NAC Junior Rowing Coaching Staff

Weston began rowing as a high school freshman at Long Beach. He had a successful junior rowing career culminating in a 1st place finish in the Varsity 8+ at youth nationals in 2014. After high school, he spent two years rowing at Orange Coast and coaching the Novice Men at Sea Base. In his first year at Coast, he had a successful freshman boat that won the ACRA National Championships. After Coast, Weston transferred to UCSD where he graduated in 2018. Upon graduation, Weston returned to coaching heading up the Novice Men for a year before being asked to take over the Varsity Women's program in 2019. In 2021, Weston joined the UCLA men's staff coaching the Freshman, where they medaled both of the Novice 8s at the ACRA National Championship. He comes to Newport after spending the summer in Sarasota Florida coaching the US Rowing Olympic Development Program and is excited with the direction the Women's Program is going.

Marcel Stiffey began coaching the Boy’s Novice Squad in 2013. Marcel began his rowing career at Orange Coast College with Pat Gleason as his novice coach. While at Orange Coast College, Marcel won the WIRA championships, and then went on to compete at the IRA National Championships where his crew finished 9th. Post Orange Coast College, Marcel began training with friends and would compete in a club crew called the Little Knights. From there, he was invited to row for the famous Leander Club in the UK. While training at Leander, he was coached by the GB Olympic Coach Mark Banks and Chris Collerton, while training alongside members of the Olympic squad. As an added bonus, he was offered a position to begin coaching at the University of Oxford. While coaching there, he led his lightweights to an early season victory at the head of the Thames Regatta. Marcel brings coaching experience from an international perspective as well as having experience coaching at Orange Coast College and with the Long Beach Junior Crew. His enthusiasm and passion for the sport of rowing is what motivates him to give back to the juniors as they reach for their potential. Marcel is happy to help all who come through the program and looks forward to another successful season with your children.

Janet comes to the NAC by way of UCI Rowing. From 2014 to 2018, she coached Novice and Lightweight Men’s crews. Her involvement directly contributed to the increased retention of high-caliber participants with the most entries, most grand final contestants and most medals awarded to-date at regionals (WIRA) and nationals (ACRA) by UCI in its 50+ year history.

Her experience in club varsity rowing first began at the University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA) where she joined the fledgling team as a walk-on coxswain. During her five years with Pacific Rowing and its community program, Deep Water Rowing Association, she wore many hats as an Assistant Coach for middle school, junior and master rowing, as well as Regatta Director and Recruitment Coordinator.

Fostering a passion for the sport of rowing has always been the focus of her coaching philosophy, including applying the skills and lessons learned to face any of life’s obstacles. Alongside the talented coaching staff, she hopes to continue to build and grow NAC Women’s Rowing.

Jordan Teisan's journey in the world of rowing began in 2013 at the NAC, where he was part of Pat Gleason and Marcel Stiffey's inaugural group of novice boys. From there he continued onto the Varsity team, competing at Nationals both years. Jordan has competed in elite races all over the US and also competing in the Temple Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. In 2017, Jordan began coaching at the NAC as the Novice Girls Assistant. The following year, Jordan was asked to continue his coaching career at NAC but on the boys team. Jordan looks forward to another great season at the NAC.

A native from Indiana. Madison played indoor and beach volleyball in high school. She quickly changed paths when she arrived on campus at the University of Michigan and tried out for the Women’s Rowing Team. After competing in her first collegiate rowing season, she realized there was something else tall girls could be good at and never turned back.
While at Michigan, Madison was a two-time captain, back-to-back BigTen Champion, finished 3rd in the 1V8 at the 2019 NCAA Championships, 4th in the 1V8 at the 2021 NCAA Championships, and was a 3-time All-American. She is the biggest Michigan fan you will ever meet!

Erich has been a coach for the boys team at Newport Aquatic Center for the past 8 years. He is stoked to help the program for his 9th season!

Cierra started rowing competitively in 2015 and joined the varsity girls team at NAC in 2017. She competed at a national level in 2017 and 2019 and was recruited to Washington State University in 2019 where she competed at NCAA in 2021. She acquired her Bachelor's degree studying kinesiology and psychology while rowing for their D1 collegiate rowing program.
Cierra started her coaching career in 2023 and is going into her second season of coaching the women's team. She looks forward to taking the women's team to the highest level of performance.

An NAC alumnus, Caleb began his rowing journey at NAC, where he spent four years competing. His notable achievements include winning the novice 8+ in 2017, clinching the junior varsity 8+ title at the Crew Classic in 2019, and earning a silver medal in the varsity 8+ at the Southwest Regionals in 2019.

Caleb continued his rowing career at the University of Washington, where he rowed for four years. During his time there, he won the men’s freshman 8+ at the PAC-12 Championships in 2021 and served as the spare oarsman for PAC-12s in both 2023 and 2024. He also competed at U23 World Championships in 2023, where he placed 10th in the men’s pair.

In addition to his competitive achievements, Caleb has experience working as a kids paddle camp counselor and participated in the youth outrigger program, fostering a love for all water sports.

Connor holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from California State University Long Beach and multiple credentials in the field. He boasts a distinguished career as both a competitive rower and coach. As an athlete, he rowed at the Newport Aquatic Center and Orange Coast College. After college, he continued to train at an elite level, furthering his knowledge of the sport and testing different training methods on himself with great success.
He has applied his extensive knowledge and experience to guide and inspire the next generation of rowers. In each of his seasons coaching, he has had at least one boat make the Grand Final at Youth Nationals, collecting multiple medals and a National Championship.
His coaching philosophy is rooted in positivity, combined with his deep understanding of biomechanics and physiology. His background in kinesiology provides a solid foundation for mitigating injury, as well as building the athlete’s fundamentals for a healthy, active life.
When he’s not on the water or in the gym, Connor enjoys staying active, being outdoors, and keeping up to date with the latest developments in exercise science.
He’s happy to be home.

Mijo is returning to Newport Aquatic Center to coach the Middle School program as well as the Varsity Boys program.

Haley joins NAC with a fresh perspective and a deep enthusiasm for rowing. They began as a walk-on athlete for UC Irvine, where they made a significant impact as coxswain of a nearly undefeatable N8+. With a genuine enthusiasm for coaching, Haley is excited to join NAC and looks forward to building a supportive, dynamic rowing community and inspiring the next generation of young athletes.