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 | |
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- | 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 |