About Us

Advantage:SKIN was founded by Mia and Liam Thiele, USTA tennis players from San Diego, California, USA, in 2022. Liam Thiele, high school student at Torrey Pines High School, became president of the foundation in 2025.

"While we were fortunate to have been taught early on about the importance of sun protection, we noticed that many players we met at tournaments seemed completely unaware of the risks of skin cancer. We felt that we needed to do something to change that!"

"Our biggest challenge was to turn this feeling into a meaningful project or movement. We had so many ideas and talked to countless people in the process. My goal is to reach as many young tennis players as possible through our efforts, and to educate them about the risks of skin cancer, and how to lower their risk by better sun protective behavior on and off the court." Liam J. Thiele

Please contact us if you would like to bring Advantage:SKIN to your school or athletic facility at liamthiele@gmail.com