Meet the Current Team
COACHES
GRANT LANSER
Head Varsity Coach
Coach Grant rowed for the University of Georgia for four years, where he won the lightweight single at Head of the South in 2017 and 2018, won the 8+ at ACRA Henley, and placed 3rd in the lightweight 4+ at Head of the Hooch in 2019. He started coaching for Emory Crew in the fall of 2021, in addition to being a nurse at Emory Hospital.
SARAH BAKER COOMBS
Novice Coach
After rowing and coxing in high school, Coach Sarah coxed for Duke University’s NCAA Division 1 Women’s Rowing team. She won silver at the ACC Women’s Championship in 2013 and was selected as a CRCA Scholar Athlete and All-ACC Academic Honor Roll. She worked for Emory for five years and graduated with her MBA in 2020 before joining our coaching staff in the fall of 2021.
CONNOR CLERKIN
Assistant Coach
Coach Connor rowed at Emory for four years (21C). His Men’s Varsity 4+ won SIRAs in 2019 and placed second in 2018. While on the team, he also served as the Men’s Captain and on the Executive Board as Secretary. Connor began coaching in the fall of 2022, and he also works remotely for a pro-democracy NGO based in D.C.
EXEC
WILL MANCA DI VILLAHERMOSA
President
Hometown: Cagliari, Italy
Major: Psychology and Linguistics
Minor: Quantitative Sciences
Grad year: 2023
Position: Port
ANGEL HAILEMARIAM
Vice President
Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida
Major: Chemistry
Grad year: 2024
Position: Starboard
ALLY HOM
Secretary & Women’s Captain
Hometown: Irvine, California
Major: Business Administration, Marketing and Film & Media Management
Grad year: 2024
Position: Coxswain
ELIA HUNT
Treasurer
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Major: Business Administration and PPL
Grad year: 2024
Position: Starboard
THE BOARD
ETHAN BENDS
Assistant Treasurer & Men’s Captain
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Major: Economics
Grad year: 2024
Position: Port
JAMES PARK
Equipment Chair
Hometown: Saipan, MP
Major: CS and Business
Grad year: 2025
Position: Port/Starboard
ANOUSHKA PARAMESWAR
Fundraising Chair
Hometown: New York, New York
Major: Psychology
Minor: Economics
Grad year: 2024
Position: Port
GIANNA SCHULP
Assistant Fundraising Chair
Hometown: Garrett Park, Maryland
Major: Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Linguistics
Grad year: 2025
Position: Port/Starboard
CHRIS JAVIER
PR Chair
Hometown: New York, New York
Major: Biology
Grad year: 2025
Position: Down because that’s where the water is (Port)
ELLIE SULSER
Alumni Chair
Hometown: Washington, DC
Major: Environmental Science
Minor: French
Grad year: 2023
Position: Port
ELLIE SWEENEY BENZON
Recruitment Chair
Hometown: Saratoga Springs, New York
Major: Environmental Science and Health, Pre-Health
Minor: Quantitative Sciences
Grad year: 2025
Position: Starboard
BILLY MARTIN
Recruitment Chair
Hometown: Sandy, Utah
Major: Biology and Economics, Pre-Med
Grad year: 2025
Position: Port/Starboard
ISHIKA MUKHERJEE
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair
Hometown: Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Major: Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
Minor: Global Health, Culture, and Society
Grad year: 2023
Position: Starboard
ROSTER
Ally Hom
Varsity Coxswain
Amelia Lawler
Varsity Rower
Angel Hailemariam
Varsity Rower
Anoushka Parameswar
Varsity Rower
Basil Habiballah
Novice Rower
Billy Martin
Varsity Rower
Camilla Brown
Varsity Rower
Cassandra Ramirez
Novice Rower
Charlie Ragona
Varsity Rower
Chris Javier
Varsity Rower
Delaney Dolmage
Novice Coxswain
Elia Hunt
Varsity Rower
Ellie Sulser
Varsity Rower
Ellie Sweeney Benzon
Varsity Rower
Ethan Bends
Varsity Rower
Gianna Schulp
Varsity Rower
Ishika Mukherjee
Varsity Rower
James Park
Novice Rower
Jane Miller
Novice Rower
Jani Carr
Novice Coxswain
Joe Owens
Novice Rower
Joshua Chang
Novice Rower
Justin Ross
Novice Rower
Kate Siegel
Novice Rower
Katie Forrest
Varsity Rower
Mac Guintu
Varsity Rower
Manoela Dos Santos
Varsity Rower
Maren Simchuk
Varsity Coxswain
Megan Halverson
Novice Rower
Mitik Merchant
Varsity Rower
Olivia Ralston
Varsity Coxswain
Ryan Ruhde
Varsity Rower
Rishikesh Krishnan
Varsity Rower
Shash Murarka
Novice Rower
Will Manca di Villahermosa
Varsity Rower
Yiwei Shi
Novice Rower