Aileen (she/they) Finance Committee & Thrifting Consultant
It’s Aileen!!!! They have been involved with AGEUP since 2020 after Ari invited them to join the lockdown zoom programming! Aileen joined the board 2022 and is a part of the board’s finance committee and one of our in-house style/thrifting consultants. She recommends thrifting at the Bins (wear gloves!!), Lifelong, and – this might the a controversial – the Goodwill on the Ave.
Don’t ick Aileen’s vibe by putting ranch on pizza! The texture🤢! The taste combo🤢! Ranch good on its own…but keep them separate please! #savethepizza!
Aimie Professional Cat Cuddler
Meet Aimie Kawai! Not only is Aimie taller than Hana, but she’s known as the better Kawai as she brings desserts to board meetings!! From muffins to cookies, Aimie makes delicious goodies. She wasn’t always so fond of baking. Growing up, her fear of fridges limited her time in the kitchen, and this made her join ultimate frisbee. She instantly fell in love with the sport and has been playing since middle school. Aimie has played for all the teams possible in Seattle, name any Seattle professional team and you bet she has been on it. Aside from killing it out on the field, in her free time she loves to read and avoid dairy products due to her EXTREME lactose intolerance. To befriend Aimie, start the conversation about cats to create a long lasting friendship.
Amy (she/her)
Amy joined AGE UP programming in her 8th grade year and initially found out about it when Sam was her coach. One thing Amy loves about AGE UP is how everyone is connected. Her hobbies include, being with her family, lifting, and going to music festivals. Controversial food opinion: “All salads suck”
Ashley (she/her) Board Lawyer
Ashley, AKA AChan is a badass lawyer mom who’s been on our board for over 4 years! She grew up outside of Chicago but now calls the Rainier Valley/98118 (!) her home. You can find her playing ultimate and spending time her son Max. AChan is one of the sweetest, caring people we know and that’s why we love having her on our board!
Bailey (she/they) Board Exec Team
Meet Bailey, an artiste, frisbee player, and the self-dubbed “designated distractor” of the AGE UP board! They love AGE UP because of the food, giggles, and values. In their free time, they like hosting friends and cooking — they can start by making something simple and end up cooking for hours. Of course, as a cook, it makes sense that her controversial food opinion is: why make something okay when you can make it tasty?
Chris (he/him) Board Comedian
Chris has been a part of AGE UP since the very beginning. He has been a part of Seattle ultimate for the past 24 years and currently coaches at Franklin High school. What he loves about AGE UP is that it is space where adults and youth work together to better our community. In his free time, Chris can be found cooking curries and grilled meats. His second job is being a stand-up comedian for the board and battling for popularity with his sister. He volunteers for an emotional support person for animals traveling on airplanes.
Isagani (he/him)
Jesse (he/him)
Fun fact about Jesse: He’s played in 20 different states in the past 20 years! Jesse is an Southend Ultimate Alum – Sam was his coach at Asa Mercer Middle school (are y’all seeing a trend here?) He is also a Carleton College alumni (CUT rules) and has many years of coaching experience. Seattle Cascades, Seattle YCC, Franklin High School, just to name a few teams. He’s really good at Candy Crush and loves taking his Samoyed/Husky, Moon, on walks.
Jo (she/her)
Jordan (she/her)
Kelly (she/her) Board Secretary
Keelin (she/her) Co-President
Keelin is one of our board presidents, a lead intern for our longest standing cohort program, the GX Winter Program, and has hosted like every single AGE UP event possible (most notably dressed as Jake from State Farm for one of them). Keelin says her greatest skills are: yapping (the gift of gab), her artistic ability, and being an inspiration to many. She is super connected to the community, and works closely not only with AGE UP but TSB and The Good Foot. Keelin is the best and loves being Ari’s boss.
Lisa (she/her)
Lisa has been here since day 1, she is an OG member of AGE UP’s team alongside a few others. Lisa has been playing frisbee since her high school days. She played for Seattle Riot team and coached frisbee at Franklin High School. Although Lisa has retired from competitive frisbee, she’s found a love for salsa dancing. If you can’t find her performing salsa dances, you can find her cleaning her home. Lisa is passionate about cooking and eating delicious foods. Being a board member has been a important part of her life and she enjoys seeing youth in leadership roles as it gives her hope for the future.
Maya (she/her)
Maya is currently a Junior at Cleveland HS and has been playing ultimate since the 7th grade! She says she’s a cutter, “mostlyyy…😂” Outside of playing ultimate, she loves to draw, hang out with her friends and family, and spend time outdoors. Fun fact: Maya used to dance competitively!
Miles (he/him)
Phong (he/him)
Phong was born in Saigon, moved to Seattle in 2016 and found a home in the Southend/AGE UP ultimate community. He went to Aki Kurose, is currently a Senior at Cleveland High School, and says favorite throw is the hammer! He’s also a lefty so that throw is extra wild. Fun fact: he’s says he’s really good at making breakfast eggs.
Rafiq (he/him)
Rafiq is connected to AGE UP because Sam AND ARI were his coaches at Asa Mercer Middle School! He’s a Franklin HS alum and currently going to UW. Rafiq currently coaches the 7th graders at Mercer and really loves giving back to community. He plays baseball, loves to bake, and is the oldest of three brothers.
Ray (they/them)
Ray is the Director of DEI at the National Art Education Association, head coach of the Seattle Tempest, and one of our newest AGE UP Board Members. They are an AGE UP & Southend Ultimate parent and have also coached at Asa Mercer Middle School! Aside from ultimate, they love music, art, and baking.
Roy (he/him) Co-President
Roy (he/him) is a youth board intern!! He currently attends Rainier Beach and plays ultimate frisbee for Franklin x Beach boys team. His first interaction was with the Boys Soufend middle school team for varsity. He loves how tight the AGE UP community is. His hobbies include photography, getting 8+ hours of sleep, and listening to music. FUN FACT: he has interviewed Kolohe Kai! And he thinks Raising Canes is overrated o.o