Board of Directors

  • John Cambier

    President

    John Cambier is a co-founder, Partner and CFO at IDEA Fund Partners, a Durham-based venture capital fund. He has extensive experience serving on the Boards of both for-profit companies and non-profit community organizations. John has his undergraduate degree from Michigan State, and his MBA from UNC. John rowed in college and is an avid athlete, cyclist and indoor cycling coach. John lives in Durham with his wife, Alissa Dix, and two dogs, Rosie and Oliver.

  • Ashley Myles

    At-large

    Ashley Myles is an Account Executive with ABC 8NEWS WRIC, in Richmond, VA. Ashley has extensive experience coaching rowing, including being an assistant rowing coach at Washington College, UNC, and George Washington University. Ashley has her undergraduate degree from Washington College, and additional certifications in marketing. Ashely rowed in college, coached for years, and is an avid athlete with a particular passion for rowing. Ashley volunteered with JLRC and is excited to bring her boots-on-the-ground knowledge to the JLRC Board.

  • Betsy Martin

    At-large

    Betsy Martin is a local attorney who owns and manages her own firm, Betsy Martin Law, PLLC. Betsy has experience assisting small businesses, reviewing leases and contracts, and structuring and participating in fundraising campaigns. Betsy has served on Boards of large and small non-profit organizations over the past twenty years. Betsy has her undergraduate degree from Drew University, and her law degree from UNC. Betsy is a JLRC parent, spent years participating in triathlons, and swam Alcatraz for her 40th birthday adventure. Betsy lives in Durham with one husband, two teenagers, two cats and two dogs.

  • Deborah Sorin

    Treasurer

    Deborah Sorin is Senior Advisor at The Challenges Group, a UK-based international development consultancy, where she specializes in financial modeling. Deborah holds a BA in Economics and East Asian Studies from Wesleyan University where she rowed for a year on the beautiful Connecticut River. Deborah spent the decade after university in finance (investment banker, equity analyst, and in corporate finance at troubled Fortune 500 companies). Since moving to Durham, NC, she has served on many nonprofit boards. She is also a JLRC parent.

Governance

Jordan Lake Rowing Club Inc was incorporated on January 5th, 2016 as a non-profit corporation in the State of North Carolina.  We are organized ‘exclusively for charitable, religious, educational or scientific purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the lnternal Revenue Code and we were granted 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status by the IRS on October 24th, 2017.

Our purpose is to expand the opportunity to try rowing to more youth and adults in North Carolina and to foster the growth of the sport nationally and internationally.  

We work to

  • Promote the sport of rowing

  • Teach and train youth to row without discrimination of any kind.

  • Provide the equitable means for both recreational and competitive rowing, locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally; and

  • Develop the sport of rowing as an interscholastic sport in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area