Meet our 2025 Directors
Craig Alfredson
Craig grew up on the North Shore, but interestingly did not start mountain biking until he moved to Nanaimo in 2014. In 2020 he moved to Port Moody and has been enjoying the trails in his new backyard ever since.
Craig also enjoys getting his hands dirty building and maintaining trails. He looks forward to working with TORCA to help legitimize and grow the trail networks in the Tri-Cities.
Chris Cook
In 1986, the world was discovering Vancouver during Expo, Team Canada participated at the first World Cup Soccer, and Chris was learning how to go over the bars (OTB) on Mt Seymour, and soon after every other nearby mountain we all now know so well. At the time mountain bikes were road bikes with bigger tires and so were the parts… rims made for great tacos, just not the ones you eat!
Introduced to mountain biking by a motley group of friends who worked at Mountain Equipment (Co-op) at the time, Chris immediately fell head over heels for mountain bikes, the networks of skidder roads and an emerging ribbons of fresh loamy root-filled trails that took an entire day just to ride a couple of spots. The passion was instant for a small group of pretty fearless riders filled with a spirit of adventure, an emerging bike culture and bins of salvaged parts.
This early stoke led Chris to co-publishing Coast, the Adventure Sport Magazine and then eventually to working in the bike industry where Chris enjoyed the company of and learned so much from many amazingly generous people and trails around the world. On the record, we have the VERY best trails right here in our backyard! After all these years, the progression of mountain biking and places to ride has kept Chris rolling along… trails and bikes and riders and access just keeps getting better and Chris is looking forward to working with TORCA and our partners to help and support everyone have their moment of discovery.
Chris and his family live in Port Moody, and they’re a 4 season bunch (his wife works at a local running shop) and often outside. Hope to see you on the trails!
Geoff Hague
Geoff’s interest in mountain biking was piqued when – on a bit of a whim – he decided to casually explore the bike trails of Bert Flinn while his two young sons were participating in a bike camp during the summer of 2020. His initial thoughts were along the lines of “People can actually ride this stuff!?”, followed by “I feel strangely and powerfully compelled to ride this stuff!”. With the purchase of his first real mountain bike in early 2021, he’s quite new to the sport, but has fallen head-over-heels in love with it, with a passion unlike any he’s felt for the numerous other hobbies and past-times that he also still enjoys (running, music, reading, film and television, food and drink, among others).
Geoff is the proud father of two young(ish) boys, Owen and Benjamin, both of whom are starting to explore the sport as well. One of Geoff’s favourite things to do on a weekend (other than riding) is to relax on the couch and watch a few MTB YouTube videos with the boys. You’ll probably find him and Owen out on TORCA trail days as well.
Geoff has lived in Port Coquitlam for over 15 years. He’s worked here nearly as long too. Geoff is a Chartered Professional Accountant, and for most of those years living in PoCo he’s been the CFO of the Dominion Lending Centres group of companies (which itself is a proudly PoCo-based organization). Burke Mountain is almost in Geoff’s backyard; he smiles a little every time he sees it while pulling out of his driveway, and enthusiastically tries to spread his love of this sport to friends, family, colleagues, and acquaintances (whether they care to listen or not!). Joining the TORCA board as its Treasurer seemed a natural way for Geoff to give back to the wonderful MTB community that he now finds himself part of.
Watch for Geoff up on Burke riding his black Giant Trace X Advanced Pro. (Is that a good bike? He’s not really sure; it’s the only one he’s ever owned! But he sure seems to love it…). You’ll probably find him doing laps on Overtime and other lower trails, and maybe starting to venture higher up the hill on a more frequent basis too.
Juan Pablo Gaviria
JP is originally from Colombia and moved to Montreal in 2002. in 2022, JP moved to the Tri-Cities and started exploring the amazing trails network of TORCA and quickly fell in love with the area. JP is an Aerospace Engineer supporting modifications to airplanes. JP joined the Board of Directors at the end of 2023 and is looking to help our amazing organization in the development of our trail network that brings so many positive impacts to our communities.
Chelsea Hobbis
Chelsea grew up surrounded by bikes. Her grandpa Cap started fixing and selling bikes out of his barn in Burquitlam back in 1932.
After a few decades, she continued with the family business operating out of the Tri-cities. From road biking in South America to bike packing across The Netherlands, Chelsea found her confidence in the mountains. Learning to mountain bike in Wales was much less intimidating than the lower mainland mountains she now calls home. After living in Amsterdam and Wales for the past five years, she’s excited to return to the local mountains and get back involved in the community.
