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FACE OF AMERICA
COASTAL TEAM CHALLENGE
SPECIAL ABILITIES INITIATIVE
In 2014, Alex Rohman and his friend George Taborsky
had an idea. Both were alumni of World T.E.A.M.’s
Face of America cycling challenge to Gettysburg and
understood the exceptional empowerment of athletes
through inclusive outdoor sporting activities.
As Long Island, New York residents, Alex and George
were very familiar with water sports. They believed
World T.E.A.M.’s Coastal Team Challenge, hosted in
2009 along the Northwest Pacific coast, could be
reimagined as an inclusive program along the island’s
southern coast. With assistance and support from
American Portfolios and Independent Group Home
Living Program, the Challenge was successfully
relaunched in August 2014.
Developmentally-adaptive athletes with Independent
Group Home Living Program have participated in the
four years since the Challenge’s relaunch, alongside
able-bodied coaches. Together as teams, the athletes
paddled sea kayaks in a two-day journey.
“Bringing together people from all walks of life with
a challenge like this, changes all of us for the better,”
said Alex.
A partner with TimeCapital Investor Advisory Services
since 2002, Alex serves as the Coastal Team
Challenge’s Program Coordinator. In 2015, he was
elected to a three year-term as a member of World
T.E.A.M.’s Board of Directors. In his role, he has served
as the Governance Committee Chair for the board.
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