DeDe has been a part of USRowing since its inception when the National Association of Amateur Oarsmenand and the National Women's Rowing Association merged in 1982.  She is still an active rower, coach, and regatta director.  

Jim is a founding member Norwalk River Rowing Association and a current master’s rower (38 years steady). He has served on the USRowing Safety Committee for 10+ years. His safety areas of expertise include boatman, equipment,  trailer driving, coaches and regattas.

Sam has served as a USRowing Referee for 42 years and a FISA (World Rowing) Referee for 25 years. He is the Chief Referee for ACRA and Faculty for the Referee College. He served as Chief Referee for Nationals, Masters, Regionals, The Hooch, and multiple other events. He has been a masters rower since 1980. Sam retired as Director of Special Education Programs in large urban school districts. He helped set up special education programs in India, China, and Peru. His BA, MS and PhD are in History/Special Education and Public Policy. 

Megan is the Head Coach of the recreational rowers and the Regatta Director at Austin Rowing Club.  She has served on the Safety Committee since 2022 and seeks to support efforts to nurture the rowing community’s safety consciousness.   

George is the Chairperson of Potomac River Safety Committee, a coach, cox, and author. He has been a cox and coach on the Potomac River since 1985, when he started learning life lessons with Washington-Liberty HS Crew under coach Charlie Butt, Jr. Solid safety practices became important for George as he saw the rapid increase in interest in the sport. He wanted to help others prevent issues before they happened.  

Matt has over 25 years of experience in the sport of rowing as an athlete, coach, referee, regatta director and organizational leader.  Matt has held leadership roles at the West Side Rowing Club, Row New York and is currently the Executive Director of Three Rivers Rowing Association.  

Graham is the Assistant Coach & Boatman for Indiana University. He has worked as head coach, assistant coach, and director of rowing in four different programs in the US and one in Australia.  He enjoys teaching others the sport, showing them how to enjoy working hard, working together, and helping them achieve their goals.   

Margot has been Chair of USRowing Safety Committee for more than 20 years. She has rowed competitively for Saugatuck BC and Potomac BC, served as Race Committee Chair at PBC, and worked as dockmaster for many regattas, notably Masters Nationals and Head of the Charles Regatta. She is co-author of two rowing related books.  

She has taught Safe Trailer Driving, and, with the YMCA, fitness and nutrition classes for youth, using the erg.