Board of Directors
| PRESIDENT:Deepak Gupta (he/him) Deepak Gupta is the Treasurer for the Oakland Triathlon Club. Deepak believes variety is the spice of life which is why he loves triathalons. Training in three sports he loves is as good as it gets. When he's not training, Deepak enjoys cooking for his family, camping, brewing coffee or touring local breweries in the east bay. He works early morning east coast hours and is usually up for a ride, run, or swim anytime after 2:00 pm during the week. Give him a shout if you're interested! |
| VICE PRESIDENT:Cyrus Farivar (he/him) Cyrus (“Suh-ROOS”) is still new to triathlon, having completed his first two races in 2022. He is always happy to nerd out anytime on cargo bikes, beer, Star Trek, and public records requests. He tweets too much at @cfarivar. |
 | SECRETARY:Jamie Goldstein (she/her) Jamie is a newer triathlete who got into the sport by deciding to finally check “do a mini triathlon” off of her bucketlist. She had no idea how quickly she’d get bitten by the tri bug. Her main training goal is to give out as many high-fives on the course as possible. |
 | TREASURER:Varun Kaushik (he/him) Raised between India and the Netherlands, Varun was used to commuting on a bicycle, but tennis was his competitive passion. While he would not become a Tennis Pro, he became a Chemical Manufacturing Engineer. However; punishing night-shifts took its toll and as he pivoted into Supply Chain Management in 2019, Varun started Yoga, and got back on the saddle to relieve stress. He completed his first century ride for charity, from Carmel to Hearst Castle along the picturesque PCH. He then joined OTC to delve into the triathlon world, and now also as board member, Varun is eager to engage more with the local community through his passion for health and fitness! |
| ATHLETICS DIRECTOR:Travers Anderson (he/him) Travers did his first triathlon in 2011 with his wife Rachel and was shocked to find that he was actually faster on that day (as marginal as it was). This was quite uncommon as he had become accustomed to losing to his wife (to say nothing of his 60 year old father) in running events and so naturally took a liking to triathlon. He has continued to race triathlons to this day and on the right course (e.g. short swim, long bike) he still has a chance to beat Rachel. In his day job he manages a team of scientists at Clorox R&D. |
| SPONSORSHIP DIRECTOR:Jamie Goldstein (she/her) Jamie is a newer triathlete who got into the sport by deciding to finally check “do a mini triathlon” off of her bucketlist. She had no idea how quickly she’d get bitten by the tri bug. Her main training goal is to give out as many high-fives on the course as possible. |
| COMMUNITY OUTREACH:Lesely Wallace (she/her) Lesley helps coordinate volunteer efforts at races (triathlon and otherwise). Tris are an excellent outlet for her outdoor enthusiasm and is always looking for friends to exercise outside with. |
| WEB DIRECTOR:Jason Agbayani (he/him) Jason got into triathlons in 2018, having previously known nothing about the sport. He is self described as a little bit "extra" so this perfect for him. He went from barely able to completing a sprint to completing a couple of 70.3's, and IMAZ. He has lived in Northern California his entire life except for a year spent teaching in South Korea. While not training, he enjoys spreading the gospel of Peloton. |
| COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR:Jesse Taylor (she/her) Jesse did her first triathlon in college, after her swim coach led a triathlon class which culminated with a triathlon through the corn fields of Minnesota. After graduating, she further diversified her athletic interests into biking and running to get a break from the pool. While the transition from biking around flat Minnesota lakes to the Oakland hills was not easy, she has learned to love all the Bay Area has to offer. Her favorite races are Olympic distances and she has done one 70.3 (with her eyes set on another this season). She loves seeing her Oakland Triathlon teammates at group rides and races! |
| MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR:Cameron Snyder (she/her) As people from Connecticut do, Cameron started her athletic journey in sailing taking it to the collegiate level in upstate New York. Immediately needing some sunshine after college, she moved out West and has found a love for everything the Bay Area has to offer outside. She turned the off-water sailing training into triathlon and has competed in three 70.3 as well as a solo bike tour from SF to San Diego. During the day, she works corporate strategy/HR. She's excited for to be the membership director to connect with everyone and help more people get into the sport! |
| FOUNDER:Chris Van Luen (he/him) Chris is the Founder of the Oakland Triathlon Club. He is an avid racer and connoisseur of good cake. |
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