Kris Michael
Kris Michael grew up in Corning, NY and graduated from SUNY Geneseo with a B.S. in Business Management and Marketing. Kris has been married to her husband, Craig, for 35 years and raised her two sons in Wilmington, NC. Kris has worked in Sales and Marketing for SYSCO Foods and Comstock Michigan Fruit. She also worked for Corning Inc. as a Corporate Relocation Specialist. Her community service work includes: coaching disabled adults for Abilities Tennis, captaining women's tennis teams for USTA and ALTA leagues, volunteering at Good Shepherd House, and facilitating humanitarian relief programs for GE. Kris played tennis for 18 years and began playing pickleball 4 years ago. Kris is passionate about creating events that bring people together and developing players to succeed. Currently Kris is helping Beau Rivage a pickleball league series with levels of play for everyone, from new beginner to advanced play. She works diligently with staff and members to listen, learn, and grow the pickleball programming at Beau Rivage. Kris is also helping create Camp Swickleputt, an inaugural summer camp for ages 5-11.
Instructor: Jimmy Carlo
Jimmy Carlo started playing pickleball during the Covid pandemic in March of 2020, and fell in love with the game so that it became part of his daily activity.
Jimmy started playing two to three times a day, plus playing in the Wilmington men's softball league and basketball league. His passion grew so strong for Pickleball that he gave up playing basketball and started to train individuals wanting to learn how to play pickleball. Jimmy started training in 2021 and continues to train for free at Beau Rivage Golf and Resort. He has trained over two hundred trainees. Jimmy became the Vice President of the Cape Fear Pickleball Club in 2022, when the membership was approximately 350 members. Since then, it has grown to over 940 members in 2023. He constantly reminds players, it's only a game, so have fun playing. Enjoy the new friendships and wonderful people of pickleball.
Meet the Owner/Instructor: Christine Burrows
Christine Burrows and her husband Peter partner with Beau Rivage to offer Pickleball Corporate Teambuilding, utilizing their proprietary programs – PLAY, DEVELOP, and CONNECT (more info at PB-CB.com/offerings). They help work teams learn enough about the sport to play and then develop those skills while nurturing communication, collaboration and strategic skills among colleagues. Christine and her husband Peter live in NC. Their daughters Sadie and Mary, and their dog Louie, make a great addition to the PB-CB marketing and creative team.
Instructor: Chrissy Jones
Chrissy Jones grew up in Wilmington, NC and then graduated from UNCCH where she got her degree in physical therapy. She then adventured out to Oregon, where she met her husband, Todd. They lived in Oregon for 30 years while raising their two daughters, and came to NC every summer. Now, they have moved here to be with family, friends, the beach and the sun! Chrissy is working on call as a PT still but is enjoying expanding into her love of sharing healthy exercise with others. She has a lifelong history of teaching fitness classes, including aquatic exercise and she will be providing a variety of fitness classes to our community at Beau Rivage.
Instructor: Antoine Hawkins
Antoine Hawkins moved to Wilmington in January of 2024 for a fresh start with his girlfriend Natalie, who is an English teacher at Hoggard high school and their lovely dog Annie. They both love the beach, so what better place than Wilmington to call home.
Hailing from Greensboro, North Carolina, Antoine is a sports enthusiast with a passion for community engagement. After earning his Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he also played baseball, Antoine dedicated over 13 years to the YMCA of Greensboro as their Senior Sports Director.
Transitioning to Pickleball, Antoine enjoyed roles as a Professional Instructor at Starmount Forest Country Club and as a Coach and Instructor for Carolina Tennis and Pickleball and YMCA. With a playing level of 4.25-4.30, he is a Certified Pickleball Instructor, specializing in helping beginner to intermediate players improve while emphasizing fun and strategy. His goal is to share the joy of Pickleball and foster a supportive community around the sport. Antoine presently provides intermediate-level private lessons at Beau Rivage.
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