About
American Youth Table Tennis Organization (AYTTO) is a 501c3 not for profit organization dedicated to introducing the wonderful and challenging sport of table tennis to New York City School Students and beyond.
Established in 2003, we forge partnerships with schools, community based organizations, table tennis clubs, coaches and our partners to create exciting after school instruction, weekend table tennis academies and events for the benefit of urban youth.
MISSION
During after school and weekend hours, we provide urban school students an opportunity to learn the exciting, dynamic and strategic sport of table tennis. AYTTO's programs incorporate more than table tennis. Through the sport that everyone loves to play, we teach leadership, fitness, teamwork, and fair play.
Who we are
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Thomas Hu
CEO
Thomas Hu is the CEO of the American Youth Table Tennis Organization. He is also the Founder of PongSpace. Mr. Hu served on the board of directors for USA Table Tennis, the national governing body of the Olympic Sport in the United States from 2021 to 2024. Mr. Hu has over 20 years of international experience in the fields of Information Technology, Finance, and Business Process Improvement
Ben Nisbet
Founder / Chairman
Ben is the Founder of AYTTO and the Chair of the board. He was also the Executive Director of USA Table Tennis from 1999 to 2001. Ben is also the owner of tabletennisstores.com which is one of the largest table tennis equipment retailer in the US
Edmund Suen
President
Edmund is the President of AYTTO since 2017 and is an ITTF Level 2 coach, USATT certified referee and regional umpire, and the USATT Northeast regional sanctioning coordinator (RSC). He is also a volunteer coach for the NYC's Public School Athletic League. He has been playing since the age of 11 and he loves table tennis because it builds physical and mental strength and toughness, has amazing health benefits, and is a sport for all ages!
Jasper Wong
CTO
Jasper is the CTO of AYTTO and AYTTO's New England Coordinator. Mr. Wong is an experienced technologist with a demonstrated history of working in various industries and in leading teams in several organizations. Mr. Wong also built the New England chapter of AYTTO from the ground up in 2022 to now serving over 20+ school teams and various afterschool programs