TJPA Names Madi Akers Chair of Health and Safety Committee

Madilyn (Madi) Akers was named chair of the Tennessee Junior Pickleball Association Health & Safety Committee in a formal press release issued from Nashville, Tennessee on February 19, 2026. The announcement identifies Akers by her full name and assigns her leadership of the committee responsible for health and safety matters within TJPA.

The Tennessee Junior Pickleball Association made the appointment public via that Nashville press release, placing a named individual at the head of the Health & Safety Committee. The association’s use of a formal release indicates the move was an organized, official personnel decision rather than an informal appointment.

Today's date is February 25, 2026, which means Akers’ appointment was announced six days ago on February 19, 2026. The timing places her selection squarely ahead of the spring junior circuit in Tennessee, when indoor and outdoor tournament schedules typically ramp up across the state.

By naming a chair specifically for Health & Safety, TJPA established a single point of responsibility for that committee’s work under Akers’ leadership. The organization’s full name, Tennessee Junior Pickleball Association, signals the committee’s focus on junior players in Tennessee; Akers’ role as chair assigns her to lead the committee structure that TJPA has put in place.

The press release from Nashville is the documented record of the appointment and contains the core facts: the association’s name, the committee title, Akers’ full name with the nickname Madi in parentheses, and the February 19, 2026 issuance. With those details now public, the next concrete developments to watch will be any follow-up communications from TJPA outlining committee membership, specific initiatives, or implementation timelines under Chair Akers.