Our Coaching Staff
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Our Newport Sea Base Rowing coaches are SafeSport certified and are U.S. Rowing certified coaches.
James Long-Lerno
Newport Sea Base Executive Director & Head U19 Men's Coach
University of California, Berkeley
B.A. Science, Technology and Society
Aug 2008 – May 2010
Lacey Shelton
Rowing Director & Head U17 Men's Coach
University of La Verne
M.S. Educational Counseling, PPS, Concentration in School and Family-Based Counseling
2017 – 2020
University of California, Irvine
B.A. Educational Sciences
B.A. History
2012 – 2016
Peter Vescovi
Rowing Equipment & Facility Manager
Head Junior Women's Coach
California State University, Long Beach
B.A. English
Noah Greenslit
Assistant Rowing Director & Lead Assistant U19 Men's Coach
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
B.A. History
2018 – 2020
University of Southern California (USC)
M.S. Human Resource Management (In Progress)
Aug 2025 – Present
Joey Royak
Lead Competitive Middle School Coach
California State University, Long Beach
B.A. Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Expected Graduation: Spring 2026
Sebastian Hasselquist
Lead Masters Coach & Assistant U19 Men's Coach
OCC 2022-2024
Even Norsoph
Assistant U17 Men's Coach
Orange Coast College (OCC)
Business Administration
2022 – 2024 (Expected Graduation: 2027)
Abby Harris
Social Media Manager
Bryn Mawr College
Bachelor of Arts – Photography
Aug 2019 – June 2023
Ella Poljak
Assistant Masters Coach
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Bob Koop
Volunteer Assistant Master's Coach
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Robert Cunard
Volunteer Assistant Middle School Coach
University of California, Berkeley
B.A. Rhetoric – Class of 1981
California State University, Long Beach
M.A. Educational Administration – Class of 1986
Pepperdine University
Ed.D. in Institutional Management – Class of 1993
Miles Crook
Assistant Middle School Coach
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Janelle Genovese
Assistant Masters Coach
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James Kerrigan
Assistant U17 Men's Coach
Orange Coast College (OCC)
General Studies
2016 – 2018
Santa Clara University
2018 – 2020 (degree not specified)
Giaan Kalsi
U17 Assistant Women's Coach
Orange Coast College (OCC)
B.A. Philosophy
Expected Graduation: 2026
Janelle Franco
Middle School & Assistant Women's Coach
University of California, Irvine (UCI)
B.A. Language Science
B.A. Biological Sciences
Class of 2026
Dylan Davis
Middle School Coach
Orange Coast College (OCC)
Degree not specified
Expected Graduation: 2027
Marlon Knecht
Middle School Coach
Orange Coast College (OCC)
Degree not specified
Expected Graduation: 2027