Simon Perry is Chairman of the Brian Perry Charitable Trust, long-time supporters of Te Awa.

Simon is also chair of Hamilton company Perry Group, and loves to spend weekends and holidays riding New Zealand’s amazing trails with wife Marlene.

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Alison Ewing is a former Physiotherapist with an interest in wellbeing, the outdoors and the arts.

Her husband and children are subjected to holidays involving outdoor action and visits to art events.

Alison is interested in projects which make outdoor activities and art accessible to everyone. She is a trustee of MESH Sculpture Hamilton which raises funds for public art in the city and is looking forward to helping add art experiences to the Te Awa trail.  As well as going on frequent biking missions, she is involved with Predator Free Tamahere and a local gully restoration project.

Steve (along with wife Sally) is one of the owners and Operating Manager of Riverside Adventures – a tourism operator offering a range of experiences along Te Awa and other trails.

Steve holds an Advanced Diploma in Travel and Tourism and has travelled extensively. He has held various roles in the airline industry, but has also done everything from delivering ice sculptures in London to driving massive dump-trucks in a coal mine in Australia! He is passionate about constantly improving the products he provides and the user experience along Te Awa.

Previously, the Comms Manager for Wintec, Erin is the current General Manager for Dress for Success Hamilton. With loads of experience in delivering successful events long with fundraising, she keen to help maintain, activate and lift the profile and reputation of the Te Awa River Ride. And as a self-confessed “midlife cyclist”, chalking up trail rides (including Te Awa) around NZ and the world, we’re delighted to have her skill, experience and passion on board! 

You won’t find many people with as much passion for two wheels as Sean! A former teacher, Sean has used his teaching skill in many roles of Coach Management to Bike Skills Program Management. Now an urban mobility specialist at Hamilton City Council, Sean uses his expertise to make the city a better and safer place for people on bikes. Another regular user of Te Awa, he is  passionate about the transformative potential of the Te Awa River Ride – not only as a world-class cycling and walking trail, but as a catalyst for regional development, tourism, and environmental awareness.

  A former competitive cyclist, Sarah is passionate about encouraging more people onto bikes through bike friendly towns and great places for communities to ride.

Sarah is a Cambridge local of over twenty years, and loves getting out on Te Awa as much as possible. 

 As General Manager of The Brian Perry Charitable Trust, Jen continues to provide governance support to the project.

Jen is also a trustee of the Home of Cycling Charitable Trust, Sport Waikato and Chair of the RIDE Cycling Festival.

Originally from Ottawa, Canada, Jen is married to Craig with twin daughters. The family are passionate cyclists and you’ll often see Jen and Craig riding on Te Awa, the beautiful Waikato roads or around the Grassroots Trust velodrome!