Coaches
Rob Canavan
Position: Head Coach, Varsity Men's Head Coach
Email: coach.rob@gtcrew.com
College: Temple University
Bio: Coach Rob Canavan started out rowing lifeguard boats on the New Jersey shore. He took up crew as a freshman a Temple University and rowed for three years on the varsity team. He then joined the Vesper Boat Club in Philadelphia. Rob rowed in the World University Games, U.S. Olympic Festival (gold medalist), Pan American Games (gold medalist), American Nationals (two-time gold medalist), and the U.S. Nationals (two-time gold medalist). Rob has been the Head Coach at Tech since 1995. Since he began at Tech, it has become a growing program and one of the most successful programs in the south. Coach Rob has coached his varsity men on to many National Championship medals, including two silver medals from IRA June of 2003. He was honored in 2009 as the SE ACRA Coach of the Year and in 2010 as the Dad Vail Coach of the Year. In addition to coaching, Rob is a school teacher as well as the father of two boys.
Jay Scuban
Position: Varsity Women's Head Coach
Email: jackscuban@hotmail.com
College: Yale University
Bio: Jay started his rowing career at Cincinnati Junior Rowing club in 1993 winning a USrowing club championship in 1994 and a silver medal at the first USRowing Junior national championship in 1995. He then rowed for four years at Yale University, winning the Temple Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in 1996 and a silver medal at Eastern Sprints in 1997. After Yale he started coaching at 2003 in Pittsburgh with the Fox Chapel Boys crew, leading the team to their first appearances in the finals of the Midwest Junior championships and USRowing Junior Championships. After a year coaching the Central Catholic freshman crew to their first medals at Midwest in 2006 and assisting the University of Pittsburgh rowing club, he returned to Cincinnati where he coached the Cincinnati Rowing Club masters. A recent transplant to Atlanta, Jay is the proud father of 9 year old William, who rowed a sub 5 minute 500m erg before the age of 2.
Maya Oren
Position: Novice Womens Coach
Email: Coach.Maya@gtcrew.com
College: Georgia Tech
Bio: Maya Oren started rowing for Gainsville Area Rowing in 2004 as a coxswain, winning third pace in the Novice Womens 8+ in the Florida State Championships. Her sophomore year she started rowing in 2006. She won sixth place in the junior southeastern regional championships lightweight 4+ and the womens varsity 8+ in 2006 and 2007. In the fall of 2007, she started rowing for Georgia Tech. She was social promoter in 2008, vice president in 2009, and president in 2010. A freshmen, Maya won the novice womens 8+ at SIRA, and she was in the womens lightweight 4+ that got bronze at Dad Vails. Her sophomore and senior year, she won the SIRA womens lightweight 8+. Her junior and senior year, she won silver place in the lightweight 8+ event at
Peter O'Neall
Position: Novice Men's Head Coach
Email: gtfroshcoach@gmail.com
College: University of Michigan
Bio: Rowing found Peter at the University of Michigan in 2002 and he has been attached ever since. After 4 years as an oarsmen, he began coaching there in the fall of 2007, however, this short stint was interrupted when he joined the Peace Corps in Gambia to do Health Education and Community Development work. To him that meant to play with kids, to live in and learn a new culture, to share his own culture, to practice traditional farming methods, to learn and teach beekeeping, to teach computer skills and to work with women's and youth groups to promote empowered, slow-paced development. He returned to his home in Ann Arbor in the Spring of 2009 to coach a mix of the Novice and Varsity boats again at UM and his boats won several medals at the 2010 ACRA National Championships and the ECAC regional regatta. This is his third year coaching, but he is excited to begin his first year at GT. In his free time, he loves to travel, eat good food and stay fit.
Curt Browder
Position: Men's Assistant Coach
Email: coach.curt [at] gtcrew.com
College: UNC Wilmington
Bio: Coach Curt joined us in the fall of 2006 having just recently relocated from the Penn Athletic Club in Philadelphia. His experience as an oarsman for the United States in the 1996 and 2001 World Rowing Championships and as a coach for the US National Team has proved to be an irreplaceable asset to the team. Curt has lead/coached nine former and/or current athletes to the World Championships; three men in the 2004 Men’s 2+ and 7 sweep and/or sculling athletes in 2005 (HM 2-, HM 2+, stroke of the LM 2X and bow of the LW2X). Curt was also named the 2005 Schuylkill Navy Coach of the Year. Even with this success, Curt remains approachable and demonstrates great patience on the water. Curt lives up on a hill overlooking the river and rows most mornings before going to work. He has 2 cats and makes us laugh every day.
