Norwalk, CT – Norwalk Grassroots Tennis & Education named Sean Cahill, Principal and Managing Director of Avison Young’s Fairfield/Westchester office, as Vice Chairperson of the non-profit organization.
Chairperson Caron Palder, Secretary Mark Magnusen and Treasurer David Van Gessel are also on the organization’s Board of Directors. Betsy McNeil serves as the Executive Director of NGTE, while David Kimani is the Senior Director of Tennis.
Founded in 1995 by Art Goldblatt, Norwalk Grassroots Tennis & Education is a youth development organization dedicated to supporting underserved children in Norwalk with programs based on the ideals of tennis legend Arthur Ashe. NGTE has received a 4-star ranking from the United States Tennis Association for excellent tennis and education programming. The organization has grown from serving approximately 25 students when it was founded to nearly 500 in 2018.
Cahill, a Wilton resident, is a long-time member of Norwalk Grassroots Tennis & Education.
Avison Young is one of the world’s fastest-growing commercial real estate services firm. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Avison Young is a collaborative, global firm owned and operated by its principals. Founded in 1978, the company comprises 2,600 real estate professionals in 84 offices, providing value-added, client-centric investment sales, leasing, advisory, management, financing and mortgage placement services to owners and occupiers of office, retail, industrial and multi-family and hospitality properties.