BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kacie Rognlie
Board Chair
This year Kacie is celebrating over a decade of WMBA in her life. She was introduced to the group by her Manitou Spokes mountain bike friends and WMBA was so fun and encouraging her 2nd year she jumped into volunteering via Race Team. She believed in the value and potential of the organization enough to take on Board of Director roles for the last 3 years. Kacie has loved being involved in the Ride Guide committee because where else do you get the opportunity to see the trails in town with a group of amazing ladies.
She has been a Westsider and Physical Therapist in COS for 13 years now and can tell you mountain bikers make the best patients. Her mountain and gravel bikes gravitate toward the trails on her side of town but she will never say no to an exploration or coffee ride! In her free time, she is either hiking/biking her 2 year old Aussie or reading though a stack of books.
Katie Regan
Board Vice Chair & Sponsorship Committee Chair
Katie joined WMBA in 2019 and was immediately hooked on the awesome community and friends found on the group rides. She has been on the race team on and off since 2021 and has volunteered as a ride guide for a few summers. She started mountain biking in 2018 and, after a few intimidating months, began to love the freedom and adventure that bikes offer. She looks forward to long days in the alpine and bikepacking every summer.
Katie grew up in Northern California, but has lived in many Rocky Mountain states. She came to Colorado Springs in 2016 to pursue her Masters in Teaching from Colorado College, and thought COS was too much fun to leave! She currently teaches (occasionally, wrangles) Study Skills and AP Research students at Doherty High School. When not cycling, you’ll catch Katie doing yoga, drinking chai, reading fiction, looking at cool rocks, and searching for marmots in the high country.
Eunice Wang
Secretary
Eunice was born and raised in Missouri, and started biking during college as a way to get to classes. The commute became a form of stress relief for her, and she found joy in connecting to nature through biking. She moved to Colorado in 2019 and joined WMBA that same year in hopes of meeting women stoked on bikes. Although she was initially nervous about steep downhills and techy trails, she has come to love the thrill of ripping singletrack.
Eunice is a civil engineer and likes to contemplate the built environment around her. In her free time she can be found reading, writing, cooking, and daydreaming of future adventures.
Susan Kolbush
Treasurer & Strategic Planning Committee Chair
Susan’s passion for mountain biking started in the ‘90s in Southern California. In the years since, she has not always lived in places with mountains or vibrant mountain bike communities… so she is super stoked to now call Colorado Springs home – and to have found the welcoming and energetic WMBA who are committed to empowering women to build confidence and get out there and shred!!
After 35 years in the energy industry (living in SoCal, Ohio, Chicago, and London) Susan recently retired from her last role as Senior Vice President - leading a team of experts accountable for assessing major risks across global operations. She holds a Chemical Engineering degree from Cal Poly, completed a GM program at Harvard Business School, and has served on several corporate and non-profit boards.
When not out riding, Susan can be found catering to her retired racing greyhound George, perfecting her sourdough pizza recipe in a wood fired pizza oven and travelling with her partner Tom.
Kacie Rognlie
Board Member & Ride Guide Committee Chair
Kacie hails from Kansas and got her start in cycling riding a pink and teal Huffy up the hill on her street all day. Her dream to ride more took off with using her first ever tax return to buy a road bike like a good Midwesterner.
When moving to Colorado, a big goal of hers was to get into mountain biking to see all of the views. In the 10 years since then, 6 of those have been volunteering with WMBA. This is her second year on the Board of Directors and she has enjoyed building the community as well as riding with all the friends she has made as a result of the group.
Kacie is a Physical Therapist and thus has a strong interest in how the body and bike move together. This year she sought out coaching certification for this and is now PMBIA Level 1 certified. Though she is racing less, her interest in teaching skills, introducing women to an empowering sport and wanting to give back to the city has continued to grow this season.
When not on her XC bike, Kacie has been enjoying rolling on the gravel bike and will never say no to a coffee ride.