2024 Committee Members

President - nick hunter

Nick has been at ANU for many years and is the backbone of the club. He has been an Australian Representative as a Lightweight and coached some of ANU's finest rowers to International Regattas. Nick still enjoys rowing in local Canberra regattas, and is very busy making sure the club runs well for our members. 

vice-president - vinhara goonesekera

Hailing from Melbourne Vinhara currently coxes various boats in the shed and in 2021 was Club Captain. Though she grew up rowing on the Yarra she has found it in her to weather the chilly mornings and enjoy the sunrises over Lake Burley Griffin.

captain- Sarah Connor

Sarah learnt to row with the ANU boat club in 2017 while studying at the ANU and has rowed with the club ever since. This is her third year on the committee. Sarah is a coach with the Novice squad and is also involved with the club’s Introduction to Rowing program. 

treasurer - adrienne mckenzie

Adrienne was first enticed into a rowing boat in 2005 and has been hooked ever since. She loves being on the water to see Canberra’s beautiful sunrises, even in the cold of winter. Adrienne was Club Treasurer from 2009 to 2016 and has been again since 2018 and is coordinator of the Club’s ITR Program. In 2012 she was made Life Member in recognition of her contributions to the Club.

secretary - justine riordan

Justine took up rowing in 2010 and graduated from ANU with a degree in international relations in 2011. Justine was club Secretary from 2012 to 2014, Vice-President from 2015 to 2016 and Treasurer again from 2017.

Vice-Captain - Stuart John

Stuart is a former rowing administrator who decided to see what all the fuss was about - more than four years later he's still out on the lake with the men's squad and leading the charge to post-training coffee. You'll hear Stuart commentating at local regattas or competing in para events as one of ANUBC's many para rowers.

committee member - Lizzie Blower

Liz first took to a single scull at the tender age of 10, and has since rowed through school and university in Sydney. She moved to Canberra on 2020, and has tried to adapt to it's freezing winter mornings on the lake. She is a firm believer that fun socks make the boat go faster. Liz is one of the club's Member Protection Information Officers.

Committee member - Jonathan Adams

Jonathan Adams is a member of the senior men’s squad and a fourth-year student at the ANU. Jonathan is from Canberra and learnt to row through the club’s introduction to rowing program. This is his first term serving on the committee.

Committee Member - Max Reardon

Coming from Tassie Max was first introduced to rowing at age 5 in a tinnie with his Dad, and finally learnt to scull at 14. He started at ANU in 2023 and subsequently joined the senior mens squad. You can always spot Max in his distinct green hat at the shed, regattas and post-training coffee.