Al Mackenzie, Board President
A co-founder (1984) and current board President of the George Pocock Rowing Foundation, Al has also held offices as the past president of Lake Washington Rowing Club and the past president/founder of Renton Rowing. He is a former University of Washington Oarsman and current Masters rower.

Stan Pocock, Vice President
Master shell builder, longtime rowing coach, teacher and mentor to generations of NW rowers, Stan is one of Seattle’s living legends. Stan’s father George brought the art of wooden shell building to the West Coast and Stan followed in his footsteps growing the Pocock Racing Shell company into an international success. Their hard work effectively helped to bring rowing from English prep schools and into the hands of public universities and communities in the US.

Stan is the founder of Seattle’s Lake Washington Rowing Club and is a former University of Washington oarsman and U.S. Olympic and Pan American Games coach.

Andrea Bonaccorsi, Treasurer
With a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from La Salle University, Andrea is a CPA and a manager in the Bader Martin tax practice. She provides a blend of tax and business consulting services for closely held and family-owned companies, as well as high net worth individuals and families. Andrea has 18 years of experience serving clients in a range of industries, with an emphasis in real estate, professional services, and technology. She has experience in tax compliance and planning for real estate developers, investors, owners, lessors, and managers.

Andrea has been a member of the Pocock Foundation Board of Directors since 2004 where she serves as Treasurer of the organization and is a member of the High Performance Team Committee. She is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants. Andrea represented the U.S. on the 1995 Pan American rowing team and now enjoys spending time with her family, rowing, and running marathons.

William Pickard, Jr., Vice President and Secretary
With a Masters in Business Administration and a BA in Government from Dartmouth College, Bill has more than 30 years of senior management experience in diverse industries and functions. Bill has served as CEO, COO, CIO, CFO, VP & Director for a number of companies in manufacturing, retail, consulting, agribusiness, and pharmaceuticals. His experience ranges from large national retail chains to start-up dot.coms, international aerospace manufacturing, defense technology, non-profit boards, committees, and operating roles.

A co-founder and director of the Pocock Foundation, Bill is also a board member, CFO and Treasurer for SpringStar, Inc. and has been an active member of the Washington Software Association, the Computing Technology Industry Association, and the Internet Engineering Task Force. Bill is a former Director of the United States Rowing Association, a member of the US Rowing Team, Masters World Champion, and was co-captain of the Varsity Crew at Dartmouth.

Julie McCleery, Board Member and High Performance Team Program Director and Coach
Originally from White Plains, NY, Julie has a B.A. from Georgetown University and a Masters in Education from Harvard. She is currently a Doctoral student at the University of Washington. Julie has been a coach at the Pocock Rowing Center for seven years, becoming the director and head coach in fall of 2006.

In 15 years of coaching, she has coached juniors, masters and elites in national and international competition. She coached the lightweight single at the 2004 World Championships and a variety of 2006 national champions. She also won numerous medals at the national and international level as an athlete.