Youth Coaches
Luke Varsity Boys Luke grew up in Lowell MA where he fell in love with rowing on the Merrimack River. He went on to row D3 at Ithaca College. He’s amassed 12 years of active coaching experience between his time at CBC, D3 Ithaca College, and D1 Bucknell. He has pursued continued education in Sport Psychology/Mental Performance at IC, and is a USRowing Level 2 Coach. |
Brianna Varsity Brianna began rowing at Mainland Regional High School in South Jersey before competing at the D1 level for Saint Joseph’s University (Phila, PA). She began coaching immediately after college, helping launch the Philadelphia University (now Jefferson) rowing program. Brianna later earned her graduate degree in Movement Science with a concentration in Sport and Exercise psychology while coaching at Barry University. She returned home to Philly and went on to spend the next ten years at Saint Joseph’s as a coach and recruiting coordinator before moving to Trumansburg, New York, where she lives with her husband and three children. |
Elena Novice I wanted to row in high school but could never quite run a mile. When I joined CBC in the summer of '24 and the Master's Racing Team in the Spring of '25, there was no running required! When the call for Novice Coaches was put out, I put my 15 years of experience leading homeschooling classes, activities, and organizations on the line: Can I lead while learning and does anyone really need to run a mile? |
Taylor Modified Taylor’s rowing journey began as a walk-on at Ithaca College before she transferred to Cornell University, where she became a three-year member of the top varsity boat. Following her collegiate career, she spent a decade training and competing with the US National Rowing Team, representing the United States internationally in the Eight and the Pair, and competing nationally in the Double and Single. |
Masters Coaches
Becca Masters Competitive Has been coaching for 6 years. Coached at CHARGERS for 4 years with the Adult Recreational program and Fayetteville-Manlius Varsity Girls. Currently in the second year of running the Master’s competitive program. Past rowing history includes rowing all four years during both high school (Fayetteville-Manlius) and college (St. Lawrence University). |
Taylor Masters competitive Taylor believes that rowing is a sport that gives back what you put into it, including but not limited to lifelong friendships and community. She enjoys meeting athletes exactly where they are—regardless of age or intensity level—and helping them explore what the sport means for them. Whether you are seeking high-performance gains or a meditative way to connect with nature at your own pace, Taylor is dedicated to helping you find your own rhythm on the water. |
Cornell Rowing Club Coaches
Sam Cornell rowing club Sam Durocher is a senior studying Environment & Sustainability and Entomology at Cornell University. She is from Grand Rapids, Michigan and started rowing at the age of 13. She has experience both sculling and sweeping and was on the women’s D1 team at Cornell during her freshman year. Sam has been coaching for CRC since Fall 2024. |
Ellie Cornell rowing club I’m an undergraduate student studying Plant Science at Cornell. I’ve been rowing for seven years and coaching for four, previously with East Bay Rowing in Barrington, RI. Now, I work with the novice rowers at Cornell Rowing Club. Outside of rowing, I’m passionate about agriculture, horticulture, and how plants intersect with human health. |
CBC ADMINISTRATION
Jonathan General manager Jonathan started both his rowing and coaching journey with Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, PA. Since then he has coached with teams and clubs at the NCAA D1 & D3, collegiate club, post-collegiate program, small community, scholastic and junior club level. Jonathan has led programs to both the SRAA National Championships and USRowing Youth National Championships. Jonathan also holds a PhD in Rhetoric from Duquesne University and enjoys getting into the communication classroom when he can. |
Marion masters manager Marion walked onto the Duke Women's Rowing team in fall 2001 and immediately fell in love with the sport! After 4 years as a coxswain at Duke, she joined the University of Toronto team and competed as a coxswain and a lightweight rower while getting her MA. She moved to Baltimore in 2009 and joined Baltimore Rowing Club as a rower and started coaching for Roland Park Country School. After a hiatus from organized rowing from 2015 to 2019 (had two kids and moved to Ithaca), Marion joined CBC as a varsity girls coach in fall 2019. After the worst of COVID had passed, she started coaching and then rowing with CBC masters. |
Drew boatman Drew has been involved with CBC in various ways throughout the years. He has been a coach for varsity, novice, modified and masters, has served on the board, logged a term as Board President, and completed two separate stints as General Manager. He began rowing as a walk on at Cornell in the fall of 2000, where he was a 3 year letter winner on the lightweight squad. Post college he was a many time competitor at the Canadian Henley and Head of the Charles Regattas. He also coached and competed for Community Rowing Inc (CRI) in Boston, MA, where he lead the Let's Row Boston outreach team, was lead coach for Adult Sculling, and was an assistant for the nationally-competitive Junior Girls squad. |
Eliza program coordinator Retired attorney (thank you New York, for not allowing an inactive status with the bar), gardener, baker and textile artist. I have been involved with CBC since Fall 2021, first as the parent of a youth rower, then as registrar, wife of a masters rower, and now as program coordinator. I still get to cheer and knit at regattas when my daughter rows with her university team or my husband with the CBC perky masters. While I have taken adult learn to row twice, I'm still more comfortable in a kayak than a shell. |
