WHO WE ARE

Deb began rowing in 1973 at St. Andrews School, winning the Stotesbury and Schoolboy Regattas in 1976. At Trinity College, she stroked the varsity eight to an undefeated record except for one race, winning the Dad Vail in 1980. After coaching at Trinity, Deb pursued a career in medicine and returned to rowing with Chester River Rowing Club. She co-founded Chinook Performance Racing, achieving major wins worldwide and cherishing lifelong friendships and coaching mentors.

Alex's rowing adventures started as a collegiate lightweight at Loyola Marymount University, where she competed in the Women’s Lightweight 8 that won Pac 10s. Junior year, her coach convinced her to join the men’s team as a varsity coxswain. After graduation Alex was asked to cox for a club in LA and has been coxing Masters since. In 1993, she participated in a US Rowing development camp in Long Beach and coxed the men’s Lightweight 8 at US Nationals. Alex has been with Chinook since 2016.

Sebastian started rowing at a small club in college and, after a few years off, came back to the sport in Chicago with Lincoln Park Boat Club. He has over 20 years of experience, racing in all boat classes and medaling multiple times at Masters Nationals, Head of the Hooch, Head of the Charles, and World Masters Regatta. Sebastian lives in Grand Rapids, MI and has been with Chinook since 2017. His wife and two sons are also involved in the sport.

Bob learned to row and competed as a lightweight at Trinity College. A 30-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, he is the Head of Coaching and Head Masters Sculling Coach at Capital Rowing Club in Washington DC. Bob also coaches at Craftsbury Sculling Center in VT and for Chinook. He rows with both Capital and Chinook, medaling at Masters National Championships, World Masters Regatta, and Head of the Charles.

Summer learned to row with Atlanta Rowing Club in 1999 and rowed for Georgia State University (2000–2004), winning the Hooch as a novice and placing 7th at HOCR. She coached Atlanta Junior Rowing and later the College of Charleston, co-founding Charleston City Rowing Club. After years of rowing 1x and 2x with her husband, Travis, she joined Chinook in 2023, earning multiple national titles, three Hooch golds, and a W4x gold at Worlds in 2024.

Doug started his rowing career in 2015 as a sophomore at Forest Park High School in Virginia. He would go on to cox for 3 years with the University of Central Florida where he would win the ACRA national championship coxing a women’s four. Doug was brought in to Chinook in 2022 to cox for the Head of the Charles regatta and has been coxing for Chinook ever since.

Mac began rowing in 1975 at Narragansett Boat Club and competed in the Head of the Charles in 1976. A varsity lightweight at Trinity College, Mac later served as a USRowing official before returning to racing in 2006 and joining Chinook Performance Racing in 2014. A decorated masters athlete and coach, Mac has medaled nationally and internationally. As Chinook President and a USRowing Level II coach, he prioritizes sound technique, continual learning, and adapting to the sport’s evolution.

Rowing found Jen in June 2001 at the Cazenovia Rowing Club Learn-to-Row. It changed her life. Jen lives with my husband, Guy, near Syracuse, NY, where they both enjoy exercise, wine tasting, and cooking. Their daughters learned to row in high school. The youngest rowed in college and became a world champion. Jen joined Chinook in February 2020. Racing with such great teammates is thrilling (HOCR! Worlds!) and gives her purpose and friendship. Jen's rowing goal is to race as a K, or even longer.

Dragos began rowing as a teenager in Romania, earning a spot on the national team in the 1970s before immigrating to the U.S. in 1984. He competed as a masters rower and coached at Friends Academy and Sagamore Rowing Club in New York. From 2002 to 2016, he served as Head Coach of Sarasota Scullers and helping develop Nathan Benderson Park, host of the 2017 World Rowing Championships. From 2017 to 2023, he coached Sarasota County Rowing Club's masters team. Dragos has been with Chinook since 2017.

Cam started rowing at Amherst College in 1987 while looking for a sport that was less hard on her knees, realizing she loved the sport after the first practice. She continued rowing after college with Lake Merritt Rowing Club in Oakland, CA, taking a break to have kids, then returning to the boat. Moving to Boston in 2011, she joined Community Rowing and has been rowing there ever since, complementing her time with Chinook.

Brad began rowing in 1988 at the University of Toronto where he was part of the OUAA championship men’s 8+. He competed with various Toronto area clubs during the summers of his university years. As he began his career as a teacher, he trained in a 1x, but did not race again until 2002 when he moved to Orillia. Brad joined Chinook in 2022 and says the camps and regattas with the team are some of the highlights of each year.