Amelia Heffernan

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Amelia began adaptive rowing because of her love for the sport and desire to make it more accessible to people with disabilities. She also saw it as an opportunity to apply her experiences as an adaptive snow ski instructor to rowing.  Amelia started rowing with the Annapolis Rowing Club in 2007, all while raising her three kids and fulfilling a career with Booz Allen Hamilton in corporate communications. Although no longer competing, you'll often find her out on the water enjoying a good workout, coordinating practice sessions, or instructing others 

Steve, always a fan of water sports learned to row later in life. Fully embracing the challenge, the aesthetics, and the camaraderie inherent in the sport, he has competed at the Masters (adult) level and coached both collegiate and Masters crews. He has taught learn-to-row programs for Masters rowers and was instrumental in developing the sculling programs now a vibrant part of the Annapolis Rowing Club. At the collegiate level, he coached both novice and varsity women’s crews at the Naval Academy, with crews competing at the national championships on multiple occasions.  Now retired as a technical manager of government-sponsored research and development efforts, he is focused on development of adaptive programs and coaching adaptive rowers .

Brian was a competitive collegiate, club and National Team rower, and more recently has been trying his luck on the Masters circuit. He became involved with adaptive boating through CRAB (Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating), a group that provides sailing and boating instruction and opportunities for disabled individuals.  Brian is thrilled that ARC has brought adaptive rowing to the Annapolis area. He enjoys training and racing with ARC's participants, and on occasion coaches from the launch. He is the co-founder of a company that sells scientific tools for neuroscience research and drug discovery. His wife and two adult children have not yet taken up the sport of rowing but tolerate his enthusiasm.