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Meet Our Volunteers

PROGRAMS

BOAST Chair, Lynda Romeo

When I moved to Portland 3 years ago, I rekindled my desire for sailing. Luckily I heard about OWSA & joined right away. Since then I have been a Boast participant for 2 years, served as the Boast coordinator since 2023, take advantage of WNS, participate as race crew and volunteered for race committee boat. Through my OWSA connections I have earned my 101, 103 & 104 certifications, gone on week long flotilla sailing adventures and most importantly made wonderful friends throughout the sailing community!

Email: boast@owsa.net


BOAST First Mate, Position Available

If you are interested in this position contact boast@owsa.net

Emailboastfm@owsa.net


Boat Wrangler

This Position is Open

Email: boatwrangler@owsa.net


Fleet Manager, Laura Gadley

Laura learned to sail on a daysailer called Whistler on Lake Pymatuning in NE Ohio and initially sailed with her family while living on a 42' steel hulled junk rigged schooner.  Laura has sailed for 6 weeks in French Polynesia, several trips to the San Juan Islands, sailed from LaConner through Deception Pass and sailed from Port Hardy, BC northwest around Vancouver Island to Victoria, BC.

Laura joined OWSA in 2014, participated in Wednesday Night Sails, volunteered as a guppy for several education classes, is a First Mate, and has had the opportunity to take many of the OWSA classes.  Laura has experience maintaining and painting boats, she is pretty handy and believes no task is too small or too hard.

Laura has spent a lot of time on canoes, sailing with tarps, sailing on all sizes of boats and feels very comfortable around water. She is a strong swimmer and has her SCUBA certificates. Laura is a HR Manager in her professional life, has a strong work ethic and enjoys building solid working relationships with others.

Email: fleetmanager@owsa.net 


Wednesday Night Sail (WNS) Coordinator

This Position is open. It is a great opportunity to meet all the skippers and many active members, as well as having opportunities to get out sailing. It involves scheduling and managing the weekly sails during the sailing season(May through September) using the existing software to manage it, & communicating with all involved parties. Another aspect of this is recruiting and helping to vet skippers from the local community.

Wednesday Night Sails are the heart of OWSA, so be the person to make it happen!!

Email: wns@owsa.net


Skipper Vetter, Neonta Bell

Email: skippervetter@owsa.net


EDUCATION

Race Captain, Teresa Long

I have dreamed of retiring on a sailboat for many years. In the spring and summer of 2020 I took ASA 101, 102 & 104, joined OWSA, and enrolled in sailtime.  I had access to a 25 foot Beneteau First and off I went on the river to practice my new skills.  In January of 2021 I started sailing on Sunday's as a crew member of WyEas. I was Hooked!  In 2022 I charted my first sailboat in the San Juans with the first OWSA ladies cruise.  She was a Jenneau 401 Sun Odyssey named Spirited Away. I had such a great time that I chartered her again for the 2023 San Juan ALL ladies cruise.

I continued to race in the Thursday night cruising series and in 2023 I took over the position of Race Captain for OWSA and ran my first Race Clinic and am continuing as Race Captain for 2024.

In June of this year I bought my first sailboat, Miss Molly, she is a Seaward 25.  I am currently referring to her as The University of Miss Molly, since she is proving to be an exceptional teacher of boat ownership.  Look for out on the water or at Rose City Yacht Club where Miss Molly is moored.

