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# Ultimate Peace

Ultimate Peace builds bridges of friendship for youth around the world.

## Posts

- [From Ramadan to Passover - In Shared Community](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/middle-east-updates/from-ramadan-to-passover-in-shared-community/) - Though we have not been posting on social media, we wanted to share our recent work with a broader audience. So last week we made this post, which contains some information we have shared with you as well as new developments. As Ramadan has passed and Passover begins tonight, we thought it fitting to shine
- [March 2024 Message to our Supporters](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/middle-east-updates/march-2024-message-to-our-supporters/) - Dear supporter, We hope you are receiving this message at a time of personal health and safety. Given all that is happening in the Middle East and around the world, we are writing to you during this most difficult period with aching hearts and a strongly felt need to reach out. It feels like a
- [Kicking Off the Year in Tamra](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/kicking-off-the-year-in-tamra/) - We’ve had nearly everything so far this year canceling practices aside from rain. We’ve had holidays, municipal elections, missing buses, unavailable coaches. I’ve been looking forward to the back-to-back practices for the two teams in Tamra ever since it became clear that I would be going there on a regular basis this year. Nothing against
- [Hat Tournament Creates Space](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/hat-tournament-creates-space/) - I embarked on my first Ultimate Peace experience last weekend. This has been an organization with which I've been infatuated with since I heard about its launch in 2009. Middle Eastern conflict resolution was a smattering of oversimplified, idealistic theories I'd studied from a safe and privileged seat in an American classroom; and I'd heard
- [Coaches Application 2020](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/coaches-application-2020/) - Ultimate Peace is now accepting coach applications for Camp Ultimate Peace 2020! This summer we will be running TWO SIMULTANEOUS sessions of camp. One camp will be made up of older, more experienced campers.The second camp will be a mix of everyone, but generally younger campers. Both camps will run at the same time in
- [Day 2: Mutual Respect](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/day-2-mutual-respect/) - Day 2: Mutual Respect Brown eyes. Blue eyes. We don’t always have words. For instance, what are the ways we show love? Or appreciation? How can people communicate without speaking the same language? There are moments and situations that do not require the languages of our raising. Here we return to our first native, human
- [Day 3: Fun](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/day-3-fun/) - At camp we play a ton of ultimate. Discs soar through the air at any given moment. It is a part of our unique UP culture and part of what helps define it is a focus on the 5 values, which are intertwined into everything we do. Today we will focus on fun! It actually
- [Day 1: Welcome and Friendship](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/events/day-1-welcome-and-friendship/) - Buses arrive, kids come out and the magic begins. They enter the UP world underneath a thatched roof of clapping hands, singing and dancing. Teams and rooms are assigned as youth hop on the bright field where music and festivities continue in a maelstrom of joy. Hands are shaken, ecstatic hugs are exchanged, discs fly
- [Connections](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/connections/) - It's a powerful sight to behold the formidable line of UP Summer Camp staff stretching for 40 meters holding hands. We are a line of visionaries, world changers, the leaders of today and tomorrow, beautiful individuals, and pure energy. We are Coaches, LITs (Leaders-In-Training), North American, European, Middle Eastern, new and seasoned — and we
- [Coaching the Principle of Nonviolence in a Violent World](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/events/coaching-the-principle-of-nonviolence-in-a-violent-world/) - Starting to reflect on coaching UP's principle of nonviolence where violence exposure differs from other UP communities
- [Plastic Chasers Are Peace Makers](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/plastic-chasers-are-peace-makers/) - I believe in the little things. In Ultimate, in relationships, in life. The little wins become a victory, the little quirks become what we love most about each other, the little moments become a lifetime of memories. It all adds up. This is what Ultimate Peace does. We prove that little moments of peace are
- [Seeking a New Normal](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/seeking-a-new-normal/) - I’ve had a little over a week to rest and reflect on my experiences at camp. Yesterday was my first day back at my rather hectic restaurant job, and during my tiring shift of pouring coffee and clearing plates, I had Ultimate Peace buzzing in my head. I was walking around the restaurant in the
- [Returning: A Different Experience](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/returning-a-different-experience/) - Last year I came to camp for the first time. A lot of my life since then has been shaped around UP: both American and Middle Eastern acquaintances became some of my closest friends, and my academic thought seemed to always come back to the conflict. I was in awe of what I had somehow
- [LIT Graduation](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/lit-graduation/) - As we walked into the auditorium and helped our campers get situated, a fellow coach turned to me and said, “What are the odds we cry?” Without skipping a beat, I turned back to him. “100%. No doubt.” Sure enough, just a few minutes later, my eyes began to fill as I watched this year’s
- [Saying Goodnight](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/saying-goodnight/) - Last night, as I led my campers to their rooms for some much-needed rest, two of them took quite some time. Waiting on campers is no new experience – most of them like to take their time gathering their things, putting on sunscreen, walking from place to place, and talking (and talking and talking) no
- [UP Families](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/up-families/) - In 2014, five members of the Ultimate Peace Friendship Tour came to Chicago. I came home from school for the week to help with fundraisers, events, and to show them around. Two members of the group stayed at my house – then second year LITs. I won’t embarrass them too much, but I will say
- [Are We Ready?](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/are-we-ready/) - We have talked about Ultimate Peace for a year. We have requested donations, reached out at tournaments, organized complex travel plans, and shared with many people the importance of this work. We flew long, unusual paths to get here and have spent many hours informing and preparing ourselves for some 165 Middle Eastern kids who
- [At First and Second Glance](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/at-first-and-second-glance/) - Whoa. Shockingly, it was not as easy as I thought it would be – walking into a new group of young people in a country halfway across the world who chat away familiarly in what seem to me foreign languages. They hug, laugh, cheer, dance, and perform intimately created handshakes as I watch silently from
- [Full Circle](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/full-circle/) - We’ve made it back to camp and are welcoming in Camp UP 2017! Staff arrived yesterday morning and we’ve been at it ever since – meeting our coaching teams and planning for practices, preparing activities for campers, organizing mountains of gear, climbing trees to put up UP banners, and getting to know one another as
- [2017 LIT Friendship Tour!](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/2017-lit-friendship-tour/) - Every year, Leaders in Training travel to the USA for the Friendship Tour. This year, the Friendship Tour is adding Canada! We will be visiting Seattle, WA from April 5th to 10th, and Vancouver, BC from April 11th to 16th! We hope to see you and your friends along the way! During their two-week stretch, 14
- [Heartbeats](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/heartbeats/) - It was the last night of camp. I’d had a long week, as we all had; I was tired, stressed, and utterly exhausted. We gathered for the last closing circle. I wanted to be more excited about it, be more emotionally invested at that moment but to be completely honest, I felt weary. But I
- [Returning Home a Better Person](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/returning-home-a-better-person/) - Camp Ultimate Peace has ended after months of fundraising, a week with campers, and multiple days spent in transit. I am currently on the flip side of the largest adventure I have ever been on. Sure, I've had only 16 years of adventures, but I can't imagine Camp UP ever leaving the top of my
- [Remembering](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/remembering/) - Today I thanked a waiter at a restaurant for bringing me extra napkins by shaking my hands at him because my mouth was full and I needed to express my gratitude. When my dad bought me fresh orange juice from a stand in Jerusalem I looked him in the eye and said “I really appreciate
- [Homesick](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/homesick/) - Well friends, I am officially homesick. Or, to be more precise, I have finally realised that I am homesick. It’s not something I am particularly used to feeling-one more thing pulling me outside of my comfort zone. I used to think that one would outgrow things like this. That homesickness was something my ten-year-old campers
- [2016 LIT Graduation](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/2016-lit-graduation/) - Last night, Camp Ultimate Peace celebrated the graduation of 13 leaders in training from UP's signature leadership development program. This class represents the largest class in the five-year history of the program, and the ceremony featured both personal and fun examples of the teenagers' growth through the three years. The event had three unique components:
- [Are you there, Ultimate Peace?  It’s me, Michael](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/are-you-there-ultimate-peace-its-me-michael/) - Someone once told me that some relationships are just weird: ultimate and the people who play it for instance. Ultimate takes the health of our knees, our backs, and our bank accounts. But sometimes takes us halfway around the world to chase great adventures! As I write this I am sharing the beautiful campus of
- [Monologues from Stu](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/monologues-from-stu/) - Returner Stu Downs reflects on the first day back at it, thinking about seeing faces both new and old, and embracing the love and commitment we share here at Ultimate Peace. Celebration and reconnection. Reconnection – what does it mean? To an aging has-been like me, it’s a refreshment of energy instilled by the idealism
- [Different Stories, One Narrative](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/different-stories-one-narrative/) - I decided today that I was going to spend time this week talking to campers, finding out some of their favorite camp moments to write about and to use as a springboard to discuss the larger themes emerging from those moments. It took me all of maybe two minutes of interacting with staff after coming
- [If I Throw a Disc from a Mountaintop](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/if-i-throw-a-disc-from-a-mountaintop/) - A disc goes up into the air, and nobody sees the end of its flight. Does it land? I’ve recently been thinking about the relationship between trust and control. I like to think (perhaps those who know me will tell a different story) that I have a positive relationship with control. Sometimes it tries to
- [Love of the Game](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/love-of-the-game/) - #1 Rule: Love of the Game, and Everyone Who Plays it At the risk of sounding cliché, my time with Ultimate Peace has been one of the most life changing, perspective shifting, community creating, and amazing experience of my life. I first contacted the UP fellow who has now been here for two years, told
- [Final LIT Meeting of the Year](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/final-lit-meeting-of-the-year/) - This past weekend featured back-to-back End of Season events in Ultimate Peace, highlighting the leaders-in-training (LITs) and UP’s year-round programming with hundreds of participants! On Friday, more than 30 LITs with their staff began their last 24-hour meeting of the year. The first-year participants have grown closer over the year and planned a great half-day
- [The Globe Converges](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/the-globe-converges/) - The cornerstone of Ultimate Peace is Spirit of the Game, an admittedly intangible concept that makes Ultimate both extremely unique in the sporting world and perfect for peace-making efforts. Though hard to define, UP has done the impossible and come up with core values that we believe define and enliven the concept of Spirit: mutual
- [Three New Communities Join UP](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/three-new-communities-join-up/) - Over the past few months three new communities have joined the UP Family, all because of hard work put in by dedicated UP Staff and Volunteers. 3rd year CIT Yonantan Ben Haim started a practice in Herzliya, a suburb of Tel Aviv. The group started out small, but they are growing and now have more
- [A UP First](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/a-up-first/) - UP has been running practices in communities in the Middle East since 2009, at each practice we have at least one 'Mentor' coach - A UP staff member or volunteer who knows the game of ultimate and plans and runs the practice. As the LIT program has developed, LITs have begun helping and taking on
- [UP Alumni Profile: Hosa - From Camper to Staff](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/from-camper-to-staff/) - Mohamed Roman, better known as Hosa, lives in a small Arab community a few minutes west of Jerusalem. In the six or so years he has involved himself with Ultimate Peace’s leadership, coexistence, and sports programs, Hosa has grown from a hyper-active pre-teen to an adult. UP-Middle East is extremely lucky to have had him
- [UP Games 2016](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/up-games-2016/) - The second major event of the Ultimate Peace Middle East program year included more than 150 participants from Israeli Jewish and Arab communities! At most UP events, players are put on teams with players from other communities. This time, they got to play with the teams they practice with each week, a great opportunity for
- [A Winter LIT Update](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/a-winter-lit-update/) - You’d think we would be hunkered down in the cold in late January, but things are just starting to heat up at UP. We hosted our 3rd LIT meeting of the year at a kibbutz down south (not far from our summer camp) on the 29th and 30th, and nearly 60 LITs spent over 24
- [Coaches Application 2016](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/coaches-application-2016/) - Ultimate Peace is now accepting coach applications for Camp Ultimate Peace 2016! Camp will run from July 14th through July 24th in Ashkelon, Israel and applications are due by February 1st. For more information and to apply, please visit the application page. Are you in the Middle East during the year and want to get involved,
- [US LIT Application 2016](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/us-lit-application-2016/) - Ultimate Peace is now accepting applications for US Leaders in Training (LITs) for Camp Ultimate Peace 2016! Camp will run from July 14th through July 24th in Ashkelon, Israel and applications are due by January 31st. For more information about the application and to apply, please visit the application page. For more information about the LIT
- [Showing up for the largest ever UP hat tournament.](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/showing-up-for-the-largest-ever-up-hat-tournament/) - It's strange to think that I've been doing anything for longer than just 3 or 4 years. Nothing ever seems to last more than 4 years, whether it be school, or work. Life just seems to come and go in that kind of time frame, and thought I can't say I'm old, these chunks of
- [Lifting Up Optimism](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/lifting-up-optimism/) - More than 170 players from a dozen Arab and Jewish communities joined the Ultimate Peace Hat Tournament this Saturday, making it the largest such event in UP’s history!!! It comes after waiting, planning, hoping, and much anticipation... For the last several months, UP-Middle East staff and volunteers have been running weekly practices in more than
- [Leadership, Fun, and Interaction](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/leadership-fun-and-interaction/) - Most interaction between LITs and Coaches happens at one of these specific events: community practices, quarterly tournaments, and camp. We had a rare treat this past weekend when UP hosted a joint coaches meeting and LIT weekend with almost a dozen coaches and more than 40 LITs gathered in one place at the same time!
- [Welcome New LITs!](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/welcome-new-lits/) - This past Friday and Saturday, Ultimate Peace gathered more than 50 diverse young people to spend time together and learn a lot about leadership. Arriving from more than 10 different Arab and Jewish communities by bus, car, and train, these spectacular teenagers began their year together. The weekend started with a welcoming ceremony from Program
- [From Terror to Comfort, From Fear to Action](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/from-terror-to-comfort-from-fear-to-action/) - There was a loud crash off in the distance, not unlike an unexpected bolt of angry thunder. The ground shook underneath my feet, and I tried not to look around, both afraid of what I might see and wanting to present a calm demeanor. This wasn’t the first time it had happened, but I don’t
- [Middle East Coaches Training](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/middle-east-coaches-training/) - This past weekend, more than twenty UP staff and coaches came together to discuss this year’s upcoming programs. We would like to thank all of the volunteers for their participation at the meeting, and for their future contributions of time and energy as we work to make Ultimate Peace's Year-Round Program more amazing this year! The
- [The Importance of Exposure](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/the-importance-of-exposure/) - I visited Israel for the first time when I was thirteen. The Jewish day school I attended from kindergarten through middle school planned a two-week tour of what we were taught was our homeland—a time designated to connect to a place thousands of miles away before our graduation. To me, this period represented a different
- [Kicking Off The New Year](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/kicking-off-the-new-year/) - After another successful camp, and a couple of weeks to catch our breath, Ultimate Peace is back! With the beginning of the school year in the Middle East on September 1st, communities where we work with the local school will be starting practices. Other communities will come online as the logistics and schedule work themselves
- [Cockroaches and Conflicts](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/cockroaches-and-conflicts/) - Dani Glass comes to a new realization about the methods of Ultimate Peace. This afternoon, I ran back to my room for a quick minute. On my way in, I noticed a giant ant on the floor by the door. Normally I strive for bringing spiders and other little critters (except mosquitos) outside rather than
- [2015 CIT Graduation](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/2015-cit-graduation/) - On Saturday evening, the entire Camp UP 2015 came together to celebrate the 2nd graduating class of CITs. (Coaches in Training) Six young leaders sat in the middle of the stage. Staff who had worked with them sat behind them, past graduates to their right, and UP leaders David and Linda to their left. Ali,
- [Coming Together Through Spirit](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/coming-together-through-spirit/) - We are about half way through our concentrated camp experience. We are with our ten campers all the time - breakfast, lunch, dinner, practice, pool, activities... non-stop! We definitely started the week with some challenges. Most of our kids didn't have cleats or water bottles (and every practice has been over 90 degrees Fahrenheit!), two
- [Something from Nothing](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/something-from-nothing/) - 6-year Ultimate Peace veteran Dani Glass perfectly encapsulates what it's like to live through the awesomeness of staff training. We’ve talked a lot over the past few days of staff orientation about how camp UP began. Something out of nothing, we said. What began as an idea – a far-fetched one at that – has
- [UP Family](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/up-family/) - Dani Glass continues her describing her beautiful UP story, this time talking about the simple power of simple truth. Today during staff training, four second year CITs sat in front of a group of 100 of their peers and mentors and answered questions about their experiences in Ultimate Peace. We do this every year, so
- [Sharing Cultures](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/sharing-cultures/) - First time UP coach Carly Berlin talks about some of the beautiful moments she has witnessed at Camp Ultimate Peace 2015. At camp, the weekend is no break– teams are continuing to improve their skills through long practices in the morning sun, are bonding through activities like last night’s Camp Olympics, and are beginning to
- [And We're Off!](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/and-were-off/) - Camp Ultimate Peace 2015 is off to an incredible start! We're now two days into camp and we've hit our stride with teams, campers, coaches, and CITs fully in sync with each other. Four new blog posts have just come online that outline what we've been up to: 6-year Ultimate Peace veteran Dani Glass perfectly
- [To Our Fallen Peace Warriors](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/to-our-fallen-peace-warriors/) - Dani speaks of those that will never be forgotten. This morning, as my roommates and I got ready for the day, my friend Yasmeen was playing some music. It was a nice way to wake up, with us all preparing together. We were running in and out of the bathroom, the sink area, and the
- [The Adventure Begins](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/the-adventure-begins/) - Today marked the beginning of the sixth Ultimate Peace camp in the Middle East. At lunch time, an excited coaching staff welcomed over 180 players from more than 15 communities to our camp. After checking in and stowing their suitcases in their dorm rooms, everyone gathered to mingle and throw discs while other players checked
- [Off to a Good Start](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/off-to-a-good-start/) - Coach Kelsie Brust talks about her first 24 hours working with her 2015 Camp Ultimate Peace team! At midnight last night I was handed a list of our players for our Training Camp Boys team. I scrolled the sheet with anticipation: the different names, ages and backgrounds (roughly half Arab and half Jewish) and towns
- [Two Weeks Until Camp!](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/two-weeks-until-camp/) - With just over two weeks until campers start arriving for the 2015 edition of Camp UP, staff and volunteers are hard at work. The camp schedule, which must take into account two parallel groups of campers moving around the same campus, is coming along. It is a beautiful rainbow of meals, practice and rest times,
- [Ongoing Program Shows Growth](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/ongoing-program-shows-growth/) - I’ve been coaching with Ultimate Peace in different ways for years now. A couple highlights from UP’s Ongoing Program stood out as reasons why we’re a special organization - for this region and this moment. As you may know, UP coaches ultimate in about a dozen communities throughout the year. Two UP communities are located
- [Finishing The Year In Style](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/finishing-the-year-in-style/) - This past Saturday, over one hundred players from across the region came together at the field in Daburiya for Ultimate Peace's final event of the year. With players from more than 10 communities coming together, many camp friends were reunited and even more new friendships were created. As players arrived, they were greeted by an
- [UPME Coaches & CIT Practice](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/middle-east-coaches-cit-practice/) - Monday evening 17 coaches and CITs from across the region came together at a practice field for an evening practice. With a wide range of ages and experience the practice and scrimmage were different things to different people, but everyone played their part and had a blast. Ben Spears put together the practice plan for
- [Camp 2015 Player Registration](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/camp-2015-player-registration/) - Ultimate Peace is happy to announce the opening of player registration for our 2015 Camp! Camp UP is a unique experience for youth from across the region to come together at a five day residential camp to learn and play ultimate and to meet knew and interesting people. Players are divided into two camps, one
- [Apply To UP Fellowship](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/application-open-for-2015-16-fellowship/) - Update: Applications for this year are closed. The application for the 2015-16 Fellowship position is now online. The UP Fellowship is a nine-month residential and work appointment in the Middle East. It is an opportunity to contribute immensely to the mission of Ultimate Peace and work in, improve, and grow the sport of ultimate and cross cultural relations
- [2015 CIT Friendship Tour](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/2015-cit-friendship-tour/) - Every year, Coaches in Training travel to the USA for the Friendship Tour. We are excited to announce that the Friendship Tour 2015 will take place March 24th to April 4th and visit Atlanta, GA, and Washington, DC! We hope to see you and your friends along the way! During their two-week stretch, twenty CITs will visit
- [Middle East Coaches Forum Meets](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/middle-east-coaches-forum-meets/) - More than twenty Ultimate Peace leaders gathered in Ein Rafa, outside Jerusalem, at the home of the UP Fellows on Saturday. The main objective for the day was to get the ball rolling on a number of conversations. The first conversation was a brief one about what topics coaches wanted to learn more about and
- [Looking Back](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/looking-back/) - I've been home for a few days now. People keep asking me, "How was camp?" To which I can't really respond with anything other than (albeit sincerely) "Camp was incredible. The kids are amazing. I'm so lucky to get to work with so many hard-working, committed coaches and staff and to coach such wonderful kids."
