Executive Directors
Jason Wise - President
Jason Wise is an enthusiastic cyclist with a deep passion for biking that began in the early 2000s and spans various types of bikes, including mountain biking. He became involved with trail building at O'Bannon Woods State Park, where he played a key role in establishing the Groupcamp trail and expanding the local biking community. With the help of dedicated volunteers, Jason has contributed to the development of a well-regarded trail system and an annual bike festival. As he steps into the role of HMBA president, his goals include enhancing the organization's website, improving communication, boosting membership, and supporting trail builders, all while continuing the legacy of his predecessor, Paul Arlinghaus. Jason is eager to lead HMBA into its next chapter and work with the team to achieve these objectives.
Jason Pruitt - Vice President
Jason Pruitt from the Tippecanoe Mountain Bike Association is the new Vice President for the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association (HMBA). He has been involved with HMBA since its inception. Over the years, Pruitt has competed in various off-road events across the country, including cross-country races, 6, 12, and 24-hour races, 100-mile endurance races, and occasional alley cat races. As he shifted focus from racing, he concentrated on building strong relationships with local municipalities to develop a positive and growing trail system in collaboration with TMBA members. Pruitt takes pride in the progress made in natural surface off-road trails statewide and is eager to continue advancing HMBA's momentum.
Ryan Hastings- Secretary
Ryan Hastings began mountain biking around 2012 and quickly became involved with the HMBA after his first ride at Fort Ben. He regularly drove down to work sessions at Fort Ben and Brown County and resgistered as a member of the HMBA. As his local scene in Lafayette grew and the TMBA formed, Ryan atteded goup rides and work sessions and joined the TMBA board as secretary. With the reorganization of the HMBA, he now represents the TMBA on HMBA’s board. He is passionate about attracting new riders to group rides to build a supportive community and enhance membership. Ryan lives and works remotely in a wooded area that attracts stray cats and breifly caught the interest of a wandering peacock.
Andrew McMullan - Treasurer
Andrew McMullan is an HMBA board member and the president of the Town Run Advisory Council. He was reintroduced to HMBA when he and his wife moved back from California in 2011 to start a family, with Town Run becoming his local trail. McMullan began volunteering at trail workdays and was impressed by the efforts of HMBA and its volunteers across the state. Although the region lacks mountains, he believes in the passion and desire to make the most of what is available. As a proud father of three, McMullan and his wife are often seen chasing their kids around and involving them in trail workdays. They aim to instill a love of the outdoors and appreciation for natural resources in their children, hoping to inspire the same in other Hoosiers. McMullan is committed to advancing outdoor recreation in Indianapolis and continuing to build on the foundation laid by others.
Patrick Schafer - HMBA
Patrick is an active mountain biker who fell deep into the hobby during COVID. In the last two years he has accumulated 6,700+ miles, over 431,000ft of elevation gain, 5 enduro podiums, and a 12 hour pro endurance race podium; he placed second overall in the 2023 Enduro Southeast series in CAT 2. He’s also newly into the adventure of road biking, which he claims is for mountain bike cross training.
Recreational access for trail users is highly important to him as it allows for continued time spent outdoors and enables these valuable community assets (trails) that bring people together through a common interest. He is active around the Southern Indiana region and can often be found volunteering at O’Bannon Woods. Patrick looks forward to assisting with the continued growth of mountain biking in Indiana. His favorite place to ride is Pisgah National Forest, NC (WNC area), Bend, OR, and realistically anywhere with good singletrack. He is lucky that his wife (Grace) and dog (Phil Collins) support his hobby.
Directors At-Large
Sandra Gilmore - OWMB
Sandra Gilmore from Milltown, Indiana, is a passionate cyclist whose home trails are at O’Bannon Woods State Park. Although she enjoyed biking as a child, she paused when she got her license but returned to cycling in 2011, starting with road biking and soon discovering mountain biking. Since then, she has also embraced gravel biking, downhill biking, and e-biking. Gilmore is a regular volunteer at O’Bannon Woods and enjoys other outdoor activities such as running, hiking, and mushroom hunting. Her favorite mountain biking destinations are Moab, UT, and Crested Butte, CO. Having ridden bikes in 44 states, she is just six states away from completing her goal of biking in all 50 states. She looks forward to representing the OWMB chapter on the HMBA board.
Terry Mitchell- ITC
Terry Mitchell, a leader with Indy Trail Collective, trail advocate, sawyer, NICA coach, and lifelong mountain biker, has been riding for over 25 years and brings his passion for the sport and trail advocacy into everything he does—on the bike and in the woods. Over the past year, Terry has helped build stronger relationships with multiple park systems, opening the door for new miles of trail to be completed this year. As a NICA coach, he’s especially driven to ensure trail access for families, youth riders, and riders of all abilities, creating spaces that are welcoming, safe, and fun for everyone. When he’s not volunteering or coaching, Terry can be found taking on endurance events. His accomplishments include finishes at the Hammer Road 100, Lumberjack 100, and Mohican 100, the 2025 Marji Gesick 50 Single Speed win, a Coast to Coast Gravel Grinder finish, and completing Ironman Lake Placid—along with many more miles and adventures still ahead.
Jason HIlt - ITC
Jason Hilt began mountain biking in 2001 at Town Run Trail Park. By 2003, he became involved with HMBA, learning trail maintenance to give back to the trail he loved. Over the years, he has contributed to building trails at Brown County, Crooked Creek, Versailles, Nebo Ridge, and Fort Ben. He also led the project to construct the wood-banked turn at Town Run with the help of the Boy Scouts. As Fort Ben opened, Jason started riding there more frequently and is now the HMBA Trail Lead at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park. He looks forward to serving as the HMBA representative for the trails at Fort Ben.