The mission of River Valley Cycling (RVC) is to support mountain biking in Fredericton and the surrounding region. Our priorities:
• rider development & community through organized rides, skills training, races, and other programs;
• to build and maintain sustainable singletrack trail networks;
• to secure access for riders by building relationships with landowners and land managers
We are a non-profit organization that is completely volunteer run. RVC membership supports things like trail building efforts, liability insurance for landowner access, and costs associated with our events. We rely on riders with ideas and volunteer energy who want to make our community better and we provide them guidance and resources to help them achieve their goals.
Executive
Rachel Merrithew: President
Rachel provides overall leadership for the club to keep it growing and to keep activities aligned with our mission. She acts as a spokesperson representing members.
Chris Furlotte: Vice Pres.
Chris helps guide the overall direction of RVC by supporting club operations, collaborating with partners, and helping ensure initiatives and events run smoothly throughout the year.
Ian Groen: Treasurer
Ian keeps RVC’s books and makes sure our budget is balanced throughout the year. He works with our bank, and produces an annual report.
Norm Siebrasse: Secretary
Norm keeps the minutes at the exec meetings and he gets our mail. Beyond that though Norm is the corporate memory of the club having been here from the beginning. He builds a lot of trail too and keeps all of our tool inventory.
Melissa Bordage: Sponsorship Director
Melissa maintains our relationships with local businesses who support our club. She also organizes some of our most popular events and helps run our social.
Jon Lim: Marketing
Jon manages our social media channels to keep you updated on community events, local highlights, and what’s happening across the region.
Bev Bunker: Trails Director
Bev is RVC’s master of trails. He organizes volunteer trail maintenance efforts and new builds. He’s supervised our summer trail crew and he’s always involved in any of our trail design.
Jorden Cheney: Board member at large
Jordon plays a key role in all aspects of RVC, with a strong focus on growing and supporting our partnership with Crabbe Mountain.
Scott Dubreuil: Programming Director
Scott oversees the planning and coordination of programs and activities for RVC, helping create engaging experiences that support riders of all ages and skill levels.
Adam Hadley: Director at large
Adam spends much of his volunteer time with an interest in improving trails and trail access in Penniac (aka ‘the Hadley trails’).
RVC was incorporated as a non-profit company in the fall of 2010.