Coaches
Ladislau Tompa (Laci)
Laci is a three-time European Champion and seven-time Romanian National Champion with vast experience in rowing technique and training methods. The U.S. Rowing Association has certified him as a Level III coach, the highest level attainable. Laci has 24 years of rowing and coaching experience and has coached teams to the U.S. Olympic Trials and the U.S. World Trials. Because of his coaching, Steel City has represented the United States at Junior Worlds numerous times.
Dori Tompa
In addition to eight national titles, Dori is an indoor rowing world champion and five-time US National Champion. She is certified as a level III coach and has coached Juniors and Adults to gold metal finishes at the Head of the Ohio, Head of the Schuylkill, Head of the Charles, US Nationals, and Youth Invitational. Dori also serves as Steel City Rowing Club's Executive Director, focusing on the development of the new programs and the new boathouse. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1990 in Architecture.
Dori and Laci co-founded Steel City Rowing Club.
Board of Directors
Steel City Rowing Club is led by:
- Randall Bryant, President
- Drew Pfirrman, Secretary
- John Lemmex, Treasurer
- Neil Cope
- Tom Joyce
- Chaz Kellem
- Jim O'Malley
- Peggy Reding
- Dru Taliaferro
- Stan Wetschler
- Dori Tompa
- Ladislau Tompa