Richard T. Butler is the Executive Director of Three Rivers Rowing Association (TRRA), in Pittsburgh, PA. Richard's background includes business, wellness, and leadership development. He is a licensed coach facilitator, member of the International Coach Federation, and part-time lecturer in organizational ethics at Robert Morris University.

An active community member with a strong interest in athletics and the environment, Richard is a member of the Governor of Pennsylvania Outdoors Task Force, serves on the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Outdoor Recreation Plan Technical Advisory Committee, is a School Board Trustee for the Environmental Charter School at Frick Park, a board member of the Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education and Bike Pittsburgh, and serves on the Advisory Board for the Pennsylvania Association Environmental Educators (PAEE). 

Richard holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Slippery Rock University, and a master's degree in organizational leadership from Geneva College. 

Montana Butsch is Executive Director and Coach of the Chicago Training Center (CTC), which he founded in 2006.   Dedicated to enriching the lives of Chicago's inner-city youth through the sport of rowing, Montana is an accomplished rower in his own right.  His success in introducing rowing to youth with no prior experience with the sport comes from his deep understanding of how to implement systematic but individualized training programs.

From 1994-97, Montana was a member of Loyola Academy's (Wilmette, IL) crew team, which won the Midwest Championship in 1997 and placed 9th nationally the same year. While pursuing graduate studies at Oxford University, Montana competed in the prestigious Oxford vs. Cambridge boat race where he won in the pair in 2003 and in the eight (ISIS) in 2004. Montana also participated in selection trials for both the junior and senior U.S. national teams, and placed at both the American and British National Championships in the single.

Montana holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.Sc in Education from Oxford University. He is a Level 3 certified rowing instructor and ACSM Certified Health and Fitness Instructor.

Kevin Harris is in his sixth season as Head Coach of the University of Tulsa women’s rowing program. Last year, Kevin coached the Golden Hurricanes to 26 first-place finishes. Off the water, he had his athletes excelling in the classroom. Kevin’s many years of college coaching experience have given him deep insight into the issues of athlete recruitment, particularly around recruiting athletes of minority backgrounds.

Kevin has had a powerful impact on every program where he has coached. At Kansas State, he recruited more than 20 student athletes. As head coach at Mills College in Oakland, CA, he guided the Cyclones to their first-ever NCAA Championship (Division III) appearance, becoming the first African American coach to take a crew to the NCAAs.

Kevin has also coached at Mount Holyoke College and top high school crews in the Washington, DC, area. A member of the College Rowing Coaches Association Board of Directors, Kevin has served as a member of the US Rowing Association Junior Women's Committee, and in 1999-2000 coached the Junior National Team Development Camps for the West Region.

Kevin holds a USRA Level III Coaching Certification, a bachelor’s degree in history from George Washington University, and a master's of education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Ellen Minzner,  Community Development Manager for the city of Lawrence, MA, serves as a volunteer Advisor and Head Women's Youth Coach for Greater Lawrence Rowing.

Ellen is a five-time US National Team Member and a two-time World Champion in the LW2-. Her coaching resume includes The Winsor School, where she earned Women's Sports Foundation Coach of the Year honors, Wellesley College, Kansas State University, University of California Berkeley, and Community Rowing in Boston, MA. Most recently she was the program director of G-ROW Boston, a nationally recognized rowing and youth development program.

Faith Pizor is the Executive Director of the Wilmington Youth Rowing Association and the founder of Row For It!, a summer rowing camp open to all youngsters 10-16, targeted at inner city youth deemed "at-risk." Row For It! is now in its 16th season, and has developed strong partnerships with local schools and YMCAs. WYRA uses crew as a vehicle to raise self-esteem and teach responsibility, self-discipline, sportsmanship, pursuit of excellence, and teamwork.

Anne Teschner has served as Executive Director of The Care Center in Holyoke, MA, an alternative education and support program for teen mothers and their families, since 1998. An avid rower, she developed Rowing Strong /Rowing Together, which introduces teen mothers across New England to the sport of rowing.  

Anne has held leadership positions in social services, education and public administration for the past 30 years. She was the founding director of the Holyoke Youth Alliance, and spearheaded El Arco Iris, a teen art center, and the Amherst Cinema Center, a community arts and business center. She was associate director of the University of Massachusetts Internship Program and a program officer for the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, where she helped organizations around the state develop community-based humanities programs. She is currently a member of the Hampden County Regional Employment Board.

Anne earned a bachelor's degree in public administration from the University of Massachusetts and a master's degree in American studies from Trinity College. She has completed two New York City Marathons, and has often competed at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston with the Mount Holyoke Community Rowing club and the Northampton Youth and Community Rowing team. 

Kenneth Wong
President, CIG Asia, Ltd.

Kenneth Wong is President of the Philadelphia Dragon Boat Association, which holds the longest winning record in this international sport. Most recently, the team won the world championship in the 2007 International Dragon Boat Federation World Championships held in Sydney, Australia.
An internationally respected expert in international business and trade, Ken is also President of CIG Asia, Ltd., a national property and casualty insurance brokerage firm; and Managing Partner of SmithWong Associates, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in the development of new market opportunities for both U.S. and China-based companies.

Ken’s commitment to full inclusion of Asian Americans and new Americans living, working and doing business in the United States resulted in his appointment by President George W. Bush to the President’s Advisory Commission for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, where he focused on economic issues and community development. In 2008, Ken was appointed to the Traveler’s Insurance Company’s national diversity advisory council, assisting this insurance giant in developing diverse emerging markets in the United States.

Ken serves his community with great energy, as a board member of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition (GPUAC); The Philadelphia Sports Congress; the Philadelphia International Sports Development Committee; the Multicultural Affairs Congress, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Center of Performing Arts.