2013 Utah Leaders’ Summit

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Art Eggertsen, celebrity vegan chef and world-renowned nutrition advocate, is the mastermind behind the development of Kate Farms’ Komplete meal replacement shake. Art’s extensive knowledge in the functionality of whole foods and many years of experience provides immeasurable guidance to the nutrition of Kate Farms products. Art’s passion for food and a healthy lifestyle drives him to inspire others with his healthy food, cleaner planet philosophy. Art is a world-renowned nutritionist, devoting much of his life to making a difference in the world through the food people chose to consume. Art began working in nutrition, wellness and prevention advocacy and has been expanding his resume ever since. In addition to opening two successful restaurants, Art worked for a time as a Congressional lobbyist in Washington D.C. where his advocacy focus was nutrition education policy, nutrition education reform and agricultural production policies. In 1994, Art established the Utah Wellness Center in Provo, Utah, a facility devoted to Integrated Therapies. Later, in 2001, he founded a one-on-one nutrition consulting business, in Park City, Utah, Performance Foods. Here he designed specific diet programs for a variety of clients’ from cancer survivors to world champion athletes. His unfailing dedication earned him the nickname “The Food Coach.” In 2002, Art created the Entelechy project, a planned sustainable community he founded in Idaho that offers both programs on nutrition, disease prevention and produces organic foods and medicinal plants. In that same year, Art founded PROBAR, LLC, a booming line of organic, vegan meal-replacement bars. Art works incessantly to bring inspiration and hope to the world through his work, gaining motivation from the desperate need for change. Art promotes the shift to a plant-based food supply and believes that human health and the health of the planet are inseparably connected. Art encourages everyone to do something to make a difference, no matter big or small. Listen to Art speak on food, accomplishments and his thoughts on the future of food in this country on Crop to Cuisine’s website.      http://old.globalpublicmedia.com/crop_to_cuisine_art_eggertsen_speaks

Lee McCormack is NICA’s skills development director and a world renowned riding technique instructor. He uses his sequential teaching curriculum to help riders of all styles and levels — BMX, mountain and road; beginners to pros — ride better, safer and faster. Lee wrote and illustrated the books Mastering Mountain Bike Skills, Welcome to Pump Track Nation, Pro BMX Skills and Teaching Mountain Bike Skills. Lee has won numerous writing and informational graphics awards, and he was part of the team that won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for public service. Lee lives in Boulder, CO, with his wife Arlette and their four kids — Kate (22), Ian (19), Fiona (2) and Finley (2). He rides as much as he can. Check out his Lee’s site: www.leelikesbikes.com

 Ben Ollett is the 2012 Olympic Bronze medal-winning coach in mountain biking and has been coaching cycling for ten years.  He has worked with all levels and disciplines of cyclists, encouraging and motivating each to surpass their performance and fitness goals.  Ben takes an intelligent approach to high-performance cycling coaching, providing clients with a balanced, holistic and pragmatic approach to their training regimen.

Ben’s athletes have won a total of eleven US National Championships including seven in the Pro Women’s Mountain Bike category and three at the U23 level.  His athlete of nine years, Georgia Gould, recently raced to the Bronze Medal at the 2012 London Olympics in Mountain Biking.

Ben graduated from Rutgers University with a BS in Exercise Physiology and is working toward a MS in Sport Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado.  He has raced bikes in a variety of disciplines including mountain bike, cyclocross, track, and road.  Prior to cycling, he played collegiate soccer at Rutgers University and at the semi-professional level with the North Jersey Imperials.  Ben currently resides in Salt Lake City, UT, and works as a cycling coach with Whole Athlete.

  Whitney was the Head Coach for Summit Academy Team in 2012 and will be coaching the newly opened Corner Canyon High School team for 2013. She and her ride leaders assembled a team of 18 and brought the true spirit of mountain bike racing with them to every race, complete with cowbells for everyone.  In 2012 she was honored as the SRAM Coach of the Year at the NICA Awards.

Whitney has a long history in the cycling community and in racing.  On their first date in 1995, she and her husband went mountain biking.  She started racing shortly after that and has been racing ever since.

Whitney is always looking for new ways to challenge and test herself whether it be ICUP races, 12-24 hour relays, Leadville 100, Park City Point to Point, LOTOJA or road stage races.  She’s always “checking off “ something from her bucket list.  Coaching in this league is no exception.  She is truly in her element coaching and connecting with her student athletes and finds it so rewarding to be giving back to the sport and introducing others to the sport she loves.

With a BS in Exercise Physiology, Masters in Occupational Therapy, past USCF coaching experience and over 20 years of group fitness and spin instructing she is always striving to stay current with the latest coaching and training strategies.

Whitney’s the mother of 4 children.  Her oldest daughter Sierra is on her team and is following in her mom’s footsteps.  Her other 3 kids are already hoping she will be their mountain biking coach when they’re in high school. 

 Evan started cycling at the age of 19 and joined the Vanderbilt University Cycling Team, and raced from February thru October, both on the road and on the dirt. For 3 years in collegiate cycling I was racing road time trials, team time trials, road races, criteriums, cross country mountain bike races, mountain bike time trials, short track, dual slalom, downhill, and 4X!

Upon graduating with a degree in civil engineering, he switched his focus to full time cycling. 2 seasons in Belgium racing road bikes with sporadic mountain bike racing always mixed in led to his first professional contract in 2010, and he raced professionally on the domestic road circuit in 2010 and 2011.

In 2012, Evan stepped back from his professional career to explore other avenues. He has always had an interest in coaching, especially youth. Evan feels that coaching and riding with kids was some of the most rewarding time he has spent on a bicycle. He wishes he had discovered cycling earlier in life and coaching at the high school level is his way of helping kids find the amazing and lifelong sport of cycling earlier than most, as well as a way to share his knowledge and passion for the sport of cycling!

Evan coaches the Park City High MTB Team (the largest team in UT League) and led them to Division 1 Team Champions at every race, Overall Team Champion, and State Team Champions.