Coach Biographies

Joel Skaliotis began rowing in high school at Phillips Andover and continued as a member of the lightweight team during his tenure at Cornell, where he won the Coach's Award upon graduation in 2001.

Joel began coaching shortly thereafter as assistant coach with the Community Rowing Junior Women, working as the assistant where his crews took three silver and two bronze medals at the national championships during the 2002 and 2003 spring and summer sessions. Joel took over as head coach at Brookline in 2004 and brought home State Championships in the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

Rebecca Waite
Junior Varsity Girls Coach
At the suggestion of her doctor, Rebecca began rowing in high school while rehabilitating a broken leg. At Albany Rowing Club (ARC), Rebecca learned to scull, specializing in the single and double. After attending college in Chicago, she moved back east and picked up the sport again with Barnstable Rowing Club where she learned the art of sweep rowing. Since then she has rowed on the masters team at ARC, Riverside and Community Rowing, Inc. where she rows currently. Prior to joining the Brookline coaching staff, Rebecca coached the novice team at The Winsor School.

Olumide ”Bo” Adebo
Junior Varsity Boys Coach

Olumide ”Bo” Adebo was a member of the University of Minnesota, Men’s crew team from 1992 to 1994. He continued his rowing after moving to Boston in 1998 at Community Rowing as well as competing in the CRASH-B World Indoor Rowing Championships.

Most recently in 2007 his lightweight four won the Textile Regatta in Lowell and he also rowed in the 2007 Head of the Charles stroking CRI’s master men 8+.

In addition to rowing, Olumide also coaches high school squash and has competed in two US open championships at the 3.5 level as well as a finalist at the Atlanta Masters tournament. Olumide is currently working as a Project Management consultant.

Mari Folco
Novice Girls Coach

Mari Folco is currently a Boston University undergraduate student. She rowed at Brookline High School for four years and was a part of the boats that won the Massachusetts State Championship and the Q cup. Mari also ran cross country and track at Brookline and was a captain of the three teams in 2004/2005. Since then she has continued to row at Community Rowing, Inc. and at Imperial College in London (while studying abroad).

Mari has been coaching at Brookline since 2007. She has also been involved in coaching Boston University's adult recreational rowing programs since the summer of 2008.

Emily Cura
Novice Boys Coach

Emily Cura is the new novice boys coach. She rowed at the College of the Holy Cross in their lightweight 8. She was part of the boat that won the Patriot League Championship and medaled in both the New England Championship and the ECAC National Invitation Regatta.

After a year of volunteering in Ecuador, Emily moved to Colorado and coached the University of Colorado Women's Novice 8.

She is currently working on her Masters in Religion, Ethics and Politics at Harvard University.

Katy Ruderman
Assistant Coach

Katy Ruderman is an undergraduate at Boston University, majoring in elementary education and environmental science. She began rowing in 2004 as a freshman at Brookline High School under the direction of coach Joel Skaliotis. Katy was in boats that won the state championship, Q cup, and medaled at regionals. She also swam for Brookline, and as a senior was captain of both the swim team and crew team. Katy was a member of the Boston University crew team, where she competed as part of the novice eight in the Foot of the Charles.