Meet the George Pocock Rowing Foundation Staff

  • Jenn Gibbons, Executive Director

  • Padraic McGovern, Deputy Director

  • Nell Aiello, Director of Communications and Grants

  • Rachael Arand, Event Coordinator and Executive Assistant

  • Patti Buck, Camp Lucy Manager

  • Parker Bumstead, Equipment Manager

  • Karla Calvo, Programs Coordinator & Learn to Row Coach

  • Cameron Young Cooper, Community Giving Manager

  • Mark Davis, Athlete Support and Retention Manager

  • Patty Finney, Administrative Director

  • Helen Tilghman, Pocock Youth Rowing Manager & Head Coach

George Pocock Rowing Foundation Board of Directors

  • Meg Sweeney, Board President and Director of Accounting at Pahlisch Homes

  • Jill Wood, Board Vice President and President at Windermere Real Estate

  • Mai Nguyen, Board Treasurer and COO/CFO at YMCA of Greater Seattle

  • Kevin Yruretagoyena, Board Secretary and Sr. Software Development Manager at Doosan GridTec

  • Lisa Caldwell, Board Member and Enterprise Loyalty Advocate at Atlassian

  • Brooks Chase, Board Member and Co-founder of Starfish Specialty Insurance

  • Wilma Comenat, Board Member and VP of Development at The Max Foundation 

  • Dustann Jones, Board Member and Associate Principal at Mithun Architects

  • Re Knack, Board Member and Attorney at Ogden Murphy Wallace

  • Parker Ksidakis, Board Member and First Vice President at KIDDER MATHEWS

  • Dr. Sara Lopez, Board Member and Professor, UW College of Education and Co-founder, UW Center for Leadership in Athletics (CLA)

  • Dan Marconi, Board Member and Senior Associate at CBRE

  • Dave Miller, Board Member and MS Education Technology Manager, Lakeside School

  • Eric Phoun, Board Member and International Tax Planning for Project Kuiper at Amazon