The Ultimate Staff | Ultimate Watersports

Hal Ashman

- Chief Adventure Officer
- Windsuring Instructor Trainer

Favorite outdoor activities?: Dog Sledding, Skiing, Snowboarding, Windsurfing, Sailing, Wakeboarding, and Swimming.
Favorite thing about working at Ultimate Watersports?: The incredible people I get to work with every day.
Where are you when you're not at work?: With my family.
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?: Super Happy!
Favorite childhood toy?: My frisbee.
Give one valuable piece of advice to people who spend too much time working.: Stop that right now! ... and, oh yeah ... COME OUT & PLAY!

Missy Lauterbach

- Kayak Guide
- Naturalist

Favorite outdoor activities?: Canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and hiking.
Favorite thing about working at Ultimate Watersports?: Getting to be on the water all day.
Where are you when you're not at work?: With my kids.
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?: Veterinarian.
Favorite childhood toy?: Don't know.
Give one valuable piece of advice to people who spend too much time working.: If you do something that you love for a living then you barely notice when you spend too much time working.

Bill LaBarre

- Kayak Guide
- Naturalist

Favorite outdoor activities?: Coming soon!
Favorite thing about working at Ultimate Watersports?: Coming soon!
Where are you when you're not at work?: Coming soon!
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?: Coming soon!
Favorite childhood toy?: Coming soon!
Give one valuable piece of advice to people who spend too much time working.: Coming soon!

Tom Melito

- Eco-Challenge Camp Director
- Naturalist

Favorite outdoor activities?: Skiing, mountain climbing, and baseball.
Favorite thing about working at Ultimate Watersports?: Working outdoors.
Where are you when you're not at work?: Home with my wife and family of 4 kids, chauffeuring them around.
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?: Shortstop for the New York Mets.
Favorite childhood toy?: Legos.
Give one valuable piece of advice to people who spend too much time working.: "Have a good time all the time." — bassist Derrick Smalls from Spinal Tap

Justin Pugh

- Extreme Camp Manager
- Sr. Windsurfing Instructor

Favorite outdoor activities?: Windsurfing, wakeboarding, playing on the playground with my wife and son.
Favorite thing about working at Ultimate Watersports?: Hot sun, warm breeze, and cool water.
Where are you when you're not at work?: Playing guitar or being with the fam.
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?: I found in a scrapbook my mom kept that I wanted to be a "mad scientist". Not just a scientist, but a mad scientist. I think I wanted to blow stuff up and make slime.
Favorite childhood toy?: My Casio keyboard and my cassette walkman.
Give one valuable piece of advice to people who spend too much time working.: Hang loose...

Chelsea Sharnik

- Sailing Team / Reception
- Windsuring Instructor

Favorite outdoor activities?: Horseback riding, climbing, windsurfing, sailing, hiking, biking, and swimming.
Favorite thing about working at Ultimate Watersports?: My favorite thing is that it never feels like work when at Ultimate Watersports. I enjoy what I do.
Where are you when you're not at work?: I'm at Ultimate Watersports 6 days a week because I love it so much, but I suppose when I am not there that one day I am rock climbing.
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?: When I was little I wanted super powers and to be a super hero. Later on it was a ninja.
Favorite childhood toy?: My bike. It was used for my adventures, to go on trips with the family, mountain biking, and take me to school.
Give one valuable piece of advice to people who spend too much time working.: If you love your job it doesn't matter. However, everyone needs a break after awhile so that way they don't crash. I would know.

Tommy Davis

- Kayak Team
- Extreme Camp Staff

Favorite outdoor activities?: Climbing, Hiking/Backpacking, kayaking and canoeing, Geocaching, and playing Ultimate.
Favorite thing about working at Ultimate Watersports?: (Haven't started working there yet) but i would probably say being outside on the water and working with kids.
Where are you when you're not at work?: I can be found by the pool, beach or lounging in my backyard.
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?: I wanted to be a US Navy SEAL when I grew up.
Favorite childhood toy?: Tonka Trucks.
Give one valuable piece of advice to people who spend too much time working.: Live life to the fullest you only get to live once.

Tylor Streett

- Director of Operations & Safety
- Rock n River Camp Director

Favorite outdoor activities?: Rock Climbing, Sailing, Hiking, Paddling, Running, and Biking.
Favorite thing about working at Ultimate Watersports?: Teaching kids.
Where are you when you're not at work?: On a rock.
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?: A Paleontologist.
Favorite childhood toy?: Legos.
Give one valuable piece of advice to people who spend too much time working.: If your work is your play then you will never work a day in your life.

John DeSimone

- Kayak Team / Rental Dept.
- Extreme Camp Staff

Favorite outdoor activities?: Hiking, swimming, and camping.
Favorite thing about working at Ultimate Watersports?: I couldn't quite say yet! I'm the new guy!
Where are you when you're not at work?: Coming up with outrageous plans to restore vintage cars or start lucrative, yet unique small businesses with my friends. Does "Pantera Bread" sound like a money maker to anyone?
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?: The first President to be a Major League Baseball player and rock star, all at the same time.
Favorite childhood toy?: Tonka Trucks all the way.
Give one valuable piece of advice to people who spend too much time working.: Chillax, brah.

Caren Wiley

- Windsurfing Team
- Reception

Favorite outdoor activities?: Hiking in the woods and walking in streams.
Favorite thing about working at Ultimate Watersports?: I like seeing all the wildlife on a daily basis. It taught me to appreciate turkey vultures and I now have a pet tadpole named Tubs McGoo.
Where are you when you're not at work?: Double Rock Park.
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?: Artist.
Favorite childhood toy?: Arts & Crafts. I would paint and make friendship bracelets all the time.
Give one valuable piece of advice to people who spend too much time working.: "All work and no play makes Jack..." ...a really bad windsurfer! :p

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