Staff

Alan Ostfield

Chief Executive Officer

alanostfield@ussailing.org

Sally Barkow

Olympic Team Coach and Performance Manager

SallyBarkow@ussailing.org

Leandro Spina

Olympic Development Director

LeandroSpina@ussailing.org

Following an extensive and distinguished early coaching career with experience at all levels of the sport, Leandro Spina joined the US Sailing Team in 2008 as a national team coach. In 2015, he was named Olympic Development Director, and is charged with running the Olympic Development Program (ODP).

Luther Carpenter

Olympic Head Coach

LutherCarpenter@ussailing.org

Luther Carpenter has been an Olympic coach at US Sailing for 30 years and has attended eight Olympic Games with Team USA. He is the most successful Olympic sailing coach in U.S. history, and one of the best in the history of the sport, having guided athletes to five medals in an unprecedented four different classes.

Riley Schutt

Head of Technology

RileySchutt@ussailing.org

Before joining the US Sailing Team in 2017, Riley Schutt worked as a designer in the America’s Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, and Vendée Globe. His career has focused on performance modeling and the design of racing yachts, building on an aerospace engineering background from MIT and Cornell University.

Colin Rupp

Web Manager

colinrupp@ussailing.org

Colin Rupp’s entire professional career has been with technology for not-for-profits. He graduated from Winthrop University with a Bachelor in Science in 2013. He is also an avid sailor who has been sailing for over 25 years. His love of sailing came from growing up in Charleston, SC coaching and instructing. Currently, he is competitively sailing on J/88 Alchemy in Charlotte, NC.

Meredith Brody

Olympic Director

MeredithBrody@ussailing.org

Kate Drummey

Olympic Operations Manager

KateDrummey@ussailing.org

Justine O’Connor

Partnership Manager

JustineOConnor@ussailing.org

Allison Chenard

US Sailing Team Media and Communications Coordinator

allisonchenard@ussailing.org