Leadership Team
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Executive Committee
Commodore
Austin Suvari
Vice-Commodore
Hailey Feinzig
Rear Commodore
Jake Macdonald
Treasurer
Lukas Duddleston
Secretary
Elisabeth Johanson
Shop Director & Maintenance Represenative
Kate Thickens + Tye Rubin
Board of Captains
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Suvari | Commodore | commodore@hoofersailing.org |
| Hailey F. | Vice-Commodore | vc@hoofersailing.org |
| Jake Macdonald | Rear Commodore | rc@hoofersailing.org |
Elisabeth Johanson |
Secretary | secretary@hoofersailing.org |
| Lukas Duddleston | Treasurer | treasurer@hoofersailing.org |
| Sonya Miran | Director of Internal & External Affairs | DIER@hoofersailing.org |
Sara Stemberger and Colleen Hickman |
Social Co-Chairs | socials@hoofersailing.org |
| Amanda Miller | Communications Chair | communications@hoofersailing.org |
| Travis Youman | Marketing Chair | marketing@hoofersailing.org |
Eli Miller |
Webmaster | webmaster@hoofersailing.org |
| Courtney Deisch | Hoofer Ambassadors Liaison | |
Reid Drake + Tarek Hamdan | Racing Coordinators | racing@hoofersailing.org |
| Kate Thickens + Tye Rubin | Maintenance Representatives | sd@hoofersailing.org |
| Sam Bartel | Sailing Team Representative | uwsailingcaptain@gmail.com |
| Reed Weston | 420 Fleet Captain | 420s@hoofersailing.org |
| Greg Stroupe | Sloop Fleet Captain | sloops@hoofersailing.org |
| Patrick Brockhill | Yu Chen Windsurfing Fleet Captain | windsurfing@hoofersailing.org |
| Ryan Das + Brian Schmeiser | Light Keelboat Fleet Captain | j-fleet@hoofersailing.org |
| Brett Unks + Ben Wienstien | 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 | Tech Fleet Captain | techs@hoofersailing.org |
| Will Banyard + Shannon Sibrel | Laser/Byte Fleet Captain | lasers@hoofersailing.org |
The BOC meets biweekly on Tuesday evenings from 7 pm - 9 pm.
Bosuns
| Name | Boat | |
|---|---|---|
| - | J/22 - Stirred | stirred@hoofersailing.org |
| - | J/22 - Shaken | shaken@hoofersailing.org |
| - | J/24 - Salsa | |
| Teresa Brown | J/24 - Scurvy Dog | scurvydog@hoofersailing.org |
| Brian Schmeiser | J/24 - What About Bob | whataboutbob@hoofersailing.org |
| - | J/24 - Jag Ed | jaged@hoofersailing.org |
| Greg Lawless | O'Day 25 - Cinger | cinger@hoofersailing.org |
| Ben Nichols |
Capri 22 - Cap | cap@hoofersailing.org |
| - | Catalina 22 - Chargeback | chargeback@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 |
| Mark Gillespie | Ericson 26 - Salaam | salaam@hoofersailing.org |
| Tom Mills | Soveral 30 - Spray | spray@hoofersailing.org |
| Max Slesarev | Percision 27 - Knotty Rascal | knottyrascal@hoofersailing.org |
Staff
Director of Outdoor UW
Dave Elsmo
Head of Instruction
Mills Botham
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Elsmo | Outdoor UW Director |
david.elsmo@wisc.edu |
| Mills Botham | Head of Instruction Sailing Program Manager | headofinstruction@hoofersailing.org |
| Youth Program Director | Christopher Selzer | youth@hoofersailing.org |
| Lessons Coordinator | Anna Janke | lessons@hoofersailing.org |