Ottawa, ON(Feb. 23, 2023) ­– Cycling Canada is pleased to announce updates to the composition of the Board of Directors following its Annual Meeting in September 2022, as well as several recent appointments.

Cycling Canada’s Provincial/Territorial Sport Organizations (PTSOs) voted to re-elect three incumbent directors from a slate of nine nominees. Each of the following Directors will serve two-year terms in the role of Director at Large:

• Mark Collins (Georgetown, ON)
• Louizandre Dauphin (Abbotsford, BC)
• Curt Harnett (Toronto, ON)

After the Annual Meeting, the Board appointed Andrea Eby (Vancouver, BC) to the role of Director at Large for a term of one year, concluding at the Cycling Canada Annual Meeting in September 2023.

In February 2023, the Board voted to appoint Denise Ramsden (Toronto, ON) to fill a recently vacated Director at Large position for a term also expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting.

Stepping down effective Feb. 7, 2023, was Mark Gilligan (Toronto, ON), who served on the Board for two terms beginning in September 2019. Shauna Finlay (Edmonton, AB), also departed the Board after completing a two-year term in September 2022 and did not stand for re-election.

The Board would like to recognize and thank both Shauna and Mark for their significant contributions over their time on the Board, particularly in the areas of governance, safe sport policy and risk management.

Continuing their ongoing terms on the Cycling Canada Board of Directors are Peter Lawless, Kelly Murray and Board Chair Pierre Laflamme. The position of Athlete Representative remains filled by Andrew L’Esperance but may change subsequent to the completion of the current Cycling Canada Athletes’ Council election process.

Cycling Canada would like to extend a warm welcome to its new Directors and a sincere thank you to all candidates who put their names forward as nominees in the recent election.

The role of Cycling Canada’s Board of Directors is to provide overall strategic direction, leadership and stability for the organization. The Board establishes the overall mission and purpose for the organization and is responsible for a number of key governance-related activities including approving the appointment of and providing direction to the CEO and senior management team, the development and adoption of organizational policies, financial oversight and approval of the annual budget.

Cycling Canada Board of Directors as of Feb. 8, 2023
Mark Collins                Director at Large
Louizandre Dauphin   Director at Large
Andrea Eby                 Director at Large
Curt Harnett                Director at Large
Pierre Laflamme         Director at Large/Chair
Peter Lawless             Director at Large
Andrew L’Esperance  National Team Athlete Representative
Kelly Murray                Director at Large
Denise Ramsden        Director at Large

About Cycling Canada
Cycling Canada is the nation’s oldest National Sport Organization and has one simple purpose – to inspire Canadians to cycle. Our mandate is to holistically develop the sport in partnership with our 11 Provincial/Territorial Sport Organizations, putting more Canadians on bikes from coast-to-coast and on podiums around the world.

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Source: Cycling Canada 
Information: Caroline Soble | Cycling Canada | caroline.soble@cyclingcanada.ca