RESILIENT COACHES
PAUL ALLBRIGHT
CO-FOUNDER
Coach Paul, a Fairfax native, has 13 years of rowing and coaching experience on the Occoquan. He is the current Head Coach of James Madison HS Crew and was named All Met Women’s Coach of the Year in 2011. During his career he has coached boats to 10 VA State Championship medals, five Stotesbury Cup medals, and twelve SRAA / Youth / Club National Championship medals including the 2013 SRAA National Championship in the Girl’s Senior 8+ and the 2013 US Rowing Youth National Championship in the Women’s Youth 2-.
He rowed for Fairfax High School and graduated from George Mason in 2010 earning a B.S. degree in Administration of Justice with a minor in Psychology. Coach Paul is also an Assistant Coach with the United States Junior National Team and Director for the USJNT Mid-Atlantic Small Boat Camps. Off the water, he works in a local law office and as RRC’s Executive Director.
MATTHEW PETTY
CO-FOUNDER
Coach Petty is currently the Boys Head Coach at Robinson High School, and has 18 years of rowing & coaching experience. He rowed with West Spring eld all four years of high school receiving All-State Honors in 2002 & 2003 and named All Met 1st Team in 2003. He coached his Mens Masters 8 to three undefeated seasons in 2010, 2011, & 2012 with his Junior Boys 8 winning the Occoquan Challenge in 2012. Most recently, his Men’s U17 4+ rowed to the team’s first medal earning the bronze medal at the 2014 US Rowing Club National Championship in Oak Ridge, TN.
Coach Petty is also considered one of the DMV areas top boat trailer drivers with over ten years of experience. Off the water, he works as the Grounds supervisor at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, VA, in addition to handling the mechanical and operational aspects of Resilient Rowing LLC.
BRIAN TASSI
COACH: SMALL BOATS
Coach Tassi has been with Resilient for two years and has been coaching crew for over 25 years. He has coached all boat types from singles to eights at the high school, junior, collegiate club, US rowing development camps and elite rower level. His athletes have medalled in scholastic, the Dad Vail, US Rowing Club National Championships, Canadian Henley, and the Pan American Games (US lightweight Single in 2003).
Coach Tassi works primarily with our junior and U-23 scullers and small boats.
PETER KRISTENSEN
COACH: MEN'S RACING
Coach Peter joined Resilient in the summer of 2024 and became the racing coach that fall. As a former Resilient rower and collegiate athlete, he brings both competitive experience and coaching expertise to the program. In the spring, he serves as the men's freshman coach at Langley High School, where the Freshman 8 has earned back-to-back state championships. With success coaching both sculling and sweep boats, Coach Peter emphasizes strong technical foundations as the key to boat speed, focusing on body control, suspension, and efficient movement throughout the stroke.
TAYLOR KULIGOWSKI
COACH: WOMEN'S RACING
Taylor brings over a decade of rowing experience and a deep connection to the Resilient program. As a junior athlete, she rowed for Resilient Rowing Club, Langley High School, and the USRowing Junior National High Performance Team, earning medals at national regattas and the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. She was recruited to compete at the NCAA Division I level for the University of Miami, where she rowed in both the First and Second Varsity Eights over her five-year collegiate career while completing both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Taylor’s coaching experience includes serving as the Women’s Novice Coach at Langley High School, a Development Coach with Resilient Rowing Club, and an Assistant Coach for Resilient’s men’s program. During her time at Langley, multiple crews she coached earned medals at the Virginia State Championships. Taylor is passionate about helping athletes develop technical skill, confidence, and resilience while fostering a positive and competitive team culture.