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Ladies and gentlemen, here is your 7 on the line…ok technically it’s 11 but you get the idea. This summer after elections and natural selection this is the group of people who will be spending the next 2 years doing their best to serve you, the LAOUT community. This ragtag conglomeration of humans is here to make sure you have the opportunity to play as much ultimate as your bodies can handle.
President, Club LiaisonRemy Schor
Remy has been playing Ultimate since 2000, when she started playing summer league in Chicago. Remy is the National Mixed Director for Club Ultimate for USA Ultimate. She sits on USAU’s Competition Committee & Club Working Group, helping to organize and plan each upcoming club season with an emphasis on big picture growth for the future of our sport. When not at the office, she’s probably playing Ultimate, organizing Ultimate, or Crossfitting.
Vice President, Youth DirectorGrant Boyd
Grant started playing ultimate in 2002 in front of his MA high school with a local player turned mentor. After starting a college team, coaching, and playing competitively in NYC; Grant moved to LA in 2012. After leading local clinics and youth events, Grant founded and is now the the Executive Director of both Southern California Youth Ultimate (SCYU, pronounced Sky-You!) and California Ultimate Association. He still plays for the SoCal Condors; and is an amateur disc golfer and salsa maker.
Secretary, Diversity & Inclusion DirectorLauren Hill
Lauren started playing ultimate in 2005 after signing up for Summer League with two college friends. Other than a short stint in Atlanta for grad school, LAOUT has been Lauren’s ultimate home for over 13 years. She has a passion for social justice and equity which has led her to be active in LAOUT leadership and the effort for gender equity in our community. Lauren coaches Crossfit and loves when that and ultimate meet in the gym or on the field!
TreasurerJoanna Whitney
Joanna has been playing ultimate for the past nine years. Since moving to LA, she’s been involved with LAOUT in many different forms, from captaining Animal Style and Reign, to helping run St. Pat’s Hat 2018. In her regular life, Joanna works as a producer for different reality tv shows. This means she is good at organizing chaos, which is why she’s very excited to tackle the treasurer position and find a flow for that department in order to keep LAOUT running long into the future.
Marketing DirectorTyler Kotovsky
Tyler has been playing ultimate since his high school days in Pittsburgh. Organizing and helping run tournaments since 2005, he now designs websites, logos, & jerseys for tournaments, teams, & organizations around the world. When he’s not working on design projects, you can typically find him playing ultimate at the beach.
Volunteer DirectorChris Ludwig
Snatch has been playing some form of frisbee since he was a kid but his first ultimate tournament was in 8th grade. Since that moment, he has played every moment he could through college and especially in LA. His love of diving to the ground is realized best by playing ultimate and he will continue to do so as long as he can! When not playing ultimate, he works at the Natural History Museum and helps people learn about our world!
Events & Fundraising DirectorSonja Roden
Sonja has been “playing” Ultimate for about 16 years now and by “playing” we mean she shows up to games and plays with the puppies and babies while the rest of you actually play. She plans to spend her time on the board creating events that will help build a sense of community among players of all levels from beginners to elite. She hopes that LAOUT will be a place where everyone feels welcomed. “I mean, if y’all can put up with me you can deal with anyone.”
Membership & Outreach DirectorChristi Betz
Christi first started playing ultimate when a friend convinced her to sign up for Women’s Beach League in 2012, and she has stayed within the LAOUT community ever since. Outside of ultimate, Christi works in digital advertising and enjoys buying books and drinking wine with her cat, Rocket.
Adult Programming DirectorJackson Dolan
Jackson started playing ultimate in 2007, and has played leagues and club in DC, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and now Los Angeles. He has also coached for several years, including high school and YCC programs in DC, Yale Ramona in New Haven, and now UCLA BLU.
Membership & Outreach DirectorNahall Esteghamat
Nahall started playing ultimate with friends during high school for fun, but began playing more competitively during college. When other intramural sports were not competitive enough or as open and welcoming, the ultimate community was there to fill that gap, and for this reason, she still enjoys playing ultimate here in LA. When not playing frisbee, Nahall enjoys going on hikes, drinking coffee, and lounging with her cat watching bad Netflix shows.
Club & College DirectorJessica Creamer
Creamer started playing Ultimate in high school but really fell in love with the sport at NAU. Since then, she has played or captained for a number of teams across the Southwest and Midwest. After moving to LA, she played her final club season with Viva in 2015 before hanging up her cleats to focus on coaching and growing womxn’s ultimate. Off the field, she spends most of her time at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory thinking of ways to detect signs of life on other planets.