Meet Our Pros
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Michele Kowalkowski was a former college tennis player who transitioned to pickleball in 2019 and competes around the country. She started teaching pball in 2022 and is now the head teaching pro at Reimagine Rec and Knollwood Country Club (summer). Her husband, Scott and daughters, Liv and Emma, play competitively as well.
Contact Michele at (248) 496-6747 or michmail1@me.com
Born and raised in metro-Detroit, Cameron Billes got his start in pickleball during COVID in the summer of 2020 and has spent the last several months training with Michele Kowalkowski, improving his own skills as well as learning the nuances of helping others with their game through private lessons and clinics. As a former full time nanny, Cameron has a very patient, visual and descriptive coaching approach. He truly wants you to walk away not just learning the skills but being able to implement them on your own.
Contact Cameron at (248) 417-9876 or cameronbilles@gmail.com
BRAD CARSON is a PPR and RPPk Certified Pickleball Coach and DUPR Coach based in Troy, Michigan. With more than 100 private and group lessons taught throughout Metro Detroit, Brad works with players of all ages and skill levels, with a particular focus on beginner and intermediate development. His patient, practical coaching style emphasizes sound fundamentals, footwork, positioning, shot selection and strategy to help players become more confident, consistent and intentional on the court. Brad is also a Michigan Senior Olympics Gold Medalist in the 3.5–4.0 division and a National Qualifier in the 4.0+ division, and provides private lessons, small-group instruction, clinics, camps and DUPR assessments throughout the region.