Hannah started rowing in the Philadelphia area in 2010 and rowed throughout high school and for four years at Wellesley College. She began coaching youth squads in 2017 at Chicago Training Center, with an emphasis on sports-based youth development and making rowing a more accessible opportunity for students across Chicago. Hannah also works as a Speech-Language Pathologist and is a PhD student in Speech & Hearing Sciences at UW. When she’s not thinking about language development and making up new words, she enjoys cooking, biking, and finding ways to annoy her cats.

A quick Google search is all you need to see Louisa's impact on rowing, not only here in the PNW with PRC/GPRF, but nationally and internationally as well. She regularly competes at the HOCR & the San Diego Crew Classic.She earned her PhD in Communications from the UW in 2010, Her MA in Communication from the UW in 2016 and her BA in Comparative Literature from Cornell University in 1991 where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. Louisa rowed at Cornell and in 1990 was honored at the end of the Ivy League Championships with a second team All-Ivy award. In 1993, at the WORLD ROWING CUP VI - ROTSEE/LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND Louisa competed in the women's 8 for Lookout Rowing Club that took silver, second to Germany who took the gold. But wait, that's not all. From 1999 - 2012 Louisa worked at Craftsbury Sculling Center where she supervised a staff of coaches and interns at an intensive summer rowing camp for adults, providing feedback to clients on rowing technique and improvements in skills and speed.

Ann Geier began rowing in 1973 on Philadephia's Boat House Row. In 1977, she moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. Since there were no scholarships for women rowers at that time, she pursued other interests, returning to rowing in 1985. She rowed at LWRC until 1995, shelved her rowing career while rock climbing and going to graduate school. In 2002, Geier returned to rowing as a coach at the Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center. She moved to Green Lake Small Craft Center to work with the Masters Sculling team until 2008, when she began coaching the Ancient Mariners and the Montlake Rowing Clubs. Since 2010, she has coached Adult Masters rowers in both sweep and sculling. In her other life, she drives a special needs school bus for the Seattle School District, enjoys reading, puzzles and maintaining her 116 year old house on near the Woodland Park Zoo.

Megan began her rowing career as a walk-on at the University of San Diego, earning Rookie of the Year in 2014 and making the 2015 USA U23 National Team. After completing her bachelor's degree in International Relations and Spanish and her master's in Global Development, Megan moved to the east coast to pursue her Olympic dreams at the USRowing Princeton National Team Training Center and later at ARION, a High Performance Club in upstate NY. While training, Megan coached athletes from a plethora of backgrounds and experiences - fourth graders to octogenarians, novices to state champions - at nationally competitive programs such as Princeton National Rowing Association/Mercer, Niskayuna Rowing, and Saratoga Rowing Association. Her love of rowing comes from the pursuit of a challenging goal, the inexplicable power of teamwork, and of course, the spectacular sunrises and post-row breakfasts.

Margaret has been rowing and coaching since college, and a coach at Pocock since 1998. She spent twenty years figuring out how to teach adults, and is a safety maven.

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Rachel has been deeply immersed in rowing since 1979 and currently serves as the Executive Director of Pocock Rowing Club. She is a USRowing Level III Certified Coach with a Master’s degree in Sports Coaching & Leadership from Drexel University. In addition to her coaching expertise, Rachel is a USRowing Referee and a World Rowing Umpire. Her commitment to the sport is further demonstrated through her role as Regatta Director for the Pink Ribbon Row and the Pac12 and GNAC Collegiate Championships in 2023. Rachel’s professional approach is guided by two core philosophies: First, to excel in any role one takes on, striving to be the best during their tenure; and second, to achieve success through transparency and collaboration. She believes that true success emerges from embracing change, being accountable, and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone to flourish.

David began rowing at the University of Wisconsin in 2008 and has coached at Texas A&M as a graduate student, as well as at Austin Rowing Club, focusing on helping Masters rowers transition into racing. He teaches Learn to Row at PRC and also competes with the Men’s Competitive Team, preparing to join the Ancient Mariners in a couple of decades. David is passionate about introducing new rowers to the sport and sharing the joys of this lifelong, low-impact exercise with everyone he meets. His favorite distance on the erg is the half-marathon!

Jeny has been rowing and coaching around Seattle for 20 years after joining Purdue's novice team as a Freshman in 2000. She's most recently been coaching the Ancient Mariners out of Pocock and the junior girls on Vashon Island. As a masters rower, she's proud to have PR'd on her 2k at the age of 37! Jeny has shifted to working full time in rowing after 20 years in Corporate America and is excited to bring her management and coaching backgrounds to the sport. She and her partner have two rescue dogs from Afghanistan and a cat who is not impressed with said dogs.

Kendra is a Holy Names Academy grad, where she first started coxing, and she continued to cox in college with the Notre Dame men’s team. Over the years, she coached Juniors learn-to-row and coxed Masters around Seattle. She recently moved back to the area after a thrilling year of travel and living and volunteering with families around the world.

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