About Us

Laura has a BA in Journalism and Communications, and has had many different careers – college teacher, communicator, journalist, sporting goods guru and public education advocate. One constant has been her connection to and support of public education. She’s been on 10 school councils in two provinces. She recognized the simple freedom of getting on a bike to get places is not available to many kids in our city. Which makes it even more frustrating that teens, like her children,  that have the opportunity and tools, don’t because it’s somehow uncool. Covid provided the push to get her vision of a new non-profit into reality.

A proud albeit often expatriated Calgarian, Shiv is a public and economic policy professional who has worked for both the private and public sectors in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and France. He is a passionate believer in the ’15-minute city’ and an advocate for sustainable urban mobility, including as Policy Coordinator & Strategic Lead for Bike Calgary and through various civic election campaigns. Shiv holds a BA in International Studies and Economics from Vassar College and the Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po); he is bilingual in French and English.

Is a communicator and public engagement specialist. Much of her work focuses on developing integrated public programs that drive health, safety and environmental behaviour change. She’s likely to be seen around Calgary or in the mountains grinning happily as she explores roads, pathways and single track on her mountain or fat bike.

A long time parent advocate, volunteer and community association board member, Larry brings a strong safety and community building perspective to our board. He’s currently the Executive Director of 12 Community Safety Initiative (https://12csi.ca/) that does great work in communities east of Deerfoot Trail. He’s also Past President of the Crossroads Community Association, Board Chair of Cornerstone Youth Centre and board member at Phoenix Education Foundation.

Chris is a retired accountant with more than 40 years of varied financial experience. While working he was an active transportation commuter (biking and walking), now in retirement he is a keen bike rider on Calgary’s many pathways. A lifelong believer in the value of cycling and walking, he is keen to see active transportation adopted by many more of Calgary’s youth. Chris is also a director and treasurer of a significant Calgary-based environmental charity.

Kimberley has been on the Vélo Canada Bikes board of directors since 2014. She is the former president and an active volunteer of Bike Calgary, and a founding member for Bicycle Bells, Vision Zero Calgary and  Calgarians For Transportation Choice. She has also contributed to CARSP, Walk21 and was on the Government of Canada National Vulnerable Road User working group. Kimberley first fell in love with biking when commuting 11km to high school.

Dimitri loves Youth En Route because it merges four of his favourite things: biking, volunteering, urban geography, and biking! He works as a municipal planner, but has previously worked in the realms of mainstreet vibrancy and bike-share systems.

Born in Mexico and having lived in New York and Canada, Ivan holds a BA in Industrial Design from Mexico City’s UAM, partial studies in Product and Furniture Design at the Centre for Design, Television and Film in Mexico and a Master’s in Planning from the U of C.He has been involved in social entrepreneurship, social innovation, planning and sustainable tourism projects. He has collaborated in different roles with Start Alberta, the Downtown Ambassador Program, the International Avenue BRZ and the 12 Community Safety Initiative, as well as the Victoria Park BRZ. He is currently an urban and regional planner at Township Planning + Design in Calgary, Alberta and enjoys climbing, hiking and biking in Southern Alberta and wherever he can travel to.

Stuart is a Forest Lawn High School graduate alumni, born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. He is currently studying to become a teacher at SAIT. Not only is Stuart an an avid vintage bike rider, he loves to partake in races with them and is an excellent bike mechanic too! In his free time when he is not riding, he enjoys to rock climb and volunteer his time with youth in the city, from doing tours in downtown to after school programs. As a bonus, Stuart is MHFA certified and is fluent both in English and Spanish. 

John has been riding his bike most of his life, originally in Sarnia in Southwestern Ontario, but he really got the bug more than 30 years ago while living in Cornwall in Eastern Ontario.

While living in Cornwall, John could be found riding the roads and trails and being a cycling advocate. He started a cycling organization called Gateway Riders, he visited schools to talk about cycling safety, fixed up old bikes to distribute for free, taught mountain biking and created a 250 acre mountain bike area. Eleven years ago John, along with his wife Sheila and their 3 cats, moved to Calgary. He has spent his time exploring the bike path network in the city and riding all the roads, hills and mountains in Western Canada. 

John was a radio broadcaster for more than 35 years. Originally a disc jockey, John spent many years hosting a talk oriented program, speaking with local, provincial and federal politicians, entertainment figures and notable people from around the world. He enjoys meeting and talking to people and likes to spread his love of cycling.