Pickleball

Thank you for inviting me to share my love for pickleball!  During the presentation I will briefly discuss the history of pickleball including the explosive growth, what the future might look like and local professional players and programs.  Additionally, I will cover:

• Indoor and outdoor pickleball options in MT and the North Shore
• Local initiative for outdoor courts in MT
• Potential for indoor facilities on the North Shore

After the presentation I will take questions. 

Chris Korjenek Bio

Chris started her career in commercial real estate at Northwestern Mutual upon graduating from college at UW Milwaukee. After spending eleven years with NM including a transfer to their real estate field office in Chicago, she took a job with Draper and Kramer, another real estate firm, where she worked for 6 years in their RE Advisory group managing real estate funds for clients such as the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust. In 2004 she returned to Milwaukee as the Director of Business Development for Inland Companies (now Colliers).  Three years later she switched gears a bit and took a position as the Executive Director for NAIOP Wisconsin, a commercial real estate trade association. In recent years, she does community outreach for real estate developers for Lanser Public Affairs working on projects such as Foxtown and the Ascension medical office building on Port Washington Road and Highland Road.

Earlier in 2022, Chris became an ambassador for USA Pickleball. She, along with millions of others who have taken up the sport, immediately fell in love and quickly started playing 5 days per week. Being an ambassador means that one promotes the game in the local area that they represent. Ambassadors work with communities, clubs and other various recreational facilities to guide and help build programs for all ages.