{"id":125,"date":"2023-06-08T17:04:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T07:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redshed.org.au\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2026-08-11T17:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T07:00:17","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/redshed.org.au\/rebuild\/about\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red Shed runs on people who care about the water, the work and the community around it. Meet the team leading rowing, the gym, recovery and the everyday life of the shed, and the committee that guides it.<\/p>

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Our team<\/h2>

Red Shed’s team spans the water, the gym floor, the cafe and everything behind the scenes. Leaders below; around them sits a wider team of rowing coaches, cafe crew and front of house who make the shed run every day.<\/p>

Management & Operations<\/h3>
\"Lana<\/div>
Lana Howarth<\/div>
General Manager, Red Shed<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
Theresa Bradaric<\/div>
Head of Food, Beverage & Functions<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
Fiona Fu<\/div>
Finance Manager<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Monique<\/div>
Monique Gasson<\/div>
People & Culture<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
Anita Burns<\/div>
Community and Partnerships Manager<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
Melissa Zhu<\/div>
Accounts<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Reuben<\/div>
Reuben Bettle<\/div>
General Manager, Golden Oar<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Lachie<\/div>
Lachie Millar<\/div>
Golden Oar Event Manager<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Rowing<\/h3>

Meet the coaches below, and read more about how we coach<\/a>.<\/p>

\"Nick<\/div>
Nick Galea<\/div>
Director of Rowing<\/div><\/div><\/summary>

Nick joined Red Shed in November 2025 from Glebe Rowing Club in Sydney, where he built a thriving youth and masters program. He has developed state champions, coached youth rowers who went on to national representation, and masters rowers who have won medals at international competition. Nick believes in the inclusion of all ages and abilities in rowing.<\/p><\/div><\/details>

\"Sarah<\/div>
Sarah Peterswald<\/div>
Rowing Operations Manager<\/div><\/div><\/summary>

Sarah is a full-time rowing coach at Red Shed and sits on the coaching team for the ACT Interstate senior team and the youth pathways program. A Canberra native, she rowed and coached at Canberra Grammar before coaching in Northern Ireland and Oxford. She also holds a double degree in Design and Commerce from ANU.<\/p><\/div><\/details>

<\/div>
Charlotte McCarthy<\/div>
Rowing and Fitness Coach<\/div><\/div><\/summary>

Charlotte is a full-time rowing coach and gym trainer at Red Shed, combining years of practical rowing experience with a Bachelor of Exercise Science to support athlete development. She coaches our Junior Red Shed Scholarship athletes, who recently medalled at the NSW State Championships and are preparing for Nationals.<\/p><\/div><\/details>

<\/div>
Lyall McCarthy OAM<\/div>
Rowing Coach<\/div><\/div><\/summary>

Lyall coached Kim Brennan to Olympic gold in the single scull at Rio 2016, one of four Olympic medals he has coached across three Games, alongside multiple world championship titles. Appointed Australia’s head women’s rowing coach at the AIS in Canberra in 1997 and later Rowing Australia’s Pathways Head Coach, he received an OAM for service to rowing in 2018. At Red Shed he takes private sessions on request, coaches across selected programs, and mentors our coaching team rather than running a regular squad.<\/p><\/div><\/details>

<\/div>
Angus Reid<\/div>
Coach and Lead Volunteer<\/div><\/div><\/summary>

Gus started rowing at Canberra Grammar in 1973 and rowed with the clubs that became Black Mountain Rowing Club. Fifty years on he is still on the water, still coaching, and a strong advocate for rowing for all and for Red Shed’s holistic approach to wellness. He also serves as Secretary on the Red Shed committee.<\/p><\/div><\/details>

<\/div>
Paul Williams<\/div>
Rowing Coach<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Backed by our wider team of rowing coaches across every squad and program.<\/p>

Coached by our team:<\/strong> Learn to Row<\/a>, development and squads<\/a>, performance programs<\/a> and youth and school programs<\/a>.<\/p>

RSX Strength Club<\/h3>
\"Mitch<\/div>
Mitch Pike<\/div>
Head of RSX Strength Club<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
Jono Turek<\/div>
Strength & Conditioning Coach<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
Charlotte McCarthy<\/div>
Rowing and Fitness Coach<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

With the Easy Oar kitchen and cafe crew, and growing.<\/p>

Golden Oar runs 30 October to 1 November 2026. Find out more<\/a><\/p>

Our committee.<\/strong> Red Shed is an incorporated association guided by a volunteer committee. Meet the committee<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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