A dedicated group of advisors, supporters, and rowers
Who We Are
- Chief Executive Officer
- Boards
- Staff
Brigid Ahern
Chief Executive Officer
Brigid Ahern joined Row New York as Chief Executive Officer in October 2024. She previously served as Executive Director of the Center for Whole-Child Education at Arizona State University and was President and CEO of Turnaround for Children. Brigid also held leadership roles at Uncommon Schools and the New York City Department of Education.
She holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a B.A. in English from the University of Virginia. Recognized as one of City and State Magazine’s 100 most powerful education leaders in New York, Brigid brings a wealth of experience in transforming educational organizations.
A former rower at the University of Virginia, Brigid lives in New York City with her husband, Ryan, and their 11-year-old twins, Natalie and Quentin.
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Board of Directors
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Advisory Board
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Associate Board
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Youth Leadership Team
Francine Chew, Chair
Vice President of Business Engagement, Office of Corporate Social Responsibility, Prudential Financial, Inc.
Jack Carlson
Founder & Creative Director, Rowing Blazers
Morgan Arthur Crooks, Treasurer
Sr Trader, RBC Capital Markets
Simone D’Abreu
Vanguard Group
Jonathan Denham
Co-President, Denham Wolf Real Estate Services, Inc.
Nicole Doyle
Associate in the Fixed Income Division, Morgan Stanley
Dan Fisher, Secretary
Managing Partner, Contemporary Leadership Advisors
Serena Flaherty
Health Equity Research Fellow, Weill Cornell Medicine
Geoff George
CEO and CIO, Single-family Office
Ian John
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Amanda Kraus
CEO, USRowing
John Lambros
Co-Head of U.S. Technology & Head of Digital Media and Entertainment, Houlihan Lokey
Andy Merrill
Partner, Prosek
Rhoden Monrose
Founder & CEO, CariClub
Patrick Wilson
Partner, SilverBox Capital
Tom Auth
U.S. Olympic Rower
Managing Partner
Advanced Venture Partners
Dick Cashin
President
One Equity Partners
Derek Chang
Executive Chairman, EverPass Media
Board Director, Liberty Media
John Chatzky
U.S. Olympic Coxswain
National Rowing Foundation Board Member
Tom Cornacchia
Global Co-Head of FICC Sales
Goldman Sachs
Jim Dietz
Co-Owner
Allamericanrowingcamp.com
Jonathan Durham
Managing Director
Silverlake
Gary Goldring
Goldring Family Foundation and
Occoquan International Rowing Club
Jo A. Hannafin, MD, PhD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Hospital For Special Surgery
Chris Huntington
U.S. Olympic Rower
Partner
Encap Development, LLC
David Huntington
Partner
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Ken Iscol
Telecommunications Executive & Philanthropist
Kevin W. O’Connell
Chief Revenue Officer
TicketManager
Matt O’Grady
Partner
Big 4 Properties LLC
Jaclyn Ryan
Head of Strategy, US
MetLife
Juan Sabater
Valor Equity Partners
Raffi K. Salbashian, Esq.
Senior Counsel & Deputy Director
Labor Relations and Mediation Services
Day Care Council of New York, Inc.
Diana L. Taylor
Vice Chair
Solera Capital LLC
Cameron Winklevoss
Principal
Winklevoss Capital
Tyler Winklevoss
Principal
Winklevoss Capital
Co-Presidents
Virginia Dodenhoff and Andrew Frazier
Secretary
Katie Casebeer
Mentorship
Melissa Cortes and Ricardo Pantaleon
Engagement and Impact
Kaitlyn Votta and Chris Martensson
Events and Fundraising
James Shearman, Buck Goggin and Katarina Stough
Communications
Sebastian Krappe and Kate Hickey
Alumni
Jessica Levy and Nicole Doyle
Treasury
Colleen Visnic and Daniel Kennedy-Moore
The Youth Leadership Team (YLT) empowers student-athletes to lead, represent their peers, and help shape the culture of Row New York. As ambassadors of their boathouses, YLT members provide feedback to senior staff, support the implementation of program goals, and strengthen student-staff relationships. Meeting monthly with an adult advisory, the team also engages in social justice projects, volunteer efforts, and community-building initiatives—fostering a positive, inclusive, and hard-working environment that inspires others.
Manhattan
Alessandro C.
Bilal K.
Justin F.
Ksenia (Vick) V.
Queens
Kirat K.
Laia V.
Sophia J.
Teodora D.
