Meet Our Executive Committee

Bill has been a road bike rider for about 20 years starting with the FRoGs in the North Wilmington area and then acting as a Ride Leader for WCBC since 2015.  Bill has been the Shorefire Century Director since 2019 and is also currently the Acting Vice President of WCBC.  

Along with riding, Bill enjoys camping and backpacking.  He is a registered Adirondack 46er and has backpacked the northern 100 miles of the John Muir Trail in the Sierra Nevadas of California.  

When not on a bike or a hike he is active with Scout Troop 67 and running Front-of-House sound at his church.

Mary’s cycling journey started, like many people, as an alternative to running. She joined WCBC in 2010 as a novice and was provided amazing guidance by fellow members. Their generous guidance drew her to a strong love of the open road and desire to pay it forward. Today, Mary loves the speed of rolling down hills; but may complain miserably about climbing up hills. She enjoys leading group rides and believes the best way to enjoy riding is to share the joy and guide new riders.   

Mary is a certified Public Account (CPA) and recently retired as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for a national retailer where she remains on the Board of Directors.

When not riding, Mary enjoys continually learning, volunteering, hiking, traveling and spending time with her family. Attending the Tour de France and riding the same routes as the pro riders was Mary’s favorite cycling highlight.

Daniel grew up watching the Tour de France as a kid during summer mornings. He only really started getting on the bike during COVID. Daniel enjoys climbing challenging hills, doing long-weekend rides, going fast and group ride socializing. 

Aside from cycling, Daniel likes participating in triathlons and watching soccer. He also enjoys long walks on the beach… wait wrong bio…

Deanna enjoys riding bikes—all kinds of bikes. She has ridden beach cruiser, city rental, cargo delivery, electric-assist, foldable, hybrid and road bikes. Locally, you can see her commuting on a foldable Brompton (AKA  ) or riding road bikes with her husband Gary and fellow WCBC members. Recently retired, Deanna is looking forward to cycling trips with Gary and teaching her grandsons to ride.

Bikes have always been fun for me. As a kid, I had a pretty red Schwinn—it even had a headlight powered by a back-wheel generator! Other bikes that bring back fond memories were a Royce Union and a Motobecane. The Royce Union was my college ride and first 10-speed. The Motobecane Cyclotouriste, bought in Paris in 1978, made the trip stateside and was on most of my 21 MS Bike-to-the-Bays. Today, I have a Gunnar, that led many WCBC rides. I also coordinate the WCBC Doublecross which is a great way to share my joy of bikes with others. 

Marty grew up Claymont, where the only way to get around was by foot or by bike. His first bike, a Sears Free Spirit, was stolen while locked up in front of the Fairfax Bowling alley, thus prompting a lifetime of never leaving his bike unattended in front of any place of public accommodation.

In high school, his first century was the 1980 WCBC “Tri-State,” which he completed (barely) on his then brand new Ross Gran Tour II. On a Friday night in March 1982, while a freshman at the University of Delaware, he saw a flyer on some random bulletin board for the WCBC “Icicle” the next morning. For some reason, he thought this was a good idea, and that was the start of a Cal Ripken-like streak of the next 40 Icicles; Marty would be happy to share his write-up of each ride with anybody foolish enough to ask. 

Marty’s day job as a lawyer often interferes with getting riding time in the saddle, but he still tries to squeeze in rides of 100 miles in one direction and then figure out how to get a car ride back. Marty is very happy when family and friends are willing to ride with him on various bicycles, of various distances, and especially over multiple days.

Brian loves cycling for his mental well-being as well as his fitness. He rightly prides himself on riding more miles on his bicycle than he does driving his car.

As a tech professional, he has worked 40 years for major financial service companies. Brian has a sizable family with 8 siblings, 2 children and 1 grandchild.

Besides cycling, baseball is the other sport that Brian really enjoys. And when he wants to peace-out, the Grateful Dead is the musical choice.

Owen’s cycling journey spans back to his high school days, but he truly embraced riding about 8 years ago while living in Tucson. After relocating to Wilmington in 2019, he mostly rode on Zwift, until joining WCBC after the pandemic. Owen considers himself fortunate to have discovered the Club with its diverse ride options and welcoming community.

A particular fan of the Greenville Hills weekend rides, Owen also enjoys joining virtual meetups on Zwift. He values the club’s responsiveness to member feedback and is excited to give back by serving on the Executive Committee.