The Ultimate Chicago Board of Directors consists of 8 members who are elected by the Ultimate Chicago community and serve a two-year term. We’re always happy to hear from you. Feel free to contact any board member with concerns, issues, complements (much appreciated) or if you’re interested in volunteering. Here are the current Ultimate Chicago board members:
Colleen Costello
President
Email: colleen.k.costello@gmail.com
As board President, Colleen promises world peace and lower taxes... or quality Ultimate in Chicago - whichever is under her purview. She began playing in the Chicago Ultimate leagues in 2001 and has played for a women's team, Dish, for the past 5 years. When not playing ultimate, Colleen is probably in a lab, doing science.
Mike Gwinn
Vice President
Email: mgwinn@sbcglobal.net
Mike is a board member that knows how to get things done. As a man of the city, he knows how to write up a good board policy – you may know him from such policies as “lightning” or “behavior”. He is in his fourth year as a board member and ready to take over as President should Colleen get hit by a bus.
Josh Cooper
Board Member
Email: jdcooper@gmail.com
Joshua Cooper is an educator and a lover of ultimate. Whether playing for Gambit or administering the Juniors Spring League, Joshua can't help but get involved and do what he can to improve experiences and consider options. From generating and analyzing surveys to creating multimedia presentations, Josh wants to help spread the joy of Ultimate as it is and help Ultimate Chicago be what it can be. He also feels queasy writing about himself in the third person.
Adam "Twiry" Levy
Board Member
Email: adamjlevy@sbcglobal.net
In his first term as an Ultimate Chicago Board of Directors member, Adam or “Twirly” brings a valuable amount of ultimate playing, organizing and marketing experience. Twirly received his nickname and foundation of ultimate spirit from Barrett White, Adam Goff and Bill Jacobs and looks forward to continuing the Chicago tradition while introducing some new ideas with a strong focus on driving community and value OFF of the playing field for Ultimate Chicago. Adam is the seven-time Event and Sponsorship Director of Ultimate Chicago Sandblast, a nationally-recognized beach frisbee tournament held each of the last nine summers, and also contributed to other national events including the Chicago Heavyweight Championships and Lei-Out. During his membership in Ultimate Chicago, Adam has played and captained teams in multiple Spring, Summer and Fall leagues and we look forward to him bringing his leadership and other experiences to the Board this coming term.
Dan Baker
Board Member
Email: danielbaker1@gmail.com
In his third year as a board member, Dan has served as an ‘honorary’ tech lead, helping with the redesign of ultimatechicago.org. He has also served as the commissioner for the UC Summer Competitive League. He is currently a captain of Haymaker, and is self-proclaimed as the “#1 UC heckler” during any league final.
Rebecca "Tex" Smith
Board Member
Email: rebeccatexsmith@gmail.com
Rebecca is honored to be serving her first year on the board. She has previously played in her home state of Texas (where everything's bigger), college state of Minnesota (where everything's colder) and grad school state of Illinois (where everything's flatter). You can most often find her on the field, playing for the club team Gambit, or on the dance floor pretending she knows how to dance.
Stephanie Folk
Secretary
Email: smfolk@gmail.com
Stephanie started playing ultimate in 1998 in Madison, WI when her brother convinced her to join his summer league team. She has played in Ultimate Chicago since summer of 2001 and has captained teams in fall, winter and spring leagues. She also participates in tournaments such as Sandblast, Cooler Classic, and Gender Blender. When not playing ultimate, she can often be found practicing aikido, playing guitar or piano, cooking, or attempting to earn a living working for an environmental nonprofit organization.
Zach Grossman
Treasurer
Email: zachary.m.grossman@gmail.com
Now serving his second term, Zach brings a lot of great ideas and energy to the board. Zach has been pivotal to aligning Ultimate Chicago and its partnership with the Chicago Sandblast tournament. Zach also plays for Chicago’s mixed team Gambit.