The Minnesota Cycling Association (MCA) is comprised of many people filling many roles to get more kids on bikes.
Core Staff
The core staff of the MCA are the people that make the MCA happen. They are made up from various backgrounds, geographic locations and represent all key stakeholders. They are the eyes and ears of the organization and strive to provide the best opportunity to get and keep kids on bikes.
Joshua Kleve | League Director |
Erik Moe | Adventure |
Jason Digman | Coaching |
Aaron Hislop | Course Marshal |
Christine England | MCA GRRLS |
Katrina Hase | Marketing Communications |
Todd Bauer | Photography |
Uğur Tosun | Referee |
Mary Drew | Registration / Board |
Ed Heston | Trail Crafters/Announcing |
Libby Hurley | Board |
Tim Bocklund | Announcing |
Joel Woodward | Coaching |
Scott Altman | Course Marshal/Scoring |
Johanna Hislop | Course Marshal |
Chris Oakley | Course Marshal |
Mike Busch | Board |
Cathy McDonald | Course Set/MCA Grrls |
Chad McDonald | Course Set/Scoring |
Tim Vossberg | Course Set |
Lutsen Adrian | Infield |
AJ Bendtsen | Infield |
Zachary Coughlin | Infield |
Chris Klein | Infield |
Brett Reinbacher | Infield |
Jack Smith | Infield |
Jack Smude | Infield |
Christina Spencer | Medical Director |
Jeremiah VanBockern | Race Director |
Emily Good | Race Director/Referee |
Julie Craig | Registration |
Jackie Knight | Registration |
Tony Hase | Scoring |
Krista Kleve | Sound |
Paul Wisniewski | Sponsorship |
Rebecca Walsh | Volunteering |
2024 MCA Demo Team: Aaron Hislop, Brenda Roloff, Christine England, Derek Chinn, Erik Moe, Greg Rhodes, Jason Digman, Joel Woodward, Johanna Hislop, John Makosky, Jon Rosemeier, Julie Gujer, Mari Kivisto, Mike Busch, Rebecca Rosemeier
Functional Areas
Each core staff member is a part of one or more functional area. In some cases, these areas are defined in the rule book as a committee (example: Rules Committee). Other times, it is a group of people that fulfill a need within the Minnesota Cycling Association.
Rules Committee – The rules committee oversees any appeal made during the race day, oversees the category petition process and is responsible for a participating and voting on the MCA Rules Committee. The rules committee members are: Emily Good, Jeremiah Van Bockern, Derek Chinn, Josh Kleve, and Uğur Tosun.
Race Operations – At its heart, race operations are responsible for putting on all races. Operations is broken into a number of sub-groups to fulfill particular tasks. These are:
- Registration
- Timing & Scoring
- Course Marshals
- Volunteers
- Infield
- Course Set
Outreach – This group oversees the MN-GRT program and Try It Out sessions.
Adventure – This group oversees summer camps, day camps and the Dirt School.
Coach Licensing – This group runs the various educational components required to comply with MCA coach licensing including the mountain bike skills and mountain bike first aid.
Sponsor & Donor Development – This group oversees sponsorship and private donor development.