Chelsea was responsible for events and community engagement at Cap’s Westwood Cycle (now Trek Bikes), along with marketing and operations. She’s looking forward to bringing her experience to TORCA. This is her first year on the board of directors for TORCA, but she is no stranger to the Tri-Cities.
Shawn Lam
Shawn grew up in Winnipeg, where the terrain is so flat that mountain biking wasn’t exactly on the radar. In 1999, Shawn traded the flatness of Manitoba for the peaks of British Columbia, exploring the Pacific Spirit Trails at UBC and embarking on cycle-touring adventures on Salt Spring Island and the Kettle Valley Railroad. His move to Port Coquitlam in 2010 set the stage for his transformation into a mountain biking enthusiast.
Shawn’s “ah-ha” mountain biking moment came in 2020 when a friend invited him and his entry-level hardtail to Burke Mountain. By his third ride, a thrilling introduction to Green B made it clear: he was hooked—and also under-biked. A proper mountain bike purchase the following season snowballed into an ever-expanding fleet of bikes. One bike became two, then three, and eventually four.
While not a Strava KOM collector, Shawn has embraced the competitive side of the sport, racing in XC and cyclocross events. His persistence paid off in 2024 when he claimed the #1 rank in the Lower Mainland Cyclocross Series’ novice category.
Shawn is grateful for his very supportive wife, who not only tolerates his cycling obsession but actively encourages it. Together, they have three teenage kids, all of whom ride their bikes to school daily. His oldest, an accomplished cyclist in his own right, races XC and CX alongside his dad and is a Cycling BC Coach.
In his professional life, Shawn owns an award-winning video production company. While he’s often tempted to write off his bikes as “research” for producing biking videos, he’d rather keep riding purely for fun and use his energy to give back to the community. Volunteering with TORCA is Shawn’s way of contributing to the trails and the people who’ve helped make mountain biking such an incredible part of his life.
Evan Power
Evan started riding bikes in the woods out of adolescent boredom. He spent his teens crashing bikes and making friends on the trails of Prince George, BC. After a university he moved to Squamish. There he found community and camaraderie in the back of the pack at local cross country mountain bike races. That led to enduro racing and cyclocross racing; never among the fastest riders but always having the most fun. As his passion for riding bikes grew he did a few stints serving on the SORCA board as volunteer coordinator and social director. Three years ago an opportunity to work in the bike industry moved him to Port Moody. He brings to the TORCA board experience and a passion for getting people together on bikes.
Matt Schuett
Matt started off riding a completely rigid mountain bike around the trails of southern Ontario to explore his local community as a teen. Moving to Calgary, AB after university, he graduated to a front suspension ride as the single track trails located in and west of town that he loved necessitated it. From there he journeyed west to Victoria, BC and then on to Coquitlam in 2008. Mountain biking took a bit of a hiatus at that time due to a lack of available time, life priorities changing after welcoming his son and daughter and becoming a Dad, in addition to being intimidated by the local trails with only 80 mm of front suspension. Truth be known, some features are still intimidating.
When Matt began working on the North Shore in 2016, a colleague convinced him to try out a full suspension bike on Mount Fromme. After that the search was on for a full squish mountain bike of his own. This led to exploring the local trail networks and gradually starting the descent higher and higher in the local mountains as his skills and confidence grew.
While Matt continues to work on the North Shore managing the development and construction of renewable energy projects in Western Canada, he’s called Coquitlam home for over 15 years. In the past 9 years, the local trails have been his preferred method of blowing off steam, resetting, and getting out in nature. As a board member, he’s excited to give back and work towards supporting TORCA’s diverse group of trail users, expanding the trail network, and seeing people out and enjoying the great outdoors.
Rob Scott
Rob became an avid cyclist over 40 years ago starting with BMX racing, eventually mountain biking and has even completed a few Granfondos.
A resident of Port Moody for more than 20 years, he has benefited firsthand from the work TORCA has done with land managers to create a world class network of single track in the Tri-Cities.
With a lifelong love for mountain biking, Rob is committed to sustainable trail development, ensuring accessibility for all users, and preserving the natural beauty of the region.
As a board member, Rob is excited to collaborate with fellow riders, trail builders, and community stakeholders to support the growth and sustainability of the local trail network for generations to come.
Nick Tyler
Nick Tyler has been lucky enough to spend most of his life enjoying mountain biking, from growing up in Ontario, living in the UK, and for the last 20 years here in B.C.
He has an enthusiastic approach to mountain biking and loves sharing that stoke with others, both while riding and while building and maintaining trails.
He believes that the access to a good trail network in communities is super important, as it makes it easy for folks to get out and connect with nature, to support their physical and mental wellbeing, and just plain have fun!!