Core Staff/Race Crew

The Minnesota Cycling Association (MCA) is comprised of many people filling many roles to get more kids on bikes.

League Org Chart

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 KleveLeague Director
Erik MoeAdventure
Jason DigmanCoaching
Aaron HislopCourse Marshal
Christine EnglandMCA GRRLS
Katrina HaseMarketing Communications
Todd BauerPhotography
Uğur TosunReferee
Mary DrewRegistration / Board
Ed HestonTrail Crafters/Announcing
Libby HurleyBoard
Tim BocklundAnnouncing
Joel WoodwardCoaching
Scott AltmanCourse Marshal/Scoring
Johanna HislopCourse Marshal
Chris OakleyCourse Marshal
Mike BuschBoard
Cathy McDonaldCourse Set/MCA Grrls
Chad McDonaldCourse Set/Scoring
Tim VossbergCourse Set
Lutsen AdrianInfield
AJ BendtsenInfield
Zachary CoughlinInfield
Chris KleinInfield
Brett ReinbacherInfield
Jack SmithInfield
Jack SmudeInfield
Christina SpencerMedical Director
Jeremiah VanBockernRace Director
Emily GoodRace Director/Referee
Julie CraigRegistration
Jackie KnightRegistration
Tony HaseScoring
Krista KleveSound
Paul WisniewskiSponsorship
Rebecca WalshVolunteering

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.