Mike Gentile
Women’s Coach
Began rowing for the Detroit Boat Club as a junior rower in 1989
Rowed varsity lightweight for Rutgers University
Trained under Tom Terhaar, the former United States Women’s National Team coach
Coached in Boston for Brookline High School at Riverside Boat Club
Dan O’Neill
Master’s Coach
Men’s Junior Coach
Dylan
Molly Packer
Assistant Coach
Began Rowing for DBCC in 2010
Varsity rower at Drake University
Richard Bell, PhD
Head Coach Emeritus
Dick Bell began rowing at the Detroit Boat Club in 1959 before launching his coaching career in 1971. He has coached dozens of national champion crews and trained multiple rowers to become world champions. Bell rowed collegiately for Wayne State University and served as the 1980 Men’s Olympic Sculling Coach for the United States.