NEWPORT SEA BASE COACHING STAFF
James Long-Lerno - Head Varsity Men's Coach
Rowing Background:
Senior National Team:
Trained with the team throughout and post- college, before retiring due to ongoing injuries
U23 National Team: 2009
Silver Medalist in the 4-
UC Berkeley: 2008-2010
IRA National Champion; Pac 10 Newcomer of the Year; San Diego Crew Classic (1st); Head of the Charles (1st)
OCC: 2007-2008
Captain, Oarsman of the Year, San Diego Crew Classic (1st); WIRA Championships (1st), Nationals (5th)
Long Beach Junior Crew:
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Men's Head Coach (2014-2017; 2019-Present)
Four crews to Youth National Championships
US National Team: (2015)
Jr World Championships B Final Winner
OCC Men's Rowing: Men's Novice Coach (2014-2015)
2 x National Champions
NAC Rowing: Men's Head Coach (2013-2014)
Five crews to Youth National Championships
USC Men's Rowing: Men's Head Coach (2011-2013)
Varsity 8+11th at Nationals
Marin Rowing Association: Men's Assistant Coach (2010-2011)
2 x National Champions
Education:
University of California, Berkeley
B.A. Interdisciplinary Field Studies: Technology and Society
Lacey Shelton - Head Novice Men's Coach
Rowing Background:
UC Irvine: 2012-2016
Captain; President; 2016 ACRA Nationals Varsity 4+ (1st)
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Head Novice Men's Coach (2018-Present)
2019 - Southwest Regionals: Frosh 4+ (3rd)
UC Irvine Women's Rowing: Assistant Coach (2016-2020)
2017 - ACRA Nationals: Varsity Lightweight 4+ (1st)
2018 - ACRA National Women's Assistant Coach of the Year;
ACRA Nationals: Novice 8+ (1st); WIRA Championships: Novice 8+ (1st), 2nd Novice 8+ (1st), Novice Ltwt 4+ (1st)
2019 - WIRA Championships: Varsity Ltwt 4+ (1st), Novice Ltwt 4+ (1st), Novice
8+ (3rd)
Education:
University of La Verne
M.S. Educational Counseling, PPS, Concentration in School and Family Based
Counseling
University of California, Irvine
B.A. Educational Sciences
B.A. History
Ian Simpson - Director, Head Varsity Women's Coach, and Elites Coach
Rowing Background:
Great Britain Senior National Team:
Great Britain Junior National Team:
Durham University, England:
Coaching Background:
Southern California Scullers Elites Club: Program Director/Coach (2012-Present)
2012 - US National Team Coach and Team Manager: Paralympic Games,
London, England; Youth National Championships: Women's 2x (1st)
2019 - US National Team Coach PanAmerican Games, Lima, Peru: 2x (2nd);
4x (3rd)
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Program Director; Women's Head Coach (2019-Present)
Long Beach State Women's Rowing: Head Coach (2013-2017)
2016 - ACRA Nationals Varsity Lightweight 4+ (1st)
Oakland Strokes: Women's Head Coach (2006-2009)
2009 Youth National Championships: Women's 2- (1st)
San Diego Crew Classic: Lightweight 8+ (1st)
Long Beach Junior Crew: Program Director and Head Coach 2000-2006
2002 Youth National Championships: Women's 2x (1st)
US Women's National Team: Assistant Coach 1998-2000
Education:
Durham University, England
B.S. General Science
Madison Hodgkins - Head Novice Women's Coach
Rowing background:
Loyola Marymount University: 2013-2017
2017 - WIRA Championships: Varsity 8+ (3rd); West Coast Conference: Varsity 8+ (3rd)
Newport Aquatic Center: 2008-2013
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Head Novice Women's Coach (2018-Present)
2019 - Southwest Regionals: Frosh 4x+ (3rd); San Diego Fall Classic: Novice 8+
(2nd)
Education:
Concordia University, Irvine
M.A.ED School Counseling, PPS
Loyola Marymount University
B.A. Sociology
Maggie Fellows - Assistant Novice Coach
Rowing Background:
Southern California Scullers Elite Club: 2017-Present
2019 - PanAmerican Games, Lima, Peru: 2x (2nd), 4x (3rd)
2021 Olympic Hopeful
Craftsbury Sculling Center: 2013-2016
2013 - Canadian Henley: U23 1x (1st), 2x (2nd), 2- (2nd)
2015 - US National Team Selection Regatta: 1x (4th)
St. Lawrence University: 2009-2013
2013 - NCAA All-American; St. Lawrence University: Outstanding Senior
Student- Athlete
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Head Novice Girls Coach (2017-2018); Assistant Novice Coach (2018-Present)
Craftsbury Sculling Center: (2013-2016)
Northfield Mount Hermon School: Assistant Women's Coach (2016)
Education:
St. Lawrence University
B.A. Enviornmental Studies, Summa Cum Laude
B.A. Multi-Language (Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese), Summa Cum Laude
Shayla Birath - Middle School Coach
Rowing Background:
Southern California Scullers Elite Club: 2019- Present
Boat Club High Performance Program: 2017-2019
University of New South Wales, Australia: 2016
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 2013-2017
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Middle School Coach (2019-Present)
Capital Rowing Club: Para-Rowing Coach (PR1, PR2, and PR3) (2019); Masters Coach (2019); Summer Juniors Coach (2019)
Walt Whitman High School: Head Novice Women's Coach (2018-2019)
Education:
University of California, Irvine
PhD (In Progress) Clinical Psychology
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
B.S. Biochemistry, Specializing in Virology and Infectious Disease
B.A. Political Science
University of North Carolina/Duke
Joint Minor in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Katrina Regan - Assistant Varsity Women's Coach
Rowing Background:
Loyola Marymount University
Phillips Exeter Academy - Exeter, New Hampshire:
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Assistant Varsity Women's Coach (2018-Present)
Education:
University of Massachusetts
Master of Business Administration
Loyola Marymount University
B.S. Civil Engineering with Applied Mathematics Minor
Kendall Sinosky - Middle School Coach
Rowing Background:
Southern California Scullers Elite Club: 2019- Present
Arion High Performance - Saratoga Springs, New York: 2018
USC: 2014-2018
2017 - San Diego Crew Classic: Varisty 4+ (1st); PAC12 Championships: Varsity 4+ (3rd)
Reach High - Baltimore, Maryland : 2011-2014
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Middle School Coach (2019-Present)
Reach High: Head Coach (2018-2019)
Long Beach Junior Crew: Middle School Coach; Assistant Varsity Boys Coach (2017-2018)
Education:
University of Southern California (USC)
B.A. English