Ed has been with Alto Velo for over 20 years. During his early days with the club, he was focusing on triathlons and raising his kids. More recently, Ed has participated on the board for the last 4 years while serving as board president for the last 2. This year Ed will focus on organizing the B and C Rides, and play an active part in organizing events for non-racers. Ed believes in a club that provides opportunities for all with inclusivity and social interactions being the key component to this moto. Ed is a Bay Area native having been born in Stanford Hospital to 2 Stanford Ph.D. parents. You will often find him leading rides down the less frequented roads of Portola Valley, and Woodside, and sharing stories of the old days.

Katheryn has been a member of AV since 2005; she was on the women's pro team from 2005-10 and a club member since retiring. She grew up in Connecticut and moved out to California, after completing her Master's Degree at the University of Vermont in 2002, to pursue her interest in racing bikes full time. Katheryn's love for cycling is reflected in her continued involvement not only in Alto Velo as a board member but also as a mentor to the women's AVRT. She has worked with several development teams over the years (Amy D Foundation and Vanderkitten) and currently works as a director with the EF-Tibco-SVB Women's World Team and directed the USA junior women at the World Championships in 2022. While not on her bike, she loves hanging out with her boyfriend, friends and her dog.

Cameron started cycling when he moved to California in 2017 and began racing with AVRT in 2019. He began managing AVRT in 2020, joined the Board in 2021, and became the President in 2023. Prior to cycling he was a coxswain for the Dartmouth Heavyweight Rowing team. Cameron greatly enjoys climbing and long "base miles" rides all over the peninsula. Off the bike, Cameron works in marketing for Soylent to make sustainable nutrition more appealing and available.

Sue Lin discovered bike racing in 2018 after previously competing in equestrian, running, and triathlon. She joined Alto Velo and soon ended up managing the women's racing team and joining the board. She particularly loves crit and track racing, but also enjoys riding gravel, running, tennis and skiing.

Will found cycling during an unhappy year (failing) on the US Rowing Team in 2017, and he's been hooked ever since. He enjoyed racing Road and Gravel in 2022 and plans to continue trying new things on the bike in 2023. Outside of cycling, he works as a data engineer focusing on NLP and spends his free time scoping out the latest and greatest baked goods in San Francisco.

Jerome has been co-leading Egan for four years and is native of Montpellier, France. As a child, his first road biking memory is waiting with his cousins for the Tour de France caravan to collect freebies. The second one is riding with his dad while struggling with his down tube shifter uphill. Jerome holds a BS from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and is a Sales Manager and Private Mortgage Banker for a national bank.

Giving back to the community has always been important to him. At Alto Velo, he saw the opportunity to instill un nouveau souffle. His biggest accomplishments are co-leading the Egan ride, launching the Egan jersey collection, co-leading the web site relaunch and crafting the new mission statement. Let’s take ALTO Velo to new heights!

Gina found cycling in 2020 when the pandemic hit, joining Alto Velo for her first group rides. She loves exploring California by bike and anything technical on the road. In 2019, she captained the MIT sport taekwondo team to its first national title in 19 years, and is excited to bring her enthusiasm for competitive team sports to AVRT as one of the women's team managers. Gina is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Stanford.

Akin has been with Alto Velo since 2007, when he joined the club after doing several B-rides and falling in love with local climbs such as Kings and OLH. More recently, Akin became a co-leader of the Egan ride after suffering as a participant for over a decade. He helped to design and build the new Alto Velo website and acts as the webmaster/debugger for the club's interconnected internet services such as the website, mailing list and the Egan "top performers" scripts. Akin is passionate about cycling (whether trying to get a PR or riding slowly to enjoy the scenery), bicycles (especially with Campagnolo groupsets), and wants to make the club inclusive for riders of all abilities. He lives in Redwood City at the base of Emerald Hills where his rides often start with a 7% climb.

Bernardo is an extremely generous, creative, and kind leader. Bernardo has generously offered his time and energy both of the last two years to bring back the Pescadero Coastal Classic road race and make it the largest race on the calendar both times. When taking on the 2024 iteration, he knew it would be an even greater challenge given the closure of Stage Road, but he was not deterred. Bernardo worked creatively and collaboratively with CHP, BATS traffic control, and locals to close a lane of HWY1 (a Herculean task, especially in the summer) to ensure safe and fair racing for all. The organization of the race was on par with many national-level races. Even with the added costs of closing HWY1, Bernardo was fiscally responsible at every step, ensuring Alto Velo could hold this race for years to come. Finally, Bernardo’s kindness and charisma ensured every volunteer, contractor, and racer felt valued and appreciated for showing up on race day. Bernardo understands that communities are built not on transactions but on relationships. He has already proven himself to be a race director and would make an excellent addition to the Board of Directors in 2024.

Louise's first introduction to bike racing was competing in unsanctioned alleycat races while working as a bike courier in Vancouver. After moving around a bit, she settled in the Bay Area during the pandemic and started racing with AVRT in 2022. You can often find her trying to complete some sort of climbing challenge such as Everesting or the Death Ride, or subjecting the B Ride to her favorite hills as ride leader. When not on a bike, she works as a mechatronic engineer building agricultural robots.

Chloe discovered cycling in 2021 when Covid disrupted her gym routine. Starting her first Egan season that year, she was attracted to the friendly and supportive vibes of Alto Velo group rides. She continues joining B, C, Coffee & Cakes rides, finding joy in sharing miles with friends, connecting with people from diverse backgrounds, and building friendships along the way. Outside of cycling, Chloe also enjoys doing functional strength training and Yoga Sculpt.

As a professional, Chloe works in Finance org for a late stage start-up where she finds fulfillment in making meaningful impact and results.

Chloe’s life goal is to explore beautiful roads on the bikes all around the world.