Chairman: Joshua Preston
  • General Manager Legal & Compliance, Legal Services, Burswood Entertainment Complex
  • 12 years experience in Law. Practices in Sports Law, general commercial/contractual law, environmental law, water law, sale and purchase of businesses, Liquor Licensing law and Incorporated Associations.
  • Involved in cycling for approximately 4 years
  • Board member, Western Australian Cycling Federation Inc
  • Chairman HIV/AIDS The Living Centre
  • Board member Fund For FAITH

Vice Chairman: Geoff Hancy

  • Barrister (trial and appeal court advocate). Lawyer for 26 years in civil and commercial disputes.
  • Cyclist for 10 years. RSBCA / Old Papa’s rider.
  • Councillor, Council of Management of the Federation of Western Australian Police and Community Youth Centres.
  • Website: www.hancy.net

Secretary: Tracy Ober

  • former cycling wa officer of administration and Jets Programme co coordinator
  • current Project officer dept sport and Rec, Physical Activity Taskforce, involved cycling aprox 6 years, I year competitive.

Committee Members:

Henk Vogels Snr OAM

  • Former professional cyclist. Involved in cycling for over 40 years. Tokyo 1964 Olympian, Australian Champion, Coach/Manager Australian road and track teams 1990, national selector for 8 years.
  • Events Promotion and Management Experience including World Junior Championships 1996, Perth Criterium Series, currently planning 6 day international race and 4 day international tour for Perth
  • Many years experience at club, state, national and international level as a participant and at management level
  • Board Member, Western Australian Cycling Federation Inc
  • Founder of the Henk Vogels Cycling Foundation Incorporated
  • Run own plumbing firm for the last 28 years
  • Member of RSBCA/Old Papas for 17 years
  • Email: hvogels@iinet.net.au

Rory Murray

  • 9 years Information Technology experience. Database development, web development and data management experience
  • Owner of Databee Business Solutions - www.databee.com.au
  • 19 years cycling experience in road racing and other disciplines
  • RSBCA/Old Papas rider for 8 years

Joseph Florio

  • Dispensing Optician for 30 years
  • Owner Visionary Eyewear
  • Heavily involved in sport optics
  • Committee member of the Australasian Dispensing Optician Association
  • Optical consultant for Rudy Project sunglasses Australia
  • Cyclist for 17 years RSBCA/ Old Papas rider

Darren McPhartland

  • head of PE Christ Church Grammar School
  • worked with sporting teams Collingwood and West Coast football Clubs
  • father of Deakin who already has the behaviour of a sprinter

Chris Thompson

  • CEO Cycling WA since 2004
  • WA Sports Federation Council Representative
  • WA Olympic and Commonwealth Games Council Member
  • Physiotherapist and Exercise Physiologist both in Private Practice and the Public Health Sector for 15 years
  • Former WA State Road and Time Trial Champion
  • State Team representative for both QLD and WA
  • Competitive cyclist for last 16 years
  • Club committee member in both WA and QLD over last 11 years
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