# Staff & Board

> At Cycling Canada, our staff are all passionate people who work to make our organization an indispensable resource for all Canadians involved with cycling.

We work as a team

At Cycling Canada, we’re all passionate people who work collectively to make our organization an indispensable resource for all Canadians directly or indirectly involved with cycling.

senior leadership

Mathieu Boucher

Chief Executive Officer

mathieu.boucher@cyclingcanada.ca

Sebastien Travers

Chief High-Performance Sport

sebastien.travers@cyclingcanada.ca

coaching

Phil Abbott

Director of Endurance & National Team Coach, Women’s Track Endurance Lead

phil.abbott@cyclingcanada.ca

Franck Durivaux

Director of Cycling Canada Milton Hub, National Team Coach, Track Sprint Lead

franck.durivaux@cyclingcanada.ca

Adam Muys

Director of Cycling Canada Abbotsford Hub, National Team Coach, BMX Race Lead

adam.muys@cyclingcanada.ca

Catharine Pendrel

National Team Coach, MTB XCO Lead 

catharine.pendrel@cyclingcanada.ca

Chad Hendren

National Team Coach,
MTB Gravity Lead

chad.hendren@cyclingcanada.ca

Dave Thomas

National Team Coach, BMX Freestyle Lead

dave.thomas@cyclingcanada.ca

Laura Brown

National Team Coach, Track Endurance Lead

laura.brown@cyclingcanada.ca

Michael van den Ham

NATIONAL TEAM COACH, PARA-CYCLING DEVELOPMENT LEAD, CYCLO-CROSS LEAD

michael.vandenham@cyclingcanada.ca

Nigel Ellsay

National Team Coach, Road Lead

nigel.ellsay@cyclingcanada.ca

HIGH PERFORMANCE

kris westwood

Director of High Performance Services

kris.westwood@cyclingcanada.ca

SHELLEY MILTON

Director of High Performance Operations  

shelley.milton@cyclingcanada.ca

avery gervais

national team mechanic

avery.gervais@cyclingcanada.ca

Geoff Brown

national team mechanic

geoff.brown@cyclingcanada.ca

jayden zylstra

high performance project coordinator

jayden.zylstra@cyclingcanada.ca

Hannah proulx

high performance project coordinator

hannah.proulx@cyclingcanada.ca

OPERATIONS

Vanessa desjardins

Director, Organizational Excellence & System Collaboration

vanessa.desjardins@cyclingcanada.ca

Meiko Lydall

Operations Manager

meiko.lydall@cyclingcanada.ca

business development & communications

josh peacock

director of business development and communications

josh.peacock@cyclingcanada.ca

DANIEL WALKER

Manager of business development and communications

daniel.walker@cyclingcanada.ca

brooke laws

Communications coordinator

brooke.laws@cyclingcanada.ca

COMMUNITY & events

Robyn Skinner

Director of Community Growth and Events

robyn.skinner@cyclingcanada.ca

jacob graper

Events and Officials manager

jacob.graper@cyclingcanada.ca

Giana Veneziano

Member and Program Services Coordinator 

giana.veneziano@cyclingcanada.ca

jess gates

events and officials coordinator

jess.gates@cyclingcanada.ca

Jennifer Stielow

Development Manager – Education & Pathways

jenn.stielow@cyclingcanada.ca

They lead the way

All good teams are led by a good governing body. Ours is comprised of a president, seven directors located across Canada, and one National Team representative. Twice a year, this fantastic crew of doers gets together to ensure that all Cycling Canada projects are rolling in the right direction.

NamePositionMark CollinsChairAlison JacksonNational Team Athlete RepresentativeDenise RamsdenDirector-at-LargeJohanne GauthierDirector-at-LargeKelly MurrayDirector-at-LargeLara CheckDirector-at-LargeLouizandre DauphinDirector-at-LargeGeoffrey WongDirector-at-Large

For any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to the board of directors at boardofdirectors@cyclingcanada.ca.