PYR Program Director

Helen entered the rowing world in 2003 at Mt. Baker Rowing and Sailing Center where she competed as a junior athlete for five years. Her time on Lake Washington continued when she attended the University of Washington, competing for the Huskies from 2008 until 2012. After completing her Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, Helen continued with UW to earn her Masters in Education in the Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership Program. Helen spent that year as an assistant coach with Seattle University's inaugural varsity women's rowing team.

Helen left Seattle to continue serving in the collegiate coaching ranks at the University of Dayton and Michigan State University. In 2016, she decided to return to Seattle and began as the head coach of the Mt. Baker varsity women. In 2017 Helen added the position of Director of Rowing at Mt. Baker, serving as the first in that position.

When she is not at the boathouse, Helen enjoys spending time with friends in the great PNW outdoors and experimenting in the kitchen.

Programs Coordinator & PYR Registrar

Born and raised in El Salvador, Karla started rowing in 2012. By 2014 she had made the Salvadoran National team and participated in events such as PanAmerican games, World Cups and the Latin Olympic qualifier for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

While getting her Bachelors Degree in Marketing, she continued as part of the national team, supplemented by coaching new members and kids/new members through learn to row classes.

Karla moved to the USA in 2019 to continue her rowing career while starting her professional career.

Her work experience has been in customer service and marketing, and she is bilingual in Spanish and English.

Her biggest achievement was winning a bronze medal in the quad at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. 

In her free time Karla likes to spend time with her family, have a good cup of “cafecito con pan dulce” and visit new places in Seattle.

PYR Community Giving Manager

Deputy Director

Padraic began rowing as a youth in Point Pleasant, NJ. After rowing at Saint Mary's College of California, he joined the Seattle rowing community as a sculler. Padraic has competed and coached in youth, collegiate, elite, and master’s programs.

As the Executive Director of the Everett Rowing Association, his focus on culture and communication led to significant growth in membership, youth programming, and fundraising results.

Padraic's experience in the construction industry and at Pocock Racing Shells brings a strategic background to our infrastructure and project management needs.

Outside of the boathouse, Padraic enjoys hiking, biking, woodworking, and cooking.

U19 Lead Coach

Jonah grew up in Seattle and started rowing in 7th grade for Lake Union Crew Juniors before moving to Seattle Rowing Center where he continued rowing from 8th grade through his graduation from Roosevelt High school in 2018. He went on to Row Division-1 at George Washington University and then the University of San Diego. After graduating from USD with his Bachelors in Child Psychology, he moved on to row for the San Diego Rowing Club’s High Performance Team.  In the summer of 2023 Jonah relocated to Europe to train with an international boat at the Danish national training center and compete across Northern Europe to ultimately compete at the Henley Royal Regatta. 

Later that year, he moved back home to Seattle and joined the coaching staff at PYR. In addition to coaching PYR he also coaches the Adult Women’s Competitive Team as well as the Ancient Mariners Rowing Club. When he’s not coaching, he is in the mountains Skiing, spending time outdoors and training!

U17 Lead Coach

Baker began his rowing career with Vashon Rowing in 2016 and competed through middle and high school at a regional and national level.  He was inspired by the coaches at VIRC and began coaching the summer after he graduated high school in 2022.  While getting a bachelor's in oceanography at UW, he joined the on-campus rowing club UBRC and was recruited to the PYR staff by Hannah.  He loves the determination and growth he sees from athletes at PYR and believes that a strong supportive team culture builds better rowers.

During the day Baker is a researcher in the SeaFlow lab at UW, where he uses engineering and data science to study trends among open ocean phytoplankton.  In his (scarce) free time you can find him lifting, cooking, and working on his ever-broken cars.

Middle School Lead Coach

Hannah started rowing in the Philadelphia area in 2010 and rowed throughout high school and for four years at Wellesley College. She began coaching youth squads in 2017 at Chicago Training Center, with an emphasis on sports-based youth development and making rowing a more accessible opportunity for students across Chicago.

Hannah also works as a Speech-Language Pathologist and is a PhD student in Speech & Hearing Sciences at UW. When she’s not thinking about language development and making up new words, she enjoys cooking, biking, and finding ways to annoy her cats.

Learn to Row Lead Coach

Derek first rowed as a junior at Sammamish Rowing Association in Redmond, WA. After rowing for a year at the University of Washington, Derek started his coaching career working with both Masters and high school athletes back at SRA. From there, Derek moved to the Assistant Coach position at Seattle Rowing Center, until moving with the organization to Santa Barbara County in California to help start up the Mission Rowing Systems team on Lake Cachuma.

