Head of Under-15 Programs
Brian was named Head of U15 Programs for Oakland Strokes In the Summer of 2022. He has coached at Master’s and Junior’s teams on both sides of the country, starting with the Rochester Rowing Club master’s program and Brighton High School Rowing in Rochester NY in 1999, and continuing on coaching masters athletes at Boulder Community Rowing in Boulder, CO, at East Bay Rowing Club in Oakland, CA and juniors at Oakland Tech HS, where he coached the Varsity Men from 2019-2021.
He is also is the Head Coach of the Master’s Novice program at East Bay Rowing Club, a role he’s held since 2020. At EBRC he additionally plans and runs the adult Learn to Row programs, and is one of the sculling coaches. He’s been coaching at EBRC since 2018, where he was previously the Assistant Coach for the Master’s Club team.
Brian discovered crew in 1996 at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester NY, where he became the men’s top varsity coxswain. While he was still in college he attended the USRowing Lightweight Development camp at Riverside Boat Club in Boston MA as a coxswain, racing with the top 8+ and 4+. When possible, he still races competitively as a master’s coxswain, most recently with EBRC, and Kent Mitchell Rowing Club.