Beach Ultimate

Shiellah has served as the WFDF Ultimate Subcommittee Chair since 2017 and as the EUF Head Scorekeeper since 2019. She has worked for BULA as Volunteer Coordinator at WCBU/EBUCC/EBUC since 2015 and as a WFDF Game Advisor/Trainer starting from WUCC 2014. She has been a USAU Certified Observer Trainer since 2012 and the USAU Northeast Regional Observer Coordinator since 2011. She is also a USAU Certified Observer since 2007, USAU/UPA Club Championships Volunteer Coordinator (2003–2012), and UPA Northeast Mixed Regional Coordinator (2003–2008). She was the Executive Director of the Canadian Ultimate Players Association (2004–2006) and the Executive Director of the Association de Ultimate de Montréal (2002–2008).

Committee member: 2011–present Paul started practicing Ultimate, Freestyle, Disc Golf, and other disc disciplines in Belgium in 1983. The first World Championship he took part in was in Gothenburg (Sweden) in 1983, and from there he participated in several tournaments, often as captain, at National, European, and World Championships (beach and grass) in France, Switzerland, the UK, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Canada. At WUGC 2008 in Vancouver (CAN), he won the SOTG award with the Italian Masters National Team. In terms of Disc Sports administration, in 2000 he created and coached the first Tuscan team (which won one Italian title) and helped in the creation of the second one.

Committee member: 2011–present Karen Cabrera started playing Beach Ultimate in 2005. A couple of years later, in 2007, she found herself a seat on the Beach Ultimate Committee with BULA, which later transitioned to the WFDF Beach Ultimate Committee in 2011. In 2016, she was elected Chair, serving until 2019. Her work involved evaluating venues for Asian and World Championships and assisting in the selection process for WFDF Beach Ultimate grants. Domestically, Karen is the current President of the Philippine Flying Disc Association; a player and team manager of the Boracay Dragons; Tournament Director of the annual Boracay Open Tournament; and regularly runs clinics around the country and organizes local and international tournaments.

Committee member: 2015–present An avid Ultimate player since 1993 and a Beach Ultimate enthusiast since 2004, Will has had a varied career of volunteer administrative roles for Ultimate at State, National, and WFDF levels for the last 15 years. He has represented Australia four times on the beach and has participated in over 15 international beach tournaments. He wrote and coordinated the process of updating the WFDF Beach Ultimate Rules for 2019 and looks forward to revisiting them in future iterations. Will currently serves as the Middle East Director of Coaching for Ultimate Peace.

Committee member: 2018–present Originally from Scotland, Corinne spent three years in Central America and now lives just a few minutes from the beach in Portugal. She has been playing Ultimate since 2006 and has competed with various club women’s and mixed teams in the UK, GB Masters, helped create El Salvador’s first-ever international team, and is now enjoying Portuguese Beach Ultimate. Corinne works as a project manager, researcher, and auditor for sustainable tourism development projects and is interested in how Beach Ultimate events can become more sustainable.

Committee member: 2015–present Alex “Queenie” Matovu started playing Ultimate in 1995 in Kampala as a teenager. In 1999, he founded the Kampala Ultimate Frisbee Club shortly after organizing the first-ever tournament in November 1999. From 2001–2005, he ran a series of tournaments that attracted several embassies and schools. In 2006, he started the Seven Hills Classics Ultimate Tournament, which later became one of the biggest Ultimate tournaments in Africa, attracting 5–7 countries within the East African region. In 2015, Alex led Team Uganda to WCBU 2015, with Uganda also hosting the first All Africa Ultimate Club Championship and a WFDF East Africa Ultimate Clinic in the same year. In 2016, he initiated discussions to form the All Africa Flying Disc Federation (AAFDF), which was officially launched at the 2017 All Africa Ultimate Club Championship in Nairobi. Alex has served as President of the All Africa Flying Disc Federation since 2017. Outside of Ultimate, he is the Director of Activate Uganda, a sports event management company, and has managed several businesses in Uganda. He also worked for the US State Department as a contractor. Alex holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Makerere University.

David Raflo (he/him) has extensive experience in sports management and events. Volunteering and working with USA Ultimate since 1995, his current title is Senior Events Manager. He previously served on the Board of Directors for USA Ultimate in 1996 as Secretary and as the National Masters Director from 2006 to 2011 and National Open Director from 2000 to 2005. He has also served on several WFDF Committees, including the Beach Ultimate Committee as Chair from 2019 to 2022. He is also a current Board Member of the Pan American Flying Disc Federation. Raflo began playing Ultimate in 1992 and coaching in 2004. He was a certified coach and observer and has served as a Tournament Technical Director for both the Pan American Ultimate Championships and the World Junior Ultimate Championships. He also co-authored a chapter in the book Ultimate: The First Four Decades. He received his Bachelor's degree in History from the University of Virginia.