Meet the Leadership Team
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Janna Dickerson
Janna is an angel and a treasure. She has been on the Fort Follies longer than almost anyone and has a wealth of cycling and Fort Collins knowledge to share with everyone she rides with.
Janna is the official Women’s Ambassador for the FoCo Fondo and the point person for the Fondo’s annual Women’s Gravel Weekend.
Outside of cycling, Janna is a middle school and high school tennis coach and cross country skies in the winter.
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Emma Jones
I only began seriously biking in 2020, but it has quickly taken over my life as my favorite sport and hobby.
I lead road and gravel rides, run our Instagram account, and am slowly becoming brave on my mountain bike. I love helping our riders make it up Rist Canyon for their first time. I try to attend as much of the local grassroots races as possible.
My other loves are my dachshund, Perry, cross country and backcountry skiing, and trying to not kill my plants.
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Kat Steele
Hi I'm Kat, I moved to Fort Collins in June 2023, I've been a rider in California, Virginia, and Texas before moving here. I started mountain biking in 1992.
I'm the IT person for United Way of Larimer County and a notary public; I also sit on the Fort Collins Active Modes Board that gives recommendations to the city council for everything micro-mobility.
I lead the weekly MTB rides in the Summer and can be found chatting in the back of most group rides. I love leading road and gravel rides around town and "racing" in the gravel events like the Foco Fondo and Ned. -
Jade Lippmann
Hey I’m Jade! Bikes are kinda new to me- I recently found biking after an ACL replacement last year, and have fallen in love with it. I quickly joined the follies, and tried to soak up as much bike stoke and knowledge from teammates.
I mostly go for gravel biking and riding with my dog, but am itching to try other genres of bikes! I am also the Follies point person for sponsor communication & coordination.
Outside of biking, I mostly fill my time with being creative and working on our little urban farm. I am also wrapping up grad school at CSU in environmental engineering!
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Lisa Rephlo
Bikes have been part of my daily life as long as I can remember. I had a paper route at 13, and was a serious roadie in my twenties and thirties. Now, I enjoy chill bike path rides, gravel events, and running errands around town on my electric cargo bike.
I love sharing the joy of bikes and am the Follies point person for educational events, volunteering opportunities, and beginner rides.
Off the bike, you will find me enjoying the performing arts around town. I love all forms of music and theater, especially if I can bike to it.
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Savannah Russell
Hi, I'm Savannah and I'm the point person for event planning on the team. A lifelong cyclist with 17 years of more serious riding under my chamois, I've ridden from Canada to Mexico along the Pacific Coast and Oregon to Maine along the Northern Tier, and now you'll mostly find me grinding gravel and commuting around town.
When I'm not out exploring, you'll find me maintaining a backyard homestead or working to fund my adventures by stabbing people - I'm an acupuncturist and I promise I'm actually quite gentle!