• A smiling man wearing a yellow hoodie during a boat race, with the water in the background and other crew members around him.
  • A woman in sunglasses smiling and waving while sitting in a racing rowing boat on a body of water.
  • A group of young men and women in yellow athletic jerseys and shorts, some with matching caps, posed outdoors on a grassy field with a woman sitting on a man's shoulders and a man holding a dog.
  • A vintage black and white photo of seven young girls and one boy sitting on a rowboat tied to a dock or shore, with a grassy field in the background.
  • A team of eight rowers in a yellow boat with their coach on a body of water.
  • Large group of young people, mostly women, in black and gold University of Montana rowing team uniforms, standing and sitting in front of two black buses parked in a residential neighborhood, smiling for a group photo during daytime.
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MISSION

The Beach Crew Alumni Association exists to sustain competitive rowing at California State University, Long Beach. We do it four ways: raising and allocating funds for equipment, travel and facilities; mentoring student-athletes into their careers; bringing alumni together through racing and reunions; and preserving the history of Beach Crew for the crews still to come. We work in cooperation with the university and the rowing program, through a network of alumni, friends of the program, and community supporters.

Formed by alumni in 2008 under the CSULB Foundation, the Beach Crew Alumni Association (“BCA”) evolved into an independent California nonprofit in 2016 and is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

  • EIN 47-4996593

  • Registered address: Board transitioning — being updated. Check back 8/20/26.

BOARD

MEET THE

The BCA Board is a core group of men and women representing varying generations and perspectives. The Board assists the coaches and the University in raising money, guides endowment funds so each gift creates the greatest opportunity for the team, and plays a principal role in planning for the future of the program. The Executive Committee works year-round to support the team and coordinate alumni, friends, and parents. Interested in serving? Board elections are held each November at the BCA Annual Meeting (see Alumni Events) — or reach out through Contact Us to join a committee as a non-board member; BCA President Tom O’Toole would love to hear from you.

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    Tom O'Toole

    President — Class of 1990

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    Brayden Bruggeman

    Treasurer — Class of 2022

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    Dave Chaffee

    Secretary — Class of 1969

  • Michelle Mowery

    Director At Large — Class of 1981

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    Clark Avery

    Director At Large — Class of 1988

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    Sean Griley

    Director At Large — Class of 2023

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    Dave Straley

    Director At Large — Class of 1970

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    Wolfram Thiele

    Director At Large — Class of 1993

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    Kelly Hurley

    Director At Large — Class of 1981

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    John O'Donnell

    Advisory; Boatman — Class of 1974

  • Ken Glenn

    Advisory; Immediate Past President — Class of 1971

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    Gary Barton

    Advisory — Class of 1967

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    Scott Charette

    Advisory — Class of 1991

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    Matthew Maliglig

    Advisory — Class of 2016

  • Neil Swaigler

    Advisory — Class of 1969