Raleke Hughes, better known as Ray in the ultimate community, is a new addition to the Milwaukee Monarchs board. Ray is a Wisconsin transplant, moving to the state in 2021, but is excited to continue her ultimate journey in the Milwaukee area. She is thrilled and honored to be a part of the growth of ultimate in Wisconsin and the greater midwest. Ray is interested in creating a space where, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, sex, gender expression, religious beliefs, etc., everyone can be their authentic self and play ultimate at the highest level. With this growth she is also investing in creating opportunities for growing youth ultimate and currently is a coach for the Wauwatosa East High School Non Binary and Girls Ultimate Team, Tengu. This is her first season with Tengu, and she loves every minute of it. Ray began her ultimate journey in 2014 at the University of Iowa, playing for her college team, Saucy Nancy. She quickly fell in love with the sport and joined the leadership team the following year. Her last two years at Iowa she served as a captain for the team. Ray began playing mixed club with PanIC, based out of Iowa City, from 2015-2021. This past season Ray was a roster player for Northern Comfort (NoCo), based out of Milwaukee. She looks forward to serving as a captain for NoCo for the upcoming season. In her professional occupation Ray works in asset protection. Her specialties include financial health, mitigating loss, investigations, policy adherence, community outreach and operational safety. She prides herself on being respectful, honest, trustworthy, and an open communicator. She values her work and looks forward to bringing her skills and experience to the board. When she’s not at work or doing something ultimate related, she enjoys spending time with her dog, Kaylea and her husband, Kyle. Her hobbies include being a moving connoisseur,, traveling, and crafting. Ray wants everyone to know that they may reach her at any time at ralekehughes@gmail.com. She looks forward to any email, whether it’s to just say hi, make a comment, ask a question or to share a concern. She looks forward to a great season. Wings Up & Crowns On!

Kaitlynne (she/her), mostly known as “Bunz” in ultimate circles, joins the Milwaukee Monarchs board after being a rostered player for the Monarchs from 2020-2022, captaining in 2021 and being an early signed player in 2022. Growing up and being introduced to ultimate frisbee in Madison, Wisconsin, Bunz is dedicated to finding ways to support the growth of high level ultimate frisbee opportunities for young, women, genderqueer, non-binary, queer, trans, Black and Brown athletes in her home state. She has utmost respect and admiration for Midwest players and knows that professional ultimate opportunities will continue to allow for Midwest, and specifically Wisconsin based, players to get the spotlights they deserve. Bunz first began playing ultimate in 2015 with her local high school MUFA team the summer before joining the UW-Madison women’s team Bella Donna. She played on Bella Donna for five years and captained her fifth and final year with the program. She played club mixed ultimate in Madison with Boomtown Pandas (injury reserved & captained,) as well as NOISE in 2019. While living in Madison, WI in 2022, she was a practice player for Heist, while rostered with Seattle BFG. Bunz now lives and plays ultimate in Seattle, WA. She first joined Seattle BFG in 2020, won a National Championship with them in 2021, played with them from Wisconsin in 2022, and is captaining them for the 2023 season. Her professional ultimate career has not halted yet, she recently joined the Western Ultimate League with defending league Champions Seattle Tempest. She has additionally participated in the 2022 WUCC Color of Ultimate Showcase game and the Disc/Diversity Con10ent Seattle Tour stop. She comes to the Board with previous PULF board experience and Wisconsin based constituency community organizing and empowerment skills, as well as her experience organizing the Color of Ultimate 2022 College Showcase game in Milwaukee, WI. When she is not playing ultimate frisbee and talking about her endless love for both Seattle and Madison ultimate, you can find her fighting for climate, democracy and justice, assistant coaching the University Prep high school GX team, doing CrossFit, reading, attempting to curb her travel bug, rearranging her house, or on social media. You can contact her anytime via Twitter or Instagram DMs (@kaitlynneroling) or by email kroling96@gmail.com if you have any questions about her involvement in the organization or just want to chat.

Lucille’s involvement with the Milwaukee Monarchs began last year after gaining a handler spot on the team roster for the 2022 season. However, after suffering an ACL tear at the season’s first practice, Lucille (she/her) transitioned from player into her current role as a Monarchs board member. Lucille was introduced to ultimate frisbee in 2004 while attending UW-Madison and went on to play with Bella Donna for four seasons. After moving to Milwaukee in 2009 for graduate school, Lucille participated in numerous Milwaukee leagues and played mixed with Cream City Crooks for two seasons before hanging up her cleats for several years while starting a family. Having missed playing ultimate greatly while raising two young children, Lucille began to re-emerge into the frisbee world by again participating in Milwaukee’s league play. When it was announced that Milwaukee would have its own professional ultimate team, Lucille was amazed to have that in the city she lived in and thrilled to be able to expose that level of ultimate to her young children. While attending the Monarchs’ tournament of the 2021 season, her daughter asked her why she wasn’t on the team, and that question lit a fire in Lucille to give competitive ultimate another go. While recovering from ACL reconstruction has been a trial, Lucille is still incredibly grateful and humbled to get to be a part of an organization that prides itself in being a voice and advocate for marginalized groups in professional sports. Outside of ultimate, Lucille owns and is lead designer for a residential design company that focuses on remodel, addition and new build design, as well as occasionally serves as an adjunct professor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at UW - Milwaukee. Lucille loves being outside with friends and family as much as possible, trying to get in hikes, camping trips, bike rides and days at the beach whenever she can. Lucille can be reached at lucillestrawn@gmail.com with any concerns, questions or comments.

Andrew Otto began playing ultimate at Grinnell College and has played club and league ultimate ever since. Andrew is an avid distance runner and enjoys filling his house with books and plants. Andrew is an attorney in the Milwaukee area where he advises individuals and families on estate and trust matters and counsels local non-profits, foundations and endowments on compliance issues. Andrew and his wife live in Milwaukee with their two daughters and dog, Manny.