Meet the Pros

We are excited to welcome Rachel Carter as our new Director of Pickleball. Rachel is a native Wacoan and retired from Bosqueville ISD in 2023. She joins us after 30 years with BISD where she served as the Technology Director for the district and was the high school cheer sponsor for several years. She found her passion for pickleball while on honeymoon with her husband, David, ten years ago. She was among the first few at WRTF to play pickleball on our courts when we just had tape and portable nets! Together Rachel and David have five grown children, and one grandchild. She says, “While I may be a nerdy tech at heart, I absolutely love sports! I’m excited to expand our pickleball socials and Open Play, and I can’t wait to see everyone on the courts!”

Brit has been developing junior tennis programs with community service in mind and community involvement as a primary goal. Known as “Mr. Sunshine” to junior players, Brit remains dedicated to sustaining a strong family-oriented tennis program at WRTF.

Dixon is originally from Louisiana and is a junior at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business studying sales and entrepreneurship. Dixon has a strong tennis background starting as a young child through middle school. After a few years away from tennis, he found a new passion for pickleball. Dixon earned his PPR Level 1 Certification earlier this year and is excited to help our members sharpen their skills and play better pickleball. Dixon also plays pickleball for the Baylor Club Pickleball team. When he is not playing pickleball or studying, Dixon enjoys playing video games, watching tennis and football and is a car enthusiast.

John is a retired Baylor University Senior Lecturer and Coordinator for Lifetime Fitness, Department of Health, Human Performance, Recreation. He has over 40 years of teaching beginning, intermediate and advanced tennis, plus certifications as a Professional from the Professional Tennis Registry and Tennis Serve Specialist through the Kovacs Institute. John spent 10 years coaching for Baylor University Women’s Tennis and consulting for Men’s Tennis serve development. During that time, Baylor Women’s Tennis Team garnered numerous Big XII Championships, NCAA Tournament appearances and All-Americans, #1 national season ranking, two Team NCAA Semi-final appearances; and one NCAA Singles Champion. When John is not coaching tennis, he enjoys playing golf.

Kenna Kilgo served five seasons as the Associate Head Coach for the Iowa State Tennis Team and was instrumental in the most successful era in the history of the program. She is a three-time ITA Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year and a ITA National Assistant coach of the year finalist. In her final season with the Cyclones in 2022-2023, ISU had its most impressive season. The Cyclones finished 21-6 overall and reached the Elite 8 of the NCAA Championships. We are very lucky to have Kenna on our team!

Jodi earned her Bachelor of Science in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Computer Networking and Systems Administration from Texas State Technical College. She has lived in the Central Texas area since 1987 and retired from McLennan County’s Information Technology department. Jodi has a background in competitive racquetball, but she found her love of pickleball in 2018. She is an avid pickleball player and competes in tournaments throughout the country. Jodi is the USA Pickleball Ambassador and has a passion for teaching new players as well as coaching others to advance and refine their skills. She holds a Level 1 Certification from the International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association (IPTPA).