2002 GHORBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chris has been President for nearly 4 years and is in her final year.  She set the bar pretty high for her successor.  Chris is an engineer by trade and works for Enbridge Energy, a natural gas and crude pipeline transportation company based in Alberta, Canada.  Chris rides for West End Bicycles in  the TMBRA mountain bike series and dabbles in the Cyclo-cross series.  Chris is a tireless worker that does it all, trail-work, advocacy, fund-raising, rider, mother (to her dog) and friend to all.  Contact Chris at jayhawkrider@yahoo.com

Russell is a lifer with GHORBA.  He goes above and beyond in pursuit of great trails in the area.  He attended an IMBA Trail Building School to learn the proper techniques of trail building and shares his knowledge with all of us.  A new job has taken much of Russell's time lately but he still manages to attend all of the rained out work parties at Memorial Park.  That's Russell talking to Chris Case and Aaryn from IMBA at the Bikesport open house.  Contact Russell at Russell@ghorba.org

Neither of these guys would send me a description of themselves so Chris hooked me up with a photo bio of the two head-bangers.

Jamie took over for Kirsty midway through the 2003 season.  A Purdue Graduate and is a licensed Landscape Architect  here in Houston.  She is starting her first season of racing in the beginners class.  Jamie is also the Director of the Houston Sprockids  Program.  You can reach Jamie at Jamie@ghorba.org 

I got drafted, OK, I volunteered to be interim Events Coordinator after the previous director resigned to spend more time training and working.  My first project was the Fat Tire Festival, a labor of love.  I had a blast working with everyone putting that together.  Well, they decided to keep me so I guess I did OK.  The next project was putting a new website together and you can see those results.  Now maybe I can get back to my job, Events.  Easter brings us a road trip to ride the Womble in Arkansas and then the Race in the fall. You can reach me at porterka@sbcglobal.net and don't forget to visit my website www.mtnbikerider.com

Presently reside in Tomball, soon to be in Rockwall near Dallas.
Getting married March 15th to James William Spann, avid cyclist.
I have two daughters and a grandson.   Born just east of London, England to British parents. Moved to Canada as a child, moved to new England and was educated in Boston. Ended up in Texas during the "boom".

Board positions current:
TMBRA, chair elect of the TBC, GHORBA, Parks Dept - Chair Tomball, Texas Trails Network, BIKEHOUSTON

Present director of the Houston Moonlight Ramble
Asst director of the Huntsville Classic mountain bike race.

Past director of the Bluebonnet express metric century. 00 and 01.
Past president of WOMBATS of Texas

Race expert division for NWCC  off-road, cat 4 on road

Have a collection of bicycles, 5 of which are penny farthing, 5 road bikes, 5 mountain bikes, and an assortment of others! ( 32 total) Own and operate an art gallery/picture framing shop. This, too, will move to Rockwall in May.