Founded by his legendary surfer father, Dorian Paskowitz, in 1972 with his wife and nine children, the Paskowitz Surf Camp runs classes each summer in California, Mexico, and Montauk, N.Y., welcoming and teaching surfers of all ages and levels and sharing their love of this incredible sport. The Paskowitzes, known as the first family of surfing like to say that they dont just teach people to surf---they create surfers. Over the 33 years of its existence, Paskowitz Surf Camp has introduced countless ordinary people---and plenty of famous people from the worlds of music, movies and business to the laid-back surfing lifestyle.

In addition to running the surf camp business, Izzy is co-founder with his wife, Danielle, of Surfers Healing, a non profit organization that reaches out to autistic children and their families by giving them the experience of surfing. Inspired by the positive results of tandem surfing with their own autistic son, Isaiah, Izzy and Danielle decided this unique form of therapy was something they wanted to share with other autistic children and their families in hope that it would have a similar effect for them. Currently, the day camps, which are free to participants, are held in Southern California, New York, and Hawaii. They are attended by over 200 people and receive media coverage in national publications as well as television.

Surfing is what my father taught me says Izzy. There is a spirit in surfing once you catch your first or your millionth wave. Thats what I want everyone to experience."