Board of Directors

Kerry Gale - Director  - President

I am an ‘adult onset cyclist’ and love what the sport has brought to my life.  I joined the WCC in 2016 when we moved to Kitchener.  As a beginner rider, I started like many in the Learn to Group Ride program.  From there I became a Ride Leader, I attend and lead at the Monday night Ladies MTB Ride, I enjoy pulling out my skinny tire bikes for the occasional road or gravel ride and am learning cyclocross.

As President, my hope is to continue to share the sport of cycling with others. To help people grow, and grow myself, through cycling and the WCC community.  With the club’s collective knowledge and experience across the many cycling disciplines I look forward to continuing our mission of Ride.Race.Lead. in the Waterloo Region.

Happy Riding!

Zack Maloney - Director - Vice President

I stumbled my way into cycling in 2019 when I signed up to complete a charity ride from Toronto to Niagara Falls. After this ride I was crushed but energized to dive into the great sport of cycling and that is where it all began. I was a member of a cycling club in Toronto before moving back to the region (my hometown) in 2022 my first year with the Club. I started with the learn to group ride and immediately felt the sense of community within the club and members willingness to not only openly socialize but support each other. While still pretty new relative to other members on the board, in 2024, I have been fortunate enough to join the board. I spend most of my time road riding and am slowly dipping my toes into the gravel scene. I’m looking forward to furthering WCC’s mission and am excited to meet all the members in that process. Happy riding!

Dheeraj Nair - Director - Treasurer

I joined the Waterloo Cycling Club in 2021 after moving to Waterloo, but my cycling journey truly began in 2019. What started on a hybrid bike quickly turned into a passion, leading me to explore more serious riding. Gravel is my primary discipline, though I hope to try MTB someday.

In 2023, I took a big step with a fellow club member to organize two destination gravel rides over 200 km, an experience that deepened my love for long-distance gravel riding and community building. This year, I hope to continue that spirit by organizing similar rides while also contributing to the club as Treasurer, putting my financial skills to good use.

Drew Molnar - Director - Secretary

Cycling has always been a part of my life since I set out on my first “bikepacking” trip at the tender age of 11. I mountain biked in the early days through the 80’s and 90’s then rediscovered road cycling about 25 years ago. I’ve participated in many charity events including the National Kids Cancer Ride across Canada in 2008, 2009 and 2010. My time on two wheels is now split between Gravel and Road.

I joined the WCC after moving to Kitchener several years ago. Club membership has given me the opportunity to make many new friends and to build a connection with the community. Now retired, I am happy to be giving back to the cycling community by serving on the board.

Jordan Lewis - Director

Carla Wilson - Director

I’ve been riding with the Waterloo Cycling Club since we moved to Waterloo in 2015 and have enjoyed the cycling community very much.  I started in the Learn to Group Ride and enjoyed Recreational rides after the six-week introduction was completed. On the Board, I can contribute ideas to encourage more cyclists to try club activities and better support newer members.  I take part in several events every year eg. The Tour de Grand, Tour de Norfolk, the Dunnville Tour, The Big Ride for Alzheimer’s with WCC and it would be great to see more WCC uniforms in these events.

Brent Ellis - Director

I'm proud to be a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and look forward to continuing to help cycling grow in the Waterloo Region. I'm a past Treasurer and President of the Waterloo Cycling Club and one of the founding members of the WCC Trails Committee. Presently I am the Chair of the WCC Trails Committee. My plan for rejoining the Board is centred around bringing the Trails Committee and Board closer. Over the last couple of years the Hydrocut has grown tremendously and as a WCC board member I will continue to pursue and manage that growth.

Sean MacCormack - Director

I initially got into cycling in high school, where I raced road (unsuccessfully) for two years before going off to university. After some time off the bike, playing other sports, I, like many, got back on the road during COVID, and haven’t looked back.

I rejoined WCC in 2020, and spend almost all my time on road, primarily leading G2 on Tuesday and Thursday night, or trying to hold onto wheels in G1. I hope to see you out on the road!

Oliver Smith  - Director

I’m a late onset cyclist who picked up cycling as a method of transporting my son in a trailer rather than pushing a stroller and have been riding about 15 years. Although I look fast, I’m not and spend most of my time riding road but I have started to do more gravel. I have been leading the Fast Group 3 road rides on Thursdays and Saturdays for the last year or so and recently started running a summer Tuesday gravel ride too. 

I love talking bike tech and helping out on the WCC bike forum as well as encouraging people to come out and ride.