- [Meet A CIT: Noam](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/meet-a-cit-noam/) - Noam, a 2nd year CIT, is in the 11th grade in Ra'anana, a Jewish community just north of Tel Aviv. Like many Ultimate Peace participants, he started off playing basketball, but fell in love with ultimate when a friend invited him to come to a practice. Noam is a naturally curious person and was already
- [Reflections from a Visiting Coach](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/reflections-from-a-visiting-coach/) - When I arrived in Tel Aviv in October, I thought the following three months would play out like this: classes, internship, research, some new casual friends, and an anecdote or two about what I would be studying - "conflict in the Middle East." It seemed like a typical semester abroad. But that's not what I
- [New Film On UP Hits The Air](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/new-film-on-up-hits-the-air/) - Mike Leonard, an long time Emmy-winning features correspondent for NBC, recently put together a look at Ultimate Peace for the latest episode of his new show on PBS, inCommon. The piece was made in conjunction with The Telling Well, an organization Mike helped found that aims to tell "compelling stories starring common people - of
- [Meet A CIT: Mais](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/meet-a-cit-mais/) - Mais is a 3rd year CIT from the Arab Israeli Town of Daburia, just next to Nazareth in the North of the country. She is in the 11th grade and before learning about ultimate, she played (and still plays) basketball. One of her basketball coaches invited their whole team to Ultimate Peace Camp one summer,
- [What Are The CITs Up To?](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/what-are-the-cits-up-to/) - This past weekend the Middle Eastern CITs met for the day outside Tel Aviv. All three CIT groups were there working separately and together. After some peer led bonding, Rachel and Sarah led the 1st Year CITs through conversations about their personal goals for the year, and how they can use their personal strengths and
- [Binyamina And Tamra Meet Up](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/binyamina-and-tamra-meet-up/) - A first for UP - On January 13, 2015, 25 players from Tamra (an Arab Israeli town) came to Binyamina (a Jewish Israeli town) where they met up with 25 local players for a half day of Ultimate and getting to know each other. These ninth-graders are from two schools from two very separated communities.
- [Teachable Moments](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/teachable-moments/) - This past weekend, I played in a fun one day hat tournament. There were grizzled veterans and fresh faced newbies, players who have been chasing plastic for 20+ years playing alongside some who have been for fewer than 20 days. These tournaments can bring out some of the best and worst in Ultimate players. So
- [Winter Practices in UP](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/winter-practices-in-ultimate-peace/) - It's that time of year when grass fields are being re-seeded in preparation for the spring, so practices are moved to alternate locations. Players and coaches alike take it all in stride.
- [CITs Doing Their Part To Support UP](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/news/cits-doing-their-part-to-support-up/) - CITs from across the region have been hard at work helping to run practices in their communities, and still find time to raise money. In Ein Rafa, Tawfek sold fresh squeezed lemonade. In Arabe, Feras, Eman and Yara set up a movie screening complete with popcorn! In Binyamina, Reut, Caspi, Lior and Na'ama sold UP
- [UP Tour 2014 Taking Chicago by Storm](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/up-tour-2014-taking-chicago-by-storm/) - Following the great time we had playing in the Paideia Cup in Atlanta, Asmaa, Mais, Yonatan, Hassan, and Rotem, with Abe in tow, flew to Chicago to introduce the Windy City to Ultimate Peace. After taking in scenic Lake Shore Drive and Northwestern University's Evanston campus, we shared in a Passover seder at Glass home
- [UP Tour 2014 Plays Ultimate](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/up-tour-2014-plays-ultimate/) - The Ultimate Peace Tour 2014 finished its first week in the United States today, with groups leaving heading to separate places. Overall, the boys and girls tournaments, Atlanta-friend-making, and fundraising all went great! After a few days touring and speaking in New York, going to Atlanta was meant to be focused on playing ultimate. The
- [UP Tour 2014 Day #1](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/up-tour-2014-day-1/) - New York greeted Ultimate Peace’s Friendship Tour 2014 with some wind and rain, free hugs and amazing hospitality! The UP Tour 2014 is now in full swing! All twelve Coaches in Training (CITs) departed from Tel Aviv early Monday morning…and before taking off they took about fifty selfies. We arrived in New York in two
- [UP Tour 2014 Arrives in Atlanta](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/up-tour-2014-arrives-in-atlanta/) - The Ultimate Peace Tour 2014 landed in Atlanta today to great weather and new, wonderful friends. The second stop on the CIT Tour is happening! Everyone landed at the Atlanta airport and was greeted with balloons and posters. Because its Ben’s hometown, he brought his cousin to meet us at the airport. All the CITs
- [My Ultimate Family](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/my-ultimate-family/) - The coaches with UP’s year round program are always an eclectic bunch. There are some transplants from the US, like myself. There are local Israeli born players. And there are the foreigners, the Americans and Europeans who are in the region temporarily for anywhere between two months to four years. These three groups come together to create a cadre of coaches who travel everywhere from Jericho to Tamra, from Binyamina to Ein Rafa, and many places in between. We drive together, coach together, gorge on humus and shwarma together. We share in the ups and downs of a yearlong program coaching in all these communities. We share stories of little kids with amazing forehands, or shy players coming out of their shells. This is a family that goes on a journey together.
- [Peace Fighters](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/peace-fighters/)
- [Let it begin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/let-it-begin/) - Set up for Camps UP 2014 has begun with the arrival of the 120+ staff and CITs arriving at our new home at K'far Silver in lovely Ashqelon. For our first camp post we share initial reflections from an assortment of folks, returners and rookies. Photos from the day can be found right here. A
- [Traveling After Camp](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/traveling-after-camp/) - For the past several months, I have been living in Israel. The majority of my time I spent studying abroad with Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI), along with 29 American and Canadian teenagers. While we spent Sunday through Friday morning in school, Saturday was generally our day off or “Open Shabbat”, and an
- [A Little Gratitude Goes A Long Way](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/a-little-gratitude-goes-a-long-way/) - I wrote a post after camp last summer about answering the question “how was camp?” I wrote about how impossible of a question that was to answer; I wrote about how the response could not be given in casual conversation and it pained me to continue into anything less than a heartfelt dialogue. I’ve often
- [175 Grams](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/175-grams/) - I had the words a few minutes ago. I sit down to write, though, and I realize they’re fleeting. My mind goes back and forth, wanting to write and share, and then wanting to close my eyes until sleep takes me. But I’m going to write. They’re mere words, and while they’ll never be enough,
- [Plan an Ultimate Camp, Add Campers, Magic Ensues](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/plan-an-ultimate-camp-add-campers-magic-ensues/)
- [Reflections On Training Camp](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/reflections-on-training-camp/) - Long-time Ultimate player and UP coach Jim Levine talks about his post-training camp experience. Following a recuperative post-camp day of rafting with other coaches, Elijah and I boarded a 7:15 train from Akko to Tel Aviv. As is now our Israel train custom we took out a deck of cards and started with a few
- [Change Is Good](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/change-is-good/) - We are reminded that change is good - it means growth, renewal, and at least for me, a chance to have an unscripted adventure in my otherwise hyper organized life. There were many changes this year - a change in venue, in the enlarged coaching staff, the combination of summer and training camp running simultaneously,
- [A Dramatic Summer at Camp Ultimate Peace](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/a-dramatic-summer-at-camp-ultimate-peace/) - What an extraordinarily complicated and emotional summer it has been thus far. Below is our story from this dramatic camp season and a bit about how we are dealing with the current upheaval in the Middle East. Due to the 30 days of Ramadan coming early this summer, we had to conclude both sessions of
- [Seashells](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/seashells/) - I found a seashell in my bed the other day. You can tell it’s old – all of the edges are worn away and its ridges are smooth. I picked it up to try to figure out where it came from, and my room faded into the backdrop as I remembered sitting on the grainy
- [Thoughts and Reflections on Camp](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/thoughts-and-reflections-on-camp/) - I’m back in the US now, sitting at JFK, and still not sure what I’m feeling about the last 10 days. I have mixed emotions - maybe it’s the exhaustion setting in. I’m watching the airport wake up, people rushing from one flight to another. Then I look at my watch and it’s lunchtime now.
- [Give and Take](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/give-and-take/) - Ultimate Peace 2014 I gave ten days of myself to Ultimate Peace; I gave my voice in quiet conversation and top of my lungs cheers until my throat was raw; I gave my often-dated Frisbee knowledge and tried to step aside to let the next generation fill in all the gaps; I gave high fives
- [The Last Night](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/the-last-night/) - It is the last night of camp and my coaching team and I just finished player evaluations. Basically, we write down a few things that each member of our team did well, what they can improve on, and any other general comments we want them to know. This week has been tiring and trying and
- [Families Inside Families](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/families-inside-families/) - We often speak about how Camp UP is all about creating a family. But some of us are lucky enough to share camp with actual blood relations. Head coach Erin Curme is one of the lucky few—her brother, Dan Curme, also coaches at Camp UP. Here Erin reflects on the power of camp and sharing
- [Building community through food](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/building-community-through-food/) - In this UP video blog installment, Adam Shimoni, second year UP vet, talks about his role coordinating all meals at Ultimate Peace Camp 2014. There ain't nothing like the sound of Adam's dining hall! Today's Media: Photo Galley - 6/26/14 Video - 6/26/14
- [Possibilities](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/possibilities-2/) - The possibilities of Ultimate Peace are immense and the goals lofty (peace in the Middle East? A massive and complicated endeavor). It is sometimes hard to imagine the longterm impact we will have by what we do today. But sometimes, when in the midst of Camp UP, we get a glimpse of a moment that
- [The Blues Brothers](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/the-blues-brothers/) - Camp is in full swing and the energy is way up. After a full day and a half of camp, teams have begun to coalesce, both on the field and off. First-time, head coach Mike Grant shares about his experiences with his team as they form a unique, collective identity. Today's Media: Photo Gallery -
- [Identities, Realities, and Truths](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/identities-realities-and-truths/) - Campers are about to arrive and I’m trying to stop and take a breath, to mentally prepare for the 5 days ahead. It’s going to be a whirlwind and a roller coaster, full of ups and downs and excitement and emotions and tears and smiles and high-fives and hugs and so many more things that
- [The view from down under](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/the-view-from-down-under/) - Though Camp UP is a major highlight for campers and staff alike, the work of Ultimate Peace happens in the Middle East all year round. The Coaches in Training program works to develop the leadership and presentation skills of the amazing young people that are selected to represent UP throughout the world. They truly are
- [Through the eyes of a CIT](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/through-the-eyes-of-a-cit/) - With the first full day of Camp UP preparation in the books, the entire staff is eagerly awaiting the arrival of campers on Monday. But UP staff new and returning can't wait for Camp UP to start throughout the year, no matter what their roles might be. Today's media: Photo Gallery - 6/21/14 Video -
- [Plane Thoughts](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/plane-thoughts/) - Six hours and thirteen minutes left until arrival. Or so says the screen on the airplane seat in front of me. Early this morning I left my daily world behind and in a few hours, tomorrow morning in the Middle East, I’ll be stepping foot into the world I never really left behind when I
- [In The End, Winning On And Off The Field](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/in-the-end-winning-on-and-off-the-field/) - This past Saturday, UP held it's season ending event: UP Games. Teams from UP communities from across the region came together at a field in suburban Tel Aviv for a day of game. Players played as community teams against other communities. This marked the end of a packed year where a dozen different communities had
- [Timeout](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/timeout/) - When you’re four, timeout is the dreaded penance for slathering your little brother in mayonnaise or wearing your mother’s heels into the creek. But at some point, there comes a switch when timeout goes from being a feared punishment to a coveted, delectable escape. Four-year-olds don’t get that yet. I don’t remember if I got
- [Train Stations, Beaches, and Connections](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/train-stations-beaches-and-connections/) - It was early in the morning and I was at the train station in Acco, about to undertake the nearly 24-hour journey back to Chicago. A moment occurred - a moment like any other, but at the same time it proved to be so much more. It was a moment of eye contact - of
- [Defining Truth](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/defining-truth/) - Today's lesson is to try to define truth. The peace-makers often say "my truth" and "your truth," but can truth also be objective? Depends on who you talk to (or whether you choose to talk at all)... I have crossed the Wall. (Kind of like in Stardust, except sans Robert De Niro in a tutu.)
- [Sarah VanWagenen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/sarah-vanwagenen/) - Many days lately - and many to come - have sadness because of the suffering, and now passing, of Sarah VanWagenen. One comfort in these days of sadness, and the days to come, is having had the gladness of her life. In Ultimate Peace, as in life, we open ourselves up to sport and to
- [The Big Day](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/the-big-day/)
- [Awaiting the Big Day](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/awaiting-the-big-day/)
- [Summer Camp Beginnings](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/summer-camp-beginnings/) - Dani Glass writes about the ins and outs of getting Ultimate Peace's summer camp up and started. With training camp finished, it is time for summer camp, and 110 new campers. This is my fourth summer camp, so I know the drill but with every new camp comes new personalities, attitudes, coaching teams, and team
- [The Last Night of Camp](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/the-last-night-of-camp/)
- [Ultimate Peace Training Camp 2013: First Impressions from a First-Time Coach](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/first-impressions/) - Preparation Day #1 is in the books, and the UP staff, coaches, and CITs have spent an amazing day getting ready to welcome the buses of campers on Tuesday morning. We were interested in getting the perspective of a first-time UP coach, so these initial impressions come from Joey Shapiro. To be honest, I didn't
- [Building Culture, Building Friendships](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/building-culture-building-friendships/) - Preparation for UP Training Camp has reached a fever pitch with campers due to arrive in mere hours. Folks around the campus are scurrying about, taking care of last minute tasks and getting ready to welcome the busses as they roll in through the gate. And there is excitement in the air, the anticipation of
- [The Moments We Live For](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/blog/the-moments-we-live-for/)

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## Biographies

- [Brian Murphy](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/brian-murphy/) - Brian began playing ultimate in the 1970's and, now in his mid-60's, he has played more or less continuously ever since. Brian has played, coached and organized ultimate at every level, from local youth leagues to world championships. As an attorney, he helped to incorporate the Ultimate Players Association (now USAU), along with a host
- [Josh Seamon](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/josh-seamon/) - Josh has been playing, coaching, and organizing Ultimate for more than 25 years. After playing in High School in Amherst, MA, where he was on the inaugural HS national championship team, he migrated west and played in Claremont, CA. Two months after graduating from Pomona College in ’02, Josh found himself teaching HS Math at
- [Lauren Casey](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lauren-casey/) - Hometown: Kalispell, Montana Lauren discovered ultimate in college, where she first started playing for Stanford Superfly in 2001 (and she's been hooked ever since). She joined bay area women's team Fury in 2007 and in traveling with them has been incredibly lucky to teach and learn from players from around the world. Perhaps the single
- [Eric Rait](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/eric-rait/) - Eric Rait was born and raised in the US and started playing ultimate in high school in the 1970s, when there were even fewer rules governing the game. He played for a couple years on the Tufts team and then moved to Israel, where he initially focused on growing tomatoes, cucumbers and dates at Kibbutz
- [Joe Gara](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/joe-gara/) - Joe Gara has been a Ultimate Peace coach in the Middle East every summer since 2010. He caught the Ultimate bug in 1994, started the team at Salisbury University making Nationals twice. Joe lives with his UP coach wife, Becca Tucker, their 3 year old daughter, 6 goats and 120 chickens on a farm in
- [Joe Seidler](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/joe-seidler/) - I met David Barkan when my son began playing on the Matza Balls Ultimate team in the SF Bay Area that David founded, and I have proudly supported David’s Ultimate Peace efforts ever since. I have never played Ultimate, but when our son began playing at U.C. Santa Barbara in 1992, my wife and I
- [Jesus Loreto](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jesus-loreto/) - Disc sports changed my life many years ago, for me the concept of SOTG is a life style that has to be applied in and off the field and in all sports. I had been involved with Disc sports for 34 years and counting. Disc Sports Experience: I Introduced the sport of Ultimate in Venezuela
- [Asmaa Hijazi](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/asmaa-hijazi/)
- [Karym Barhom](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/karym-barhom/) - In 2009, Karym was introduced to Frisbee at Ultimate Peace's first event in Tel Aviv. From 2007-2011, Karym studied and received his Bachelors of Arts in Informal Education at Beit Berl College in Kfar Saba. Karym's extensive background in playing and coaching soccer was a natural fit for Ultimate. His work experience includes coaching many
- [Randi Glass](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/randi-glass/) - I have never played Ultimate, but have been lucky to be surrounded by it through marriage for over 30 years! I joined UP in 2010 and am grateful to have been part of the Admin team since then. My daughter Dani has been to camp with me every year, and there are many more Glass
- [Dennis Karlinsky](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/dennis-karlinsky/) - Dennis lives and works in the Emerald City (Seattle). He caught the college Ultimate bug as a freshman at UC Santa Cruz (go Banana Slugs!), joining a team that went on to win the College National Championship. Dennis has been fortunate to be part of exciting teams like Double Happiness, Jam, Sockeye, Throwback, and GTB;
- [Heather Ann Brauer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/heather-ann-brauer/) - Much of Heather Ann’s passion lies in coaching and she has never had a more powerful coaching experience than at Camp UP in 2016. She was so inspired by the campers, LITs, coaches, and staff at UP – it was remarkable to share and to learn from an incredible and diverse group of people. Moments
- [Tom Kennedy](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/tom-kennedy/) - Tom's involvement in Ultimate Peace came about as a result of his love of the sport of Ultimate and his long term relationship with David. Tom and David began competing on the Ultimate field more than 35 years ago. Once he became aware of the inspirational work David was doing in the Middle East, using
- [Andrea Del Balso](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/andrea-del-balso/) - Andrea currently lives and works in Boston, but she originally grew up in Coldwater, MS, where there were more cows than people! Despite her small town roots, she has always had a passion for learning about and experiencing the world around her, as well as educating and empowering others. She has worked for a number
- [Johanan Lau](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/johanan-lau/) - I’ve chased plastic since high school, mostly in Malaysia, Singapore and around South East Asia. Ultimate has brought me wonderful friends and family, and spending time with UP has been (still is!) one of the best things I could ever have done!
