tania Hoff
Human Resources, Child Care Director

Tania Hoff is a Ventura native. Although she has lived in many of California's great cities, including San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, she has always felt the need to return home to Ventura. She graduated from Ventura High School, studied at Ventura College, and graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a double major in English Literature and Education. She now has a husband and two sons to keep her occupied and happy here in Ventura. She is excited to be working at the Pierpont Racquet Club.

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Greg Haywood
Tennis Director

Greg Haywood was born in England and grew up in Vancouver Canada. He was a top ten junior player in Canada and also played many other sports seriously. Greg played professional soccer in Europe for 4 years after graduating from high school and continued to play semi-pro soccer for 14 more years. He has been coaching tennis part time since 1983 and full time since 2000. He is a USPTR Professional category coach as well as a graduate of the USTA High Performance Course. He continues to complete course work each year and is involved in professional development with High Performance. He has a Bachelor of Education with 12 years of high school teaching experience. He has been featured in International Tennis Magazines as an instructor on 3 occasions and has written coaching manuals.

Thu Huynh
Martial Arts Director

Thu was born in Saigon, Vietnam. He has lived in Ventura for most of his life. He is a graduate of Cal State Northridge with a B.S. in Business Management. Thu began working for the PRC in 1993. In 1997, he began PRC's popular Tae Kwon Do Karate program for juniors and adults. Thu is an elementary shool teacher here in Ventura. He is married to Nicole and has two daughters, Abigail and Olivia. His hobbies include Tae Kwon Do (in which he has won a national title), tennis, surfing and basketball.

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Jeff Ross
Racquetball Director

Jeff, a native Californian, was one of the PRC's first group of employees. He later left for a career in the computer industry, but recently realized his mistake and high tailed it back to the Club for a second time. He also sells real estate, loves mountain biking, fishing, racquetball (naturally), squash and writing his personal bios.

Pam Jenks
Pro Shop Manager

Pam Jenks was born and raised on the family farm in Camarillo. Her great grandfather was one of the original Oxnard Plains farmers. Pam's passion growing up was showing her quarter horses at horse shows throughout the State of California. Pam also worked in the restaurant industry for 20 years and has been married to her husband John since 1980. They have two daughters, Whitney and Connelly. Pam took a hiatus to raise her two daughters and during that time was actively involved with parent/teacher organizations. Since both daughters played three sports at Villanova Prep School in Ojai, she was always busy as a team mom. She is an avid tennis player who decided to return to work after the girls went away to college and is enjoying her job as Pro Shop Manager at the PRC!

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Rona Gonzalez
Aquatics Director

Rona Gonzalez was born in Oregon; however her family moved to Pasadena, California when she was six months old, therefore she believes she is a native Californian. Rona has been a swimmer most of her life. She grew up in her grandmother's pool and continued at the City of Los Angeles Yosemite Park pool where she was a part of the junior swim team competing against the entire L.A. City Pool Organization. Rona was also one of the first competitors in a new sport, "water ballet" which was later revised to synchronized swimming. During college she worked for the City of Pasadena and private camps as a lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor (W.S.I). After college Rona entered the world of business and accounting became her new profession; however, her love of swimming lured her back, and in 2004 she re-certified and taught for the City of Ventura. She continues to work as treasurer and as a Youth Leader at United Methodist Church in Ventura while also working part time as Aquatics Director at the PRC. Rona has participated in several mission trip leadership teams taking youth to various places including Mexico. She is married to Jesse and has two daughters, Sara and Camille. Rona enjoys watching her favorite basketball team, the Lakers, and spending time with friends and family.

Jon Osumi
Fitness Director

Jon Osumi lives in East Ventura with his wife and two children. Jon has many years of experience in personal fitness training and has been the Fitness Director at the PRC for over 5 years. Jon says, when working with his clients, "I take personal pride in assessing each of my clients on where they are on the spectrum of abilities. The quality of posture, strength, balance, coordination, and stability are a direct refection of the functionality of the core. With this in mind I take into account each client's unique needs, goals and abilities and design a program that will train, challenge and advance these attributes. Each program I design will be as unique as the individual". As PRC Fitness Director Jon also creates programming for the membership as a whole, that encourages and promotes daily exercise and an overall healthier lifestyle! In his spare time Jon also volunteers as coach for his girls soccer and softball teams. Jon is a Certified Personal Trainer, NASM Certified Swiss Ball Training for functional strength & stability, USPTA & USTA member, and a Massage Therapist (MFR, Swedish, Sports, Reiki & Hot Rock Therapy).

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