Head Of The Charles Regatta 2016 HOCR Program | Page 8

WELCOME/ CONTINUED HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA Board of Directors In partnership with the HOCR race directors in 2013, BNY Mellon established the BNY Mellon College Championship Trophy for collegiate teams in the Regatta’s Men’s and Women’s Championship Eights. Last year, the winners were the Yale University men and the University of California-Berkeley women. We’ll be there to support the competitors again this year as they vie for top collegiate honors. BNY Mellon also has entered two of its own rowing teams in this year’s Regatta: a Men’s Eights and Women’s Four crews. These rowers represent a diverse group from across BNY Mellon and will compete on October 22. The confluence of over 800 universities, colleges, and schools added to the winding and challenging Charles River makes the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston the ideal host for such an event. Nowhere else in the United States can the audience get as close to the racing as one can here. Over the weekend, tens of thousands of fans will walk along the banks of the river to watch these Olympic, youth, club, collegiate, and masters athletes compete. Our thanks go to Race Director Bracknell Baker and Bob Mannino, as well as the rest of the Race Committee and the Race Operations Group for their meticulous planning to ensure the Regatta’s success. We also wish to thank the nearly two thousand volunteers on Regatta weekend who donate their time and energy. Please take a moment to thank them as you see them along the riverbank. We would also like to extend our appreciation to Cambridge Boat Club, host of the Regatta since 1965, and faithful supporter of the Regatta in countless ways. Finally, thanks also to the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Board of Directors of the Regatta for their continued hard work on this event. The Head Of The Charles holds a special place in Boston and Cambridge and we welcome rowers and spectators from around the globe to enjoy it with us. Row Hard. Roger Borggaard John Carlson Blair Crawford Timothy Fulham Marcia Hooper Stephen A. James Katherine R. Kirk [CHAIR] John M. Lambert Mary C. Mazzio Mary Jo Meisner Charles Pieper Jim Pierce Christopher Richards Richard Sampson Denise Seegal Edward J. Smith [EMERITUS] Executive Director Frederick V. Schoch Assistant Director Mason D. Cox Director of Operations Brendan Mulvey Chief Financial Officer Thomas H. Martin Regatta Fellow Ashley Amos - Operations Assistant David Ringham - Special Assistant to the Assistant Director Publicity Team Elevate Communications, Inc. Kevin Flight Keith Gainsboro 2016 REGATTA RACE COMMITTEE Race Directors Brack Baker [Co-Chair] Bob Mannino [Co-Chair] Race Committee Lib Diamond Jamie Hintlian Maureen Keefe Nick Lloyd Ami Mehr James Poulos Loryn Sheffner Natasha Strom Courtney Wilson 2016 PROGRAM PRODUCTION Design Carlos Ridruejo|Caridossa.com Photography Carlos Ridruejo|Caridossa.com Mason D. Cox CELEBRATING OVER FIFTY YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP Head Of The Charles® is a registered trademark of the Cambridge Boat Club, 2 Gerry’s Landing Road, Cambridge, MA. The 2017 Head Of The Charles Regatta will take place on Saturday and Sunday, October 21-22, 2017. For more information call the Head Of The Charles general information number, 617 868-6200, visit www.hocr.org or email [email protected] © Copyright 2015 by Head Of The Charles No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the Regatta staff. 8 FIFTY-SECOND HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA AMERICA’S FALL ROWING FESTIVAL SINCE 1965