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Coaching Coordinator & Varsity Girls
Coach
Sue is a non-practicing Registered Nurse who
joined the Board in 2005. A parent of two, she became interested in the
sport of rowing when her son Jeff started with Pittsford Crew. She has
rowed competitively as a Master rower, and recently became involved with
coaching, serving as a volunteer assistant coach with Pittsford Crew for
the past two years. Sue completed her Level I Coaching Certification in
2006. She currently serves on the Health & Safety, Personnel
and the Facilities & Equipment Committees. Sue’s past volunteer
commitments include chairing Cultural Arts at both the elementary and
high school levels, coaching softball and soccer, and teaching Sunday
school at Christ Clarion Presbyterian Church. |
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Varsity Girls Coach
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Varsity Boys Coach
Andrew is an Adjunct Professor, and Field Placement
Supervisor at the Warner School of Education and Human Development at
the University of Rochester, where he is currently in the final stages
of completing a masters degree in Secondary Social Studies Education and
Special Education. Andrew grew up in the Rochester area where he rowed
for the Brighton Rowing Club for four years. In 2002 he moved to
Pittsburgh to attend Duquesne University where he rowed for four years
while earning his BS in Secondary Education and his BA in History. In
2006 he began his coaching career with North Allegheny High School Crew,
as the women's novice coach that fall and co-coaching the varsity women
in the spring of 2007. In the summer of 2007 he moved back to
Rochester, beginning a career in education as well as returning to
Brighton to coach varsity women and direct Brighton Rowing Clubs Summer
Sculling Program. Andrew is also the women's coach for the Rochester
Navy, summer rowing camp. |
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Novice Coach
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Novice Girls & Varsity Boys Assistant Coach
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Novice Boys Assistant Coach
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Novice Boys Assistant Coach
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Varsity Boys Assistant Coach
Tom Webb brings ten years of
competitive rowing and coaching experience to Pittsford Crew. Webb
started his career in the sport at Brighton Rowing Club, 1999. In 2001,
he attended the Jr. National Team selection camp and placed 6th
in the Jr. National Team Selection Regatta. Webb continued rowing at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison where he placed in the Grand Final of
the Men’s Freshman Eight and Men’s Varsity Pair at the IRA, the Division
I National Championship Regatta. Coach Webb comes to Pittsford
Crew with over two years of coaching experience. He has worked at all
levels, including: Novice Coach at Brighton Rowing Club in the '07-'08
season; Co-Head Coach of Skidmore Community Rowing, a nationally
recognized master's program in Saratoga Springs, in the '08 season; and
acting men's coach at Skidmore College in the '08-'09 season. |
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Pittsford Crew Board of Directors 2009-2010 |
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President
Suanne has been a pediatric nurse
practitioner at Strong and professor of nursing and pediatrics at the U
of R for nearly 30 years, but now spends most of her time volunteering
for the Pittsford School District, Boy Scouts, and Pittsford Crew. She
became interested in rowing when her older son David joined Pittsford
Crew in 2001 and began to serve on the Board of Directors in 2004. While
David went on to row for three years at Boston College, her younger son
Jared joined Pittsford Crew in 2007 and is beginning his second year on
the Varsity Boy’s team. During the past 8 years she has worked on the
Health and Safety Committee, coordinated Pasta Psych Parties, handled
registration for Learn to Row, chaperoned overnight regattas, and served
as Vice President for two years. She rows in Adventure Out’s and
Fairport Crew’s Women’s Recreational rowing programs and is certified by
U.S. Rowing as a Level 1 Coach. She and her husband Wade also enjoy
hiking the Adirondack High Peaks, kayaking, and skiing with their two
sons. |
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Vice President
Jill is a non-practicing attorney and
community volunteer, who joined the Board in 2007. She is the parent of
three children: Andrew, a Pittsford Crew alumnus and Learn to Row coach
who rowed four years for George Washington University, Lexi, a junior at
Wake Forest University and Brooke, who is a senior at Sutherland and a
rower with the Varsity Girls team. As Board Vice President, Jill serves
on the Personnel, Program and Fundraising Committees. As Fundraising
Chair she spearheaded our successful Spring fundraiser, "Row for Strong
Kids!", which is now going into its third year. She served for six years
as a member of the Pittsford Central School District Board of Education,
has been a Board member with the YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County,
and the Junior League of Rochester, where she is a past President. Her
other volunteer commitments have included Allen Creek School PTSA Chair
and President of Friends of Sutherland Soccer. |
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Secretary
