Michael Spackman - Club President - Michael has been rowing for over twenty years and is one of the founding members of Great Salt Lake Rowing. He has served on the board in many capacities. He is a U.S. Rowing Level 1 coach. He is married, has four children and four grandchildren. Of course, he loves to row. You can reach Michael by email at m.spackman@q.com or by phone at 801.560.0915.
Corinne Linderman - Vice President - Corinne began rowing in 1998 for TC Williams high school in Alexandria, Virginia. She rowed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, MA. Her team raced for four years at Head of the Charles, and were ranked number two in the country in 2004 for Division III crews. Upon graduation, she coached the freshmen women's team for WPI. For the last two years, she has been the current head coach for Utah crew. In her free time she enjoys the outdoors and traveling and has rowed in four different countries.
Fred Broberg - Treasurer - Fred rowed for the US Naval Academy in the IRAs in the freshman 8; first in the JV 8 in 1963 and in the Varsity in 1965. He rowed a single in the Head of the Charles in 1966. Fred has been a member of GSLR for two years.
Meghan R. Horner - Board Member - Meghan rowed for Washington College in Chestertown, MD where she and her teammates competed at the Head of the Charles, The Occoquan, and the Schuylkill. She also helped coach the nascent Dark Horse Rowing club before it became the Saratoga Rowing Association. After college, Meghan took a decade-long hiatus from the sport, returning to the water last fall to scull. Meghan enjoys the camaraderie, the competition and the grace of rowing. Off the water, Meghan is a non-profit consultant.
Sonia Witte - Board Member - Sonia began rowing in 1981 at McGill University, and has been rowing, coxing and/or coaching almost non-stop since. She coached hundreds of “Sculling I” and “Sculling II” students at Community Rowing Inc. (CRI), in Boston, MA, and developed a competitive sculling program for CRI that produced winners at US Rowing Club Nationals, US Rowing Masters Nationals and Head of the Charles. She coached junior girls for Noble and Greenough High School in MA to numerous medals at the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association Championships, and coached masters men in sweeps and sculling at Riverside Boat Club in Boston, MA. Sonia still likes to get out on the water, and sometimes race in the old folks divisions. She teaches Yoga Basics, gives workshops in “Anatomy for Yoga Teachers” and is a volunteer trail groomer at the Mountain Dell Nordic ski track.
Leslie Haberkern - Board Member - Leslie began rowing in 2004 with the Northern Michigan University Crew Team. There was something about getting up very early and pushing her limits in order to watch sunrises over Lake Superior that kept here coming back. Since that time Leslie has lived in Colorado and moved to Utah in October of 2010. She joined GSLR in the Spring of 2011 and is learning to go from a sweep rower to sculling. She is excited about being a part of GSLR and enjoys getting out on the water for its calming effect it has. When not rowing, Leslie works for the Salt Lake Valley Health Department and enjoys hiking and traveling.
EQUIPMENT BREAKAGE/REPAIR NEEDS
Members: If you are aware of equipment repair needs, please record it in the log book AND contact Michael Spackman at m.spackman@q.com.
PRIVATE LESSON COACHES
Josie Byer josiebyer@gmail.com 801-232-5655
Josie Byer began rowing in high school on the Great Salt Lake with Rowland Hall St. Mark's school and Utah Crew. She rowed in sweep fours and eights and helped with training the novice girl's team when she was a senior. Josie now enjoys rowing and competing in single and double sculling boats. As well as coaching for Great Salt Lake Rowing, she is also a coach for Utah Junior Crew, a team of high school rowers from the Salt Lake valley. Josie loves to teach sculling, especially on the magnificent Great Salt Lake. Josie will be teaching beginner group lessons and private lessons. Please call or email her for lessons.
Kay Denton kayd@xmission.com 801-487-8927
Kay is a founding member of Great Salt Lake Rowing.
Harbor Master: gslharbormaster@hughes.net or bobrosell@utah.gov
Marina Phone: 801.209.9142
