Coaches:
Abe Chiswick
Alicia Dantzker
Becca Tucker
Ben Spears
Dan Curme
Dan Tapuach
Joe Gara
Liz Duffy
Zoe Harris
Sarah VanWagenen
Jonathan Masler
Misha Sidorsky
Lee-Or Karlinsky-Altman
Jeff Landesman
Bruce Glass
Jeff Sandler
Michal Pearl
Name: Michal ‘Mickey’ Pearl
Hometown: Tel-Aviv and New York City
Ultimate experience: I played college ultimate with Brandeis Banshee for four amazing years. I have played with several local club teams in New York. I currently play for the London-based mixed team the Thundering Herd which finished top five in the UK last season. This past summer I had the incredible opportunity to coach the Israeli National Youth Team at EYUC in Poland.
How I got involved: When I first heard of UP it sounded surreal because it was such a perfect blend of my love for ultimate and my work with J-Street, a Pro-Israel Pro-Peace political organization. Coming to UP right after graduation solidified that both ultimate and my love for Israel and the Middle East region are here to stay. I look forward to return to camp, the amazing campers, and one-of-a-kind staff!
Yarden Borkov
Yuval ‘Zolo’ Zolotushko
Jacki Silverman
Laura Wheeler
Assistant Coaches:
Krisztina Jozsef
Name: Krisztina Jozsef
Nickname: KJ or KJo (or Peanut/Coconut if you’re Becca Tucker or Pebbles if you’re from UCLA)
Past Teams played for:
Club: New York City BENT 2011, San Diego KnockOut! 2010, New York City Puppet Regime 2009, Los Angeles Metro 2008, New York City Ambush 2007.
College: NYU Violet Femmes (2004-2007), UCLA Bruin Ladies Ultimate (2009-2011) as player and then coach! And TEAM ULTIMATE PINK at CAMP UP 2011!!
Girl guilty pleasure: I abbreviate everything. A SoCal habit that is hard to give up.
When does your beast mode come out: When it’s Game On.
Who is your alter ego/what do you do in the real world? I master architecture!
Proudest Ultimate moment: Coaching UCLA at the 2010 College National Championships when we upset University of Washington.
Best Ultimate lesson: When you give everything you have, no one can take anything away.
Favorite song to dance to: Anything by my girls Katy, Britney, Ke$ha and Rihanna.
Favorite sport besides ultimate: Gymnastics
Animal you most resemble: I have been told my spirit animal is a Dolphin because I dive/layout like one, and will do flips for food.
Any other random info you would like to share? I LOVE Ultimate Peace and everyone who participates. I had so much fun last year and have great memories and great lasting friendships from my time at UP. LOVE UP!!!
Alex Kinsey
Originally hailing from Princeton, New Jersey, Alex learned how to play ultimate at summer camp in summer of 2003 and has been in love with the sport ever since. He captained his high school team P-HUC and then went onto play at Carleton for CUT for four years, winning two National championships (2009, 2011). He has also played competitive club ultimate with Pike (club nationals 2009) and Medicine Men (2011). Now a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University he is playing and coaching JHU Dangerzone. Alex first became involved with Ultimate Peace after hearing about the amazing time had by fellow CUT teammates in previous summers.