BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jim Broderick

Jim Broderick rowed varsity crew in the late 1960's in Springfield, MA for Tech High School, a 3-year (10-12) public school with an enrollment of 2,200 students. At the time, Tech Crew boasted 3 freshman 8's, 2 JV 8's, and a varsity crew. Rowing on the Connecticut River out of the boathouse located by the North End Bridge, Tech scrimmaged with Classical High School, another Springfield public high school with crew, as well as with American International College, both of which also rowed out of the same north end location. Although he did not row in college, in the late 1980's after a hiatus of over 20 years, Broderick signed up for the YMCA's sculling program at Springfield's Riverfront Park (spearheaded by Laurie Campbell, another PVRC board member), and has been sculling recreationally ever since.

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Louisa Davis-Freeman

Louisa was born and raised on the shores of Eastern Long Island, NY where she developed a love for boating and the outdoors at an early age. She started competitively rowing while at Springfield College during the early 1980s and has rowed ever since. As a competitive rower she has raced throughout much of the northeast and in Great Britain. In addition to competing, she served on the board of Yankee Rowing Club in Amherst, MA for 25 years in various capacities and closely collaborated with others on the many responsibilities that come with running a community based rowing club. Professionally, Louisa is the Dean of Admissions at Springfield Technical Community College where she works extensively with many of the Springfield area schools, community based agencies, regional colleges and local employers. In addition, she also serves on the faculty at Springfield College teaching in their graduate school.

Julie Dougal

I was first introduced to PVRC when my son joined the middle school rowing program in 2015. I have seen first hand what a positive influence the youth programs have had on young people from my home community of Springfield and the surrounding areas. I knew nothing about the sport of rowing back then but have learned so much along the way! Although I have not made my way into a boat yet, preferring to support the youth from shore, who knows what the future holds!

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Charlie Hines

I began rowing in 1999, when I was 48 years old. I just fell in love with it and have rowed every season since then. My first race was in 2003 at the Green Mountain Head in Putney, VT and, again just loved it. I've been in at least one race each season since and hope to have many more. While rowing a single is a solitary pursuit, the camaraderie that surrounds the rowing is fantastic.