Race Director
Renee Callaway - As the Race Director Renee is responsible for keeping everything moving forward smoothly and making sure that things happen.  She handles all the USA Cycling and UCI paperwork and other issues.  She talks to potential sponsors, she worries about the little details, she lassoes people into volunteering and lays awake at night dreaming up ways to make the races better.

Renee started here bike racing career in 1990 as a mountain bike racer, she briefly dabbled in road racing and started racing cyclocross in 2003.  In the past Renee has served as the Race Director for the WORS Devil's Head Challenge, the Badger State Games mountain bike race, and the always popular Badger Cross.  She currently is the event director for the Women's Dirt Retreat, is the head photographer for the Madison Winter Festival and assists with registration at the Madison Nordic Ski Club's weekly race series.  She also serves as the Cyclocross Liaison on the Wisconsin Cycling Association Board and serves on the board for the Dane County Bicycle Association.  In addition, Renee is the president of two women's cycling teams, the Capitol Velo Club and the Mad FORCs.  She also is the person behind the MadCross.org website.

In Renee's free time she works at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation as the Safe Routes to School Coordinator.

Co- Race Director
John "JPE" Ericsson - As the Co-Race Director John is responsible for liaisoning with Angell Park Speedway and works closely with the speedway to make improvements to the course and facility. He is also takes primary responsibility for the course and ensuring that it meets UCI requirements.  John is also in charge of making sure that Renee doesn't get carried away and spends some sleepless nights worrying that everything will work out.  John's many years of cyclocross promotion are key to the race organization.

John has long been involved with cyclocross in Wisconsin and is one of the WCA Cyclocross Series Directors.  He is a member of the Brazen Dropouts , the winners of the 2007 cyclocross series team competition.  Historically Angell Park Speedway is the John's venue where he has been promoting one of the best attended races in the WCA series. 

When John isn't dreaming about cross he works in sales at Universal Silencer.

Operations Director
David Bell - As the Operations Director Dave is in charge of handling crises that may arise.  On race day this could range from stake that have fallen over, supplies that are needed in hurry or even ensuring that Renee and John don't kill each other.  Leading up to race day his job primarily involves listening to Renee stress, complain or otherwise obsess about the race.  Since Dave is married to Renee it can be hard to get away from hearing about every little race detail.  Dave has been racing cyclocross for many years now and rides for the Chainsmokers.  He also is the Race Director for the Madison Nordic Ski club.

Registration Coordinator
Michele Ericsson - Michele is responsible for ensuring smooth registration the weekend of the race.  She trains the other registration volunteers, makes sure the officials get rider lists on time and helps ensure accurate start lists.  Michele is am avid adventure racer who also enjoys racing cross throughout the fall with her teammates on Capitol Velo Club.  Married to John she also is stuck hearing endlessly about the race.

Course Marshall Coordinator
Amanda Pischke - Amanda is in charge of keeping our legion of course marshalls focused and in the right spot at the right time.  Amanda has to train the volunteers, assign them to their post and ensure that they aren't wandering off and letting spectators walk across the course in front of racers.  Amanda is also a member of the Capitol Velo Club and has been working her way up through the ranks of cyclocross.  She won the Cat 3 Women's cyclocross series last year and will be making her debut in the elite ranks at Jonathan Page's Planet Bike Cup.

Awards Coordinator
Renee Vogt - Renee makes sure all the prizes get to the podium on time and to the right people.  Renee was destined to get involved with the race because the very first time she went to see cross she was living in Holland, it was the World Championships and she got to watch Jonathan Page slug thru a foot of mud.  Of course, she just LOVED the sport and now that she's back in the US she has ended up belonging to a team that also loves cross, Capitol Velo Club.

Parking Coordinator
Shannon Holmes - Shannon has the glamorous job of overseeing all our volunteers who will be ensuring people get parked efficiently and in the correct places at Angell Park Speedway.   This should be no problem for someone who agreed to try racing only one month after buying a road bike for commuting.  Shannon has been racing with the Capitol Velo Club since 2007 and loves the mud, complicated courses, and all the challenges of cyclocross.