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.
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
Hometown: Irvine, California
Major: Business Administration, Marketing and Film & Media Management
Grad year: 2024
Position: Coxswain
ETHAN BENDS
Treasurer
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Major: Economics
Grad year: 2024
Position: Port
THE BOARD
ELIA HUNT
Assistant Treasurer
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Major: Business Administration and PPL
Grad year: 2024
Position: Port/Starboard
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/Starboard
GIANNA SCHULP
Assistant Fundraising Chair
Hometown: Garrett Park, Maryland
Major: Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Linguistics
Grad year: 2025
Position: Port/Starboard
ALYSSA COLEN
PR Chair
Hometown: Indiana, PA
Major: Undecided
Grad year: 2025
Position: Starboard
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
Alyssa Colen
Varsity Rower
Amelia Lawler
Varsity Rower
Angel Hailemariam
Varsity Rower
Anna Voss
Varsity Rower
Anoushka Parameswar
Novice Rower
Billy Martin
Varsity Rower
Calen MacDonald
Varsity Rower
Camilla Brown
Novice Rower
Chris Javier
Novice Rower
Elia Hunt
Novice Rower
Ellie Sulser
Varsity Rower
Ellie Sweeney Benzon
Novice Rower
Ethan Bends
Varsity Rower
Frederic Guintu
Novice Rower
Gianna Schulp
Varsity Rower
Ginger Lau
Novice Coxswain
Ishika Mukherjee
Novice Rower
James Park
Novice Rower
Kat Mico
Varsity Rower
Katie Forrest
Novice Rower
Kelsey Marks
Novice Rower
Lui Gardner
Novice Rower
Maddie Tolbert
Novice Rower
Manoela Dos Santos
Varsity Rower
Maren Simchuk
Novice Coxswain
Mitik Merchant
Novice Rower
Olivia Leon
Novice Rower
Olivia Ralston
Varsity Rower
Ryan Ruhde
Varsity Rower
Shash Murarka
Novice Rower
Sophia Xiao
Novice Rower
Takira Estaba
Novice Coxswain
Vishal Reddy
Novice Rower
Will Manca di Villahermosa
Varsity Rower