Rowers
Varsity Men
| Name | Years on crew | Major | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben England | 2 | Aerospace Engineering | Asheville, NC |
| Matthew Giannelli | 3 | Computer Science | Martinez, GA |
| Sean Gibel | 4 | Management | Cumming, GA |
| Zachary Glasco | 2 | Mechanical Engineering | |
| Matt Hicks | 1 | Civil Engineering | Summerville, GA |
| Charles Jolman | 3 | Electrical Engineering | Leesburg, GA |
| Thomas Kazenstein | 3 | Computer Science | Hawkinsville, GA |
| Ian McCreadie | 4 | Aerospace Engineering | Chester Springs, PA |
| Alyssa McKay | 3 | Architecture | Great Falls, VA |
| Adam McKenzie | 2 | Biomedical Engineering | |
| Eric Morphis | 2 | Discrete Math | |
| Matthew Potter | 3 | Mechanical Engineering | Alpharetta, GA |
| Nick Russell | 3 | Aerospace Engineering | Alpharetta, GA |
| Tobias Smith | 2 | Biomedical Engineering | |
| Mike Trimberger | 2 | Aerospace Engineering | |
| Matthew Tyrpak | 2 | Aerospace Engineering | |
| Matt Watters | 4 | Computer Engineering | Atlanta, GA |
| Matthew Weems | 2 | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
Novice Men
| Name | Years on crew | Major | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alas | 1 | ||
| Randy Dalton | 1 | ||
| John Hart | 1 | ||
| Joey Kazaz | 1 | ||
| Matt Loeffler | 1 | ||
| Emilo Munoz | 1 | ||
| Holly Richer | 1 |
Varsity Women
| Name | Years on crew | Major | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaitlin Avra | 4 | Building Construction | Cumming, GA |
| Kris Batol | 4 | Biomedical Engineering | Marietta, GA |
| Madeline Becker | 3 | International Affairs and Modern Languages | Stone Mountain, GA |
| Lauren Caldwell | 1 | Management | |
| Cassandra Hauth | 2 | Computational Media | Sugar Hill, GA |
| Cassie Merrigan | 2 | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Roswell, GA |
| Margot Montouchet | 4 | Architecture | Snellville, GA |
| Isabella Norcini | 2 | Industrial Design | Coral Gables, FL |
| Alissa Schlosberg | 1 | Environmental Engineering | |
| Lauren Shaughnessy | 3 | Building Construction | Tallahassee, FL |
| Megan Smith | 3 | International Affairs and Modern Languages | Peachtree City, GA |
| Caitlin Teague | 2 | Electrical Engineering | Hudson, NH |
Novice Women
| Name | Years on crew | Major | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caitlin Beeghly | 1 | ||
| Tess Beeler | 1 | ||
| Sam Casto | 1 | ||
| Megan Gadreault | 1 | ||
| Carlee Hayden | 1 | ||
| Kimberly Hollis | 1 | ||
| Grace Hotchkiss | 1 | ||
| Siyi Li | 1 | ||
| Hayden May | 1 | Physics | |
| Emily Parrish | 1 | ||
| Kiara Price | 1 | ||
| Abigail Ross | 1 | ||
| Marianne Smith | 1 | ||
| Sofia Tuttle | 1 | ||
| Paris Walters | 1 | ||
| Juna Yi Zhang | 1 |
Officers
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| President | Megan Smith | president@gtcrew.com |
| Men's Vice President | Charles Jolman | mensvp@gtcrew.com |
| Women's Vice President | Cassandra Hauth | womensvp@gtcrew.com |
| Treasurer | Maddie Becker | treasurer@gtcrew.com |
| Public Relations | Nick Russell & Alyssa McKay | publicrelations@gtcrew.com |
| Secretary | Sofia Tuttle | secretary@gtcrew.com |
| Assistant Treasurer | Cassie Merrigan | assistanttreasurer@gtcrew.com |
| Fundraising | Sam Casto | fundraising@gtcrew.com |
| Social Promoter | Adam Mckenzie | socialpromoter@gtcrew.com |
| Boathouse Manager | Ben England | boathousemanager@gtcrew.com |
| Faculty Advisor | Rich Steele | rich.steele@gatech.edu |