Ben Coleman - Executive Director
Ben Coleman has been racing bikes for over 20 years. He got his start in cross-country mountain biking at age 14, and has been racing across several disciplines, including cyclocross, ever since. He now focuses on endurance mountain biking, but his love for cyclocross and the associated community remains. In 2021 he founded Green Mountain Off-Road, Inc. and re-launched Green Mountain Cyclocross. Outside of cycling, Ben works as a speech and language pathologist, enjoys backcountry skiing, and lives in Williston with his wife, Kim, their two kids, and their enthusiastic border collie, Pepper. |
Kim Coleman - Chief Clean Up Liaison
Kim Coleman is Ben Coleman’s right hand person. She jokes that her role at Green Mountain Off-Road is to walk behind Ben with an imaginary trash bag and pick up everything that falls off his proverbial plate, hence her title “Chief Clean Up Liaison”. In short, she ties up the loose ends. Kim is also a mom of two incredible little humans, wife to Ben, an elite cyclocross racer, and a college professor at SUNY Plattsburgh’s Center for Earth and Environmental Science. She loves a good, long coffee shop ride, especially the kind that involve lots of dirt roads, good friends, and donuts. |
Tyler Cohen - Treasurer
Tyler Cohen is a writer, editor and adventure-focused cyclist who, come autumn, corrals his energy between the tape for a few weekends of cyclocross. He’s spent a decade working in outdoor media, writing and editing for titles like Outside, Mountain Flyer, Cross Country Skier and Backcountry, and when not working or riding, he enjoys doing trailwork, making pizza and scheming up long-distance bike rides. He lives in Jericho, Vermont, and races with the Barker Mountain Bikes shop team.
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Joanne Grogan
Joanne Grogan is a tech geek 9-5 and a bike rider / racer / coach / advocate every other waking hour of the day. Originally from Ireland, Joanne moved to the U.S. in 2020 to follow her tech dreams—and her kayaking/biking/skiing dreams. She loves to ride, talk bikes, advocate for all things bikes and teach others how to love riding. When she's not figuring out how to squash tech bugs, Joanne can be found traversing Vermont's roads, rivers, forests and mountains as quickly as possible via foot, bike, skis or kayak.
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Samantha Fox - Vice Chair
Sam Fox is a Ph.D. student, bike racer, cat lover, and fan of yeast risen donuts. She currently races track, cyclocross, and gravel for Pratt Racing. Sam’s Ph.D. work at the University of Vermont centers on developing digital biomarkers and therapeutics for improving human health and performance. When she’s not conducting valuable research or throwing down a million watts on her bike, you’re likely to find her cuddling her cat, Harry, and hanging out with her partner, Dan (who bakes a mean birthday cake).
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Adam St. Germain
Adam has been a part of the bike industry for over 20 years. Starting out sweeping floors and changing flats, he is currently the Director of Market Development for the Northeast and Central regions of the USA for Specialized. Adam began racing XC mountain bikes in Rhode Island at age 12, and raced competitively until 2018. He was fortunate to travel much of the country for teams and landed on a few national championship podiums along the way. He has promoted the Irreverent Road Ride for the last 10 years, a grueling dirt road adventure ride. He is passionate about the well-being and sense of accomplishment that can come from cycling across abilities and disciplines. Adam lives in North Ferrisburgh, VT.
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Meghan Owens - Chair
Meghan Owens grew up in Richmond, VT, and developed a love for exploring the green mountain state on two wheels and two skis. She is an accomplished bike racer, and currently races for the Richard Sachs Cyclocross Team and the Velocio // Exploro gravel team. She is also pursuing a Master of Science in Microbiology & Molecular Genetics at UVM. Meghan is deeply committed to equity in cycling, and is involved with a range of initiatives to increase diversity in the sport. When she’s not racing, studying, or volunteering, you can find Meghan snacking on baked goods and snuggling her cat, Penny.
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Roxy Bombardier - Secretary
Roxy lives in Richmond, Vermont with her 3 cats Neelix, Marquis, and Pullo. She is a native Vermonter, cyclist, IT Professional. She served in the Vermont Army National Guard as an Infantry Soldier & Military Mountaineer and is an Iraq War Combat Veteran. Roxy has enjoyed cycling since childhood in the early 1970s and currently enjoys riding and competing on two wheels across a variety of disciplines. During the winter Roxy also enjoys recreational nordic skiing. Roxy is currently a member of Jackalope Northeast Cycling team and previously rode with the Bicycle Express Racing team.
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