– HEAD COACH –

1987 - Present

Bob started rowing as a member of the Crew Club at U Mass/Amherst as a junior in the spring of '69 and has been rowing/coaching continuously since. His first sport was wrestling in HS/college. He has been working with Mason students since the fall of '87 and is committed to the value of collegiate club sports. Bob encourages people to experience small boat rowing to improve their overall effectiveness in larger boats. He is a long time member of Potomac Boat Club ['72] and active with Occoquan Boat Club as a Board Member and sculler [mostly in a single]. He is part of an informal early morning sculling group that logs more than 2000 miles annually.

Bob is intent on helping to build up the Crew Club Coaches Endowment at the GMU Foundation to help ensure that there will always be adequate support for the Crew Club Coaches. Bob has witnessed enormous changes in Mason and its students over the years. He feels stronger than ever that learning how to be a "responsible teammate" remains the most important lesson from America's oldest intercollegiate sport [Rowing/1852].

Contact: rspousta@gmu.edu

– ASSISTANT COACH –

2018 - Present

Coach Tassi has been with George Mason Crew Club since 2018 and has been coaching crew for over 25 years. He has coached all boat types from singles to eights at the high school, junior, collegiate club, US rowing development camps and elite rower level. His athletes have medaled in scholastic, the Dad Vail, US Rowing Club National Championships, Canadian Henley, and the Pan American Games (US lightweight Single in 2003).

Contact: bgthome06@gmail.com

– ASSISTANT COACH –

2023 - Present

Valerie got her start with rowing locally while in high school and has called the Occoquan home for nearly 10 years. She attended James Madison University, where she rowed at the club level before transitioning to coaching in 2022. She joined the coaching staff at Mason in the fall of 2023, and also coaches several local scholastic and club rowing teams.

Valerie has competed nationally and internationally in nearly every boat class and now competes as a Masters rower with Occoquan Boat Club and Potomac Boat Club. She hopes to instill a lifelong love of the sport in others, whether that be through competitive or recreational rowing.

President

Senior, He/Him

Luke Hummel started rowing as a true novice his freshman year and is now a Senior Business Marketing major and our Treasurer.

Vice President

Junior, He/Him

Luis is a third year student at GMU, studying Business Management with a minor in Sports Management. He has over 5 years of rowing experience spanning from high school into college.

Treasurer

Junior, He/Him

“I’m a civil engineer and I like being outdoors" - a man of many words

Secretary

Junior, They/Them

Kins is a third-year Biology major with a concentration in conservation biology. They started rowing their freshmen year of college. When not rowing, they love to explore nature.

Outreach Chair

Junior, They/Them/Elle

Cece studies Conflict Analysis & Resolution and enjoys plants, animals, singing, dancing, and (ofc) rowing! They were introduced to crew in 2023 but began locking in fall of 2024.