5 am Competitive Masters Coach (Rowing with the Stars)

Tom is joining SRA for his second year as a competitive masters coach. Tom rowed at Oregon State University, then on the US National team 1978-81. Some of Tom’s rowing highlights include the 1980 Olympic 8+, Gold Medal in the 1979 Pan Am Games 8+ and Silver medal in the 4+ at the 1981 Worlds. He is also in the US Rowing Hall of Fame, and gold medalist at the Masters World Championships. Tom was the head men’s coach at OSU from 1980-1. He has been an SRA parent since 2005, with one daughter still rowing on the SRA junior women’s team. Tom runs the Fitness Shop in Bellevue that sells home exercise equipment and enjoys cycling, kayaking and family time.  Updated November 2009

Experienced Masters & Junior Novice Coach:

Devon has been working with the Master’s program for two years. She brings excitement and enthusiasm to the 5am competitive team.  “I love the challenge of coaching juniors and adults; two very different coaching styles for the same stroke.” The Masters are very competitive and continue to improve, finishing 3^rd at Head of the Charles, and winning Head of the Lake in 2009. Tom and Devon have big plans for the upcoming spring season. Updated February 2010

Mid-Morning Masters Coach:

Courtney is SRA’s Junior Women’s Head Coach and the SRA Office Manager! She is returning this fall for her 7th year with Sammamish. Courtney joined the crew team at Western Washington University her freshman year and continued with the sport throughout her four years of college. In the spring of 2005 she was a part of the 1st NCAA National Championship team in school history. After graduating with a degree in Sociology she moved back to the eastside and began to coach at SRA. She enjoys being out on the lake every day passing along the thrill and love for the sport. Courtney holds a level III US Rowing Coaching Certification and also serves on the Northwest Rowing Council board as Vice-President and Junior Chair. Besides spending time at the boathouse or out on the lake, Courtney enjoys living in the northwest and takes full advantage of our surroundings with friends and family. She loves hiking, camping, skiing, golfing and anything that can be done with good company! In the spring of 2010 she adopted a dog that many of you may recognize, Lexie, who is pretty much the best thing ever!!Update August 2011

Evening Masters Coach:

Lee has been coaching masters at SRA for over threeyears. His rowing credentials include collegiate rowing and coaching experience at the Ohio State University. There he was an assistant coach for the novice woman’s program. He has a real passion for developing rowers and holds a Level II US Rowing certification. Updated January 2010

Masters Novice Coach

James is serving his first term as a SRA board member, elected in 2011.  He graduated from Purdue University with an Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering Degree and worked at Boeing in the the late 90′s before moving to the Connecticut to work for Pratt & Whitney.  He moved back to Seattle in the fall of 2004 to work as a structural engineer at Boeing.
James started his rowing career at Riverfront in Hartford, CT in 2000 and joined SRA in the fall of 2004.  He rows with the 5am Masters Team and has completed USRowing Coaching Level I and coaches Adult Learn to Row I & II and Adult Novice crews at SRA.  Outside of rowing, he enjoys running, cycling, skiing, and photography Updated September 2011

Masters Sculling & Junior Girls Assistant Coach:

When not assisting Courtney with the Experienced Girls Team, Pam spends time in all kinds of boats, coxing and rowing, but her first love is single sculling. She was part of the 2006 Women’s Lightweight Four that won Sammamish’s first Masters National Title. To improve her understanding of the sport, Pam has gone to the Craftsbury Sculling Camp 5 times, and has her Level II coaching credentials.  Updated August 2011

Sculling Coach

This is Simon’s first year with SRA and it’s backed by a 30 years in the sport both nationally and internationally. He’s been Head Coach and coach of the Women’s Program at Yorktown High School in Arlington, VA; coach at the Potomac Boat Club for a 2x contending for the Pan Am Games; and is a substitute Coach at Green Lake in the Sculling Program. Simon’s rowing credentials run deep, competing at two Junior World Championships in the 2+ and 1x; medaling at US Club Nationals; finishing in the top ten at the Head of the Charles in 1x; winning the C1x at the Head of the Lake; and medaling at the Canadian and US Masters Championships in mixed 2x, 4+ and 8+. An architect by profession, Simon believes that both architecture and rowing involve teambuilding, planning, execution, and strong focus on the end result. He combines art and science with attention to detail in both his residential designs and rowing. In addition to his wife and children, Simon’s passion is coaching and passing his love of the sport on to others. Simon’s philosophy is “Get ahead and stay ahead!” Updated January 2011

Masters Novice Coach

Bryan was introduced to rowing when his son decided to row in High School.  At the urging of his son, both Bryan and his wife joined SRA’s Learn to Row program.  He brings six years rowing experience to his LTR I, LTR II and Novice classes.  In addition, he has been active for the last six years in the planning of the new Boathouse.  Outside of rowing he is active in the cycling community.  Updated January 2011

Sculling Coach:

Theresa has been coaching since 1987. She started out coaching college novice women for Washington University in St. Louis. Theresa and her husband, Jeff, then started a sculling program at the St. Louis Rowing Club in 1988. When they moved to Seattle in 1996, they found SRA and brought their sculling program to the club. Her passion is open water and distance rowing. Theresa has coached all level of sculling, but prefers to teach the beginning sculling classes. Updated January 2010

Learn to Row Coach:

Kelly started rowing her freshmen year of high school for the Everett Rowing Association. In 2003 she rowed for the Junior National Team, earning a silver medal in the Women’s 8+. She rowed for Stanford University her freshmen year of college and then transferred to the University of Washington. In 2008, her senior year, her team placed 2nd at the NCAA National Championships. Kelly started her coaching career as an assistant coach for the Lakeside Men’s team and coached the inaugural season of the Seattle Area Rowing Women’s team to a third place finish in the Junior 8+ at Club Nationals this summer. This will be her first season at Sammamish. When she isn’t coaching she is usually in the kitchen baking or hanging out with her friends and family! Updated August 2011

Learn to Row/Masters Novice Coach:

Ashley began rowing in 2005 as a freshman at Georgetown University where she rowed for 3 years on the Potomac. Having moved to Redmond after college to be near family, she joined SRA in March 2010. She is excited to be working with the novice girls this spring and holds a Level 1 coaching certification. Outside of rowing, Ashley works for Willie Green’s Organic Farm in Monroe, enjoys riding her bike and sailing on Lake Washington. Updated January 2011