About Us

Current Board of Directors

Benjamin Meek, Co-chair, director since 2021

Benjamin Meek (he/him), B.Sc. (Hons), M.A., is an passionate cyclist and a daily bicycle commuter who works as a Research Coordinator at the University of Manitoba. Ben and his family have always been passionate about cycling and regularly turn to the bike as their primary means of transportation. With Bike Winnipeg, Ben hopes to encourage wider adoption of cycling for both recreation and transportation by advocating for better cycling infrastructure, promoting ease and accessibility of use, and fostering a welcoming cycling community. Besides cycling, Ben loves soccer, hockey, board games, camping, canoeing, and disc golf.

Corey Dyck, Co-chair, director since 2021

Corey Dyck (he/him), CPA, CA, is an accountant who resides in Winnipeg. He specializes in developing audit methodologies and policies for a mid-size professional services firm and has spent 10 years in the accounting/auditing industry including a 3 year work rotation in NYC. 

Corey has previously served as treasurer of another Winnipeg not-for-profit organization. He also previously participated in an EarthWatch expedition in which he and a group of other volunteers used their business experience to help a group of organic farmers in Mexico City market their goods to local customers. 

Corey believes that more connected bike networks and more bike infrastructure will increase the livability for all Winnipeggers and contribute to a better functioning planet. He enjoys biking for pleasure and for commuting and is a big fan of the Southwest Transit Corridor Bike Path. He and his partner love fostering dogs. He also enjoys playing hockey and soccer and enjoys a good craft beer or two.

Luke Lorentz, Treasurer, director since 2022

Luke Lorentz (he/him), CPA, BA in Finance from Carleton University. Luke currently works as a Controller for a Canadian owned grain company. While living in Ottawa, Luke was an active member of the local Polish community and the club manager of the White Eagles Soccer Club.

In 2011, Luke and his now spouse, decided to spend a few years exploring the world. After returning to Canada, Winnipeg became home. Now living in Fort Garry, Luke is blessed with the large number of parks, greenways and cycling opportunities. His cycling commutes to and from work are one of his favorite times of the day.

Luke believes that Winnipeg has so much potential to further expand its cycling network, to make cycling more inclusive and to ensure all of the city residents are able to safely commute year-round throughout the city.

Patty Wiens, director since 2023

Patty Wiens is Winnipeg’s First Bicycle Mayor, and a board director and newsletter editor for Bike Winnipeg. Patty is a passionate advocate for safe streets, and she spends much of her time promoting year-round cycling on her YouTube channel, Instagram, and her website pattybikes.com. She has been featured on YouTube channels and podcasts including The War on Cars, Active Towns, Radio-Free Urbanism, and Tom Babin’s Shifter. She was also named one of Ace Burpee’s Top 100 Most Fascinating Manitobans of 2024.

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Michael Abon, director since 2025

Michael Abon (he/him) is a staff-level software developer for a cybersecurity firm. In that role, he has 15 years’ experience in web site development, risk management, as well as project and program management. Michael has also been actively involved in cycling advocacy and community building in Winnipeg prior to joining the board.

Michael cycles year-round with his toddler on his cargo bike and loves being part of group rides throughout the city. When not cycling or coding, he enjoys swing dancing, flight simulators, and keeping OpenStreetMap updated with Winnipeg’s evolving cycling infrastructure

Karla Braun, director since 2025

Kara Braun (she/her) has worked in communications in church organizations nationally and internationally for almost two decades. 

She has served on boards and committees in church and communications organizations. She is a long-time volunteer with Bike Valet and on annual bike counts in Winnipeg and also serves as a Master Composter volunteer with the Green Action Centre. 

As a Winnipeg resident, Karla has primarily commuted by bike or foot in all seasons with the dubious distinction of rarely arriving on time given a slow but steady pace. She believes biking is an excellent way of getting around for almost everyone and that it’s perfectly reasonable to have different bicycles for different purposes. When not biking or working, she is found folk dancing or collecting garbage in order to repurpose it.

Robyn Dyck, director since 2022

Robyn Dyck (she/her) works as a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. She has been an avid bike rider for as long as she can remember and supports making commuting by bike more sustainable for Winnipeggers. After many marathons resulted in many injuries, she switched to triathlons. She has a Specialized road bike used for racing and a very poorly kept commuter bike used most days in the summer and some winters. With her 4 year old toddler in tow, he now demands for ‘bike rides’ in his trailer and on-bike kiddo seat. 

She has volunteered with Greenpeace Winnipeg, Cystic Fibrosis Winnipeg and been on the board of the Old Saint Boniface Residents’ association. She also enjoys riding motorcycles during Winnipeg’s short summers.