Lorna is a software engineer with General Electric, and enjoys being involved with the activities of her children. She is the parent of three children, two of who have participated in Pittsford Crew, including alumni Hannah and Varsity rower Jack. Lorna is currently in her fourth year on the Board, where she has served as Board Secretary, Volunteer Coordinator, as a member of the Personnel Committee and handles all email correspondence for Pittsford Crew. Other volunteer commitments include Boy Scout Troop 167, Pittsford PTSA and teaching Sunday School at Mountain Rise United Church of Christ in Perinton. |
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Treasurer
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Registrar
Larry is a certified computer infrastructure
architect with Sirius Computer Solutions and the father of Varsity rower
Brandon Cooper. As registrar he manages the online registration
process and web site, and also coordinates the launch drivers and
marshals for the Pittsford regattas. Being a Pittsford resident
since childhood, Larry has served in many volunteer capacities throughout
the community, schools, and his church, including 20 years as a
Pittsford Fire Commissioner and is still an active firefighter with over
30 years of service in the Pittsford Fire Department. |
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Hospitality & Pittsford Regatta Chairman
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Board Member and
Past President
Betsy has been with the Pittsford Crew Board
since 2006. She has served as Fundraising Committee Chair and as
President of the Board of Directors. Parent of Pittsford Crew alumnus
Sam, who currently rows for UB, Varsity rower Maddie, and son James (who
'kind of' looks forward to rowing when he's old enough). She is an avid
rower as well, having taken the adult Learn to Row through Fairport
Crew, rowing with “Adventure Out!” and in the competitive Masters
program through Genesee Waterways. Her previous volunteer experience has
been with the Junior League of Rochester. Betsy also serves on the Board
of the Pittsford Indoor Rowing Center. |
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Board Member
Susan is the mother of Benjamin (Ben), a varsity rower, and Adam. She's been involved in fitness all her life, starting out with ballet (12+ years) and now runs, bikes, and works out at the JCC.
A former management consultant and trainer, she currently works part
time at Cooks' World in Brighton and is an avid vegetable/fruit
gardener. Over the years Susan has done a lot of volunteering at Mendon
Center Elementary School and at Calkins Road Middle School.
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Board Member
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Board Member
Lisa is a free lance public relations
communications professional. She is the parent of three, Clara, a
college cross country and track runner, Audrey, a former coxswain for
the Varsity Boys team and currently a coxswain for the St Lawrence
University Men's Team and Rob, a Varsity rower.
She's assisted with the Rowers Revelry, served as VB Team Parent and
copy writer for team press releases. As a Board member she serves on
the Communications and Personnel Committees. She's also on the Gallery
Council at the Memorial Art Gallery. Her previous volunteer positions
include: Activities Chair at the Genesee Valley Club, Girl Scouts of
Genesee Valley Troop Leader, Secretary Junior League of Rochester and a
variety of family related activities |
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Board Member
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Board Member
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Board Member
Ken joined the
board of Pittsford Crew in 2009, and serves in the Health and Safety
Committee. He and his wife (Carol) moved to Rochester in 1999
after several years in Washington, DC. He is a neurologist who
specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy and sleep
disorders, and has served on the board of the Epilepsy Foundation of
Rochester, Syracuse and Binghamton since 2004. Until the summer
2008 his only experience with a skull was in surgery. Now his
older two kids row for Pittsford crew, and family life increasingly
includes time at the boathouse. When the snow falls and the canal
is frozen, you can find them on the slopes |
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Board Member
Joe is a
partner and patent attorney in the IP department of the law firm of
Nixon Peabody LLP. He currently serves on the Facilities & Equipment
and Conduct & Discipline committees. Joe and Terry are parents of
varsity rower Max and Novice rower Sam. In the summer Joe can be found
on local baseball fields coaching Pittsford Little League. In the
winter he can be found on ski slopes throughout the state volunteering
on race courses for the Sutherland Alpine Ski Team and Hunt Hollow Race
Team.
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Board Member
Phil is a new board member of Pittsford
Crew, and is an ophthalmologist and father of 4 children, of which
daughter Hope and son Charlie are both Varsity rowers. When not working, you can usually
find him and his wife Lucy cheering for their kids' teams at sporting
events throughout the Northeast.
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Board Member
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Board Member
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Board Members Emeritus
Founders of "Friends of Pittsford Rowing", now operating as Pittsford
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