Pete Stramese has been leading the TC boys side since 2006. Since that time his crews have been Virginia Champions, Virginia medalists, and finalists at the Canadian Schoolboy Rowing Championships.  With Coach Peter Hearding working with the varsity, Stramese focuses on the light and second 8’s, and with dedicated support from the TC Williams coaching staff, TC crews continue to be a force to contend with in many  scholastic events.
 
Stramese has been the head women’s coach at Alexandria Community Rowing since 1997, with those crews winning multiple National Titles, local and regional regattas, and garnering silver medals at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta. He has also coached Old Dominion Boat Club, Walt Whitman HS, Notre Dame Academy, and at Craftsbury Sculling Center. He is the Mid-Atlantic USRowing Coaching Education Clinician along with former TC boys coach, Mike Penn.
 
A UMass and Virginia Tech Graduate, Stramese holds degrees in Electrical Engineering. He rowed for UMass as a lightweight (‘93-‘96), medalling at the New England Championships. With coaching two teams taking up most of his time, he competes in marathons and ultramarathons (17 & 2), enjoys skiing and kickboxing, and works as an aerospace engineer. He lives in Alexandria.