- [Emily Zukowski](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/emily-zukowski/)
- [Noémi Blome](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/noemi-blome/) - I have always loved sports and when I discovered Ultimate at university in the UK, I never looked back. It was the perfect (temporary) cure for any essay crisis and I loved playing for – and ultimately captaining – my university team. Since then, I have tried my best to find an ultimate team wherever
- [Allegra Johnson McKee](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/allegra-johnson-mckee/) - Allegra is from Seattle, WA and can't wait to coach at camp UP! She first discovered Ultimate in 6th grade, and now plays as a sophomore on Syzygy at Carleton College. On the field, she is a cutter who loves sprinting deep and getting up in the air. Allegra is passionate about using sport to
- [Mary Andrews](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mary-andrews/) - My name is Mary Andrews and I am so excited to be returning to Ultimate Peace this summer! For the past two years at UP I have been an LIT and loved every minute of it, and I am so honored to be able to coach a team this year, as well as serve as
- [Abigail Skerker](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/abigail-skerker/) - Abby fell in love with ultimate four years ago when looking for a community in college at Brown University. She was immediately drawn to the sport by the controlled spontaneity of the cutting strategy and the spirit of the game, which values everyone as unique individuals instead of just players. She is currently the captain
- [Chris McDaniel](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/chris-mcdaniel/) - Chris is an eternal optimist, a compulsive list-maker, a lover of the outdoors, a lousy driver, and a messy cook. She is constantly surrounded by an amazing group of people she feels privileged to call her family and friends. Chris started playing ultimate in 1992 and met her future husband on the ultimate field shortly
- [Selena Kleber](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/selena-kleber/) - Selena started playing Ultimate at Grady High School in Atlanta, Georgia and now plays on the UNC Pleiades team. She has always been attracted to the sport because of the spirit, energy, and cool people involved in the community. She is studying Public Health with a possible minor in Spanish at UNC, Chapel Hill. She
- [Nevo Werner-Reiss](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nevo-werner-reiss/)
- [Joshua Rubenstein](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/joshua-rubenstein/) - Josh first coached at UP in 2013 and is thrilled to return to camp this summer! He began playing ultimate at Garfield HS in Seattle and has since played for the Whitman College Sweets, IM champion Gummy Bears FC, and at pickup games on three continents and counting. In addition to ultimate, Josh loves spending
- [Rachel Winner](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rachel-winner/) - Rachel started playing ultimate in 2005 when she joined the Dickinson College Jive Turkeys as a freshman. She captained her senior year and dabbled in international play in Argentina, Brazil, China and Mexico. She played mid-level club in Tennessee and North Carolina and capped her competitive career with Cahoots from Asheville, NC before moving to
- [Aidan Murphy](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/aidan-murphy/)
- [Rita Feder](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rita-feder/)
- [Rana Azaize](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rana-azaize/)
- [Salah Hassan](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/salah-hassan/)
- [Claire Shoyer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/claire-shoyer/) - Claire discovered Ultimate in 2010 when she was placed on her summer camp’s Ultimate Frisbee team instead of the dance team. It was the best second choice she ever got! The first (and only) sport she has ever played, Ultimate changed Claire’s life as she continued to play throughout summer camp, high school, college, and
- [Abe Chiswick](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/abe-chiswick/) - Abe began playing ultimate, as many people did, at summer camp. His first organized competitive ultimate was for NYU's Purple Haze in their inaugural seasons. After moving to Israel, Abe searched out the local ultimate scene and has been deeply involved ever since. He helped found Haifa's Hucking Crazy club team, which ten years later
- [Jay Clark](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jay-clark/)
- [Giordana Rock](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/giordana-rock/) - Giordana (AKA Gio) was known in high school for this superlative, "Most likely to power the whole city of Metropolis with one single laugh." She naturally falls into the position of Cheer Captain on every team she's been on, lifting the spirits and passion of people around her. Gio has played ultimate since 2007, meeting
- [Roi Brandeis](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/roi-brandeis/)
- [John Schmit](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/john-schmit/) - Born and raised in Minneapolis, MN, John grew to love ultimate at summer camp, until it became his passion upon joining his high school's first Ultimate team in 2002. Since then he has played 16 years of high school, league and club ultimate. John coached at Minneapolis South High School for eleven years, plus two
- [Adam Shimoni](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/adam-shimoni/) - Born in Jerusalem, raised in the states. Returning and connecting with Israel throughout my life has always made me feel very connected with the Country and even more so with the People. Living in a country of Peace and feeling connected to a country of pain inspired me to want to bring people together from
- [Reilly Geritz](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/reilly-geritz/) - Reilly is a freshly-minted grad of the University of Richmond, in Richmond, Virginia, where she played on the Women's Ultimate Team, the Richmond Redhots. She loves being outside, petting great dogs, eating new foods, and traveling. She can't wait for her first year at UP!
- [Sam Losen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/sam-losen/) - Sam has been playing Ultimate for the past seven years starting at Lexington High School, and now at the University of Vermont. He learned about Ultimate Peace from his cousins who have attended as campers. This is his first year coaching at Ultimate Peace, and he is ecstatic about the opportunity.
- [Steven Andrews](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/steven-andrews/) - Steve’s introduction to pick-up games of “Frisbee Football” started at UMass Amherst, back in 1978. After cheering on his own children from 4th grade to high school and college Ultimate teams, he re-established his love for the game through adult pickup games, middle school coaching, and Ultimate after school programs. Steve brings twenty years of
- [John Damiani](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/john-damiani/)
- [Vicky Negus](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/vicky-negus/) - Vicky learned to play ultimate as a gangly 18 year old at Brandeis University in Boston, Massachusetts. She quickly fell in love with the sport and learning to throw a flick. Her constant nagging of friends to play and throw with her helped her learn enough to make Brute Squad (Boston's top women's club team)
- [Itay Lange](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/itay-lange/)
- [Dan Tapuach](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/dan-tapuach/) - Hometown: Tel Aviv, Israel How long you have been playing frisbee: I've been playing Ultimate for 8 years. With what community you work: Daburia, Kfar Tavor, Buena Nujidat, Tuba Zangaria Brief history of playing experience: Playing ultimate since 2003. Have been playing in different club teams around Israel along the years, and some competitive ultimate
- [Jesse Marquisee](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jesse-marquisee/) - Jesse has been playing ultimate since 2005. In high school Jesse played YCC and for Edina High school’s Green Lantern ultimate team. In 2014 they won the MN High School Ultimate for the first time in school history. That summer he was an LIT at Ultimate Peace. Jesse loves meeting new people. Besides Ultimate and
- [Ryan Anderson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ryan-anderson/) - Ryan started playing ultimate with the American University Dirty Ladies. She currently spends most of her time organizing ultimate for others to play both locally and regionally. She's unsure where she'll be playing next, but she knows it will prioritize remembering that we all do this for fun and love.
- [Lauren Pichard](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lauren-pichard/) - Lauren Pichard has been playing ultimate since middle school and developed a passion for the sport through its strong sense of community and core value: Spirit Of The Game. She first discovered Ultimate Peace through a school project in a history class called The Modern Middle East and resonated strongly with the organization’s mission and
- [James Hix](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/james-hix/) - James began his Ultimate ways in 2008 at Eastern University with the Exiles. To put it honestly, the Exiles were an incredible group of people that drew James into the sport. Since then, it has never been the absolute thrill of pulling down a beautiful huck or the blood-pounding exhilaration of tearing up the dirt
- [Stu Downs](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/stu-downs/) - I have enjoyed the sport of ultimate since 1979 when I joined Dartmouth College's nascent band of misfits. I was lit up quickly by the energy, ease and enjoyment of a game of ultimate. Furthermore, I fell in love with the model of spirit of the game and the amazing humans I witnessed upholding this
- [Jim Levine](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jim-levine/) - I began playing in the late 1970's at Tufts University. In the early 80's seven members of the Tufts team joined with players from other teams to form the Hostages, a Nationals level club team that played together for four years and was regarded as a team that was way more than the sum of
- [Will Christopherson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/will-christopherson/) - Will's been playing Ultimate since his first summer camp in Minnesota, way back in 1994. After college he moved to warmer climates, and has now represented Australia 7 times (mostly in Beach Ultimate)! He's been lucky enough to travel all over the world to play - USA, AUS, Portugal, Italy, Phillipines, Japan, UAE, Czech Republic,
- [UVM Ruckus](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/uvm-ruckus/) - We are UVM's Women's Ultimate Frisbee team, Ruckus. Our goal is to promote acceptance, diversity, and the spirit of the game through our team's cultures, actions and goals, and through ourselves as individuals. We like to think that anywhere we go, whether we are touching a disc or not, we are representing Ruckus and UVM.
- [Ian Fenster](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ian-fenster/) - Ian will be turning 13 in September and his Bar Mitzvah is on 10/19/19. For his Bar Mitzvah project, Ian has decided to support Ultimate Peace. Ian got the idea to support this organization when he heard Ultimate Peace speak at his camp URJ Eisner. Ian enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee and having a frisbee catch
- [Shaked Maron](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/shaked-maron/)
- [Saad Farhat](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/saad-farhat/)
- [Noam Aharonson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/noam-aharonson/)
- [Nadav Kampefer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nadav-kampefer/)
- [Maya Shimoni](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/maya-shimoni/)
- [Martin Gomez](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/martin-gomez/)
- [Itay Chechik](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/itay-chechik/)
- [Ido Cohen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ido-cohen/)
- [Braa Awwad](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/braa-awwad/)
- [Bashar Naamneh](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/bashar-naamneh/)
- [Avishai Greenberg](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/avishai-greenberg/)
- [Amal Hassan](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/amal-hassan/)
- [Abed El Rani](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/abed-el-rani/)
- [Yuval "Zolo" Zolotushko](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yuval-zolotushko/) - Yuval’s first encounter with a frisbee was back in 2005 in the “Hashomer Hazair” youth group. After a few short months he heard about the “Bula Flow” (First international event in Israel) and immediately joined the volunteer crew. Since then, he got “infected” with the frisbee bug and hasn’t stopped playing ever since. Yuval
- [Yuval "Leibo" Leibovitch](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yuval-leibovitch/)
- [Shada M. Nassar](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/shada-m-nassar/)
- [Uri Kedem](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/uri-kedem/) - Hello, I'm Uri Kedem, I've started playing ultimate in 7th grade and haven't stopped since. I've been playing in world and European championship and I'm very proud to be in the Israeli national team. Ultimate Peace is a very big part of my life and is one of the environments I most enjoy being in.
- [Yonatan Ben Haim](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yonatan-ben-haim/) - UP is part of my life since 2010,where I've been to the first ever camp as a 12 years old camper. Since then I've been through the coaches-in-training program and became a coach, accumulating countless experiences: Co-running a whole day of summer camp as a 15 years old boy Representing UP in a US tourney,
- [Owen DeVore](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/owen-devore/) - My name is Owen DeVore I live in Seattle, Washington and I am a sophomore at The Northwest School. I originally got into ultimate when I was much younger and my uncle introduced me to the beautiful game and the spirit that came along with it. After several summers of playing with cousins and having
- [Mona Hijazi](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mona-hijazi/)
- [Hosa Roman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/hosa-roman/) - Hosa or Muhammed is from Ein Rafa and started playing Ultimate in 2010. He began as a camper in the first UP camp. He graduated in 2015 from the CIT ( coaches in training) program to become a UP coach. He is head-coaching the Jerusalem practice and an assistant coach in Yesod Hama'ala, Tuba ,
- [Lina Massalha](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lina-massalha/)
- [Jalal Mresat](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jalal-mresat/)
- [Hiba Massalha](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/hiba-massalha/)
- [Hassan Ayashi](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/hassan-ayashi/)
- [Eran Brandeis](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/eran-brandeis/) - I am from Jerusalem and started playing Ultimate in High school in 2007 I have since played in California, the Israeli national team and in Australia. I attended the first camp back in 2010 and got back to coaching with UP in 2014 in Jerusalem with the Experimental school and coaching in the 2015 UP
- [Amir Zohar](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/amir-zohar/)
- [Bruce Glass](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/bruce-glass/)
- [Amy Smith](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/amy-smith/) - Amy Smith is rejoining the UP family after a couple of summers away. Having been around the world and back again spending the last 7 years Venezuela, China, Indonesia as a middle and high school mathematics teacher (and Ultimate Frisbee coach and player!), Amy has repatriated to her hometown of Atlanta, GA. She is still
- [Steph Wong](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/steph-wong/) - Steph started playing Ultimate Frisbee for Andover's High school where she discovered a love for a sport that is fueled by high spirit and the simple joy of play. She continued to coach, captain, and play competitively through college and across the country. She has worked with both local and pro-ultimate leagues. Steph lives just
- [Oren Lieber-Kotz](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/oren-lieber-kotz/) - Oren is a student in the Class of 2021 at Carleton College in Minnesota, where he pays for the Gods of Plastic. He graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS in Maryland, after captaining the ultimate team there for two years. He’s also played on the DC YCC teams Deadrise and Swing Vote. The son of a
- [Omri Morin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/omri-morin/) - For the past three years i've bean either working or volunteering in Ultimate Peace year round program. I helped open the Jerusalem practice and during 2017-2018 I coached all around the Middle East. During 2018-2019 i've become in charge of the media in the Middle East.
- [Berkley McDaniel](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/berkley-mcdaniel/) - I met my wife, on her birthday, on the Ultimate field. Without this amazing sport, my family would, quite literally, not exist. 25 years later, my wife still plays, my son plays College Ultimate for the Nomads at Appalachian State University and has been apart of Ultimate Peace for several years now. There is nothing
- [Daniel Muz](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/daniel-muz/) - I fell in love with Ultimate on the beautiful beaches of the Canary Islands, but soon Ultimate took me to many different places. I was intrigued by the community of wonderful people and went on to play in many international tournaments, with clubs teams from Germany or the German Mixed National Team. These people keep
- [Noam Frankel](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/noam-frankel/) - Ultimate is really fun, and ultimate players like to laugh and have fun. So I have been playing for almost 40 years. At nationals, on the beach or pick up. Connecting that joy with Ultimate Peace’s mission in a land that is so important to all of us is a dream.
- [Sarah Savage Davis](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/sarah-savage-davis/) - Sarah Savage Davis has been playing and coaching ultimate since 1980 and has not stopped yet. Her career spans from California to Iowa, and from Women's, Mixed, Masters, Grand Masters, to Great Grand Master's Beach Ultimate, with World and National appearances and championships peppered throughout. She believes that the more Ultimate takes, the more it
- [Abby Fournier](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/abby-fournier/) - Abby is absolutely thrilled to be returning to Ultimate Peace this summer! She coached “Cheddar is Better” last year and loved every minute with her UP family. Abby currently plays for the Williams Women’s Ultimate team (go Ephs!), and will continue to play ultimate for as long as her body allows. A sophomore at Williams
- [Lucy Kodish](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lucy-kodish/) - Lucy started dabbling with a disc in high school in Boulder, Colorado. After she graduated, she moved up to Bellingham, Washington to attend Western Washington University, where she has played Ultimate for Nyx and Chaos. She works at the campus Recycling Center and the Outdoor Center, leading incoming freshman on backpacking trips and other adventures.
- [Frances Montell](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/frances-montell/) - Frances didn’t start playing ultimate until she was 26 years old, but when she did it completely changed her life. She played for 5 years with the Santa Barbara college team the Burning Skirts, and 2 years with the Santa Barbara Condors. She taught an after school ultimate class for 5 years at her kids’
- [Mickey (Michael) Walsh](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mickey-walsh/) - Mickey fell in love with ultimate in 2012 and has been playing ever since. He is currently a student at Carleton College where he spends the majority of his time studying and the rest playing ultimate. He is excited to return to Camp UP to continue trying to create the world that ought to be.
- [Anna Glass](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/anna-glass/) - Anna started playing Ultimate in 2012 at the Paideia School (Atl, Ga) and went on to play in college at Emory University. She says that Ultimate has brought her some of the most amazing opportunities, including international travel, close friends, and a connection to the worldwide frisbee community. She started with UP in 2013 as
- [Emily Molloy](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/emily-molloy/) - Emily began playing ultimate very casually in her freshman year of college when she caught sight of friends from her dorm playing and joined in out of curiosity. She quickly learned that, "when in doubt, you should always throw the hammer", was tricked into going to one of the tryouts for her university's club team,
- [Aaron Stern](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/aaron-stern/) - Aaron started playing in 2000 at UNC-Greensboro and has been coaching since 2009 for teams at all levels, including a national championship U16 Boys team in 2011. His coaching emphasizes the development of the whole person, not just the ultimate player, and he was a 2015 Double-Goal Coach Award Finalist from the Positive Coaching Alliance.
- [Joel Diamond](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/joel-diamond/) - Joel is a native Texan who lives in Jerusalem, builds peace, and loves playing high-level ultimate frisbee. He designs and evaluates projects for an NGO that promotes collaborative and innovative solutions to divided conflicts. A former teacher and certified dialogue facilitator, he also volunteers for a virtual exchange program that brings university students together across
- [Christine McBride](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/christine-mcbride/) - From all the way Down Under, Christine first picked up a disc to kill time while waiting for touch football practice. After committing to ultimate (thanks to the help of talented coaches) at Sydney Uni, she knew she made the right decision when she found a welcoming group of people that became her immediate friends.
