HEAD COACH

1987 - Present

Bob started rowing as a member of the Crew Club at UMass/Amherst as a junior in the spring of '69 and has been rowing/coaching continously 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 medalled 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, mostly in the single. She hopes to instill a lifelong love of the sport in others, whether that be through competitive or recreational rowing.

President

Jamie is a senior accounting major at GMU. He has been rowing for the last seven years and plans to continue to do so. He enjoys music, playing guitar, and hiking outside of practice.

Vice President

Michael is a junior studying Kinesiology. He rowed 3 years in high school and joined the GMU Crew club as a freshman in the Fall of 2022. Michael can be found studying anatomy or lost in the woods.

Treasurer

Jack started rowing and coxing as a freshman for Briar Woods HS and joined GMU Crew in 2023. He’s majoring in biology and when not rowing can be found working as a veterinary assistant. He’s most excited to get the new novices accustomed and race ready!

Secretary

Hannah is a Criminology major at GMU who joined the crew club in Spring 2023 as a complete novice. When not rowing, she enjoys hiking, thrifting and listening to music.

Outreach Chair

Adam is a senior Global Affairs major at GMU and joined the Crew Club as a true novice in Spring 2023. Off the water, they can be found reading, playing badminton, or at an art gallery.