PRC Rowing Coaches and Staff

Office Staff

Matt Lacey				Nat Hopper
		Director Lacey, in his 2nd year at the PRC, has been involved with rowing for the last 22 years. Prior to his time at Pocock, Lacey was the Director for the Everett Rowing Association, and has coached for the Lakeside School, Green Lake Crew, and the Everett Rowing Association. He holds a BA in History from UW and a Masters in Public Administration from Seattle University. director@pocockrowingcenter.org				Office Manager/Varsity Men's Coach Hopper, a graduate of Gonzaga, is new to the Center as of 2010. Hopper has coached at the Collegiate, Junior, and Club level for the last 8 years and is in charge of day to day routines of the PRC office. Mr. Hopper is also the coach for our Jr. Boys team, coming to the PRC after a long and successful coaching career at the Green Lake Crew. info@pocockrowingcenter.org

Junior Coaches

Steve Dani				Nat Hopper
		Varsity Girls A coach of the Varsity girls team, High Performance team, and various other groups, Steve also offers private coaching. A graduate of Boston College, Coach Dani has coached National Championship Jr. crews and most recently worked for the US National Team coaching the 2009 Lightweight Women's 4x- to a bronze medal at the World Championships. Please use the email link below to learn more information about his lessons. steve@pocockrowingcenter.org		Varsity Boys - See above

Kip Nordby				Position Open
		Junior Varsity Girls Kip Nordby began his rowing career in High school with the Pocock Rowing Center Juniors. He then moved on to the University of Washington rowing his freshman year and graduated in 2008. While pursuing his major, he began coaching in the Spring of 2007 and has since coached many different groups at the PRC and elsewhere to improve his coaching abilities. He is a USRA Level II certified rowing instructor, which he brings along with his dedication to all his coaching gigs. Kip coaches private lessons especially for those looking to learn to row and at an intermediate level. kip@pocockrowingcenter.org				Junior Varsity Boys . info@pocockrowingcenter.org

To Be Determined				Nick Bigelow
		Novice Girls info@pocockrowingcenter.org				Novice Boys A graduate of the Pocock Junior Rowing Team himself, Nick brings many years of rowing experience along with his massive knowledge of organic chemistry to the Junior Novice Boys Team. nick@pocockrowingcenter.org

High Performance Coaches

Steve Dani
		HP Coach Steve Dani hp@pocockrowingcenter.org

Intermediate and Learn to Row Coaches

Karen Sommer				Will Teal
		Intermediates Info Coming Soon karen@pocockrowingcenter.org				Intermediates and LTR Started rowing in high school with the Pocock Juniors and went on to row three years at the University of Washington where he graduated early in Mechanical Engineer. He has continued rowing and started coaching upon completing college and is currently training for an Ironman triathlon. will@pocockrowingcenter.org

Margaret Christopher				Louisa Edgerly
		Intermediates and LTR Margaret has been rowing since her freshman year in college when she thought she was joining the soccer team but they put everyone in boats instead.� She rowed varsity for four years and started again as a masters rower in Seattle, for a grand total of 23 years of rowing, 12 years of coaching and two years as a referee.� She has coached both sweep and sculling at clubs all over the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, as well as at the Craftsbury Center in Vermont.� margaret@pocockrowingcenter.org				Intermediates and LTR Louisa began rowing competitively in high school in 1986, and rowed four years on the Cornell varsity. A member of the US National Team in 1993, she has been a coach for the past ten years working with rowers at every level of ability in both sweep and sculling. She is currently working on her PhD in Communication at the University of Washington. louisa@pocockrowingcenter.org

Masters' Coaches

John Paynich				Martin Rogulja
		PRC Women Info Coming Soon john@pocockrowingcenter.org				PRC Men Martin Rogulja has been rowing for 14 years. He rowed for Croatian Junior, Under 23, and Senior team. A graduate of University of Washington (2005), he rowed for Huskies and won both Pac10 and National championship events. Martin also holds a masters degree in Economic Development from London School of Economics. He has coached all levels of rowing, from learn to row and intermediates, to Juniors and Masters men and women. His focus is mostly on sweep rowing, but also offers private rowing sessions for competitive scullers who wish to brush up on their technique. martin@pocockrowingcenter.org