- [Libby Bacal](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/libby-bacal/) - My name is Libby Bacal, and I have been playing ultimate frisbee as much as possible since first joining the sport in 2014. I played on the University of Arizona's ultimate team for five years, where I also graduated with a BA in Art History, Global Studies, and a minor in Spanish. Born in Tucson,
- [Jonathan Toib](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jonathan-toib/) - Jonathan is very excited to be back at UP after a summer as an LIT in 2016! He began playing ultimate as a freshman at Lower Merion High School, and has been playing ever since - he currently co-captains Georgetown’s men’s team, Justice. He has also played on Philadelphia Forge (YCC mixed). He can’t imagine
- [Abigail Tankersley](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/abigail-tankersley/) - Abigail grew up playing pickup with her cross country team but didn’t discover the game of ultimate until her senior year of college at The University of Alabama. After running competitively for almost 10 years, she loves how ultimate combines endurance, speed, and mental toughness, but most importantly, is about sportsmanship, being a good teammate,
- [Caleb Seamon](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/caleb-seamon/) - Caleb Seamon found frisbee, and Ultimate Peace, through his brother. In High School he played frisbee for Amherst High School in Massachusetts and now attends Tufts University. After going through the Leader in Training program, in 2018 he was a Coach at Camp Ultimate Peace. The experience of coaching and leading at UP has taught
- [Cliff Marhoefer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/cliff-marhoefer/) - Cliff lives in Portland, OR, where he shares a Chiropractic practice with his wife, Amy. He was drawn to the flight of the disc before he knew of Ultimate, beginning with other disc sports (trick throws and catches, disc golf, distance, etc) in high school. He started playing Ultimate in 1976 while living in San
- [Daniel Lai](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/daniel-lai/) - Ever since he first picked up a disc as a freshman at Swarthmore College, Dan (“D-Lai”) has been in love with the game and culture of Ultimate. On the field, what he lacks in height is made up with his speed and spirit; off the field, he works hard to incorporate the values of SOTG
- [Thomas von Allmen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/thomas-von-allmen/) - Tom began his days as an Ultimate player in some really awful (but awfully fun!) pick-up games in high school. He could little have imagined where it would lead. In fall of 2008, he discovered competitive Ultimate as a freshman at Dickinson College, and has been hooked ever since. On top of summer league experiences
- [Amy Broome](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/amy-broome/) - Amy started playing ultimate in 2005 at St. Johnsbury Academy in her home state of Vermont. She has since played co-ed club at Wheaton College and both mixed and women's club in Boston, MA. She now lives in Austin, TX and plays in the Premier Ultimate League team with the Austin Torch. She began coaching
- [Jacob Smith](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jacob-smith/) - I fell in love with ultimate during my 1st year of college at Penn State University and never looked back. It was here where I found an eclectic and supportive community who I credit for shaping me into the person I am today. Since those fateful days in 2011, I have traveled all over the
- [James Rogers](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/james-rogers/) - James started playing Ultimate in 2003 on Vancouver Island and was hooked early on. He has gone on to play on various other islands including Oahu, Australia, Cortes, North America, and Salt Spring. James's various roles in Ultimate have included Coach, Captain, Ultimate Society President, Spirit Captain, Old Guy, League Co-ordinator, Pirate, Chili maker, and
- [Miranda Baltaxe](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/miranda-baltaxe/) - Miranda “Battleaxe” Baltaxe is a born and raised Arlingtonian (VA, just outside of DC). She attends H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, a 6-12th grade public school where the only competitive sport played is Ultimate. She first picked up a disc in 7th grade and has been obsessed ever since, and now plays for H-B’s Varsity Girls
- [Danie Proby](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/danie-proby/) - Danie Proby is known for despising free-time. She co-founded the only Ultimate Frisbee Academy in Canada (Elevate Ultimate), is a high school physical education teacher, and is pursuing her masters in High Performance Coaching and Technical Leadership at UBC. Finding creative ways to teach the sport to young people is her life passion. She grew
- [Katherine Landesman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/katherine-landesman/) - Katherine started throwing a disc as soon as she could stand, since both her parents play and taught her well. She went on to help start the women's team at Clark University: Joan of Clark. She now plays in Boston in various leagues and fun tournaments. Katherine was at camp in 2010, 2011, and 2013
- [Delphine Wartelle](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/delphine-wartelle/) - Hello Everyone! My name is Delphine Wartelle and I have the privilege of having been selected as a coach for Ultimate Peace to coach kids in the Middle East from all backgrounds (Arab Israeli, Jewish Israeli, Palestinian...) in the beautiful ways of Ultimate Frisbee! Ultimate Frisbee is a self-refereed, self-motivated sport, with strong respect for
- [Radka Dancikova](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/radka-dancikova/) - Radka started playing Ultimate as a high school freshman at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA in 2006. She spent her college years trying to appear taller than she is while playing in the college men’s division with Caltech, even captaining the team in 2014. Her love of the game led her to playing with Los
- [Matty McDaniel](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/matty-mcdaniel/) - Matty is from Richmond, Virginia, which is also where his parents met while playing pick-up ultimate. He began playing himself in the spring of 2014 through Richmond Ultimate pick-up games and spring and summer leagues. He started practicing with Richmond Floodwall in 2015 and has continued ever since, while also playing for Team Israel U20
- [Dana Dunwoody](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/dana-dunwoody/) - Dana currently coaches Ultimate and Basketball across the greater Boston and Cambridge area. She currently sits on the Athletics Redesign Committee for Boston Public Schools and serves as a Coach Educator with Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance. (BUDA) Her service with BUDA does not stop there, she is also serving as a consultant with BUDA's Diversity
- [Becca Wainess](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/becca-wainess/) - Becca started playing ultimate in Denver, Colorado her sophomore year at East High School. After falling in love with the sport, she moved to Scripps College in Claremont, California where she joined the Claremont Greenshirts and quickly got the nickname Rocki (since she’s obsessed with the Rocky Mountains). In college, she dual majored in Politics
- [Steven Trenfield](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/steven-trenfield/) - Steve started playing ultimate when an 10th grader walked into his classroom and said "Hey Mr. Trenfield, can you sign this paper to be the ultimate frisbee sponsor?" Four years later, Steve is still coaching Austin High Ultimate, plays club with Riverside Messengers, and pickup every chance he gets. When he isn't playing ultimate, he's
- [Joy Spadafora](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/joy-spadafora/) - For the past 30+ years, Joy has been either playing, parenting a player, coaching, or supporting the growth of Ultimate. Her earliest memory of throwing a Frisbee® was as a jet-lagged teenager on a high school trip to Spain. She started playing Ultimate with the E-Men at Tufts University in the late 1980s (pre-EWO) and
- [Marlie Somers](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/marlie-somers/) - Marlie is a student, teacher, coach, and athlete who is eager to share her love for learning and/or ultimate with anyone willing to hear. She has played ultimate around the world for nine years, captaining and coaching a variety of teams from elementary to adult level. Her passion for education extends into her passion for
- [Kelsie Schmit](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/kelsie-schmit/) - Kelsie co-founded Mahtomedi High School Ultimate and played four years of women’s Ultimate at St. Olaf. She went on to play two seasons of Club Ultimate on mixed teams Pound and Bird. She’s coached three seasons of HS Ultimate; two for South Squall High School and one for Minneapolis Women’s YCC. Previously, Kelsie coached sailing
- [Jimmy Roney](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jimmy-roney/) - Jimmy discovered ultimate later in life at 34 years old and jumped in with both feet. The people that play the game make it easy to fall in love with the sport. I have been lucky to represent Canada at three different world championships, WUCC's 2010 Prague, WUGC 2012 Osaka, WUBC 2015 Dubai. One of
- [Hannah Robinson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/hannah-robinson/) - Hannah started playing ultimate at Tufts University in Boston when her freshman year roommate dragged her along to a practice and she hasn’t looked back since. She quickly became obsessed with her team, the sport, and, above all else, the ultimate community. After graduating she moved across the country and filled the ultimate void by
- [Liz Queler](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/liz-queler/) - Liz played Ultimate for 17 years, starting at Tufts Univ. in 1978 before there were women's teams. She went on to play with BLU (Boston Ladies Ultimate) winning the first women's national championship in 1981. She played with a number of other teams in Boston and then back in her home town of New York
- [Izzy Pitman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/izzy-pitman/) - Izzy started playing Ultimate in Junior High at Paideia in Atlanta, GA. She recently graduated from Paideia after playing varsity ultimate at school since freshman year, Atlanta (cATLanta ha ha) YCC team, and other club and leagues around the city. Izzy has always been interested in multicultural learning and having grown up in Namibia, has
- [Irwin Mulnick](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/irwin-mulnick/) - Irwin got hooked on ultimate and began playing on the east coast for 3 years before relocating to the west coast where he played another 15 years. His fondest memories of those years where playing with and against some of the greatest players and teams of the 80's and early to mid 90's. He has
- [Charlotte Matos](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/charlotte-matos/) - I started playing Ultimate with the university team of my hometown, Geneva, when I began my medical studies. I wanted to try a team and fun sport for the first time (no time any more for competition and socializing). But I didn't know I was stepping in a huge community full with tournaments every week-end!
- [Nancy Glass](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nancy-glass/) - An original member of the UP Team, Nancy started her Ultimate career in the early 80′s with Chicago’s Nemesis. She still lives in Chicago with her husband Mike, three children, two dogs and a fish. Nancy continues to play and coach both Ultimate and Hockey. Game On!
- [Jeff Landesman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jeff-landesman/) - After 40 years of playing, coaching, and teaching Ultimate, Jeff is still enamored with Spirit of the Game. It is the reason why he started playing Ultimate, and it is the reason why he keeps playing as often as possible. Jeff began his Ultimate career as a junior in high school in New York City.
- [Kailee Karr](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/kailee-karr-2/) - You may know her as “hot dog lady” or “that weird girl dancing uncomfortably close to me at the tournament party”, but Kailee had her humble Ultimate beginnings as “Biggest Betty”. She played four years with Betty Ultimate at The University of Kansas, captaining them to their first national’s appearance in 15 years in 2014.
- [Dominik Jockers](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/dominik-jockers/) - It is now almost 5 years that Dominik started Ultimate at University, not knowing where this all will come to. By getting around in Europe he picked up the disk wherever he could, enjoying the play, spirit and community of this amazing sport. at the moment he is studying in Heidelberg and just right about
- [Paige Harouse](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/paige-harouse/) - Paige grew up tossing with family and at camp, and began to take ultimate more seriously in high school and college, including playing with Georgetown’s D-III women's team, the Biddin’ Foyas. She spent 8 summers at Concordia Language Villages, where she learned to love language and ultimate. Those two interests ultimately brought her to the
- [Tricia Guilfoyle](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/tricia-guilfoyle/) - Tricia Guilfoyle started playing ultimate with the Condors in Santa Barbara when she was 19. She also played on the first UCSB Burning Skirts team and between the two teams won 7 National and World championships. Tricia taught after school ultimate to elementary students for 8 years, she currently runs an ultimate summer camp through
- [Chuck Gargaly](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/chuck-gargaly/) - Chuck started playing Ultimate at a summer camp and hasn't stopped grinning since then. He has lived in 3 different countries and in 3 different states, and everywhere, there has been a home, made up of people passionate about the sport of Ultimate and those who play it. He believes that everyone deserves to feel
- [Luka Faradsch](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/luka-faradsch/) - In 2008 Luka first fell in love with the flying plastic during a semester abroad in Colorado. Her host family got her addicted to the sport immediately and with a growing Ultimate community in Germany she was lucky enough to continue playing when she returned to her home country. Since then she has played in
- [Martina Dombrowski](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/martina-dombrowski/) - Martina went to her first Ultimate practice at the University of Stuttgart in 2010, falling in love with the sport and atmosphere she experienced immediately. Soon after she joined the local club team GoHo girls, gradually taking on more responsibility and being part of the captains team for several years now. After teaching English and
- [Michael Brenner](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/michael-brenner/) - Michael discovered Ultimate at a summer camp in 2004 and immediately fell in love with the sport. On his first day of high school, at the freshman activities fair, he ran to the Ultimate booth and signed up for the team. Since that day, he has never looked back and has found a supportive and
- [Jacob Barr](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jacob-barr/) - Jacob Barr is rip-roaring tornado of fun. He started playing Ultimate in high school with his friends and then joined his college team, the Tufts University Elephant Men and has played for them for four years. He has also played for various club teams in the Middle East including Element, J-city Lights, Oy Vey, and
- [Linda Sidorsky](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/linda-sidorsky/) - Linda lives in rural western Massachusetts in the small town of Shelburne Falls. She is one of the co-founders of Ultimate Peace along with David Barkan and Dori Yaniv. As an unpaid volunteer she devotes her time and energy all year to Ultimate Peace as the organization’s COO. She is also the Director of Operations
- [Robert Sidorsky](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/robert-sidorsky/)
- [David Barkan](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/david-barkan/) - David lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also volunteers year-round for Ultimate Peace, and is the Director of Camp UP in Acco Israel every summer. David has led many Ultimate teams over the course of his thirty-year career to compete at the highest national and international levels of the sport. He
- [Asa Thomson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/asa-thomson/) - Hello my name is Asa Thomson, my life revolves around Ultimate. I started playing at the age of five and I'm going into my twelfth year of playing. I am currently attending Northampton High School and am deeply invested in the team and the program. In my spare time I like playing Ultimate, running track,
- [Rubix Ultimate](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rubix-ultimate/)
- [Anna Dreher](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/anna-dreher/) - Hi! My name is Anna, and I am16 and live in Portland, Oregon. I have been playing ultimate since the age of 11. Most recently, I was a practice player with the women’s club team Portland Schwa, and last August I represented the United States as part of the team that won gold at the
- [Sahab Ansary](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/sahab-ansary/) - Born and raised in Vancouver BC Canada I'm just an 18 year old who stays indoors all day until you tell me a disc is involved then I'm outside playing ultimate all day. I've been playing ultimate for 6 years and I've just got into coaching and I love it just as much as playing
- [Patrick Connor](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/patrick-connor/) - Hi, I'm Patrick Connor! I live in Austin, Texas and I'm a junior at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy. I fell in love with ultimate in sixth grade and have been playing as much since then. I play on multiple club teams in my local area, as well as my high school frisbee team
- [Laura To](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/laura-to/) - Laura started playing ultimate in middle school at Asa Mercer in her home state of Washington. She has been coaching at summer camps, fall leagues, and Mercer middle school. She is currently playing for Franklin high school, Seven hills, and YCC. Ever since she was introduced to Ultimate Peace by AGE UP, she wanted to
- [Auria Lee](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/auria-lee/) - My name is Auria Lee and I am very excited to be a part of the Ultimate Peace team. I started playing ultimate in 7th grade when I moved to a new school. I immediately found an amazing and supportive community of people, many of which I'm still friends with today. Two things about ultimate
- [Camille Neutz](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/camille-neutz/) - Hi! My name is Camille, I am a junior at University Prep in Seattle, WA. I decided to join an Ultimate team in sixth grade which was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I feel in love with the sport immediately. I play because of people that it attracts and the community
- [Emma Vorathiankul](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/emma-vorathiankul/) - Emma started playing ultimate as a middle schooler at HB Woodlawn in Arlington, Virginia. She continues to play for HB Woodlawn in high school and was a captain of the first U17 YCC DC team. Emma is excited to further expand the ultimate community and have so much fun while doing it! She has always
- [Maggie Pierce](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/maggie-pierce/) - Born and raised in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, I was introduced to ultimate when my mom started coaching our high school team freshman year. Since then, I’ve played on my high school team for four years and traveled to Minnesota on Maine’s YCC teams every summer as well. Over the years I’ve become a leader and
- [Isaac Wasserman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/isaac-wasserman/) - Hi, my name is Isaac Wasserman. I am a 18 year old Senior from Madison Wisconsin. I first began playing ultimate when I was 5 at a weekly neighborhood pickup game that my parents went to. In 7th grade I began to take it more serious and began playing competitively for my middle school and
- [NEPSUL](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nepsul/) - The New England Prep School Ultimate League was cofounded in 2001 to support the growth of ultimate at independent day and boarding schools in the region. Since the founding the number of schools with ultimate in New England has grown exponentially, and a number of players, coaches, and alumni have worked directly with Ultimate Peace.
- [Jordanna Polis Schutz](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jordanna-polis-schutz/)
- [Dan Weiss](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/dan-weiss/) - Dan finds his way to Ultimate Peace from sharing a love of Ultimate Frisbee with David Barkan, with whom he battled for years on the field of competition. Dan has been out of the sport for many years, and unfortunately cannot play anymore due to deteriorating knees. While a player, he was fortunate to be
- [Debbie Greiff](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/debbie-greiff/) - Debbie Greiff has dedicated herself to helping solve big social problems with practical approaches. By nature and training, she is a boundary-spanner and connector between people, ideas, sectors and systems to improve the lives of youth and families in low-income communities. Debbie brings more than 20 years of experience consulting to and advising intermediaries and
- [Jennifer Burney](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jennifer-burney/) - After a long career as a soccer goalkeeper, Jen started playing Ultimate on Friday mornings at Gan Sacher, when she was living in Jerusalem in 2000. The next year, as a graduate student at Stanford, she quickly found a new home on the field and has been hooked ever since. She loves that Spirit of
- [Paideia Pythons](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/paideia-pythons/) - The sport of ultimate depends on passion, dedication and hard work. The focus of ultimate at Paideia School is to develop strong athletes, teammates and citizens, and have as much fun as is humanly possible in the process. Paideia has had many students work with Ultimate Peace and love the program. We believe Paideia is
- [Molasses Disaster](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/molasses-disaster/) - Molasses Disaster is excited to be a part the Ultimate Peace program. We are a Mixed Master's team out of Boston who values diversity of thought and background. We appreciate all that Ultimate Peace and other Ulti-Mates bring to the field and the world. What's with our name you ask? Here goes. On January 15,
- [Guillem Pina](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/guillem-pina/) - Guillem Pina started playing ultimate when he was in college in Girona (in Catalonia, Spain). There he had the life-changing luck of getting to know a person who played the extremely rare sport (in Spain) of Ultimate Frisbee, and who invited him to join a practice of the local team, Disctèrics. Right after the very
- [Fury Ultimate](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/fury-ultimate/) - From the San Francisco Bay Area, Fury is a team built on the principles of dedication, teamwork, accountability and respect for our opponents and the game we love. Since its inception in 1997, Fury has won the USA Ultimate National Championship nine times and has earned the honor to represent the U.S. at seven World
- [Poets and Pitchers](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/poets-and-pitchers/) - Poets and Pitchers is a high school ultimate team from three different schools in Montgomery County, just north of DC. We were founded in 2015 when two high schoolers met at a WAFC pick-up game. Since then, we have competed in Maryland state championships twice, winning states in 2017. Currently, our three primary schools are
- [The University of Richmond Spidermonkeys](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/spidermonkeys/) - The Richmond Spidermonkeys are the University of Richmond Men’s Club Ultimate Team. We compete in USA Ultimate’s Men’s DIII College Division. We are the defending champions of the Atlantic Coast Region, have attended nationals four of the last five years, and are the 2017 National Champions. We are already preparing for and looking forward to
- [Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/bcc/) - BCC Ultimate is a no cut high school team from Maryland, composed mainly of students at BCC High School. Our coach is Andrew Nguyen, an experienced club player and certified observer who volunteers his time. We practice regularly and compete at travel tournaments against the top teams in the country and at the Maryland state
- [Ben Weinstein](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ben-weinstein/) - In my freshman year of high school, I fell in love with ultimate, and have been ever since. Its quick movement, high flying plays, and emphasis on respect and integrity makes it the sport for me. As co-captain of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS ultimate team, I helped lead our team to three straight state championships.
