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Alex DeFronzo (he/him)
Executive Director
adefronzo@piersparksailing.orgAlex first became involved with Piers Park Sailing Center in 2001 as a child in the Inclusive Youth Development Program. He learned to sail at PPSC and the program inspired him to become more involved in community building and outreach. Alex went on to manage a number of group homes and worked in development for the Northeastern Family Institute of Massachusetts, a nonprofit human services agency. He returned to PPSC in the spring of 2017 as Executive Director.
Alex is dedicated to fulfilling the mission, vision, and values of Piers Park Sailing Center because of the profound impact that the program had on him as a child. Alex is a resident of East Boston and strives to create community value by partnering with other local organizations and agencies. He draws inspiration from his great-grandmother, Anna DeFronzo, who was a prominent East Boston community activist. Alex holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and a Masters in Public Administration from Suffolk University. |
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Omar Sahrour (he/him)
Education Director
osahrour@piersparksailing.orgOmar first joined Piers Park Sailing Center at 8 years old through a program partnership with the East Boston YMCA. He hasn’t missed a summer yet and has fallen in love with the sport of sailing. Omar has transitioned from being a student to a future leader to an instructor. Omar was previously the director of sailing at Camp Harbor View and Asst. Director of Youth Programs. In 2023, Omar became Education Director at Piers Park Sailing, overseeing out-of-school time programs and teen development programs.
Omar majored in Biology at Suffolk University. |
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Catherine Domina (she/her)
Director of Youth Programs
cdomina@piersparksailing.orgCatherine has been part of Piers Park since 2007. She started as a student in the youth program and worked her way up from Future Leader to Instructor to Assistant Youth Coordinator; since 2013, she has steered the helm of our youth program as Youth Program Director.
Working in the youth, adult, and adaptive programs throughout her time here, this life-long Eastie resident has been part of all the great things Piers Park has to offer. Catherine graduated Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, studying the humanities on their New Hampshire and Rome campuses. In the off-season, she teaches high school math in Winthrop, and enjoys coaching their sailing team during the spring. |
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Sophia Gomez (she/her)
Science of Sailing Program Director & Impact Driven Collaboration Director
sgomez@piersparksailing.orgSophia joined Piers Park Sailing Center at 7 years old, and has not missed a summer since. She started as a harbor explorer, then became a student in the sailing program where she developed her sailing skills, then became a Future Leader and soon after an instructor for Science of Sailing. She now is the director of the Science of Sailing program.
Sophia has a degree in psychology from Husson University. |
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Erick Morales (he/him)
Harbor Explorers Program Director
emorales@piersparksailing.orgErick first joined piers park in 2017 and has been learning the ropes ever since. He first began as a staff member and worked his way up to becoming HE sailing coordinator and now the HE program director.
Erick has a degree in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Boston. |
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Nick Drevos (he/him)
Community Kayaking Director
ndrevos@piersparksailing.orgNick spent his first summer at PPSC when he was 10 years old and hasn’t spent it anywhere else since. Beginning as a future leader, then moving into the Harbor Explorer, Science of Sailing, and Adult Learn-to-Sail programs, Nick is now overseeing the new community kayaking operations and also the Boston Public School Partnership Sailing.
Nick spends his off-season studying Adventure & Outdoor Education at Humak University of Applied Sciences, a small university located in Nurmijärvi, Finland. |
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Gaby LoContro (she/her)
Camp Harbor View Sailing Director
ydp@piersparksailing.orgAfter becoming part of the Piers Park Sailing Center community at 10 as a student, Gabriela is now the Camp Harbor View director and an adult sailing instructor. She underwent the Future Leader program and soon joined the Science of Sailing staff. While living in East Boston, Gaby continues to dedicate her summers to being on the water and enhancing the capabilities of the upcoming generations of Piers Park.
Outside of Piers Park, Gabriela is attending Northeastern University while majoring in pharmaceutical science. She intends to join the Northeastern sailing team to continue to grow in her abilities. |
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