Board of Directors
The ROAV Board of Directors is a group of passionate volunteers who are elected by our members at our AGM.
Most directors serve a 2 year term. The President serves 3 years: 1 as Vice President, 1 as President, and 1 as Past President.
Our fearless leader Hugh has been in the biking scene since before it was cool. As the past president of the Arrowsmith Cycling Club and owner of Twin City Cycles, you could say he knows a thing or 2 about bikes! More info to come…
Reach out to Hugh with general inquires at roav.president@gmail.com.
Hugh Fletcher - President
Nick Holatko grew up in the Comox Valley and learnt how to ride mountain bikes in the early days of the Cumberland mountain bike network. After university Nick has spent the last decade working in forestry as a Tree Planter and doing all things Silviculture. This job has given him the chance to travel all over BC and ride a plethora of mountain bike networks. Nick came to Port Alberni to settle down in 2022 and has been an active part of the ROAV mountain bike scene ever since. Nick has been busy out on the trails digging and on the Strava leader boards. You will probably recognize Nick by his best trail companion Tony the Husky either ripping laps or down in the dirt pit. Nick joined ROAV in 2024 after spending 3 years as Treasurer and helping establish the Ucluelet Mountain Bike Association. Nick brings a bunch of passion to the board with experience navigating land use agreements and securing funding for major trail projects. As your current Vice-President and 2027 years President elect, Nick plans to continue with the current momentum of the club and keep the pedal to metal on trail stewardship and land use agreements.
Nick Holatko - Vice President
Dylan Glaser - Trails Coordinator
Our Trails Coordinator Dylan grew up in Fall City, WA and moved to Squamish for Uni when he was 18. He heard there were good trails there so figured he would just ride if he couldn’t make friends! After undergrad he worked a mix of fisheries and mountain bike trailbuilding jobs, bouncing between western Washington and BC. After doing a few years of paid trail work (i.e., moving lots of dirt around on green trails), he decided to take fisheries science more seriously, spent a few years in Calgary for grad school, and is now a fisheries biologist for DFO. When he’s not at his desk modelling salmon population dynamics, you can find him at the bike park, cleaning rocks on Scorpa, making sure his freezer is full of Sockeye, lapping Updog-Portal Bermy with his 1 year old in the shotgun seat, or trying to convince landowners of new trail plans. He’s called Port Alberni home since 2022.
Want to talk trails? Reach out to Dylan at roav.trails@gmail.com.
Jeff Macauley - Events Coordinator
Jeff (aka Big Jeff) is our resident hotdog roaster. More info to come…
Got an event idea? Want to volunteer? Reach out to Jeff at roav.events@gmail.com.
Dave Osbourne - Director at large
Dave identifies as a mountainbiker but will also casually go run an ultra marathon. But don’t let that fool you, he’s no slouch when it comes to sending features! More info to come…
Clay Hawkins grew up splitting his time between Bamfield and Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. He discovered his passion for mountain biking in middle school and spent several years racing Island Cup downhill events across Vancouver Island.
After high school, Clay completed his apprenticeship and earned his Journeyman Marine Mechanic ticket. He later switched careers, moving to Vancouver to work as a firefighter with the City of Vancouver. While living there, he rediscovered his love for mountain biking and enjoyed riding the world-class trail networks in the North Shore, Coquitlam, Squamish, Powell River, and beyond.
In early 2021, Clay moved back to the Alberni Valley. His motivation to join ROAV comes from his deep passion for mountain biking and his strong desire to help turn Port Alberni into a destination with its own world-class trail networks — just like the ones he rode in the cities listed above.
When he’s not turning wrenches at Breakers Marine, you’ll find him lapping his favorite trails behind the candy store with his loyal dog Bobo, or hot-lapping blue flow trails with his wife Sasha and their toddler riding shotgun.
Got a sponsorship idea or something financial to talk about? Reach out to Clay at roav.treasurer@gmail.com.
Clay Hawkins - Treasurer
Dan Dyck - Secretary
Dan keeps us organized with the notes and the membership. More info to come…
