Bowles is and avid badminton player, winner of many Senior titles in the Midwest, and holds one U.S. Senior title. As a certified USBA coach and National Umpire, she has conducted Midwestern badminton camps, YMCA classes, and umpire certification clinics. She was a coach/manager for U.S. Olympic Festival -"90, '91, and '93. Bowles is director and co-founder of the 11-year-old St. Louis Classic. She currently coaches new junior and adult badminton players in St. Louis. Bowles co-authored the USBA Club Handbook and has published numerous badminton articles in regional and national publications.
Since badminton's successful showing at USOF - '94 in St. Louis, Bowles has assisted her husband Russ in the development of a regionally funded junior badminton program and the organization of a new adult level recreational program. She is a classroom teacher of Family and Consumer Sciences in the Northwest R-1 school district near St. Louis.
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