Beverley began her career as a teacher, psychologist and Consultant for the Toronto School Board.  After serving two summers teaching African teachers in Tanzania, Bev, and architect husband Dave quit their jobs and hitch-hiked around the world for 8 years, offering free services where needed. Bev comments, “We used up 10 years of our savings for this amazing experience. Our son was born in Lusaka, Zambia and is now a computer programmer in California.” On return, they moved to Saskatchewan where Bev became the Director of Special Education in Prince Albert.  When they moved to Regina, Bev set up a Centre to help persons with learning disabilities. Bev tells a remarkable story of a new focus for her teaching endeavours.  “In 1988, I watched 60 Minutes, went to USA and brought back an amazing method to help students with Irlen Syndrome, a visual perceptual sensitivity not identified in schools. (See www.irlen.ca). This became the most rewarding work of my teaching career. For this, our work internationally and my role as President of the first ladies’ Lions Club in SK, I was honoured to receive the Saskatchewan Woman of Distinction Award.” Bev says, “Then pickleball came along—and need I say more?”  Bev learned to play at Venture Out Resort in Mesa, AZ in 2003 and agreed to be a USAPA Ambassador. Winning gold medals in singles and mixed doubles that year at the AZ Sr. Olympics,  ‘hooked me forever!’ remarks Bev.  Newspaper articles and demos in schools and community centres increased players in SK.    “Now I am excited to be working hard as a member of the Pickleball Canada Founding Committee to spread pickleball into every crook and cranny of Canada--- no pay but the neat title of First Lady! One of my roles is to maintain the membership database, so keep me busy adding new members!” jokes Bev.    Bev cycles, plays tennis, badminton, piano, cards, swims, reads and enjoys life.  Dave and Bev have a beautiful cottage in Muskoka, ON where they live in June and Sept. Then escape the SK winter to the warm AZ desert.    “My dream??  That the time will come when no one in Canada will ask, ‘what the h___ is pickleball?’” says Bev.