Renee Callaway - President
Click to email Renee!
Renee is one of the founding members of the Mad FORCs
and has served as the club president since the club formed. She also
is the coordinator of the Women's Dirt Retreat.
Renee did not seem destined to be an athlete early
in life as she often flunked physical education class in high school and didn't properly
learn to ride a bike until college. However, never one to let a lack
of skill stand in her way she did her first race in the fall of 1990 and
placed 6th out of 6. Not seeing this as an omen of things to come
she has continued to race ever since.
Kathy Janda - Ride Coordinator
kjanda@tds.net
For FORCs member Kathy Janda her first
"mountain bike" wasn't even a real mountain bike.
"I had this 10 speed when I was a kid and
really liked to take it on the grass and stuff," says Kathy.
"Unfortunately, that kind of trashed it." Kathy moved up
to a "heavy, old Huffy" in college
before finally moving up to the beautiful Yo Betty she rides now. Kathy
started mountain biking seriously in 1994 and has been a member since
1995.
Diane Nordstrom -
Publicity Coordinator
dkn@athletics.wisc.edu
Diane has been an amazing athlete for
quite some time especially in her days on the UW Track and Field
team. It's appropriate that Diane now works for the UW
Athletic Department as the Women's Sports Information Director.
Never one to let her talents go to waste she volunteered to handle the Mad FORCs communications
and serves as the Mad FORCs Publicity Coordinator. If you have
stories or ideas for the newsletter please let Diane know.
Shannon Kahl - Membership Secretary/Treasurer
sjkahl@tds.net
In 2007 Shannon is taking on
a new challenge as a Mom. However, she is determined to continue riding her bike and juggling work, motherhood and the responsibilities of
dog ownership.Shannon is the Mad FORCs
Membership Secretary. If you want to check on whether your dues have
been paid then just ask Shannon.
Berlinda Lopez - Race Team Coordinator
blopez@tds.net
Berlie comes to Wisconsin by
way of Texas where she attended UW-Madison to attend graduate school.
After finishing her degree she decided Madison wasn't half bad and has
stayed on riding and racing her bike with the Mad FORCs.
Berlie is also the Mad FORCs Race Team Coordinator so if
you want to know about the team, are interested in signing up for 24-9 or
have an idea or suggestion for how to improve the team let Berlie know.
Melissa Suzuki - Meeting
Coordinator
Melissa is the latest addition to
the Mad FORCs Steering Committee. Melissa works as
a scientist and stays busy playing with her two sons.
She also finds time to get out mountain biking and has
been a FORC for two years.
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