- [Lily Marzano](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lily-marzano/) - Hi, I’m Lily! I recently started playing Ultimate in Atlanta, Georgia. I am currently a sophomore at The Paideia School. Before playing Ultimate this year, I have played almost every sport. After dancing for 5 years and playing club tennis and volleyball, I got into Ultimate. My coach at school suggested playing Ultimate and I
- [Celine Sledge](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/celine-sledge/) - Celine started playing ultimate at Emory University in 2005 and instantly fell in love! Since 2008 she's played on various Atlanta club teams; Ozone, Bucket, Alloy, and Outbreak. But coaching has proven to be more rewarding than any national championship game could hope to be. She coached several high school teams in Atlanta before finally
- [Lavi Shaked Golan](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lavi-shaked-golan/)
- [Ohad Lelcuk](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ohad-lelcuk/)
- [Nadeem	Soleman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nadeemsoleman/)
- [Amit Barak](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/amit-barak/)
- [Muhammad Awad](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/muhammad-awad/)
- [Leah Simon](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/leah-simon/) - Leah started playing ultimate on her middle school club team and was immediately struck by the positivity surrounding the sport. She continued playing it when she entered college in 2016 playing for the club developmental team at UNC called Electra for which she continues to play today. Electra embraces spirit of the game serving as
- [Lauren Feder](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lauren-feder/) - Lauren Feder first discovered Ultimate as an eight-year-old at summer camp. The game there was played with a gigantic foam frisbee, which Lauren thought was called the ultimate frisbee; when played with a disc of normal size, she assumed the game was simply called ‘frisbee’. Upon discovering her mistake, Lauren was sorely disillusioned and did
- [Liza Gull](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/liza-gull/) - Liza started playing ultimate competitively in seventh grade and has played on Club and School teams. She's 6'1" (1.83 M) and learning how to use her height to sky. She has a profound love for fun and crazy socks and can't wait to show them off at UP.
- [Leija Helling](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/leija-helling/) - Leija fell in love with ultimate in middle school and hasn't looked back since. She recently graduated from high school in Amherst, Massachusetts where she captained her varsity team and devoted herself to the ultimate community. She has also played for and captained Boston's youth club team, BUDA, and cannot wait to continue her competitive
- [Matthew Wieseltier](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/matthew-wieseltier/) - My name is Matthew Wieseltier. I live in Washington, DC and I am a sophomore at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Maryland. I learned to play ultimate at Camp Ramah in New England during the summer after 8th Grade. Since then, I have played on a team made up of players from
- [Brandon Severson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/brandon-severson/) - After picking up ultimate frisbee in 2013 at Tufts University, I continued to play back in my hometown of Los Angeles, CA. From playing on the B-team at Tufts, I have since played mixed with 7 Figures, open with the Condors, and AUDL with the Aviators. After hearing about Ultimate Peace and its philosophy, I
- [Troy Revell](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/troy-revell/) - Troy has been playing, coaching, and observing ultimate for 23 years, starting in college where he founded the program at UNC-Asheville before moving on to club play with Raleigh Ring of Fire, North Carolina coed teams, and Raleigh Boneyard, playing in 9 USAU club nationals between them. He also played in the AUDL with the
- [Steve Mooney](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/steve-mooney/) - My playing career in this wonderful sport was long, too long if you ask my family. Sports framed my life, my being, defined me, and I played them all, literally. I played soccer in high school and college, not finding Ultimate until my senior year of college, but then spent the next twenty five years
- [Rowdy Webb](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rowdy-webb/) - Rowdy Webb loves to take Ultimate pictures. He lives in Portland, Oregon, where he works to design home printers, and raises two children with his wife, Melissa.
- [Mickey Pearl](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mickey-pearl/) - Michal (Mickey) Pearl was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. When she started high school, her family relocated to New York City. She fell in love with Ultimate in college, where she played for the Brandeis University women’s team. Mickey has been a summer camp coach in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. She was
- [Mia Wang](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mia-wang/) - Mia started playing ultimate in college at Williams College and has played for a mixed club team in Cleveland the past two summers. She is graduating from Williams this spring and hopes to go to medical school in the next few years. She is from Cleveland and has a ton of city pride, but is
- [Maya Nir](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/maya-nir/) - Maya Nir was born in San Francisco California to an American mother and Israeli father. After living in Jerusalem during the Second Intifada, she has lived in Arlington for the majority of her childhood. Maya has played for H-B Woodlawn Pandamonium, her high school's varsity team since her freshman year. She is devoted to gender
- [Matt Godfrey](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/matt-godfrey/) - I am from St. Paul, Minnesota and I began playing Ultimate when I was a junior in high school because some of my friends from the soccer team thought I might be pretty good at it. In my first practice with the team I fell in love with the sport and the community it creates,
- [Leah Tsinajinnie](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/leah-tsinajinnie/) - Leah was introduced to ultimate frisbee in Atlanta at Georgia Tech in September 2008, with the UP-famous Ben Spears as her first coach. She began coaching in 2010 at the high school and college level. She coached the W.D. Mohammed High School Girls, a team uniquely comprised of young women that identify as African American
- [Kirk Johnson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/kirk-johnson/) - Born in Venezuela and raised in the US, Kirk is a sculptor and metal fabricator working in the Pacific Northwest of America. He is old and slow now, but at one time played some ultimate.
- [Kamal Raslan](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/kamal-raslan/) - Kamal has been playing ultimate for 7 years and currently plays at the University of Pittsburgh and on club teams throughout the City of Pittsburgh. He grew up and learned how to play frisbee in Cleveland, Ohio with his brothers, Adnan and Yousef. Kamal is the son of two immigrants, his father from Syria and
- [Josh McCarthy](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/josh-mccarthy/) - After falling in love with Ultimate at high school (debate!) camps and in pick-up games with my friends on the local town green, I began playing competitively my freshman year at Duke University back in 1993. Undeterred by my lack of any semblance of a forehand (sadly still true), I could not get enough of
- [Jon Atkins](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jon-atkins/) - Jon "Frozone" Atkins, aka Jacob's friend first became obsessed with the sport he'd later learn to call Ultimate at a family wedding in Amherst, Massachusetts, which featured the traditionally-Amherst pre-nuptual ceremonial game to 15. As a frisky 11-year-old without his soon-to-be trademark lank, a young Frozone quickly fell in love. Later, after his high school
- [Joanie Merrill](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/joanie-merrill/) - Joanie started playing Ultimate her senior year at UC Santa Barbara through their intramural program after many years participating in the traditional team sport realm. She fell in love with Ultimate and this new concept called "Spirit of the Game". She joined the Women Condors in 1982 and helped the team win 5 national championships
- [Jesse Zaslove](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jesse-zaslove/) - Jesse Zaslove lives in Seattle Washington, where she has recently graduated from University Prep. Following in the footsteps of her older brother, she got bit by the Ultimate bug in sixth grade, and has been playing ever since. Jesse loves the fact that the sport is balanced between competition and cooperation, and feels that the
- [Henry Goldenberg](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/henry-goldenberg/) - Henry was born in Chicago, IL, and has been throwing frisbees ever since. Henry grew up on an Ultimate Field – both his parents played for Chicago Ultimate teams, his dad with Windy City and his mom with Nemesis. His family moved to Madison when he was 3, and they continue to live there. He
- [Henry Betts](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/henry-betts/) - I am from New York, and have spent the last year teaching English and coaching Ultimate in Rehovot. I started playing Ultimate when Papa Betts first took me to his own frisbee games, and 175 grams was closer to half my weight. A few years later, I began played slightly more competitively at George Washington
- [Hala Shabayta](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/hala-shabayta/) - Hala Shabaita, an 18 year old Arab, has been with Ultimate Peace for 5 years. Hala has been building relationships with different people from the organization and has kept those relationships strong since 2013. She wishes to keep working with UP and helping it grow every year since the organization is an essential part of
- [Eytan Deener-Agus](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/eytan-deener-agus/) - Hailing from outside of Boston, MA, Eytan caught ultimate fever his first year of high school after a friend convinced him to try out for the school's team. Ever since then, anyone who knows Eytan will admit it is impossible to find Eytan without a disc in hand or readily accessible. After four years of
- [Cindy Frey](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/cindy-frey/) - Cindy first started playing Ultimate in high school at St. Johnsbury Academy in northern VT. While playing, she also started a middle school Ultimate team and introduced the sport to elementary and middle schools around the Northeast Kingdom. Since leaving VT, Cindy has been involved with different youth outreach programs. She currently lives in SoCal
- [Caroline Chow](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/caroline-chow/) - Caroline started playing ultimate at Amherst Regional High School in 2002, back in the days when Gaia was the only company making frisbee gear and Krispy Kreme still gave out free hot donuts. She continued at Tufts University, where she was relegated to the slOw-line and where her greatest accomplishment was getting her team to
- [Malak Hijaze](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/malak-hijaze/)
- [Noa Shalit](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/noa-shalit/)
- [Rasha Azaize](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rasha-azaize/)
- [Nader Abu Elhija](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nader-abu-elhija/)
- [Omri Zchoot](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/omri-zchoot/)
- [Mais Diab](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mais-diab/)
- [Faris Kanaan](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/faris-kanaan/)
- [Adi Barilan](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/adi-barilan/)
- [Tala Glass](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/tala-glass/)
- [Yaron Katzir](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yaron-katzir/)
- [Yara Hijaze](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yara-hijaze/)
- [Scott Graber](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/scott-graber/) - I've been playing and coaching Ultimate since middle school, when my cousins taught me to play. Bringing it back to Tenafly, NJ, I taught it to anyone who would listen, joined the the Tenafly High School Really Good Tigers and ended up captaining for 3 years. I then went to Carleton College and played for
- [Reut Shimoni](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/reut-shimoni/)
- [Eman Armush](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/eman-armush/)
- [Matan Basha](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/matan-basha/)
- [Nicole "Lucky" Desjardins](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nicole-desjardins/) - While her family knows her as Nicole, those in the ultimate community know her only as Lucky. She found her home in the ultimate community by fluke in the summer of 2002, when her friend’s brother was setting up the first ultimate league in Kamloops, BC and needed people to sign up. At the time
- [Meeta Prakash](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/meeta-prakash/) - Meeta began playing ultimate in high school at Phillips Exeter Academy. She thought it would be cool to learn how to throw a flick and play a crunchy sport. In college at Dartmouth, she played with both A and B teams (Princess Layout and Princess B-Ride) and even captained the B team for a semester.
- [Glenn Poole](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/glenn-poole/) - Glenn started playing competitive ultimate as a freshman at Watchung Hills Regional High School. He captained as a senior for both the WHRHS Warriors and for the Rutgers University men's team, Machine. After playing for a fifth year at Rutgers, Glenn moved to Germany to teach English and helped lead the German national men's team
- [Cara Crouch](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/cara-crouch/) - Cara has 175 grams of plastic to thank for her family, friendships, and job. She started playing ultimate her freshman year at the University of Texas in Austin, where she met a handsome young ultimate player named Tank who she married and had a daughter with. While in college she won the Callahan award while
- [Tanya Bearson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/tanya-bearson/) - Tanya Bearson began playing Ultimate Frisbee at camps sponsored by Bay Area Disc Association (BADA) when she was eight. Ever since then she has been devoted to the sport. From day one out on the field, Tanya could tell Ultimate was something special. As she pursued frisbee more seriously, Tanya realized what she valued so
- [Aidan Price](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/aidan-price/) - Aidan lives with his parents, brother, and cats in Berkeley, California. He goes to school at Berkeley High and plays on their ultimate team. Growing up, Aidan loved to play catch with his parents, but only started playing real ultimate in 8th grade. He loves the ultimate community for its balance of inclusivity and passion,
- [Douglas Saulter](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/douglas-saulter/) - Doug began playing Ultimate as a 10th grader in the spring of 1978. His first year playing with the Santa Barbara Condors was in 1980 and he continued playing with them until 1992. He won National Championships in 1981 with the Condors, 1988 and 1989 with UCSB's Black Tide and again with the Beyondors in
- [Michael Natenberg](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/michael-natenberg/) - I was first introduced to Ultimate in the fall of 2000 when a friend invited me to a University of Texas Men’s team practice. The thrill of chasing down a huck kept me coming back for more. That summer I experienced Ultimate’s amazing community through pickup games, a road trip, and Poultry Days. Easy friendships,
- [Ari Nitikman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ari-nitikman/) - I started playing Ultimate in Grade 6 at Stratford Hall, a school so small that if it wanted to field a single gender soccer team, it would need players from 3-4 different grades. Thus, Ultimate was perfect because it was co-ed. After graduating, I went onto play a season with the Vancouver Nighthawks in the
- [Celia Goldfarb](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/celia-goldfarb/) - ​Late into freshman year, on one of the glorious days when Celia didn't have soccer practice, she tagged along with her older brother to his ultimate practice. Two short months later, her 10-year long soccer career became a distant memory and ultimate became her main priority. She began to compete regularly with her high school's
- [Mohamed Yassin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mohamed-yassin/)
- [Mika Ben Zion](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mika-ben-zion/)
- [Kailee Karr](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/kailee-karr/)
- [Ari Nelson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ari-nelson/)
- [Shada Nassar](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/shada-nassar/)
- [Michael Richard](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/michael-richard/) - I was first exposed to Ultimate Frisbee in 2007 at the age of 17, when I was a Senior in high school. I was hooked immediately, and it has stayed a major part of my life ever since. After high school, I attended the University of Wyoming for four years. I immediately sought out the
- [Kevin O'Brien](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/kevin-obrien/) - Kevin started playing ultimate at Amity High School in Connecticut in his sophomore year, and has been hooked ever since. He went on to play for the Tufts University Elephant Men for four incredible years, turfing fewer flicks with each passing year. In his time at Tufts, he also played for several Boston area club
- [Lindsey Kappen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lindsey-kappen/) - Lindsey has been playing ultimate since her sophomore year of college where she played for Michigan State University's team Infamous. Upon graduation she took a job teaching science at a middle school in North Dallas. Since living in Texas, Lindsey has become more involved in the youth scene and has become a volunteer for youth
- [Lotem Tapuach Jaffe](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lotem-tapuach-jaffe/)
- [Yael Lettvin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yael-lettvin/)
- [Tomer Rudich](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/tomer-rudich/)
- [Nadin Rabah](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nadin-rabah/)
- [Alyssa Renaud](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/alyssa-renaud/) - Alyssa first discovered ultimate her freshman year of college at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. Initially it was not the sport that she fell in love with, but the people and the culture that surrounded it. From day one she felt welcomed and a part of the team. The inclusiveness was undeniable. Though she
- [Diaa Darawshi](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/diaa-darawshi/)
- [MK Andersen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mk-andersen/) - MK began playing ultimate her freshman year at the University of Notre Dame. She joined for the quirky people and stayed for the sport. Notre Dame's unique ultimate program showed her just how supportive the ultimate community is and that she'll never take a serious picture ever again. She has since played club in Atlanta,
- [Yuval Pearl](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yuval-pearl/) - Yuval Pearl, better known as UV, was born in Tel Aviv Israel but now lives in New York City. He has played ultimate for over seven years learning how to play in summer camp. He is currently playing in the New York City High School League captaining the Heschel Heat, and is a member of
- [Oren Pinhasov](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/oren-pinhasov/)
- [Zinat Awad](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/zinat-awad/)
- [Noa Birenbaum](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/noa-birenbaum/)
- [Nick Chang](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nick-chang/) - Nick Chang was born in 1997 in Seattle, WA. He first played Ultimate in 7th grade and quickly fell in love with the sport. Nick played Ultimate with his middle school, and when he was a freshmen, he helped coach the middle school until the end of his sophomore year. After entering a boarding school
- [Jordan Ciccarone](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jordan-ciccarone/) - Hey all! I’m Jordan Ciccarone and am a 17 year old senior at York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois. I lived in Pennsylvania for 7 years of my life with one parent from California and another from Pennsylvania. Ultimate has been my biggest passion since freshman year of high school when I tried playing on
- [Katy Gimma](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/katy-gimma/) - I began playing ultimate my freshman year in college in 2010. I stumbled on a group of people running around barefoot and laying out in the mud. A friend pushed me to go to my first practice and I immediately fell in love with the sport and the culture of ultimate. My junior and senior
- [Lexi Garrity](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lexi-garrity/) - Ultimate has been an awesome experience for me in finding a community where I continually feel challenged and supported. I love the sense of team, growth, and purpose that comes from pursuing excellence on and off the field. One of the main appeals to me about ultimate, is how it brings people together that might
- [Dani Glass](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/dani-glass/) - Dani has been a part of Ultimate Peace since camp of 2010 and has loved watching the organization, campers, and CITs grow into the amazing operation we have today. She recently graduated from Lawrence University, where she played varsity soccer for four years as a goalkeeper as well as club Ultimate for four years. Dani
- [Brody Brotman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/brody-brotman/)
- [Shirah Kraus](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/shirah-kraus/)
- [Maor Gordon-Guterman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/maor-gordon-guterman/)
- [Helena Bondar](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/helena-bondar/)
- [Jonny Grunsch](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jonny-grunsch/)
- [Jacob Gilbert](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jacob-gilbert/)
- [Majed Darweesh](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/majed-darweesh/)
- [Yuval Magid](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yuval-magid/)
- [Raz Parnafes](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/raz-parnafes/)
- [Maya Perry](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/maya-perry/) - Maya began her ultimate days in 2009 as a wee freshman at the University of Vermont. After four years bringing the ruckus on the UVM Women's ultimate team (Ruckus) she learned the ins and outs of cutting, hucking and hammering. Her enthusiasm for ultimate spread wherever she went finding the Ultimate community in Uganda, and
- [Itamar Nahum](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/itamar-nahum/)
- [Christopher Panna](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/christopher-panna/) - Originally from New Jersey, Chris began playing ultimate at the University of Scranton and later joined the Philadelphia club team Rage. When he moved to Israel in 2012 to teach at the American International School, he was introduced to Ultimate Peace and has been coaching since. No matter what the culture, he believes in the
- [Chelsea Lund](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/chelsea-lund/) - I was born in Orange County, California and I started playing Ultimate in High School, in 2004. At American University in DC, I played on the women's club team, the Dirty Ladies, as well as two other club and rec teams, because who can really get enough Ultimate?! I organized DC's first Ultimate Peace tournament
- [Ben Spears](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ben-spears/) - Ben is from Atlanta, Georgia, and started learning about the Middle East in high school. He joined the ultimate team at George Washington University - the Hippos. Ben then began playing club ultimate for Chain Lightning in 2005 - won a national championship in 2009. He has coached youth, juniors, and college ultimate... meanwhile getting
- [Nadav Marcus](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nadav-marcus/) - I have been playing Ultimate Frisbee since my sophomore year of high school in 2009. I continued playing during my gap year with AmeriCorps NCCC and still play for my college team. I am going into my senior year of undergraduate school at Goucher College where I major in Peace Studies and captain the open
- [Brody Barkan](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/brody-barkan/)
- [Amelia Haselkorn](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/amelia-haselkorn/)
- [Ben Marsh](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ben-marsh/) - Ben Marsh grew up throwing a disc around with his parents and brothers in Silver Spring, MD. He started playing competitive ultimate when he was 15, founded his (terribly unsuccessful) high school team, then continued to play for the University of Maryland. Ben moved to Israel in the fall of 2014, and now lives in
- [Elan Kane](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/elan-kane/) - Elan is from Briarcliff Manor, NY. He began learning and playing ultimate in 2007 at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires in Wingdale, NY and continued playing in high school at Solomon Schechter in Westchester. He played four years of ultimate at Brandeis University where he captained the team as a senior. He coached ultimate as
- [Drew Galiger](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/drew-galiger/) - Drew began his ultimate career at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA in 2008 where he enjoyed four years as a player. Through collegiate ultimate, Drew has met lifelong mentors and friends that have helped him develop into the teacher and coach he is today. After his Tulane playing days, Drew began and finished his
- [Eric Vander Heyden](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/eric-vander-heyden/) - Eric began playing Ultimate Frisbee at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. The philosophy of teamwork that is deeply rooted in Ultimate, sparked a love for the game in Eric like no other. The links formed within a game of Ultimate inspire a deeper relationship and camaraderie among players unlike any other sport. Eric’s experience with
- [Rowan Hess](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rowan-hess/) - While I have been playing Ultimate for the past 10 years, more importantly I always have a disc on me and love introducing people to the sport of Ultimate. When I'm not on the field playing you will likely find me climbing up a mountain, paddling a river or some other activity outside. I have
- [Abby Shure](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/abby-shure/) - Abby started playing Ultimate her freshman year of college and hasn’t taken a season off since. She played for four years with Northwestern Gungho and played at College Nationals three times, earning a deep sunburn every year. She’s played three years with Chicago women’s club team Spicy Tuna and most recently with Chicago Nemesis 2015
- [Michael Van Ness](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/michael-van-ness/) - Michael has been playing Ultimate since the Fall of 2005 when the Chemistry teacher at his High School, Dave Soles, and some of the upperclassmen would not stop throwing frisbees at him until he came to practice. He soon fell in love with the game and his knees have never been the same since. Michael
- [Shadda Daburii](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/shadda-daburii/) - Shadda Daburii is from an Arab town in Israel she is 18 years old. She joined UP and started playing ultimate in 2012, she is finishing high school this year. She played with the national team of Israel for two years Gratuated from the CIT (coaches in training) program in 2015 to become a UP
- [Calvin Brown](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/calvin-brown/) - Calvin’s Ultimate career started in the early 21st century as the official mascot of the Atlanta AFDC team “Baby Calvin”. In his toddler years he moved to London to tour the European Ultimate scene and wowed the fans with his four finger flick, his sideline presence, and his adorable British accent. Moving to sunny California
- [Dana Schwarz](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/dana-schwarz/) - Dana first started playing true organized ultimate in 2013 when she began graduate school at Florida State University. She was a member of the FSU Seminole Ladies for two seasons including the 2015 year when they earned the program's first ever section championship title, region championship title, and college nationals appearance. Dana also plays mixed
- [Rena Clark](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rena-clark/) - Rena Clark lives and works in Health Care in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CANADA. Started playing Ultimate Frisbee at the age of 25 while completing a Masters of Science Degree. My friend Mike F. in the laboratory talked very animatedly about 2 topics, how Buffy the Vampire Slayer was the best TV series ever and how Ultimate
- [James Theodos](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/james-theodos/) - James recently graduated from the Naval Academy, where he ran on the Marathon team and began playing competitive ultimate at the collegiate level. He has played open club with RUNTIME in Maryland and mixed club with BlueSails in Florida. He played at the inaugural USA Ultimate Beach Championships in 2015, placing 11th with the open
- [Dan Curme](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/dan-curme/) - Dan started playing ultimate at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, MN in 2004. He promptly quit all other sports and focused solely on ultimate. He went to play for Carleton College – CUT and co-captained his team to a DI national championship in 2009. Due to 4 ultimate-related surgeries, Dan has stopped playing competitively. From
- [Yara Nassar](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yara-nassar/)
- [Yasmin Mresat](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yasmin-mresat/)
- [Mais Azaizah](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mais-azaizah/)
- [Mike Nash](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mike-nash/) - Mike Nash has been involved in the ultimate community for almost 20 years. He first learned the sport as a summer camper at Duke in the summer of 1996 (go TiP!) and has found ways to stay active ever since. He began playing competitively in the fall of 1999 at Cornell University (Rock 'em buds!)
