Season 9 ADMIN/Board
Jo(ANNE) TSANG
President
From: Bangor, ME
Number of years paddling: 9
CANDICE TSANG
VICE PRESIDENT
From: Quincy, MA
Number of years paddling: 2
KEVIN LEE
TREASURER
From: Lexington, MA
Number of years paddling: 1
JEN(NIFER) TSANG
CLERK
From: Bangor, ME
Number of years paddling: 1
HEAD Coaches
The head coaches are part of the leadership team of WRC and provide direction to admins on training needs of the team. Head coaches are responsible for developing and ensuring the implementation of the overall training program to help the team achieve its performance goals. This includes individual training plans in the gym and on small water crafts, strength and conditioning, paddle erg, and dragon boat water practices.
JUHX PELLAZAR
TORONTO, CANADA
Previous Teams:
Coaching Experience: 9 years as WRC head coach. Previously coached the University of Toronto Iron Dragons to develop them from a local university team to a nationally ranked university team fielding multiple boats.
SOPHIE HU
TORONTO, CANADA
Previous Teams:
Other Sport Experiences: Outrigger canoe (OC-1) and surfski racing, 10 years of CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting experience competing at the amateur level.
Coaching Experience: 8 years as WRC head coach, CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
FIONA PACHL
ASCHAFFENBURG, GERMANY
Previous Teams:
Other Sport Experiences: Wheel gymnastics
Coaching Experience: 2 years as WRC head coach, 1 year Boston 1 Assistant Coach
YUAN WANG
BEIJING, CHINA
Previous Teams:
Other Sport Experiences: Basketball, ultimate frisbee league, lacrosse
Coaching Experience: 2yrs WRC head coach, 1yr CYPN Assistant Coach, 1yrr Ohana Assistant coach. 2 summers swim instructor
assistant STRENGTH & conditioning Coaches
S&C coaches are focused on the development and implementation of the strength and conditioning program for WRC members, especially during the winter training season from November through April. These coaches, along with the head coaches, program and run gym practices at Crossfit Cityline and develop the individual strength training program for athletes.
TUAN DUONG
WORCESTER, MA
Previous Teams:
- Attended Club Crew World Championships in 2024 in Ravenna Italy with Boston BBB dragon boat racing club
Other Sport Experiences: OC1 racing, 25 years of training in weight lifting, plyometrics, and calisthenics
Coaching Experience: Second year as a WRC strength and conditioning coach
SOVATHYA SAR
LYNN, MA
Previous Teams:
- Attended Club Crew World Championships in 2024 in Ravenna Italy with Boston BBB dragon boat racing club
Other Sport Experiences: OC1 racing, 10 years of strength training and powerlifting experience
Coaching Experience: Second year as a WRC strength and conditioning coach
assistant PADDLING COACHES
Paddling coaches are focused on the development and implementation of the paddling program for WRC members which includes the paddle erg program during winter training, and the dragon boat paddle program during water season. These coaches, along with the head coaches, program and run paddle erg practices and on-water dragon boat practices.
CYNTHIA LOCK
FLUSHING, NY
Previous Teams:
- Wall Street Dragons
- Ohana New England
- Club Crews World Championship 2024 in Ravenna with Boston BBB Dragon Boat Team
Coaching Experience: 1 year as WRC assist. paddling coach
HEATHER WONG
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
Previous Teams:
- Boston 1 Dragon Boat
- BBB womens Premier
- Club Crews World Championship 2024 in Ravenna with Boston BBB Dragon Boat Team
Coaching Experience: 1 year as WRC assist. paddling coach
KEVIN DONG
BROOKLINE, MA
Previous Teams:
- Harvard Dragon Boat Team
- Team USA athlete in 2015
- Boston 1 Dragon Boat, attended Club Crew World Championships in Szeged, Hungary (2018)
- Club Crews World Championship 2024 in Ravenna with Boston BBB Dragon Boat Team
Coaching Experience: 1 year as a WRC assist. paddling coach, 6 years as Wellness Warriors head coach, 3 years as Boston 1 assist. coach