Head Coach Dani Mazer
He began rowing at Gar-Field High School in the mid-80s and then continued at The Ohio State University. After graduating from The OSU, he coached at Upper Arlington High School in Columbus and then returned to Virginia where he coached at Gar-Field High School. In 1996, Coach Compy joined the Peace Corps and moved to Kazakhstan where he taught macro-economics and marketing in Russian at a business college. He spent the next 13 years living and working in international development in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Armenia. Coach Compy is now the Director of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Strategic Planning Division for the Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service. His two daughters both coxed for Woodbridge all four years and competed at the DI Level in college.
Coach Dani has been involved with the sport of rowing for over 15 years and has been coaching at Woodbridge High School since 2022.
She began rowing at Forest Park High School her freshman year in 2009 and rowed all four seasons until graduating in 2013. During her campaign, she took her Senior double to Stotesbury finals, and SRAA Nationals. She also served as a coxswain for PWRC Racing Men.
She went on to row 4 years for the University of Alabama’s DI team, 2013-17 Graduating with a degree in Management Information Systems. After a much needed hiatus from rowing, she moved back to Prince William County in 2020 and began coaching PWCA Sculling Camps in the summer and fall. Dani also got back to rowing with TBC Racing’ Open Women’s Team on the Potomac, competing at the Head of the Charles in the Alabama Alumni 8+ and TBC Open 4+.
In 2021 Dani became the Girls Head Coach at Battlefield High School. And in her first season, she coached her Novice 4+ to First Place at the Virginia State Rowing Championships. Coach Dani brought home the same trophy with a Woodbridge Novice 4+ just two years later!
Coach Dani was announced as Head Coach for Woodbridge Crew in Fall 2025, and plans to continue coaching Novice Girls.
Coach Matt Belote – Boys Varsity Coach
Coach Matt began rowing at Woodbridge High School his freshman year in 2009 and rowed all four seasons until graduating in 2013. During his campaign, he took home medals from States in his sophomore, junior and senior years, including a Junior 8 gold medal in 2012 and LWT 8 silver medal in 2013. The 2012 and ’13 spring seasons also included competitive showings at Stotesbury and placements in the finals and semifinals at Nationals for Matt and his teammates.
After high school, he graduated from Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach, VA where he studied social science and got involved in outdoor recreation, supervising and teaching middle school and high school-age kids in adventure camps.
Matt has been living back in the Northern VA area since 2017. It didn’t take long for Matt being home to immerse himself back into the sport of rowing. He began coaching at his old high school, WSHS in 2019 and has been doing it ever since. When he is not coaching on the water or erging, he enjoys indoor rock climbing and playing drums in his punk rock band, Stop That Ship.
In addition to coaching for Woodbridge, Matt is also the Co-Head Coach for the Prince William Rowing Club’s Men’s Racing Team.
Coach Jeanette – Girls Varsity Coach
Coach Jeanette began rowing during her freshman year at the University of Tampa in 2006. In 2008 she also coached the university’s men’s rowing club. She rowed for Christ Church College while studying abroad at the University of Oxford (UK) in fall of 2009.
After graduating from the University of Tampa in 2010, she moved to Richmond, where she coached for River City Crew. In 2014, Jeanette moved to northern Virginia, where she coached for Langley High School and Prince William Rowing Club.
Following a hiatus from rowing after completing her PhD in 2016, Jeanette rowed for the Women’s Racing Team of Prince William Rowing Club in 2021. During her two seasons with the team she competed at Head of Charles, obtaining top half in the 8+ in 2022, and Head of the Schuylkill (earning first place in the 8+ in 2022).
In addition to coaching for Woodbridge, Jeanette is also the Co-Head Coach for the Prince William Rowing Club’s Men’s Racing Team.
Coach Andrei – Boys Assistant Coach
Bio coming soon!
Coach Jessica – Girls Assistant Coach
Bio coming soon!
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