Alan G. Schwartz
Chairman of the Board

Alan Schwartz founded Midtown Tennis Club, the world's largest indoor tennis club, in 1969.

Mr. Schwartz is an accomplished player, winning eight National Public Parks Tennis Championships and seven Illinois State Tennis Championships. He has a passion for tennis and has worked tirelessly to grow the game.

Mr. Schwartz has served as Chairman, President and CEO of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and President of the National Indoor Tennis Association. He serves on the Boards of the Tennis Industry Association (TIA), the Tennis Channel and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and its Davis Cup Committee. He also co-developed the National Tennis Rating Program.

Mr. Schwartz received the 1987 Distinguished Service Award from the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association and was honored as Tennis Industry Magazine’s 2003 Man of the Year.

Under his leadership, TCA Holdings has grown to own and operate health and fitness facilities and corporate fitness centers throughout North America. Mr. Schwartz also sits on the Board of the Duke University Fuqua Graduate School of Business and is a Trustee of Roosevelt University and the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES). He previously chaired the Executive Committee of First Colonial Bankshares (now merged into U.S. Bancorp).

Mr. Schwartz holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Yale University and an M.B.A. “with Distinction” from the Harvard Business School.

Steven L. Schwartz
President/Chief Executive Officer

Steven Schwartz joined TCA Holdings in 1987, became its president in 1990 and assumed the role of CEO in 1998. Prior to joining TCA, Mr. Schwartz was Director of Development for Hyatt Hotels and an associate in the hospitality industry consulting group at Laventhol & Horwath.

Mr. Schwartz serves on the Boards of Classic Residence by Hyatt and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. He is a Trustee of the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. He also sits on the Advisory Boards of the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) and Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro magazine.

Previously, he has served as a Director, Vice President and Treasurer of IHSRA and chaired the committee which authored the “Uniform System of Accounts for the Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Industry.” He was also a member of the American Hotel and Motel Association Committee on Market Research and Feasibility.

Mr. Schwartz received a Bachelor of Science degree “with Distinction” from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration in Ithaca, New York, where he was captain of the water polo team. He also played on the Concord Club team at the University of California in Berkeley with coaches and players from the U.S. National Team.








 Frank Nusko
Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

Frank Nusko joined TCA Holdings in 1985, became Controller in 1990 and was named CFO in 2001. He oversees all financial reports, insurance purchasing, benefits administration, information systems, cash management, and banking relationships.

Under Mr. Nusko’s direction, TCA was among the first national health club chains to centralize accounting functions. He was the principal author of the “Uniform System of Accounts for the Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Industry,” adopted as the standard by IHRSA.

Mr. Nusko is a certified public accountant, a member of the Illinois CPA Society, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Before joining TCA, he was a Senior Accountant at Laventhol & Horwath.

Mr. Nusko holds a Bachelor of Accounting “with Honors” from DePaul University.

Paul Upchurch
Chief Operating Officer, Midtown Athletic Clubs

With more than 20 years of successful experience in the hospitality industry, Paul Upchurch is an expert in guest and associate satisfaction. He brings his operations management expertise to TCA, where he is responsible for all athletic club operations.

Prior to joining Midtown, Mr. Upchurch was the Vice President of Hotel Operations for Marcus Hotels and Resorts. He has also served as Vice President of Operations for the Oakbrook Hotel Corporation and held senior positions with Adam’s Mark Hotels and Resorts, Fairmont Hotels, Amway Grand Plaza and Sheraton Hotels.

In addition to operations management, his background includes refurbishment and repositioning of major hotels and a broad background in marketing, branding and human resources. Mr. Upchurch has received numerous quality service awards from the American Hotel and Motel Association.

Mr. Upchurch earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan. He graduated “with High Distinction” and was a James B. Angel Scholar



Barbara Allen
President, Proactive Partners

Barb Allen is President of Proactive Partners. She brings a wealth of corporate experience to her role.


Mrs. Allen spent a substantial part of her career with Quaker Oats, where she was Executive Vice President of International Foods, ran Worldwide Strategic Planning and was President of a domestic division. She was also a partner with The Everest Group growth strategy consulting, CEO of the Women’s United Soccer Association where she directed the launch of the women’s professional soccer league, and was President of Corporate Supplier Solutions at Corporate Express.

Mrs. Allen is currently serving on the Board of Directors for RLI, a specialty insurance company, and Lance Inc., a snack manufacturer (Cape Cod potato chips, Lance snack crackers). She previously served on the Boards of Maytag, Converse, Tyson, Charthouse Inc. and Coty.

Mrs. Allen holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and did her undergraduate work at the University of Illinois, Champaign.