Bernadette Norman (she/her/hers), Team Administrator

I grew up north of Boston and I started playing ultimate frisbee in fifth grade. I was immediately hooked and I've tried other sports, but none have ever been as fun or rewarding for me. In high school I played on the Junior Varsity team at Phillips Academy Andover for two years, and in college I played on the DIII club team Daisy Chain at Mount Holyoke. Over the past several years, I've gotten more involved in the sport beyond playing. During the 2019/2021 club seasons I was/am the Sectionals Coordinator for the Metro New York women's division, and I continue to help support NYGL in my new position as the Team Administrator. I'm so excited for us to get back out on the field this season and I can't wait to watch some live ultimate frisbee again!

Khunsa Amin (She/her/hers), Team Equity & Operations Consultant

Khunsa Amin is an anti-racist, anti-colonial facilitator, trainer, educator, and organizer working towards a community-centered and liberatory society. Her work centers on thinking outside the box constructed by societal -isms and practicing a radical imagination. She currently resides on the occupied land of the Lenape people of the Canarsie tribe, also known as Brooklyn, NY.

She began her journey as an organizer in the New York City ultimate frisbee community -- creating policies that advocate for trans, non-binary, and intersex athletes, creation of an access-oriented youth summer camp, hosting equity trainings for the larger community. Through Both/And, her current focus has been on educating others on non-colonial youth outreach, with a budding expansion rooted in community care and Transformative Justice principles. Her areas of interest and expertise consists of analyzing and dismantling carceral and colonial logic, building organizational capacity to center community and relationships, and strategizing at the interpersonal level to affect the oppressive institutional and structural systems in place.

May Patino (She/her/Hers), SOcial Media Manager

I’m from Colombia, I’ve been living in the USA for 5 years and love exploring NYC. I have a background in Industrial Design, and currently, I work as an interior designer at a major home improvement chain. I enjoy fashion, photography, attending art exhibits, and playing ultimate. I’ve been working with NYGL leadership since the inaugural season, and I love how it allows me to help progress women and non-binary representation in ultimate and how NYGL gives back to the community. I’m excited to expand NYGL’s online!

Brittany “Bkap” Kaplan (She/Her/Hers), Video Consultant

Brittany “Bkap” Kaplan (she/her) has been working in the NYC documentary film industry for the past decade. In 2019 and 2020 she produced short documentaries for NYGL and served as NYGL’s director of video. Brittany has been a rostered player on NYGL since 2019. She is passionate about using video to highlight both athletic plays and personal stories of athletes.

Jack McGovern (He/Him/His), Videographer

Jack McGovern is a New York City based documentary filmmaker/cinematographer, ultimate frisbee player, and meditation enthusiast. As a cinematographer, Jack incorporates sensitivity, empathy, and curiosity to capture cinematic images that uphold the dignity of his subjects. He is excited to work with New York Gridlock for a second year as the team's official videographer, capturing the intensity of Gridlock's play on the field as well as their dedication to activism and community engagement off of it.

In his other work, Jack is in production for an introspective short doc, Capsized, about how meditation saved his life in an ocean kayaking accident. He is also co-producing a five-part documentary-series with Winton duPont Films about a class of boarding school students who graduated in the midst of the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement in 1971.

Luisa Neves (she/her/hers), Website Manager

Luisa Neves is visual designer and developer who particularly enjoys working on websites and web apps. She loves board games, video games, lawn games, and yes, frisbee games. She's been playing ultimate for eight years, with teams like the University of Rochester EZs, NY BENT, and New York Gridlock Ultimate. She’s excited to return to Gridlock for its 2021 season!

Luisa currently co-hosts the ultimate frisbee podcast, Share the Air, with NYGL teammate, Tulsa Douglas. She's excited about using the podcast platform to share the stories and experiences of more marginalized folks within the ultimate community.