Ready, Row! USA #85: A Conversation with Amanda Kraus, new CEO of USRowing

Ready, Row! USA

English - November 18, 2020 20:18 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Can 2020 get any more challenging? We asked our special guest, Amanda Kraus, who took over the helm as CEO at USRowing on Nov. 1 amid a raging pandemic and an intense conversation about diversity and inclusion in the sport. Amanda founded Row New York in 2012 and built it up into a leading model for diversity and inclusion in the sport.

YouTube watch link from our Nov.18 episode with Amanda Kraus and Jim Dietz

In this special Ready, Row! USA interview episode, The founder of Row New York shares her hopes, dreams, and plan of action for the organization with one of her biggest fans, 6-time Olympic athlete and coach Jim Dietz. Jim is the past varsity coach at UMass Amherst and the co-founder of All-American Rowing Camp.

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