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Adam Johnston, director since 2022

Adam Johnston (he/him) works as an Income tax preparer, and contributes as a freelance writer on climate policy related issues. Adam is currently working on completing his Climate Policy and Practices certificate from the University of Toronto. Adam had his work featured in the Manitoba Cooperator, and contributed a chapter on solar energy financing for the 2015 book Solar Energy: A Reference Handbook 

Adam is an active volunteer for The United Way, Climate Reality Project, and Harvest Manitoba (formerly Winnipeg Harvest). He assisted in the local build up to the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup as a Street marketing volunteer.

Adam has been cycling as a commuter for several years, and supports making Winnipeg’s bike network accessible for everyone.

Ian McCausland, director since 2023

Ian McCausland (he/him), has been a freelance photographer and videographer in Winnipeg since 1988 and has embraced online communications and social media since its inception. 

Ian is currently a board member of the Flash photography festival and was previously  board member of the St James 55+ Seniors Centre, the Manitoba Liberal Party and was Scout leader for 8 years. He has helped organize the local Help Portrait event for 10 years.

Ian enjoys Winnipeg’ s vibrant artistic community and hopes to be able to ride his bike safely to all the events this city has to offer.

Eva Kwok, director since 2025

Eva Kwok (she/they) is a transportation engineer with a passion for designing streets that are safe, accessible, and comfortable for people of all ages and abilities. She joined Bike Winnipeg over four years ago to help push for stronger policies and infrastructure that make cycling a viable option in Winnipeg. With firsthand experience in how street design influences transportation choices and safety, she brings a technical lens to advocacy efforts.

Outside of Bike Winnipeg, Eva has served leadership roles with several community organizations, including as President of the Manitoba Chinese Youth Committee and Vice-President of the Canadian Society for Bio-Engineers. She also volunteers with the Transportation Association of Canada’s Active Transportation Integrated Committee, contributing to working groups that shape best practices in national design guidelines used by transportation professionals across the country.

Eva is committed to building a city that prioritizes people over cars and believes Bike Winnipeg plays a vital role in pushing for change. She’s excited to be joining the Board of Directors to contribute her professional expertise and lived experience to help make Winnipeg a safer, more bike-friendly city.

Linda Postma, director since 2025

Linda Postma (she/her) is a retired teacher of English as an Additional Language. She has served on boards in churches and was a Volunteer Coordinator at Harvest Manitoba when it was still Winnipeg Harvest. In addition she has many years of experience volunteering for various non-profit organizations including the 1999 PanAm Games, Harvest Manitoba, Bike Winnipeg and church and school volunteer programs.

Linda’s preferred mode of transportation is by bike. She has enjoyed participating in a number of bike rides throughout Winnipeg. She has also had the opportunity to go on bike tours in The Netherlands, Italy, and France to name a few.

When not biking, Linda enjoys spending time with her kids and grandchildren, gardening, traveling and spending some of the coldest months of the year in Mexico.

Director: Wendy Van Loon, director since 2025

Wendy Van Loon (she/her) has worked in management and administrative roles within the Province of Manitoba. 

Wendy is now retired after a career that spanned over 35 years with the Province of Manitoba. In the final five years of her career in Manitoba Finance, she dedicated her efforts to Truth and Reconciliation as well as Accessibility for Manitobans. She collaborated with senior management to foster an environment that promotes inclusiveness and continuous learning within Manitoba Finance.Wendy has reignited her passion for cycling and is enjoying the cycling network in the City of Winnipeg. She has recently joined the Wellington Crescent Bikeway Working Group, where she collaborates with committee members to advocate for safer infrastructure on Wellington Crescent and throughout the City of Winnipeg.
Wendy has three children and four granddaughters.  She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, travelling, gardening and the gym.

Executive Director: Mark Cohoe Since 2013

Mark Cohoe (he/him), B.Sc., has been Executive Director of Bike Winnipeg since 2013 and was a founding board member in 2007. He has focused on the development of Winnipeg’s growing bike network and evolving bike culture. His position with Bike Winnipeg has allowed him to meet and chat with people from all parts of the city as they attempt to navigate the city by bike, and to experience the barriers to cycling that keep so many people off of their bikes. He also had the pleasure of leading groups of people across the city on bike to explore our city’s unique landscapes, history, art, and architecture. These experiences have inspired his firm belief that Winnipeg has the potential to be one of the world’s great cycling cities where every road is safe for cycling, all bike paths are connected, and riding a bike is normal and always fun!

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