- [Erin Curme Jacobs](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/erin-curme-jacobs/) - Erin Curme, representing half of the dynamic Curme-sibling-duo with brother Dan Curme, is a seasoned UP coach and hopes to return to camp every single summer for the rest of forever. Her favorite parts of camp are dance parties, mealtime cheers, slip-n-slide, and spirit-filled games. She is originally from Minnesota and played Ultimate at Hopkins
- [Naama Ardel](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/naama-ardel/)
- [Lior Perlis](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lior-perlis/)
- [Yarden Borkov](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yarden-borkov/)
- [Russell Wynne](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/russell-wynne/)
- [Ragheb Akasha](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ragheb-akasha/)
- [Feras Knaaneh](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/feras-knaaneh/)
- [Meredith Tosta](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/meredith-tosta/) - Meredith has spent many years actively involved in youth ultimate growing and managing youth education programs, overseeing the Junior Nationals teams, and coaching youth teams. Meredith's playing career started in college at the University of California, San Diego and continued in Seattle and Denver over the past decade.
- [Eben Weitzman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/eben-weitzman/)
- [Richard Brown](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/richard-brown/)
- [John McNaughton](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/john-mcnaughton/) - I started playing Ultimate at 13 years old, which led to the wonderful opportunity to captain Australia at 2004 and 2006 Junior Worlds, where we got to play an Israeli team and meet Linda! I played for the University of Queensland while studying exercise science, and primarily play club with my men's team, Firestorm. I've
- [Eman Rabah](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/eman-rabah/)
- [Adam Salwen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/adam-salwen/) - Born into an Ultimate playing family, Adam grew up on the sidelines of his parents games and started playing junior summer league at the age of ten. Since then, he has played for his Amherst, MA Middle and High School teams as well as at Cornell University where he was a captain. After working for
- [Seth Gleeson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/seth-gleeson/) - Seth is a social, engaging, joyful bundle of energy. His excitement to coach at Camp UP is unbridled! ...fueled by his enthusiasm to make new friends, encourage Spirit of the Game, and refer to himself in the third person. Seth’s passion for group dynamics, throwing Frisbees, and silly games were all unified after stumbling into
- [Molly Sinnott](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/molly-sinnott/) - Molly started playing ultimate in 2008 at Colorado College, where she co-captained the women’s team Lysistrata’s Tool’s to their first ever DI Nationals appearance. She loves playing club, league, pick-up and everything in between. Having been involved in ultimate in a number of different forms, she loves all things related to coaching, organizing, and team-dance
- [Keanan Albrecht](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/keanan-albrecht/) - My name is Keanan and I’m a senior from Bellingham Washington. I started playing ultimate around 7th grade when my older brother dragged me out to play with him and his friends. I soon fell in love with ultimate and couldn’t seem to play enough of it. There was no youth ultimate around town so
- [Jonathan Masler](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jonathan-masler/) - Jonathan has been playing, coaching, and living Ultimate for over the past 12 years. He was first introduced to Ultimate at an overnight summer camp, and understands how special the space is that Camp UP provides for youth to learn from one another and grow as individuals; he strives to make each summer the best
- [Deb Alper](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/deb-alper/) - Deb started out as a NYC high school Frisbee freestyler, but once discovered Ultimate, she was hooked. Over the course of the next thiry-five years that she dedicated to the sport, Deb competed in hundreds of tournaments including dozens of regional and national championships. Now, still playing, she also coaches youth in her community devoted
- [Daniel Landesman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/daniel-landesman/) - Some would say Daniel has been playing ultimate since before he was born. He was first introduced to the sport while in his mother's stomach, and has been on the field ever since. Daniel attended UP camp in 2011 and really caught the ultimate bug. He has been playing pickup and in youth leagues since.
- [Sharon Keren](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/sharon-keren/) - Sharon was born in Israel and raised in the U.S., hopping from Vermont to Oregon, New York and South Carolina. In 2008, she started her ultimate career playing for the University of South Carolina women's ultimate team, SCORCH. Sharon moved back to Israel after graduating from college. She began volunteering with UP in 2015 and fell in love with
- [Yaya Tang](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yaya-tang/) - Originally from Michigan, Yaya caught the ultimate bug while in school at Chicago and has since been peddling her enthusiasm for the sport worldwide. Having experience captaining and coaching college teams, playing on elite women's teams, and teaching it at summer camps while a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon, Yaya is no newcomer to spreading
- [Claire Rostov](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/claire-rostov/) - Growing up in Seattle WA, Claire began playing frisbee in high school at the age of 15. She currently attends Carleton College where she captains their D1 women's team, Syzygy. Claire got involved with Ultimate Peace while studying abroad in Jerusalem during her junior year of college. For Claire, The best part about ultimate frisbee
- [Michael Greenberger](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/michael-greenberger/)
- [Rebecca Plotnick](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rebecca-plotnick/)
- [Emma Cannon](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/emma-cannon/)
- [Sam Rheins](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/sam-rheins/)
- [Eshel Tachnai](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/eshel-tachnai/)
- [Rai Massalha](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rai-massalha/)
- [Ali Awwad](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ali-awwad/)
- [Avi Fine](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/avi-fine/) - Hailing from Seattle, Washington, Avi was super excited to be involved with Ultimate Peace camp in 2011! Upon just graduating from Carleton College, Avi moved to Israel for a year to study Ulpan and take other classes at Tel-Aviv University. Already being in the area and having frisbee experience from Carleton, as well as having
- [Tim Lee](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/tim-lee/) - Teem grew up in the Tien Shan foothills of Kyrgyzstan. Born in South Korea, Teem lived and studied in nine different countries before moving to Israel for medical school. His first encounter with ultimate was as a freshman at Knox College. Since then, he has played ultimate around the world and currently bounces around a
- [Omri Ben Zion](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/omri-ben-zion/)
- [Hannah Henkin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/hannah-henkin/)
- [Sarah Afromowitz](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/sarah-afromowitz/) - Sarah first started playing ultimate seriously in high school at University Prep in Seattle. Her junior and senior year she co-captained both the coed and girl's teams. For her senior year of high school, the girls' team placed 3rd in state. Sarah plays in the adult summer league in Seattle and last summer she co-captained
- [Nadine Atrash](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nadine-atrash/)
- [Max Zaslove](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/max-zaslove/) - Hometown: Seattle, Washington Experience: Max has been playing Ultimate for 5 years now, and 8 seasons. He has been Captain on his high school team and has led the team to earn the second place medal twice consecutively in the Washington State Championships. He has also played on the U19 Mixed club team for Seattle
- [Jolian Dahl](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jolian-dahl/)
- [Elad Shtrasman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/elad-shtrasman/)
- [Arianna Robbins](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/arianna-robbins/) - Arianna is about to finish her bachelors degree in International Studies and Economics at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, where she has been studying peace and conflict. She was lucky enough to do some coaching with the UP year-round program while studying abroad in Tel Aviv, and has been planning her return to the Middle
- [David Zucker](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/david-zucker/)
- [Zeke Levine](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/zeke-levine/) - Zeke has played Ultimate throughout his High School years as part of Princeton High Ultimate Club (Phuc). When not playing Ultimate Zeke is President of the Bike Club, and a Jazz bass virtuoso who has played with his bands at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and Disneyworld, in Hawaii for the 70th
- [Lotem Jaffe](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lotem-jaffe/)
- [Amanda Dean](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/amanda-dean/) - As an Atlanta native Amanda was surrounded by ultimate most of her life. She grew up learning to throw discs in the backyard and on the beach but wasn't taught proper form until one fateful spring in 2011. Jumping in to a pickup game that summer Amanda started getting the Ultimate bug. She began playing
- [Peter Nelson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/peter-nelson/)
- [Noah Cohen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/noah-cohen/) - Noah lives in Atlanta Georgia and attends The Paideia School. He is currently a senior and has been playing ultimate for four years. He is also the captain of The Paideia Gruel, and was the captain of the Atlanta U-16 YCC team, ATLarge, and currently plays for the U-19 YCC team. Noah loves to play
- [Haley Arenson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/haley-arenson/) - Hey Ya'll I'm Haley! I have always loved nick names and a few have stuck with me but none that everyone knows me by. If you can come up with a great one, the power of my future nick name is up to you! I'm an excitable person. I find joy in simple things like
- [Kaya Wurtzel](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/kaya-wurtzel/) - Kaya started playing ultimate in elementary school. She currently plays for the Paideia School’s varsity girl’s team, Groove. In the summer, Kaya also plays for Atlanta’s girl's YCC team, Catlanta. Kaya looks forward to teaching campers about spirit of the game and and showing them how fun ultimate can be. She has hosted other CITs
- [Ben Sirulnik](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ben-sirulnik/) - Ben first learned about Ultimate Peace from a friend who had attended it the year before as a CIT. He was amazed by the idea, and his passion both for playing and teaching Ultimate made applying for the CIT program an easy decision. Ben began playing Ultimate in third grade. In the fall, he volunteers
- [Lauren Doyle](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lauren-doyle/) - Lauren began playing ultimate on her first day of college at the Ohio State University. She was hooked after the first practice. She spent four years playing on Fever, finishing with the team's first ever trip to Nationals! After graduating, she experienced two ACL injuries. As she came back from that injury twice, she grew
- [Sarina Chalmers](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/sarina-chalmers/) - Sarina Chalmers has been tossing frisbees since birth. She’s a junior at the Paideia School (ATL) and plays for their Varsity Girl’s team, Groove. She’s also played for Atlanta’s YCC team and the Israeli National Team at WJUC 2014. In addition to ultimate, Sarina’s passions include urban farming, Ira Glass, and National Parks. She invites
- [Ruby Cassidy](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ruby-cassidy/) - My name is Ruby Cassidy and I’m a Junior living in Seattle Washington. I’ve been playing Ultimate Frisbee since 6th grade and totally fell in love with it. The teamwork and spirit of the game that is involved caught my heart. Frisbee is a huge part of my life and when I first heard about
- [Jack McGovern](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jack-mcgovern/)
- [Amy Silverman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/amy-silverman/) - Ultimate is more than just a game to me. It has shaped a good part of who I am over the last 2 decades. I began playing with frisbees over 20 years ago at the University of Pennsylvania, and since then, I have played all over the country in many different realms. From top level
- [Josh Klane](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/josh-klane/) - My name is Josh Klane, aka 2 Klainz, and I have been playing the sport of Ultimate for nearly a decade. I was born and raised in Minnesota and I began playing the sport competitively as a freshman in High School. I am so grateful , that this amazing sport plays such a big role
- [Zach Levitt](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/zach-levitt/) - Zach has been playing ultimate since 2012 and is a captain of the Northampton Blue Devils Boys Varsity team in Northampton, MA. He plays as year-round as possible in New England weather, through pickup, indoor, and the high school and club teams in the area. This is his first year as a CIT for Ultimate
- [Matthew Bode](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/matthew-bode/) - Started playing ultimate frisbee at Pennsbury High School in 2008. In 2009 I won Eastern Nationals. After high school I began my club career with Roots of Rhythm from 09-10. In 2013, I was selected for the U23 Team USA, where we won gold. I have been to the semi finals of USAU Nationals twice
- [Chad Borer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/chad-borer/) - I was born and raised in Atlanta, GA and have been playing ultimate in some form or another for 16 years. Grass, sand, college, club, open, mixed, ATL, NYC, and so on and so on. This is my first year coaching at UP and I couldn't be more excited to be a part of such
- [Carly Berlin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/carly-berlin/) - I served as co-captain of my high school women’s ultimate team, Paideia Groove, as well as Atlanta’s Youth Club Championship Team, Catlanta. I have coached at various camps in my hometown of Atlanta. I also competed for Team Israel at the World Junior Ultimate Championships the summer after my senior year of high school. I
- [Nick Lucchesi](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nick-lucchesi/) - Nick first picked up a disc at camp in the summer of 2006. His love for the contagiously energetic summer camp environment and ultimate grew together over the following years. He became passionate about the sport his senior of high school and spent the majority of his spring bringing together an organized team. He is
- [Paige Carver](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/paige-carver/) - Paige began playing ultimate her junior year at Georgia College in 2011. Georgia College's women's ultimate program always stressed the importance of the Spirit of the Game. Now a second year captain, Paige and her co-captain work hard to teach their team the skills of ultimate, but more their primary focus is SOTG. Paige has
- [Anna Iglitzin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/anna-iglitzin/) - Anna has been playing ultimate since she was a freshman in high school and loves how many people she has been able to meet through the sport, and especially through Ultimate Peace. Growing up in Seattle, she was fortunate enough to have many opportunities to play ultimate and meet inspiring coaches and mentors who introduced
- [Nadav Pearl](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nadav-pearl/) - I was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel in 1992, and moved to the states in 2003. At 12 years old I discovered Ultimate in summer camp, completely fell in love with the sport and have been playing ever since. I have competed at the high school, collegiate and club levels, and have also played on both
- [Gail Reich](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/gail-reich/) - Gail started playing Ultimate when she moved to Chicago in 2007. She immediately fell in love. Over the past eight years, she has played league, college (Northwestern for grad school, go Gung-Ho!) and club level Ultimate. Her addiction to chasing plastic has also made for a great excuse to travel both domestically and internationally (favorite
- [Josh Meyer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/josh-meyer/) - Josh will be turning thirteen in April, and his Bar Mitzvah is in May of 2015. For his Bar Mitzvah project Josh has chosen to support Ultimate Peace. He thought of supporting UP because he has been around Frisbee since he was six months old and is family friends with many of the people who
- [Mike Grant](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mike-grant/) - From the moment Mike picked up his first disc, it never left his hand. He fell in love with the sport of Ultimate Frisbee the summer after grade 11, and never looked back. After playing competitive soccer, basketball, football and baseball through most of his youth, discovering ultimate unearthed a passion in Mike that took
- [Jess Mumford](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jess-mumford/)
- [Mike LoPresti](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mike-lopresti/) - Mike began playing ultimate as a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh on a fledgling team that developed into a nationals qualifier by his final two seasons. He currently lives in Maryland where he coached for several years with the University of Maryland women's team and, in 2013, won his first National Championship with DC
- [Dan Rule](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/dan-rule/)
- [Rachel Markowitz](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rachel-markowitz/) - Rachel has loved Ultimate ever since she started playing in a park behind her house in Kansas when she was 16 years old. Within a year, she had quit her other team sports and moved to an international school (United World College) where she could learn about peace building on and off the field. At
- [Jennifer Schmerling](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jennifer-schmerling/)
- [Roy Hodgman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/roy-hodgman/) - I'm from Boston, MA I've been playing since 1998 I work with Ein Rafa, Beit Zahur, and Jericho Played in college at JHU, summer league in Boston since 1998, various club teams from Baltimore and Boston (Medicine Men, New Noise, Quiet Coyote)
- [Ava Schein](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ava-schein/) - Hometown: Peacham, Vermont. Ava started playing Ultimate her Freshman year of high school at St. Johnsbury Academy, and has been hooked ever since. Continuing to play all four years, Ava became captain and helped her team achieve the Vermont State championship title in 2012. Currently, she plays for Columbia University’s women’s team, NYPD. This is
- [Tomer Levy](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/tomer-levy/) - Tomer had his first encounter with a Frisbee seeing people tossing a disc around Rabin Square in Tel Aviv while passing by on his way home. Immediately falling in love with the disc, he got heavily involved in event planning and produced the first international tournament in Israel (Bulaflow) in 2005, the 2009 Ultimate Peace
- [Sarah VanWagenen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/sarah-vanwagenen/) - Sarah was a large part of our UP family during her time in the Middle East both at camp and during year round programming. Sadly, Sarah passed away in March, 2014. While she will be missed, the impact of her time with UP will continue to be felt for many years to come. Sarah VanWagenen
- [Jeremy Aron](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jeremy-aron/) - Jez has been playing Ultimate since 1994. Inspired by the handout of free mini-frisbees at a promotional night at the student union, he became a founder member of Sheffield University "Phat-Eds". After playing with London's "Violently Happy" he moved to Israel in 2002, and helped to establish Haifa's "Hucking Crazy". Jez currently plays (albeit slowly
- [Nancy Melrose](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nancy-melrose/) - Nancy has been an avid follower and supporter of Ultimate for over 20 years. She oversees and creates the daily schedule and programming for our campers! She also supervises staff, advises the youth leadership/CIT program, and serves as a key problem solver. Nancy resides in California but lived in Israel for many years where she
- [Itai Samo](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/itai-samo/)
- [Alaa Hellow](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/alaa-hellow/)
- [Adi Edri](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/adi-edri/)
- [Dai Lin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/dai-lin/)
- [Elana Cohen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/elana-cohen/) - Elana was happy and humbled to work at the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Ultimate Peace camps. She got involved after graduating from NYU in 2010, where she played on the women’s team the Violet Femmes, Elana lived in Israel for 2011 during which she was a part of the ongoing program of UP. She has
- [Jamil Kareem](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jamil-kareem/)
- [Mike Arenson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mike-arenson/) - Mike lives in Atlanta and grew up in the perfect city of Minneapolis. He began playing Ultimate at Herzl Camp in Webster, Wisconsin at a young age. He joined his high school ultimate team, Hopkins HUrt, as a sophomore and has been playing competitively ever since. At the University of Minnesota, he helped Grey Duck
- [Paolo Chiappin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/paolo-chiappin/) - Paolo has been involved ever-increasingly with Ultimate over the past 6 years, when he and friends started a college team in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. As often as possible he's found ways to engage in the sport beyond the borders of his country, participating in camps and tournaments world wide at least once
- [Hallie Dunham](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/hallie-dunham/) - Hallie started playing ultimate in 4th grade for her school team. Currently a high school junior, she captains the Lakeside girls team, which took second in states this year. Hallie also plays on Fryz, a high school club team in Seattle, and has played for the DiscNW YCC mixed team the past two summers. She
- [Sam Sherman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/sam-sherman/) - Sam has been playing ultimate for the last few years while at Highland Park High school in Illinois and during at Camp Horseshoe in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Sam loves the spirit of the game and is totally excited to be a C.I.T at UP this summer.
