Meet the Team
2026 Board Members
Louis Mazzante
Board President
Chair, Executive and Development Committees
Louis Mazzante
Louis has served as the Board President for the past 7 years, focusing his efforts on governance, membership and trail development efforts. His personal mission is to make mountain biking more accessible and welcoming to under-represented communities. He is a founding director of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Cycling League, where he serves as the operations director. He works full-time as the content strategy director for Bicycling, a Hearst Magazine’s publication in Easton, Pennsylvania. He also serves on the board of directors for Discover Lehigh Valley, the region’s destination marketing organization.
Serge Viau
Vice President
Chair, Governance and Volunteer Committees
Serge Viau
Serge joined Valley Mountain Bikers board in 2024, and was elected its vice president that same year. He has been VMB’s Trail Ambassador to Jacobsburg State Park since 2021 and a volunteer for more than 10 years. He works as technical sales representative for GCTech, and brings his deep experience of customer service to VMB, leading our efforts to support and develop our volunteer network while also strengthening our relationship with PA DCNR through his efforts at Jacobsburg.
Jason Shivok
Board Treasurer
Chair, Finance Committee
Jason Shivok
Jason has served as Treasurer for Valley Mountain Bikers for 15 years, overseeing financial strategy and ensuring the organization’s fiscal health. A passionate mountain biker, he has been timing mountain bike races for 14 years and developed a widely-used race timing application. Jason works full-time as a software engineer and senior architect in R&D, bringing his technical expertise to both his career and VMB’s technology initiatives. His contributions have been instrumental in advancing the organization’s operational efficiency and community engagement.
Elodie Burlet
Board Secretary
Chair, Events Committee
Elodie Burlet
Elodie has been a dedicated VMB member and volunteer since 2018. She joined the Board in 2025 and has served as Board Secretary since 2026. She works full time as the Vice President of R&D at VaxForm, a biotech startup company. She brings her leadership and fundraising experience to VMB and is passionate about organizing community events to strengthen the local mountain biking community. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring and connecting all the trails that the Lehigh Valley has to offer and competing in endurance mountain biking and gravel events.
Jason Farnsworth
Chair, Race Committee
Jason Farnsworth
Jason Farnsworth joined VMB four years ago to become more actively involved in his local cycling community. He has quickly emerged as a strong advocate for trails and rider engagement. He has served as Board Secretary for VMB for two years and join the Board in 2025. Jason has over 20 years of experience in the New Jersey education system as a fine arts teacher, coach, mentor, and cycling club advisor. He has also spent four seasons coaching youth cycling for his local NICA/PICL team. He is passionate of all things cycling and is dedicated to supporting and growing the community at large.
Gabe Lloyd
Gabe Lloyd
Gabe is the co-founder and creative director of Longtail Creative, one of the country’s premier cycling-event production companies. He is a former professional racer and currently provides live announcing at elite road, cyclocross and track events. His passion is for growing the sport and making it more accessible to riders. He was instrumental in inviting the “wheelie kids” into the Easton Twilight Crit, giving them space to compete in front of thousands of spectators before the race. He joined Valley Mountain Bikers’ board in 2025.
Renee England
Renee England has been riding bikes in the Lehigh Valley for nearly 20 years. Learning every rock, root and trail-mostly because she has been lost on all of them. While she appreciates a quick loop around the trails, her true love has been traveling to new places and bike packing. If you go on an adventure ride with Renee, expect hearing at least once, “I’m almost 80% positive this trail leads back to civilization.”
Steve Solt
Steve Solt
A lifelong mountain biker, I’ve been involved with VMB since age 16. The sport shaped my life, earning me an athletic scholarship to Lees-McRae College, where I contributed to trail development and helped organize regional race series at both Lees-McRae and Beech Mountain in western North Carolina and home in the Lehigh Valley, I’ve remained committed to advancing local trail access and the riding community. Professionally, I lead business software implementations, managing cross-functional teams across operations, finance, and customer service—experience I bring to the board to help drive VMB’s mission forward.
Our Annual Events
Valley Mountain Bikers hosts a series of signature events each year that highlight the region’s best trails and bring our riding community together. From fast, technical races to unique after-dark experiences, there’s something for every type of rider.
