COACHES & DIRECTORS

  • Steve Scott

    CO-HEAD COACH

    Steven Scott is co-head coach of the Redwood high school mountain bike team. He’s been coaching with the team for three years and riding mountain bikes since the late 80s. Back when the earth was cooling he raced 24-hour races and a few cross country events in the Western US. He still gets out and chases his daughter around riding in Marin, Tahoe and anywhere his wheels will take him. He lives in Fairfax, with his wife, daughter and big Labrador retriever.

  • Rob Howard

    CO-HEAD COACH

    Rob Howard is co-head coach of the Redwood High School Mountain Bike Team. He’s been coaching with the team for three years and riding mountain bikes for more than 30 years. In ancient times he raced mountain bikes in NORBA and NCAA events hroughout the Northeast. Despite getting a little slower every year, he still enjoys climbing and technical riding in Marin and the Tahoe area. Outside of biking he lives in Larkspur with his wife and two girls and is the CEO of Kindred Motorworks.

  • Julia Violich

    TEAM FOUNDER

    Julia is the co-founder and Finance Director for the US based TWENTY24 professional women’s cycling team. The team is in its 19th year and has earned multiple World Championships as well as medals at the 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics and in the 2020/1 Tokyo Olympics.

    She is also the Director of the Bear National Team, a national junior and U23 elite team with riders from 19 different State leagues. She is an avid cyclist herself and has five National Titles and a Silver medal at the Masters World Championships.

    Julia has been a coach for the Redwood High School Mountain Bike Team since 2002. She has also coached the Branson Team and Marin Academy Team. She has been an advisor to the NorCal Board since 2004, hosting the first fundraiser for the League.

    Locally, Julia has been on the board of Marin County Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors for the last 20 years. She also the President of the Friends of Stafford Lake Bike Park, a 17-acre Bike Park in Novato.

    Nationally, Julia is a past member of the national USA Cycling Board of Directors, and as well as a current member of the USA Cycling Foundation Board’s executive committee, acting as treasurer.

  • Duane Coughlan

    TEAM DIRECTOR & COACH

Coaches 2023-2024

  • Adrian Nacamuli

  • Andrew Wisner

  • Chris Jones

  • Chris Brown

  • Dan Marotto

  • Darrell Gillmeister

  • David Lee

  • David Houston

  • David Kim

  • Duane Coughlan

  • Glen Barras

  • Greg Feehan

  • Hugh Marasa

  • Jeff Tuatini

  • Jennifer Corteville

  • Jenny Gloistein

  • John Stetson

  • Julia Violich

  • Julie Gordon

  • Kirsten Stein

  • Kurt Hawks

  • Louis Nordrum

  • Louis Wellmeier

  • Luke Voiles

  • Marc Fenner

  • Martin Sreba

  • Peter Brockman

  • Petra Lindqiust

  • Renee Hassle

  • Rick Addis

  • Rob Howard

  • Stephen Turner

  • Steve Scott

  • Susan Scott

  • Tom Nofziger

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