Kip Heilman

General Manager - Kip HeilmanKip brings 17 years experience from the Seattle Athletic Club where he began at the Front Desk, then filled the role of Membership Director before finally becoming their General Manager.He became the ACB's General Manager in December 2006.

The new ,courts building, will be used for the club,s ever-growing basketball leagues as well as special events, said General Manager Kip Heilman.It also will feature a separate half-court that can be fitted with a rubberized floor in order to double as an area for children,s programs.

Heilman estimates the 13,450-square-foot addition will be completed by fall and should help relieve congestion in other parts of the club.

,The club is packed,, he said.

Heilman said the club has roughly 2,500 memberships , many of which are for families , and an estimated 6,000 users.

The existing basketball court, which is not NCAA regulation-size, will be converted into the weight room, and the cardio room will move into the old weight room, Heilman said.

Kip Heilman,General Manager

Kip Heilman,General ManagerKheilman@sacng.com

Kip HeilmanGeneral ManagerSeattle Athletic Club/Northgate

New gym members, however, often don't make it past March, said Kip Heilman, who recently replaced Bob Smith as general manager of the Athletic Club of Bend.