President

Christopher Marot – Chris is a Brevard County local for 28 years. He rowed for Sarasota Scullers Youth Rowing program during high school and attended Florida Tech on a joint rowing and academic scholarship. He served as a coach at Mel High for a year and at Florida Tech the following year. He currently has a daughter who rows with the Space Coast Crew. Chris has built and managed local engineering companies in the last 20 years as an engineer and entrepreneur.

Vice President

Robby Cook – Robby is a retired project manager with 15 years of experience as a NASA contractor and a United States Navy veteran. He and his wife have one daughter who has been with Space Coast Crew for three years. This is his second year serving on the Board of Directors as Vice President. After witnessing the positive impact that rowing has had on his daughter, he was inspired to contribute to the growth and success of all SCC athletes.

Treasurer

Monique Harris – Monique serves on the board to give back to the club because of what Space Coast Crew has meant to her family and because of the dedication she sees in other staff and volunteers on the team. She has a daughter who rows with the Space Coast Crew and a daughter who is an alumnus of Space Coast Crew. Monique has a CPA designation and has worked as both an accountant and an auditor.

Secretary

Christiane Connor – Christiane has been the Secretary of Space Coast Crew since 2022. She has a son who rows with the Space Coast Crew and a daughter who is an alumnus of Space Coast Crew. The Connor family moved to Florida in 2020 from Illinois and discovered Space Coast Crew shortly thereafter. Space Coast Crew has played a very large role in making them feel at home here in Florida. Christiane holds a master’s degree in interior design from George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in international business from Vanderbilt University. She has owned and operated her design business, Connor Interiors, for 20 years.

Member-at-Large (Technical Advisor)

Drex Dobson – Drex is a native of Brevard County. He currently has a son who rows with the Space Coast Crew. Drex is a surgeon, holding a medical degree and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Miami.

Member-at-Large (Technical Advisor)

Carol Cross – Carol moved to Brevard County in 2014. She has a son who rows with the Space Coast Crew. She has worked in Information Technology for over 35 years, primarily in the attraction and entertainment industry.

Member-at-Large (Fundraising)

Dr Lynell Newmarch – Lynell is a practicing Internal Medicine Hospital Physician in Brevard County. She is also an adjunct Assistant Professor at Burrell College of Medicine on the FIT campus. She and her husband have two children who row with Space Coast Crew in the High school Varsity team. She is volunteering as the Marketing and Fundraising Chair because she sees the impact SCC has made in her children’s lives and believes the SCC community has great things to offer the youth of Brevard County!

Member-at-Large (Grant Writing)

Jack Downs – Jack is an adjunct writing professor with the University of Maryland Global Campus.  He and his wife Jen transplanted from Maryland in 2014, and their youngest of three sons, is a fourth-year rower who loves the sport and has developed strong relationships and a commitment to hard work as a participant.

Member-at-Large (Alumni Advisor)

Mason Yaskovic – Mason has been deeply involved in rowing for over a decade, competing at the Middle School, High School, Collegiate, and Masters levels. He rowed for Space Coast Crew through his Middle School and High School years.He continued rowing at Florida Tech while earning a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. His rowing career spans over 10 years and 8,200+ hours of training, equating to over 60 million meters rowed—1.5 times the circumference of the Earth.