Board of Directors
Dedication. Expertise. Passion. Insanity.
Meet the wonderful and colorful cast of characters that comprises our board.
Mark Ski
Mark Ski, President of the NYCC, lives in NYC and is a real estate agent at Compass. In his earlier career in the food industry and later in television production, Mark won 3 Emmy Awards and a James Beard Award for his work. First learning about croquet in 2009 while in Florida at PGA Croquet Club and at the NCC, Mark entered his first tournament in 2011 winning first place in his flight. It is his passion of the game and perseverance for growth that keeps him returning to the court. Mark has homes in NYC, Fire Island, and Palm Beach Gardens,
which he shares with his husband, Stephen Hayes. Mark is a member of the Fire Island Pines Fire Department and is very active in his
community; Mark is active in Special Olympics croquet, both in FL and RI, which is inspiring and gratifying. Mark is a USCA certified instructor am a USCA certified Croquet Referee. Mark has also acted as Assistant-
Pro at The Ocean House in Watch Hill, RI. Real Estate and Croquet often
share the same strategy and Mark is always willing to talk about either or both to anyone willing to listen.
David Isaacs
David Isaacs is a CPA and Financial Advocate based in New York City and West Palm Beach. He discovered his love of croquet after it was strongly recommended to him by a Bermudian pirate and his British cohort. He can frequently be heard opining on croquet strategy or found napping on the sidelines. David serves as Treasurer of the New York Croquet Club, President of the Empire State Croquet Foundation, and past Treasurer of the United States Croquet Association.
Dr. C J Patmore
Dr Chris Patmore began playing croquet in the UK in 1987 and has lived in Manhattan since 2009. He holds a -2 international handicap, -2.5 six-wicket handicap and is a CA silver level coach. As a winner of national titles in three continents and member of the USA six-wicket squad he enjoys travelling to play and meeting croquet friends old and new.
Paul Neubecker
Paul began playing a unique version of nine wicket croquet in Buffalo, NY usually while imbibing under the lights in Delaware Park.
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This progressive addiction has led him to frequently be found on the lawns of Central Park or various other locales across the country playing any form of croquet anyone is willing to play with him.
Trula Myers
After working and raising a family in Kansas City, Trula Myers and her husband Dave Goddard
decided it was time for a change. In 2018 they left Kansas City and now spend their summers in
New York City and their winters in Naples Florida. Shortly after moving to New York City Dave
noticed an area on the map called Central Park Lawn Sports Center. That was all it took.
Croquet was discovered. They joined the New York Croquet Club and quickly fell in love with
the game.
Louise Bozorth
Louise Bozorth first joined the New York Croquet Club in 1998 when she and her husband moved back to New York City. She has been active on the membership committee for over 6 years and is delighted that there is a growing group of people eager to come and play at the courts. She has attended the National Croquet Center’s workshops, started a croquet program at the Edgewood Club in Tivoli, New York and played in tournaments run by the New York Croquet Club.
Ezra Roth
Ezra serves as 1st Vice President for NYCC and has played croquet since 2016. He has had a good hand in providing public and member clinics, expanding membership, improving the NYCC's online presence, managing tournaments and in running the NYCC.
Ralph Charles
Ralph started playing croquet in 2005 when he attended a New York Croquet Club Monday clinic. He got hooked on the game and the camaraderie, so he joined the club the same year.
Peter Timmins
Is a past president of the New York Croquet Club.
Rich Curtis
Rich is a trial lawyer who first learned about serious croquet while vacationing at the Claremont
Hotel in Southwest Harbor, Maine. He has been a member of the New York Croquet Club since
1987. Although he has played in tournaments all over the United States, Central Park is his
favorite venue.
Rich is a former president of the United States Croquet Association, a three-time national
doubles champion and a member of the U.S. Croquet Hall of Fame. He is currently the chairman
of the USCA’s American 6 Wicket Rules Committee.
Jeanne Branthover
Jeanne is the Secretary of the NYCC. She splits her time between New York and Palm Beach. Jeanne discovered croquet while on a trip to Palm Beach and instantly fell in love with the game. She is on the board of the NYCC, a member of the Beach Club Croquet Committee in Palm Beach, a member of the National Croquet Center in West Palm and a member of the Westhampton Mallet Club on Long Island. What she loves most about croquet are the incredible friendships she has with players throughout the croquet world. Jeanne’s real life is working in executive search focused on board placement and senior leaders.
New York Croquet Club
For general enquiries email NYCcroquet. To apply to join please use our form or email MembershipNYCC. For our regular Monday coaching: email ClinicsNYCC. You can also email our board: PresidentNYCC, VP2NYCC.
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