- [Jesse Landesman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jesse-landesman/)
- [Jacob Greene](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jacob-greene/)
- [Aaron Glickman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/aaron-glickman/)
- [Abe Friedman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/abe-friedman/)
- [Ahmed Massalha](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ahmed-massalha/)
- [Laura Abuita](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/laura-abuita/)
- [Hanan Shahady](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/hanan-shahady/)
- [Areen Shahady](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/areen-shahady/)
- [Karen Bayle](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/karen-bayle/)
- [Rotem Shavitt](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rotem-shavitt/)
- [Arlen Keen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/arlen-keen/)
- [Miranda Knowles](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/miranda-knowles/) - Miranda (Roth) Knowles found ultimate frisbee as a high school athlete and within in the following 3 years transferred all her hard work, athleticism, leadership and sportsmanship from basketball and soccer to be a full-time frisbee player. Once fully dedicated, she never looked back, winning junior worlds for the United States, the Callahan Award while
- [Laura Karson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/laura-karson/) - Karson began playing ultimate frisbee her freshman year at Carleton College. She played for the women's team Syzygy all four years and loved every moment of it. Karson is a sailor, a bicyclist and a nomad. She brings a frisbee everywhere she goes and found that it is the best way to make friends.
- [Thomas Williams](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/thomas-williams/) - I started playing Ultimate in the winter of 2012 for my school team East Chapel Hill High. I played on NC-Hammer a youth club team that played at the Youth Club Championships in 2013. I play and teach ultimate as much as possible because I love and enjoy the sport.
- [Matthew Zemel](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/matthew-zemel/) - Matty learned to play frisbee in high school in Colorado after to a bone-crunching skiing accident that kept him off of the baseball field that spring. He hasn't looked back since. Matty has played, captained, and taught frisbee at many levels ranging from youth to college to club to professional. He's now immersed is a
- [Joey Shapiro](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/joey-shapiro/) - Joey Shapiro has been playing ultimate for 14 years, first learning to play at Princeton University. After playing on Clockwork Orange from 2000-2003, he played for the Chicago open teams Stonecutters and the Aldermen, Weapons of Mass Destruction (mixed) and New Noise (open) out of Boston, and Illinois's top mixed team ELevate in 2013. He
- [Flannery McArdle](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/flannery-mcardle/)
- [Anthony Erlandson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/anthony-erlandson/) - Anthony started playing Ultimate to follow in his dad’s footsteps. His junior year of high school he played in his first summer league in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He went on to captain his team at Butler University for four years. After graduation, he moved to China, living there for two years, fostering a small community
- [Moses Rifkin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/moses-rifkin/) - Moses Rifkin got hooked on Ultimate by Spirit of the Game. The idea that players could compete in a way that required respect between opponents was as appealing to him at age 14 as it is now. He is genuinely thrilled by the opportunity to combine the ideal and sport that mean so much to
- [Stephanie Malcher](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/stephanie-malcher/) - From Melbourne Australia, Steph has been playing Ultimate since she was introduced to it at University in 2007. She's since played with Melbourne club team, Honey, captaining in 2013 and 14. She has represented Australia on their U23's team in Florence 2010, the women's team at the World Championships in Japan 2012, and at the
- [Sean Parker](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/sean-parker/) - Sean found out about ultimate during high school cross country practices and began competitive play at the University of Iowa his freshman year in the fall of 2006. Searching out ultimate wherever it could be found, he participated in summer leagues in Chicago and Iowa City and even started an ad-hoc league in his hometown
- [Louie Cohn](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/louie-cohn/) - Louie started playing Ultimate in 1979 with Wellesley Ultimate Frisbee. After playing with open teams she founded Boston Ladies Ultimate where she found herself as an athlete. This led to her working with other women of the era in establishing the women's division. She continued to play with various teams in New England, Belgium, New
- [Jason Seidler](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jason-seidler/) - I started playing Ultimate at U.C. Santa Barbara in 1992 and still play. David invited me to play on the Matza Balls team in 1999, and I’ve been helping with the Ultimate Peace website and hosting since its founding. I co-founded the Jade Orchard Internet Marketing company in Oakland, CA.
- [Nick Handler](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nick-handler/) - Nick Handler found his passion for Ultimate and it's incredible community as a freshman at Stanford University in 1999. Since then he has been dedicated to the Stanford program as a player, captain and coach, appearing at the UPA College Championships 5 times and winning a title in 2002. In 2006, Nick founded Revolver, a
- [Nurit Bloom](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nurit-bloom/) - As a "sabra" (born in Jerusalem) but raised in the States, Nurit has always felt a connection to Israel and the region. She is thrilled and honored to combine her background and love for the sport of Ultimate to the Ultimate Peace initiative that she believes is deeply important. Nurit began playing ultimate in college
- [Marc Weinberger](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/marc-weinberger/) - Marc has been playing ultimate for over 20 years. He started playing in the mid 1980s, organizing games at his high school, before going on to play his college years at Iowa and Stanford. He then went on to found and captain several of the great Bay Area teams (Saucy Jack, Jam, Revolver) that have
- [Lyndsay Holley](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lyndsay-holley/) - Lyndsay became passionate about the sport of Ultimate Frisbee as a student at Stanford University, where she played on the Stanford Women's Ultimate Team for four years (2001-2004). In 2001 and 2002, Stanford placed second at National Championships and we won the National Championship title in 2003. After playing at the college level, Lyndsay played
- [Nathan Castine](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nathan-castine/) - Nathan came out for his high school Frisbee team in 2003. After playing a short 2 months, he joined a local youth club team called MoHo. The people, the excitement of the sport, and the friendly atmosphere of practice allowed Nathan to quickly fall in love with the sport. After graduating high school in 2005,
- [Loriana Berman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/loriana-berman/) - Team sports have always been an important part of Loriana's life. She is hard-working and derives energy from motivating others. Loriana discovered Ultimate during her freshman year at Claremont McKenna College, and found that not only were the people in the ultimate frisbee community great, but the game is a rich way of life. In
- [Sam Kanner](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/sam-kanner/) - Sam Kanner was born and raised in Amherst, MA. He learned to play Ultimate at a very young age and worked his way through the most accomplished and successful HS programs in the country - Amherst Regional HS. Sam co-captained at Carleton College with fellow coach Chris Kosednar in their 2009 championship season, graduated from
- [Louis Eisenberg](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/louis-eisenberg/) - Louis first discovered the magic of Ultimate at summer camp when he was 12 years old. Over the next several years, it grew from an occasional hobby into a huge part of his life. Since moving to the San Francisco Bay Area after high school, he has played for Stanford Bloodthirsty and various local men's
- [David Morgenroth](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/david-morgenroth/) - Coaching, teaching, and mentoring youth have always been an important part of Dave's life. He coached basketball for 10 years, running youth camps and in community youth leagues in New York City and Berkeley, CA. He is a former 6th grade teacher in a public school in NYC, and continues to feel passionate about being
- [Becca Polivy](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/becca-polivy/) - Hometown: Bloomfield, CT Town of Residence: Jerusalem How long you have been playing frisbee: I've been playing frisbee for 15 years. With what community you work: Ein Rafa, Beit Sahour Brief history of playing experience: After playing Ultimate in high school and competitively in college at the University of Rochester in New York, I continued
- [Sam Chatterton-Kirchmeier](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/sam-c-k/) - Sam C-K started playing ultimate at the ripe old age of 11 with the historic NOMS middle school team in Seattle. There, under the enthusiastic tutelage of coach Joe B, he found both the sport and friends that would remain huge parts of his life from then on. It was the combination of camaraderie, fun,
- [Liz Duffy](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/liz-duffy/) - Liz feels incredibly grateful to be returning to Camp U.P. in 2012! Having participated in Ultimate Peace since the inaugural 2009 trip, Liz has been blown away with the powerful and positive effects of introducing the spirit and sport of Ultimate Frisbee to youth in the Middle East, and she knows that these will be
- [Shira Bick](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/shira-bick/) - Shira was raised in Vancouver, Canada, where she first fell in love with ultimate while playing for the University of British Columbia's women's team. After gradating from UBC with a Masters degree in journalism, her passion for sports led her to the United Kingdom, where she worked as a Media Coordinator for the London 2012
- [Tzvi Miller](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/tzvi-miller/) - I'm from Berkeley, California. I graduated from the Jewish Community High School of the Bay in San Francisco last year and spent the summer working as a live-in bunk counselor at Camp Ramah in California. I am currently a freshman at Brandeis University, where I play DIII Club ultimate with TRON, the Brandeis ultimate team.
- [Wanda Yuen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/wanda-yuen/) - Wanda started playing ultimate in Hong Kong in 2009: she was watching one game and got kicked into action when one team was short of women. Since then she has fallen in love with ultimate and has been active in local leagues and Asian Tournaments - Hong Kong, various cities in China, Thailand, Vietnam, the
- [Josh Wiseman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/josh-wiseman/) - Josh has been an avid Ultimate player and fan since he helped organize his high school's first Ultimate team in 2001. He was a member of the Stanford University men’s team for 4 successful years, including three Nationals semi-final appearances. In 2005, Josh was co-captain of the Stanford crew and was voted to the UPA's
- [Elliot Blumberg](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/elliot-blumberg/) - Elliot Blumberg is a multimedia photojournalist and Master's candidate at The Corcoran College of Art + Design. His involvement in ultimate has led him to lasting friendships, priceless memories and a better understanding of sportsmanship. He looks forward to witnessing players seeing goodness in themselves and their teammates by experiencing the spirit of the game.
- [Ben Swerdlow](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ben-swerdlow/) - Ultimate has been a really special part of my life. I loved playing ultimate for 4 years at Columbia High School where the sport was invented. The Spirit of the game values I learned and shared coaching HS ultimate in upstate NY led me to pursue a career in social work ( which also tremendously
- [Phoebe Shambaugh](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/phoebe-shambaugh/) - First introduced to ultimate at a sleep-away camp, I quickly found the local pickup game downtown and started learning throws. Moving from Vermont to study history and the Middle East at the University of Chicago, I discovered the ultimate team and never looked back. Now, graduating in the spring as a captain of two years,
- [Becca Tucker](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/becca-tucker/)
- [Charles Tetelman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/charles-tetelman/) - Charles Tetelman began to play Ultimate with his High School team John Jay Air Raid where he won the USA Ultimate New York State High School Championship in 2011 and 2012. He is a freshman at Skidmore College majoring in Government and International Affairs with a minor in Arabic. Charles currently plays Ultimate with the
- [Caitlin Spinelli-Moore](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/caitlin-spinelli-moore/)
- [Julie Sadofsky](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/julie-sadofsky/) - Julie Sadofsky was first introduced to ultimate her first year of college at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2010. Once she caught the ultimate fever, Julie became a leader of her team the Cuddle Raptors, and began coaching youth at local after school programs and camps in the effort to build a foundation for ultimate
- [Matt Hill](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/matt-hill/)
- [Charlie Bair](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/charlie-bair/)
- [Paul Corbett](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/paul-corbett/) - Paul learned how to play ultimate from his cousins who were playing for their college teams. As it grew into a family reunion tradition to play, he fell in love with the sport and never looked back. After captaining his high school team, Paul moved on to play for UNC-CH Darkside and eventually captained that
- [Jason Bair](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jason-bair/)
- [Rachael Cerrotti](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rachael-cerrotti/) - Rachael is new to the sport of Ultimate, but has very quickly fallen in love with the community. She was drawn to Ultimate Peace by her combined interest of photojournalism and Middle Eastern culture. Rachael spent her time at Ultimate Peace camp with two cameras around her shoulders, eagerly documenting the truly incredible work that
- [David Goldemberg](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/david-goldemberg/) - Hometown: New York City. Ultimate Experience: I have been involved with Ultimate as a player or coach for 30 years. I first caught the fever at the Bronx High School of Science. At Carnegie-Mellon University I was co-founder of the men's team Mr Yuk. When I returned to NYC, I was lucky to have played our fabulous sport across several divisions (open, mixed, masters, mixed
- [Lisa Kanner](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lisa-kanner/) - I grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts and started playing ultimate in 1998 as a junior in high school. After playing for four years with the Carleton College team Syzygy, I moved back to New England and was a member of the Boston Brutesquad from 2004 to 2011. I was involved with Ultimate Peace during the
- [Alice Edwards](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/alice-edwards/) - Hometown: Born in YiWu and has lived in Seattle, WA. Ultimate experience: 6 years. Teams: Fryz (club), SAAS (school team), Skywalkers (club), and Karma (club) How you got involved and/or why you wanted to be a part of camp UP? My coach Miranda Roth brought it up to me and said that I should go.
