Bryan Steel
ARA Silver Level Coach and Multi Lane Umpire.
Educated Royal High School, Edinburgh and St. Andrew's University, began teaching in 1961 at Hillhead High School, Glasgow. Press-ganged into service with the
the school's Rowing Club, he was delivered for training as a fledgling Rowing Master into the hands of the late and great Willie Hunter of the then thriving Glasgow Schools Rowing Council and survived!
Promotion in 1969 took him to Aberdeen (Hazlehead) Academy, whose green-clad rowers, including a certain young Robert Newton, had been terrorising the Junior rowing scene for some years before. Extreme dedication or lack of imagination - call it what you will - Bryan has never quite been able to shake off his addiction to the sport and even after retiring from teaching in 1997 remains in overall charge of the Association.
Morag Emery
Educated at Cults Academy, Morag started rowing with ASRA in 1994 as the age of 13. She stroked a successful
four with her twin sister Ali, Nikki Dinsmore and Alex Bonsall who won medals at the Nat. Champs. and Home Countries.
She studied for a BSc in PE and Sports Science at Loughborough University and then went on to coach at
a school in Sydney for a season. More recently Morag spent a year coaching at LEH and Molesey Boat Club.
Currently Morag is employed by the ARA through the Henley Stewards
Charitable Trust to increase participation in junior rowing in Aberdeen.
She is also studying part-time for a Master's degree in the determinants of rowing performance at the Robert Gordon University.
Alan Lawrie
SARA Bronze Level Coach and financial wizard, Alan began his rowing career at the age of 13 at Hazlehead Academy under the watchful eye of Bryan. Masterminded and stroked the first and so far only MJ15 8+ to reach the Final of the National Championships at Nottingham and together with Gordon Alexander was the first in a long line of highly successful ASRA Mens Junior Pairs. He started coaching at the age of 20. Alan deals with all of ASRA's financial affairs including grants and sponsors; he also oversaw the new boathouse project.
Ian Duncan
ARA Silver Level Coach and Multi Lane Umpire, Ian's long association with ASRA began in 1973 as a J14 schoolboy at Hazlehead Academy. Initially victorious in a Hazlehead crew he was then selected for an ASRA composite with the Grammar School which went on to win multiple Scottish Golds in all events from J15 to J18. He rowed for Scotland at the Home Countries in the highly successful ASRA J18 Eight.
Over the years Ian has served ASRA in many capacities including a long spell as Secretary/Treasurer. He is justifiably renowned for his finishing coaching skills at both Club and National level.
Colin Wallace
ASRA's newest coach. Educated at Inverurie Academy and the Wallace family's first sibling to take to the Dee, Colin started his rowing career in 1999 as a J14 schoolboy.
He stroked the "Empacher 4" which represented Scotland 3 years in a row and swept up Scottish, National and International medals in 2002. Colin ended his junior rowing career at ASRA with a triumphant 2 Golds and a Silver at the National Championships in 2003.
After a year at Edinburgh University Colin returned to Aberdeen to study Sports and Exercise Science at Robert Gordon University.
Iain Murray
Educated at the High School of Glasgow, Iain started rowing in 1999 at Glasgow Rowing Club. He moved to Aberdeen in 2000 to study medicine at the University of Aberdeen and rowed for ASRA during his first year. He then rowed for Aberdeen University Boat Club for the next four years, specialising in sculling and training in the Scottish National Rowing Academy squad during his fourth year. After graduating, he spent a year working as a junior doctor in Inverness. He started coaching at ASRA after returning to Aberdeen in August 2006.