In early 2022, Derek then moved back to Seattle and began coaching with Pocock Youth Rowing. At the end of the 2025 Spring season, Derek stepped away from his position as the U19 Lead coach into order to focus on completing his coursework at the University of Washington. Having spent the last year away from the boathouse, Derek is thrilled to be returning to lead the LTR program at PYR. When away from the boathouse, Derek can typically be found running, hiking, or hanging out on the PNW coast.

U19 Assistant Coach

Rob has been a full time trainer and strength coach for the past 13 years. Inspired by his collegiate rowing coach he earned a B.S. in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland. Early on in his training career a severe lower back injury forced Rob to reevaluate his own training regimen. He quickly began incorporating injury prevention and rehabilitative concepts into his strength workouts. Rob believes strength training helps maximizes performance and increases longevity in the sport.

When Rob is not at Pocock he enjoys running, skiing, traveling, and cooking.

U19 Assistant Coach

Bri first coached at PYR back in 2022, where she instructed Learn-to-Row, Middle School, and High School athletes. She began her rowing career at Holy Names Academy, racing predominantly as a lightweight rower until her senior year of high school.

She has competed at both the regional and national championship level, taking home hardware from races such as Youth Nationals and Windermere Cup. Bri continued to row Division 1 in college at Cornell University and the University of Washington, before returning to the PYR Coaching Staff in Spring 2025. She is currently completing her degree at UW in Psychology, with a minor in Writing.

When she’s not on the water, Bri loves to run on the Burke Gilman and explore Seattle with her friends.

U17 Assistant Coach

Corrado began coxing crews at Mt. Baker in January 2016. They raced five seasons as a youth athlete and for two seasons at Santa Clara University for the men’s team.

As an upperclassman Corrado pursued an education in music with a concentration in jazz performance. They were also involved in the local scene, working in college radio as well as live sound.

Corrado began coaching in 2022 at Mt. Baker and started at Pocock in summer of 2023, then again postgrad from summer 2024 onwards as an assistant. Corrado has experience working with athletes of all ages, builds, and ability within all boat classes.

U17 Assistant Coach

Born and raised in Seattle, Ava started rowing at Pocock's own middle school program in 6th grade and continued through high school, graduating in 2021. She stayed close to home for college, rowing at the University of Washington from 2021 to 2025 and earning a bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology.

After graduation, Ava moved across the country to Boston, where she began her coaching career at Community Rowing, Inc. in Boston, MA on the Charles. She has recently relocated to Seattle and is excited to coach at the very program where her rowing journey began.

When she's not coaching, Ava can usually be found hiking or biking and spending time outdoors with friends and family.

Middle School Assistant Coach

Isabella started rowing at Whatcom Rowing Association in Bellingham WA in 2018. At WRA Isabella focused on sculling and small boats. She was a three-sport athlete, she played volleyball, basketball and rowed for all four years of high school. 

 After high school she continued to row at the division 1 level at the University of Washington. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in both economics and history. Next, she plans to pursue a master’s in teaching. Outside of Pocock, Isabella works with the University of Washington women’s rowing team as a social media manager. 

 In her free time she enjoys hiking, traveling with friends and spending time with her cats.

U19 Assistant Coach

After spending most of her life as a competitive swimmer and water polo player, Jordan started rowing as a walk-on novice during her freshman year at UC Santa Barbara in 2021. One year later she transferred to the University of Washington, where she rowed for four years, earned a degree in Environmental Engineering, and appeared on multiple conference and national championship podiums. In 2024, she won a silver medal at the U23 World Championships with Team USA in the coxed four.

When not rowing, Jordan enjoys whitewater rafting and kayaking, hiking, and snowboarding.

Middle School Assistant Coach

Learn to Row Assistant Coach

Equipment Manager

Parker began rowing in 2012 for the middle school program at the Everett Rowing Association. He has been in love with the sport ever since. After rowing through high school, Parker attended UC San Diego in 2018, where he rowed as a freshman. He then attended the University of Washington from 2019 to 2023, where he graduated with an Earth and Space Sciences degree specializing in Physics. During his time at UW, Parker spent almost three years as a youth rowing coach for novice athletes at Mount Baker Rowing Club and Everett Rowing Association.

After working in the Geotechnical field post-graduation, he is excited to bring his organizational, problem-solving, and technical skills back to the world of rowing through the George Pocock Rowing Foundation.

Outside of the boathouse, Parker enjoys hiking and backpacking through the PNW wilderness as well as cheering for the Seattle Seahawks