Board of Directors

EXPERIENCE IN CYCLING AND VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

My dad (who still rides hills at age 79) taught me how to draft at age 10, but I only got serious about riding when I joined a local club 10 years ago.  I've been amazed at the positive change in myself, in cycling, and in the local community that originates at the club level.  I've been especially interested in growing my club's youth program which has produced some of the current stars of Canadian cycling, and I want to see more innovation and growth in youth cycling across the province.  I also believe strongly in inclusivity which expands the talent pool, brings new perspectives, connects cycling more meaningfully to the communities in which we ride, and brings yet more riders to our great sport.  My four years as president of my local cycling club taught me far more about how to solve problems, hear and learn from competing perspectives, and implement positive change than did all my post-secondary education.

ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

• 2020 Cycling BC Volunteer of the Year (for keeping Tripleshot Cycling Club riding, growing, and safe through Covid)
• 4 years President of Tripleshot Cycling Club (~400 members, in Victoria); managed the organization through 65% membership growth while maintaining core club values.
• Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Victoria; various planning, search, and strategy committees.
• Development Committee, Walden School (San Francisco)

HOW DO YOU THINK YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO CYCLING BC’s BOARD OF DIRECTORS?

Growth, innovation, and athlete development in Cycling happen primarily at the club level.  I want to help Cycling BC empower local clubs to innovate and improve the sport and then facilitate the spread of information so that clubs learn from each other's successes and failures.

Youth cyclists need more inclusive and supportive opportunities for training and racing (e.g., more events, more events for younger riders to target, ability group racing, and group training opportunities for U23s).  We can also increase youth opportunities by facilitating growth in the number/size of youth programs and helping to expand club offerings beyond Vancouver, Victoria, and the Okanagan.

Bringing more women and people of colour into cycling will improve the sport and Cycling BC can help clubs learn how to broaden their membership. I think it's important for Board members to know that their role is to guide the vision and broad planning of the organization as a whole but then hand implementation over to capable managers. I believe that Boards should not micromanage, nor should they be populated by people with single-interest perspectives.

EXPERIENCE AREAS (as per the Cycling BC wheel above):

• Board Experience
• Governance
• Policy
• Accounting / Finance
• Risk  Management
• Marketing & Communications
• Fundraising
• High Performance Sport
• Sport Operations
• Organizational Development