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The final Diversity, Equity and Inclusion special session on The Starboard Portal of 2020 focused on college sailing. Panelists representing the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) discussed the Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity (TIDE) Task Force they developed and how they are committed to making college sailing a more inclusive and diverse community that respects and supports sailors of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
Meet the Panelists
Briana Provancha (Chicago, IL) – Moderator
- Boston College: Class of 2012
- Five-time ICSA National Champion
- Sailor Athlete Director, US Sailing Board of Directors
- 7th, 2016 Olympic Games (Women’s 470)
- Gold medal, 2007 ISAF Youth Worlds
- Gold medal, 2007 European Championship, 29er
Alanna Austin (New Orleans, LA)
- Tulane University – Class of 2021
- Captain, Tulane University sailing team
- Member, ICSA TIDE Task Force
- Volunteer summer sailing instructor, New Orleans Girl Scouts
Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Gold medalist, 2008 Olympic Games (Laser Radial)
- Gold medalist, 2009 & 2011 ISAF Sailing World Cup (Laser Radial)
- Champion, 2010 Women’s World Championship
- ICSA Women’s College Sailor of the Year, 2005
- ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year, 2009 & 2011
- US Sailing Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year, 2008-2011
- Winner, 2018 CrossFit Games, Masters Division
Mitch Brindley (Norfolk, VA)
- Old Dominion: Class of 1989
- President, Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA)
- Head Sailing Coach, Old Dominion University (ODU) (26 years)
- ICSA Hall of Famer
- Has coached 70 All-Americans, two female Sailors of the Year, and an ICSA Sportsmen of the Year.
Omari Scott (Miami, FL)
- Hampton University: Class of 2008
- Head Optimist Sailing Coach, Coral Reef Yacht Club
- Assistant Varsity sailing coach, Ransom Everglades High School
- Coach, U.S. National Optimist Team
- Former National team coach for the islands of St. Lucia and the British Virgin Islands
Preston Anderson (Chicago, IL)
- Bowdoin College: Class of 2022
- Majoring in History and Minoring in Africana Studies
- Member, Bowdoin College Athletes of Color Coalition
- Undergraduate Chair, NEISA TIDE committee
- NEISA Rep, ICSA TIDE Task Force
- Member, US Sailing DEI Audit Working group
- Started sailing at Northwestern Sailing Center, a community sailing center just north of Chicago