Neal Hagberg
Neal was a PCA Development Zone® Leadership Fellow for his work to create BETTER ATHLETES, BETTER PEOPLE. He is a USPTA Elite Pro tennis teaching professional and the Director of Tennis and Life Camps at Gustavus Adolphus College. After 25 years of a full time singer/songwriter career, and with summers spent as assistant director of Tennis and Life Camps, Neal became Director year round. Its mission of treating others the way we want to be treated, of learning new skills and passing them on, of laughing loud and long, of serving others, and of using tennis as a metaphor for how life can be lived, is one that has transformed lives, Neal's own included. Neal loves Gustavus and is proud that TLC is now a part of Gustavus' mission. Gustavus is where Neal graduated ('81), where he met his spouse, where he feels like he's coming home each time he is on campus, and where the mission of serving others matches the mission of Tennis and Life Camps. When Neal am not working at Tennis & Life Camps or performing concerts or facilitating workshops, he is home with his wife, Leandra, and daughter, Madeline, watching Downton Abbey and falling asleep on the couch.