- [Krisztina Jozsef](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/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)
- [Ofek Agmon](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ofek-agmon/) - Hometown: Raanana, Israel How long you have been playing frisbee: I've been playing frisbee for 8 years. With what community you work: Raanana? Brief history of playing experience: I played for Israel in WJUC 2006 (junior worlds), EUC 2007 (junior European), EYUC 2011 (junior European) and EUC 2011 (open European). I have been coaching ultimate
- [Ron Schrag](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ron-schrag/)
- [Johanna von Toggenburg](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/johanna-von-toggenburg/)
- [Dori Yaniv](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/dori-yaniv/) - Dori has been playing, teaching, and competing with a frisbee since 1993. Since the moment he discovered the flying disc he knew he had found his passion and yearned to spread the word worldwide. While Dori served in the academic reserve and IDF as an industrial and management engineer, he spent his free time teaching
- [Samantha Salvia](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/samantha-salvia/) - Through Ultimate Sam has traveled the world, fostered her closest friendships, and met her husband and fellow Ultimate Peace Coach Mike Payne. Ultimate Peace is an opportunity to share the sport that has given her so much. Sam joined Fury in 1999 and during her tenure captained the team for three seasons, won four national
- [Mike Glass](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/mike-glass/) - After 35 years of Ultimate ...... I still love this game! Having been to 20 or more Nationals and Worlds and seeing Ultimate change my life in such a positive way, it was a no-brainer when David asked me if I wanted to join him on his quest to spread this great game to the
- [John Booth](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/john-booth/) - I have been playing Ultimate for over 10 years. Even as a young child I was throwing a Frisbee around with my dad. Besides playing disc sports I enjoy playing music, being on the water, and just being a goofball. I attended Georgia State University where I studied Communications and Sociology. I love meeting new
- [Anna Clauson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/anna-clauson/)
- [Zev Glass](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/zev-glass/)
- [Aly Madan](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/aly-madan/) - Aly has been playing Ultimate for five years, starting off with her high school team, The Horde. She then played with the Johns Hopkins Blue-Footed Boobies, where she captained her senior year. She took her love of the sport home with her for summer leagues, and with her to Spain, where she played with the
- [Gabe Kaufman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/gabe-kaufman/) - I am from Leverett Massachusetts but grew up playing ultimate in Amherst starting at age 8. I played both years on the Amherst middle school team and was a captain in 8th grade and continued to play at Amherst High School with 2 years on varsity under the coaching of Tiina Booth. I have participated
- [Chana Rose Rabinovitz](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/chana-rose-rabinovitz/)
- [Kerric Knowles](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/kerric-knowles/)
- [Samuel Stelle](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/samuel-stelle/)
- [Oscar Taborda](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/oscar-taborda/)
- [Robert Lee-Engel](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/robert-lee-engel/)
- [Ohad Segal](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ohad-segal/)
- [Ayal Aharon](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ayal-aharon/)
- [Yen Tian Chuan](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yen-tian-chuan/)
- [Jacob Sandler](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jacob-sandler/)
- [Matthew Knowles](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/matthew-knowles/)
- [Joey Glass](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/joey-glass/)
- [Rona Yaniv](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rona-yaniv/)
- [Claire Mchale](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/claire-mchale/)
- [Idan Kuchman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/idan-kuchman/)
- [Yuval Ziskin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yuval-ziskin/)
- [George Hawash](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/george-hawash/)
- [Shadi Nassar](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/shadi-nassar/)
- [Rose Soiffer-Kosins](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rose-soiffer-kosins/)
- [Adam Gruenbaum](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/adam-gruenbaum/)
- [Ella Hansen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ella-hansen/)
- [Robert Singer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/robert-singer/)
- [Alex Kinsey](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/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
- [Ahmad Taha](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ahmad-taha/)
- [Itai Sagir](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/itai-sagir/)
- [Kylie Millburn](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/kylie-millburn/)
- [Jodi Nelson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jodi-nelson/)
- [Yaniv Rait](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/yaniv-rait/)
- [Dara Levy](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/dara-levy/) - Dara became enthralled by ultimate in 2007, beginning to play in local leagues and hat tournaments. She played on and co-captained the SUNY Fredonia College ('11) team the Terrifying Turtles and also with the Roc Paper Scissors women's club team. Favorite ultimate experiences include going to Costa Rica's Volcanic Hat Tournament and the annual count
- [Rebecca Brown](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rebecca-brown/) - I have been playing for the Salisbury University Ultimate Frisbee team for four years. I have attained a true passion for the sport and my senior year I became a captain. I have played in USA Ultimate sanctioned tournaments in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, New Jersey and North Carolina. I have a dual Degree in Conflict
- [Henry Thorne](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/henry-thorne/)
- [Barbara Wilson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/barbara-wilson/)
- [Hamze Adas](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/hamze-adas/)
- [Haneen Nassar](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/haneen-nassar/)
- [Assaf Ashkenazi](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/assaf-ashkenazi/)
- [Fadi Massalcha](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/fadi-massalcha/)
- [Nathan Jesson](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/nathan-jesson/)
- [Maggie Bale](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/maggie-bale/)
- [Debbie Rockoff](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/debbie-rockoff/)
- [Adam Melfa](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/adam-melfa/) - Hey, my name is Adam Melfa but most of my friends and team call me Sasquatch because I hit 6'5 when I was 15 years old. I started Ultimate one fine day after lunch with my friends in high school and have never put the disc down since. I am currently a captain for the
- [Rachel Kramer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rachel-kramer/)
- [Leah Kessler](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/leah-kessler/)
- [Emma Dobbins](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/emma-dobbins/)
- [Noam Sandweiss-Back](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/noam-sandweiss-back/)
- [Matthew (Moshe) Rhodes](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/matthew-moshe-rhodes/)
- [Gabe Frankel](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/gabe-frankel/)
- [Alisa Zomer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/alisa-zomer/)
- [Tianchuan Yen](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/tianchuan-yen/)
- [Jordan Diamond](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jordan-diamond/)
- [Hamouda Daajneh](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/hamouda-daajneh/)
- [Guy Shuker](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/guy-shuker/)
- [Rafael Wainhaus](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/rafael-wainhaus/)
- [Ari Kepnes](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/ari-kepnes/)
- [Laura Wheeler](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/laura-wheeler/)
- [Jacki Silverman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jacki-silverman/)
- [Jeff Sandler](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/jeff-sandler/)
- [Lee-Or Karlinsky-Altman](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/lee-or-karlinsky-altman/)
- [Zoe Harris](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/zoe-harris/)
- [Alicia Dantzker](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/alicia-dantzker/)
- [Natan Lee-Engel](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/natan-lee-engel/)
- [Khalif El-Salaam](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/khalif-el-salaam/)
- [Hannah Weitzer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/hannah-weitzer/)
- [Misha Sidorsky](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/misha-sidorsky/)
- [Sarinah Samsudin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/sarinah-samsudin/)
- [Hannah Kreilkamp](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/hannah-kreilkamp/)
- [Chris Kosednar](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/chris-kosednar/) - Chris grew up in Anchorage, Alaska and began playing frisbee in middle school. He went to Carleton College, as captain lead lead the team to a national championship in 2009, and graduated 3 weeks after. During a summer of traveling in 2010, Chris played at Club worlds with an Italian team and hopped down to
- [Asif Mohammed](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/asif-mohammed/)
- [Shimrit Paley](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/shimrit-paley/) - Shimrit is originally from Newton, Massachusetts, but has spent the last few years in Atlanta, Georgia where she taught first grade for two years in the Teach For America program. She first began playing Ultimate with the Middlebury College Lady Pranksters and more recently played with Ozone in the 2007 and 2008 club seasons. Her
- [David Bestock](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/david-bestock/) - David Bestock hails from Seattle. He has been playing ultimate since 1996, and has coached for seven years. Mostly he just loves to play, and enjoys instilling the joy of the sport in his teammates and the kids he coaches. He has been privileged to be successful at the highest levels of the sport, and
- [Avner Batat](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/avner-batat/) - Hometown: Ra'anana, Israel Playing ultimate for about 6 years. Coaching in the community of Ra'anana Brief history of playing experience: Won the Israeli Championship 3 times (twice with the DiscDragons, once with Ultimate Ra'anana), have been part of the Israeli team in the EUC 2007, played with the DiscDragons in the beach ultimate tournament Paganello.
- [Danny Karlinsky](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/danny-karlinsky/) - Danny has been around Ultimate as a player and a coach for nearly a decade. He graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2008 where he played five eventful years of College ultimate. Danny has also played on several elite club ultimate teams, such as Bay Area Revolver, the Santa Barbara Condors, Seattle's Emerald City Ultimate
- [David Livnat](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/david-livnat/)
- [Alina Kagan](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/alina-kagan/)
- [Talia Ben Simon](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bio/talia-ben-simon/)

## Categories

- [Events](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/category/events/)
- [Ulti-Mates](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/category/ulti-mates/)
- [Personel](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/category/personel/)
- [Columbia](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/category/columbia/) - Description
- [Blog](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/category/blog/) - The UP Blog
- [News](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/category/news/) - Latest UP News
- [Featured](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/category/featured-2/)
- [Middle East Updates](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/category/middle-east-updates/)

## Tags

- [2009](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/2009/)
- [Tel Aviv](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/tel-aviv/)
- [Camp](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/camp/)
- [2010](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/2010/)
- [Acco](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/acco/)
- [2011](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/2011/)
- [2012](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/2012/)
- [Coaches](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/coaches/)
- [Mentor Coaches](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/mentor-coaches/)
- [Year-round](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/year-round/)
- [Campers](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/campers/)
- [CIT](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/cit/)
- [campUP2013](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/campup2013/)
- [ultimatepeace](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/ultimatepeace/)
- [Ultimate](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/ultimate/)
- [Teaching](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/teaching/)
- [2013](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/2013/)
- [Poem](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/poem/)
- [Change](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/change/)
- [Tamra](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/tamra/)
- [Spirit](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/spirit/)
- [SOTG](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/sotg/)
- [trainingcamp2013](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/trainingcamp2013/)
- [HAT](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/hat/)
- [Dani](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/dani/)
- [Connections](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/connections/)
- [Language](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/language/)
- [Non-violence](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/non-violence/)
- [2014](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/2014/)
- [Truth](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/truth/)
- [West Bank](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/west-bank/)
- [Coaching](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/coaching/)
- [Sarah](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/sarah/)
- [Community](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/community/)
- [Space](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/space/)
- [Camp 2014](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/camp-2014/)
- [CIT Tour 2014](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/cit-tour-2014/)
- [NYC](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/nyc/)
- [Atlanta](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/atlanta/)
- [Chicago](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/chicago/)
- [Kfar Silver](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/kfar-silver/)
- [Dining Hall](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/dining-hall/)
- [Fatigue](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/fatigue/)
- [Friends](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/friends/)
- [Jerusalem](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/jerusalem/)
- [Conflict](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/conflict/)
- [Gratitude](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/gratitude/)
- [featured](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/featured/)
- [SDP](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/sdp/)
- [2015](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/2015/)
- [up2015](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/up2015/)
- [staff training](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/staff-training/)
- [panel](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/panel/)
- [Camp UP](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/camp-up/)
- [Middle East](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/middle-east/)
- [Initiatives](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/initiatives/)
- [Ongoing Program](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/ongoing-program/)
- [Camp 2016](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/camp-2016/)
- [Preparation](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/preparation/)
- [preperation](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/preperation/)
- [peace](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/tag/peace/)

## Events

- [2011/12 Year Round Program](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/201112-year-round-program/) - Dedicated local Ultimate players are selected to assist at the many Ultimate Peace events throughout the year. These volunteer commitments include weekly/monthly training sessions in the local community, scheduling inter-community games, planning larger regional tournaments and get-togethers, recruiting new players, developing ultimate programs in new communities, and taking pictures, video, and writing personal stories from and with the players!
- [Inagural Event 2009](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/inagural-event-2009/)
- [Camp 2010](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-2010/)
- [Camp 2011](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-2011/)
- [Camp 2012](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-2012/)
- [2012/13 Year Round Program](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/201213-year-round-program/) - Dedicated local Ultimate players are selected to assist at the many Ultimate Peace events throughout the year. These volunteer commitments include weekly/monthly training sessions in the local community, scheduling inter-community games, planning larger regional tournaments and get-togethers, recruiting new players, developing ultimate programs in new communities, and taking pictures, video, and writing personal stories from and with the players!
- [Medic](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/medic/)
- [CIT Leader](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/cit-leader/)
- [CIT Leader](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/cit-leader-201112-year-round-program/)
- [CIT](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/cit-camp-2011/)
- [CIT](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/cit-camp-2010/)
- [Camp Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-director/)
- [Assistant Director of Programs](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/assistant-director-of-programs/)
- [Medical Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/medical-director/)
- [Coverage Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/coverage-coordinator/)
- [Deputy Director of Camp](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/deputy-director-of-camp/)
- [Research](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/research/)
- [Director of Educational Programs](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-programs/)
- [Photographer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/photographer/)
- [Gear Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/gear-coordinator/)
- [Director of Health & Wellness](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-health-wellness/)
- [CIT Team Leader](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/cit-team-leader/)
- [Director of Operations](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-operations/)
- [Middle East Team](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/middle-east-team/)
- [Director of Operations](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-operations-camp-2011/)
- [Middle East Regional Manager](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/middle-east-regional-manager/)
- [LIT Program Leader](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/lit-program-leader/)
- [Camp Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-director-camp-2011/)
- [Camp Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-director-camp-2010/)
- [Camp Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-director-camp-2009/)
- [Leaders](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/leaders/) - Ultimate Peace was conceived and developed by its three founders: Dr. David Barkan, Linda Sidorsky and Dori Yaniv. Linda and David currently lead the organization, bringing expertise and experience from multiple domains of interest. David and Linda are committed to building the organization into an entity that can be increasingly inclusive, adaptable, and relevant.
- [Chief Executive Officer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/chief-executive-officer/)
- [Director of Educational Programs](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-program-director/)
- [Chief Operating Officer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/chief-operating-officer/)
- [Director of Coaching](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-coaching/)
- [Founder](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/founder/)
- [Board of Directors](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/board-of-directors/)
- [Internet Team](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/internet-team/)
- [Website Leader](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/website-leader/)
- [Domain and Website Hosting](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/domain-and-website-hosting/)
- [Special Advisor](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/special-advisor-board-of-directors/)
- [Treasurer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/treasurer/)
- [Vice President](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/vice-president/)
- [President](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/president/)
- [Camp 2013](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-2013/)
- [Camp Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-director-camp-2013/)
- [Deputy Director of Camp](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/deputy-director-of-camp-camp-2013/)
- [Director of Educational Programs](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-programs-camp-2013/)
- [Director of Camp Life](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-camp-life/)
- [Director of Operations](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-operations-camp-2013/)
- [Director of Mesurement and Evaluations](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-mesurement-and-evaluations/)
- [Medical Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/medical-director-camp-2013/)
- [Gear Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/gear-coordinator-camp-2013/)
- [Logistics Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/logistics-coordinator/)
- [Mesurement and Evaluations](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/mesurement-and-evaluations/)
- [Videographer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/videographer/)
- [Programming Assistant](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/programming-assistant/)
- [Operations Assistant](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/operations-assistant/)
- [CIT](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/cit-camp-2013/)
- [Deputy Director of Camp](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/deputy-director-of-camp-camp-2011/)
- [Director of Educational Programs](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-programs-camp-2011/)
- [Director of Health & Wellness](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-health-wellness-camp-2011/)
- [Medical Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/medical-director-camp-2011/)
- [Gear Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/gear-coordinator-camp-2011/)
- [Logistics Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/logistics-coordinator-camp-2011/)
- [Photographer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/photographer-camp-2011/)
- [Coverage Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/coverage-coordinator-camp-2011/)
- [Research Assistant](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/research-assistant/)
- [Director of Operations](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-operations-camp-2010/)
- [Medical Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/medical-director-camp-2010/)
- [Deputy Director of Camp](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/deputy-director-of-camp-camp-2010/)
- [Director of Educational Programs](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-programs-camp-2010/)
- [Production Team](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/production-team/)
- [Photographer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/photographer-camp-2010/)
- [Middle East Regional Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/middle-east-regional-director/)
- [Middle East Regional Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/middle-east-regional-director-leaders/)
- [2013/14 Year Round Program](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/201314-year-round-program/)
- [UPME Board of Directors](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/upme-board-of-directors/)
- [Gear Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/gear-coordinator-camp-2014/)
- [CIT](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/cit-camp-2014/)
- [Director of Operations](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-operations-camp-2014/)
- [Camp Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-director-camp-2014/)
- [Director of Educational Programs](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-educational-programs/)
- [Director of Coaching](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-coaching-camp-2014/)
- [Director of Mesurement and Evaluations](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-mesurement-and-evaluations-camp-2014/)
- [Director of External Relations](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-external-relations/)
- [Director of Residential Life](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-residential-life/)
- [Videographer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/videographer-camp-2014/)
- [Medical Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/medical-director-camp-2014/)
- [Director of Childcare](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-childcare/)
- [Operations Team](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/operations-team/)
- [Photographer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/photographer-camp-2014/)
- [Director of Media](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-media/)
- [Youth Leadership Consultant](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/youth-leadership-consultant/)
- [Chief Executive Officer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/chief-executive-officer-board-of-directors/)
- [Chief Operating Officer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/chief-operating-officer-board-of-directors/)
- [2014/15 Year Round Program](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/201415-year-round-program/)
- [UP Fellow](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/up-fellow/)
- [UP Fellow](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/up-fellow-201314-year-round-program/)
- [Middle East Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/middle-east-director/)
- [Middle East Program Manager](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/middle-east-program-manager/)
- [Middle East Program Manager](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/middle-east-program-manager-201213-year-round-program/)
- [UP Fellow](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/up-fellow-201213-year-round-program/)
- [Regional Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/regional-director-201112-year-round-program/)
- [Regional Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/regional-director-201213-year-round-program/)
- [Social Media Leader](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/social-media-leader/)
- [Camp 2015](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-2015/)
- [CIT](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/cit-camp-2011-camp-2015/)
- [Videographer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/videographer-camp-2015/)
- [Director of Educational Programs](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-educational-programs-camp-2015/)
- [CIT](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/cit/)
- [Camp 2014](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-2014/)
- [Medical Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/medical-director-camp-2015/)
- [Director of Operations](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-operations-camp-2015/)
- [Camp Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-director-camp-2015/)
- [Director of Residential Life](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-residential-life-camp-2015/)
- [Residential Life Team](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/residential-life-team/)
- [Gear Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/gear-coordinator-camp-2015/)
- [Director of Media](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-media-camp-2015/)
- [Director of External Relations](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-external-relations-camp-2015/)
- [Director of Mesurement and Evaluations](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-mesurement-and-evaluations-camp-2015/)
- [Mesurement and Evaluations Team](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/mesurement-and-evaluations-team/)
- [Music](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/music/)
- [Dining Hall Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/dining-hall-coordinator/)
- [Operations Team](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/operations-team-camp-2015/)
- [Photographer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/photographer-camp-2015/)
- [Associate Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/associate-director/)
- [Senior UP Fellow](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/senior-up-fellow/)
- [Media and Development Manager](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/media-and-development-manager/)
- [LIT Program Manager](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/lit-program-manager/)
- [2015/16 Year Round Program](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/201516-year-round-program/)
- [Middle East Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/middle-east-director-201516-year-round-program/)
- [Associate Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/associate-director-201516-year-round-program/)
- [Senior UP Fellow](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/senior-up-fellow-201516-year-round-program/)
- [Gear Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/gear-coordinator-middle-east-team/)
- [Camp 2016](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-2016/)
- [LIT](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/lit/)
- [Co-Director of Ultimate](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/co-director-of-ultimate/)
- [Camp Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-director-camp-2016/)
- [Co-Director of Programming](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/co-director-of-programming/)
- [Media Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/media-director/)
- [UP CEO](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/up-ceo/)
- [Media](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/media/)
- [Dining Hall Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/dining-hall-coordinator-camp-2016/)
- [Evaluations](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/evaluations/)
- [Camp Program Manager](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-program-manager/)
- [Director of LITs](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-lits/)
- [Director of Residential Life](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/director-of-residential-life-camp-2016/)
- [Leader](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/leader/)
- [2016/17 Year Round Program](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/201617-year-round-program/)
- [Middle East Regional Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/middle-east-regional-director-201617-year-round-program/)
- [LIT Program Manager](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/lit-program-manager-201617-year-round-program/)
- [Middle East Program Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/middle-east-program-coordinator/)
- [LIT Leader](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/lit-leader/)
- [UP Fellow](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/up-fellow-201617-year-round-program/)
- [Media Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/media-director-201617-year-round-program/)
- [Photographer](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/photographer-201617-year-round-program/)
- [Gear Coordinator](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/gear-coordinator-201617-year-round-program/)
- [Camp 2017](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-2017/)
- [LIT](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/lit-camp-2017/)
- [Camp Director](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-director-camp-2017/)
- [Ulti-Mates](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/ulti-mates/)
- [Camp 2018](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-2018/)
- [LIT](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/lit-camp-2018/)
- [Fundraising](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/fundraising/)
- [Secretary](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/secretary/)
- [Camp 2019](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-2019/)
- [NA LIT](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/na-lit/)
- [Admin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/admin/)
- [Media](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/media-camp-2019/)
- [Camp 2020](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/camp-2020/)
- [Admin](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/admin-camp-2020/)
- [Middle East CEO](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/middle-east-ceo/)
- [Young Adult Advisory Board, Chair](https://www.ultimatepeace.org/bios/young-adult-advisory-board-chair/)