Coaches

Our coaches have a variety of backgrounds and experience to draw upon with some having coached for decades, others having built programs from scratch, and more. Our coaches have rowed in everything from high school to international levels and bring a desire to share the amazing experiences and lessons that rowing gave them. We strive to maintain a welcoming and open team with positive coaching, team building, and helping athletes achieve their athletic goals.

Coaches are SafeSport trained, have WA boating licenses, and have to maintain a current CPR & First Aid certification.

RoleCoach
Name
USRowing Cert.Currently
Coaching
Head Coach
Lead High School Girls Team Coach
Davis ColwellAdults
High School
Interim Head Youth Coach
Lead Middle School Tema Coach
Assistant Team Coach
Ellie BirdAdults
High School
Middle School
Individual Lessons
Lead High School Boys Team CoachRichard LauranceHigh School
Assistant Team CoachGretchen Van DusenAdults
Middle School
Assistant Team CoachKathryn ReithHigh School
Assistant Team CoachClaire GudenkaufL1Adults
High School
Middle School
Individual Lessons
Assistant Team CoachElla DirkxAdults
High School
Middle School
Assistant Team CoachFranklin PolkAdults
High School
Middle School
Assistant Team CoachHalle BertrandAdults
High School
Middle School
Assistant Team CoachHelen KramerAdults
Assistant Team CoachKatie GibbonsL1Adults
High School
Assistant Team CoachKiirsten FlynnAdults
High School
Middle School
Assistant Team CoachLydia BlackwoodL2Adults
High School
Assistant Team CoachStephanie KruppAdults
Individual Lesson CoachJim BertoliniLII/L2
LIII/L3
Individual Lessons

Team Captains
Team captains are leaders on each of the coached teams, who are selected from the team at large and serve as extensions of the coaches and advocates of athletes.

TeamSelection ProcessIndividuals
Adult– under development –-vacant-
YouthApplications are under reviewed and will be
selected in the next few weeks