Leadership Team

Executive Committee

Commodore

Catherine Gross

Vice-Commodore

Hoofer Sailing Photo

Sam Hagedorn

vc@hoofersailing.org

Rear Commodore

Treasurer

Duddleston 1x1

Lukas Duddleston

treasurer@hoofersailing.org

Secretary

Shop Director & Maintenance Represenative

Kate Thickens

Kate Thickens + George Lockwood

sd@hoofersailing.org

Board of Captains

Name Position E-Mail
Catherine Gross Commodore commodore@hoofersailing.org
Sam Hagedorn Vice-Commodore vc@hoofersailing.org
Quinn Link Rear Commodore rc@hoofersailing.org

Matt Keberlein

Secretary secretary@hoofersailing.org
Lukas Duddleston Treasurer treasurer@hoofersailing.org
Sonya Miran Director of Internal & External Affairs DIER@hoofersailing.org

Sarah Kapsner

Social socials@hoofersailing.org
Amanda Miller Communications Chair communications@hoofersailing.org
Travis Youman Marketing Chair marketing@hoofersailing.org

Eli Miller

Webmaster webmaster@hoofersailing.org
Will Knox Hoofer Ambassadors Liaison

Gabe Lorman

Racing Coordinators racing@hoofersailing.org
Kate Thickens + George Lockwood Maintenance Representatives sd@hoofersailing.org
Kate Thickens + Reed Weston Sailing Team Representative uwsailingcaptain@gmail.com
Ben Gillian-Daniel 420 Fleet Captain 420s@hoofersailing.org

Will Knox + Lyle Kirsch

Sloop Fleet Captain sloops@hoofersailing.org
Patrick Brockill + Gabe Lorman Yu Chen Windsurfing Fleet Captain windsurfing@hoofersailing.org
Brian Schmeiser + Jithanie Gunasena Light Keelboat Fleet Captain j-fleet@hoofersailing.org
Ben Weinstein Heavy Keelboat Fleet Captain keelboats@hoofersailing.org
Ben Whiddon Kiting Fleet Captain kiting@hoofersailing.org
Charlie Shackett Scow Fleet Captain scows@hoofersailing.org
Robin Kraidich + Dan Patterson Tech/Zest Fleet Captain techs@hoofersailing.org
Will Baynard + Carl Plant Laser/Byte Fleet Captain lasers@hoofersailing.org

The BOC meets biweekly on Monday evenings from 7 pm - 9 pm in the chartroom.


Bosuns

Name Boat E-Mail
Brian Schmeiser J/24 - Ulla La

j-fleet@hoofersailing.org

Dawn Mills J/24 - Vela

j-fleet@hoofersailing.org

Volunteer needed J/24 - Salsa j-fleet@hoofersailing.org
Dana Baiu J/24 - Scurvy Dog j-fleet@hoofersailing.org
Volunteer needed J/24 - What About Bob

j-fleet@hoofersailing.org

Victor-Charles Scafati J/24 - Jag Ed

j-fleet@hoofersailing.org

Ben Nichols
Capri 22 - Cap

j-fleet@hoofersailing.org

Austin Novak Catalina 22 - Chargeback

j-fleet@hoofersailing.org

Pete Keuler Tartan 10 - Rhubarb rhubarb@hoofersailing.org
Pete Keuler Tartan 10 - Siege siege@hoofersailing.org
Pete Keuler Tartan 10 - Sassafras sassafras@hoofersailing.org
Marc Rhode Ericson 26 - Salaam salaam@hoofersailing.org
Barry Rokusek + Doug Graham Soverel 30 - Spray spray@hoofersailing.org

Staff

Director of Outdoor UW

Head of Instruction

Name Position E-Mail
Dave Elsmo

Outdoor UW Director

david.elsmo@wisc.edu
Mark Gillespie

Sailing Club Advisor

mtgillespie@wisc.edu

Gretchen Ladd Head of Instruction Sailing Program Manager headofinstruction@hoofersailing.org
Lyle Kirsch + Quinn Link Youth Program Director youth@hoofersailing.org
Jithanie Gunasena Lessons Coordinator lessons@hoofersailing.org