Email: racing@owsa.net


Class Registrar, Tia Ballard

Bio coming soon

Email: classregistrar@owsa.net


First Mate Coordinator, Colleen La Civita

Bio coming soon

Email: firstmate@owsa.net

Guppy Coordinator, Lisa Glynn

Bio coming soon

Email: guppy@owsa.net



MEMBERSHIP/SOCIAL

Volunteer Coordinator, Oshra Rapaport - Email: volunteer@owsa.net

Membership Chair, Lisa Pasquantonio

Lisa joined OWSA in 2017 and has participated in many events -- including, WNS, BOAST, and the San Juan Island Flotilla. She has also taken classes at the Willamette Sailing Club in 1987, 2016, and 2017. Lisa volunteers for many organizations including, OWSA, SMART Reading in kindergarten classes, camp for kids with heart disease, the American Heart Association, Friends of Tress, and many more! Lisa's an empty nester now with her son and daughter in college. She stays active by doing XC skiing, singing in choirs, hiking, biking, snowshoeing, dancing (Zumba, Hip-hop, Yosakoi, really ANY dancing), swimming, aqua aerobics, tae kwon do (blue belt, pre-pandemic, and rock-climbing (once upon a time)! Her most outdoorsy job was working as part of the Forest Service Spotted Owl Monitoring Crew. On the other hand, her most homebound job has been working in compliance for medical device companies. Just when you think Lisa couldn't be more interesting, she also speaks English, conversational French, some Japanese and Swahili, studied and forgot Latin, Spanish, Italian, Vietnamese, and Swedish!


Email: Membership@owsa.net

Boat Show Coordinator - Email: boatshows@owsa.net

Fireside Coordinator - Carisa Bohus - Email: 

Carisa Bohus, (Kah reese sah Bow hooosh!) joined OWSA in 2010 and has been learning how to really feel the wind ever since. I appreciate the many interesting areas OWSA brings to the membership, like volunteering at the Boat Show, and Sail for the Cause, as well as taking OWSA classes and attending sailing community talks. I love the monthly meetings and have learned so much from all my sailing sisters. Being in the BOAT/BOAST program has been a great way to get more time on the water.

fireside@owsa.net

Nauti Drinks Coordinator - Jasmine Stark



TECHNOLOGY

Communications Coordinator, Julie Durst

Email: communications@owsa.net 


Webmaster, Judith Lebzelter

Judith always promised herself that she would get back to sailing which she fondly remembered from the Lake George, New York holidays of her childhood.  Too much time passed, but then she found OWSA and BOAST, which was great for showing how to make it happen and to meet great people too! So now, she is trying to help out as webmaster. Let her know if you want anything posted or removed, find any problems or have any other ideas about the site.

Email: webmaster@owsa.net


Social Media Coordinator, Olivia Langley

My name is Olivia and I joined OWSA in the Fall of 2021. While much of my childhood was spent outdoors hiking or camping with family, I was not introduced to sailing until my early twenties by a close friend. I've always loved being near large bodies of water and became hooked on sailing after experiencing the sensation of flying across the water; it was exhilarating, beautiful (and just a tad scary) but all the more reason to learn!

I'm excited to serve OWSA as the Social Media Manager and play a role in documenting and sharing the amazing work we are doing. This is an organization that welcomes women at any skill level (proud beginner over here!) and provides multiple paths to learn and become involved. My hope is to capture what OWSA is all about through member stories, images, and videos both on and off the water.

Email: socialmedia@owsa.net


Technology Coordinator, Leticia Christopherson

I lived in Ecuador until I was 8 when my family moved to the US. After living in Arizona my family ended up settling in South Dakota. My husband and two daughters decided to move to Oregon in 2014. I love the PNW because of its beauty and how much there is to do here. In 2023, I decided to check out OWSA after a friend's recommendation. I took the Basic 101 class in January and I was hooked!

Email: tech@owsa.net



MARKETING

Merchandise Chair, Sally Dewitt

Hi I'm Sally. I've called Portland home for almost 4 years and have been spending that time figuring out what outdoor adventures Im into. I'm from Louisiana and lived in Texas for a decade before shipping out west. Growing up I swam competitively, taught lessons, life guarded, and stayed in and around the water - swimming, canoeing, tubing, skiing, everything. Moving to Portland and things to do on the water, sailing seemed like an out of reach sport to get into. Last summer I was introduced to sailing through a friend who suggested I check out OWSA. The sailing basics course this year was my introduction. The instructors and class were amazing and encouraged me to pursue sailing and get involved with OWSA! In my free time, you can find me hiking, skiing, relaxing around the water or trying to coax my cats into taking a walk.

Email: merchandise@owsa.net



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