We are Hiring Summer Coaches!
VIRC is looking for summer coaching staff to help with our youth and adult summer programming. Interested? Apply now.
Email the completed application to Director@VashonCrew.com.
Ben Steele (he/him)
Ben Steele (r)
Rowing Director, Head Coach
Coaching Philosophy:
Accountability; we are accountable for our blade, our effort, and how we treat people.
Drive; we come to practice every day, trying to make this day better than the last.
Respect; we respect ourselves, our community, and most importantly our teammates.
Experience:
Head coach for VIRC since 2018
US Rowing Level 2 certified coach, Safesport.
Rowed with Green Lake Crew during high school and rowed collegiately for Grand Valley State University.
Firefighter/EMT for Vashon Island Fire and Rescue
Delany Steele (she/her/ella)
Interim Head Coach & Boathouse Director
As a coach I try to create opportunities for growth, challenge athletes daily, and maintain high expectations. Como entrenadora, trato de crear oportunidades para crecimiento, desafiar a los atletas diariamente y mantener altas expectativas.
Experience:
Previous coaching experience at Commencement Bay Rowing Club, the University of Puget Sound, and Renton High School Experiencia como entrenadora en Commencement Bay Rowing Club, la Universidad de Puget Sound y Renton High School.
US Rowing Level II Certified Coach Entrenadora certificada de nivel II de US Rowing.
Paraeducator with Vashon Island School District Paraeducadora con el Distrito Escolar de Vashon Island.
Aidan Teachout (he/him)
Master Coach
I believe it is the coach’s job to facilitate self-discovery and growth. This is done most effectively by offering input and then allowing the athlete to apply that input. I don’t mean that coaching is hands off but I like to give athletes the opportunity to fully connect with what they have learned.
Experience:
I have five years of rowing experience and two years of coaching junior summer camp. I joined the coaching staff part way through the spring 2021 season.
Tara Morgan (she/her)
Adult Learn-To-Row Coach
Teaching adults to row is one of my great passions - from orientation to finally feeling the flow of the shell is a continuously humbling and amazing experience to witness and guide. I'm also an active member of the masters rowing group on Vashon since moving here in 2018.
Experience:
I've been teaching Learn To Row for over a decade and can't wait to meet you and learn about your rowing aspirations, great and small! I'm also the Founding Director of Seize The Oar Foundation, which champions inclusion in the sport of rowing. www.seizetheoar.com.