ORRA's Head Coach Allen Eubanks is in his 9th year as Head Coach and Club Manager of ORRA. Eubanks is a native of Bossier City, Louisiana. A 1997 graduate of Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Eubanks started rowing in 1992. While at NSU Eubanks was involved with more than just rowing he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity, spent 4 years on SGA and two years as the layout editor for the college yearbook. Prior to working in Oak Ridge, Eubanks started two programs and coached in Louisiana at Centenary College and the Louisiana School of Math Science and the Arts. Eubanks has the creation of two regattas to his credit as well the "Head of the Red" regatta and the "Secret City Head Race" regatta.USRowing named ORRA as the 2005 Club of the Year under Eubanks' leadership. Eubanks serves on as chairman of USRowing's Youth Committee where he was instrumental in the regional realignment of the qualifying regatta structure for the USRowing Youth Nationals.Eubanks serves as the Director of the Southeast Junior Development Camp.As ORRA's Junior Program head coach, Eubanks has lead the Oak Ridge Junior women's program to one Women's Youth 8+ Southeast Regional Championship in 2002 and recieve bids to six of the last eight years to the USRowing Youth National Championships.The USRowing awarded the 2007 Clayton W. Chapman Sportsmanship Award to ORRA Head Coach Allen Eubanks. This annual award is given to an individual who best emulates Mr. Chapman's 30-year stewardship of the Eastern Sprints and IRA Championship regattas. The recipient shall be an individual that epitomizes the spirit of sport of rowing by consistently serving in a behind the scene administrative role that has previously gone unrecognized. The recipient may be a coach, athlete, referee, administrator, volunteer, regatta organizer, sponsor, or vendor.Eubanks has been married since 2002 to his wife Candace from Shreveport, Louisiana. They have one son Ethan born February 2007 and Evelyn born July 2008.

Assistant coach at ORRA, Joe is entering his 3rd year coaching for the club.  Carlson rowed at Florida Institute of Technology as both a heavyweight and lightweight from 1977 – 1981 and rowed in the first SIRA regatta held in Oak Ridge in 1978.  He currently holds a Level 1 and 2 coaching certification and is completing his level 3 certification.  Carlson has served as head coach at Gar-Field High School, men’s varsity coach at JW Robinson High School, men’s varsity coach for Atomic Rowing and is currently coaching the novice and competitive ORRA masters classes.  Additionally, Carlson is a USRowing referee and clinician and is completing his term of office as Chair of the USRowing Referee Committee.  He has also served as an instructor at the USRowing Referee College.

UT Lady Vol and a 2011 graduate of the University of Tennessee with a degree in communications, Rachel was recently named as a new coach for ORRA, where she will coach our masters Advanced class.After an impressive high school rowing career with Everett Rowing Association, Marysville, Washington native Dooley was recruited to row for the Lady Volunteers at the University of Tennessee.While at UT from 2007-2011, Dooley competed in several NCAA Championships and prestigious regattas that earned her and her crew several medals, including four appearances at the Head of the Charles Regatta, which included one gold medal finish. She was also in the shell that recorded UT's best finish yet at the NCAA Championships in 2008, placing fifth in the Grand Finals.During the 2009-2010 season at UT, Dooley was voted Most Inspirational Athlete and received All-Conference USA honors after leading the Varsity 8+ to win a Conference USA Championship.Rachel was also featured on the spring 2010 cover of NCAA Champion Magazine, a publication that strives to illustrate how good people do great things in intercollegiate athletics. Finally in Rachel's last season at UT she was recognized with the "Big Orange Heart" award recognizing her for her dedication and commitment while representing the Orange and White.Rachel began her love for coaching at the East Tennessee Rowing Organization, where she headed up the Masters program. The 2011 Masters program saw the most successful in ETRO history with the club placing in the top 3 for the Chattanooga Head Race and the most successful crew placing 10th at the prestigious Head of the Hooch Regatta.Rachel lives in Knoxville and works as a production assistant with Scripps Networks.