Michael Dipietro

Chair

Michael started playing ultimate back in his youth, but that was the standard "gathering of friends and throwing a disc around". He didn't take it up as a sport until the summer of 2017 when he joined RCUC and hasn't looked back sense. He enjoys the team camaraderie and the ability to funnel hos highly competitive spirit into something healthy. 
When Michael isn't creating websites for the many sports organizations he is apart of or on the field playing ultimate, he likes to binge a good Netflix series, hangout with friends, or curl up on his couch and get lost in a good book.

Mollie Connor

Vice Chair

Mollie started playing ultimate in university with the Ball State women's team. After taking a few years off to focus on running, she picked up a disc for the RCUC Pride tournament and fell back in love with the sport.

Michelle Yu

Treasurer

Despite having not touched a disc since high school, Michelle started playing with Rain City in 2018 and quickly became an ultimate enthusiast. She hopes to one day master the art of the full field flick. When Michelle isn't out on the field, she enjoys exploring and photographing the outdoors with her dog.

Corrina Violette

Secretary

Corrina stumbled (more like was shoved) upon ultimate after being a spectator for a game that did not have enough female matching players. Since her first 'accidental' game, she has gravitated towards the sportsmanship of the game and the players. Still a novice cutter, she hopes to improve her skills enough to become a handler.

Shawna V. Zegarra

Communications Director

Shawna started playing ultimate in 2012 with the VUL's beginner boot camp and she hasn't stopped since! From summer and fall with Discalicious, to winters with New West League, travelling to LA with the Gnarwhals and now Rain City Ultimate, she's been busy! While handling has always been her strength, this year she's really hoping to finally master cutting and becoming a well rounded team player!
When she's playing "less" ultimate in the winter season, Shawna spends most of her time snowboarding, snowshoeing, snow angel making, and general snow loving-ness.

Alek Violette

Outreach & Sponsorships Director

Alek may be the shortest member of the board but that doesn’t mean he has the least amount of experience. He is a crafty cutter with oddly long strides for his height who had his first taste of ultimate back in high school. From there, he quickly learned how contagious the SOTG is and became addicted. He took a minor break from ulti after high school but slowly realized that life without ultimate is rather unsatisfying thus returning a few years later to play in SUL and VUL. If Alek isn’t playing ulti, one could find him at a craft brewery or cuddling his Himalayan fur baby at home.

Derek Kief

Member-at-large

Derek's history with ultimate began in middle school when he was first introduced to the "thumber", the only throw he could do. His awkward progression then moved to the "hammer" before finally learning the traditional "back-hand" and "flick". This atypical, quirky style is part of what Derek loves about ultimate: each new player brings their own unique learning style to the sport which makes the whole process of self-discovery through ultimate so rewarding and often entertaining.
When Derek is not coaching through martial arts techniques, he enjoys cooking up a storm, nerding out with board games and movies, and tinkering with electronics like his motorcycle.