The Team
Who We Are
Christian Castillo
Executive Director
Christian Castillo lives a life powered by motion—from flying planes to fixing bikes.
Born in Chile, he joined the Air Force at 15 and served 11 years as a pilot and logistics officer. After earning his MBA in the U.K., he built a global corporate career leading multimillion-dollar projects across four continents. He later settled in Minnesota with his wife and their three kids, trading fighter jets for bicycles.
Today, Christian leads Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) as its National Executive Director. He helps thousands of kids across the country get bikes and the joy that comes with them. Known for his big-picture vision and hands-on style, he brings energy to everything he does—whether expanding a nonprofit or tuning a derailleur.
Christian is also an artist who creates original and commissioned portraits, animal studies, and impressionist seascapes. His work reflects his love for people, movement, and the places that shape us.
A lifelong cyclist and community builder, Christian believes a bike can change a life—and he’s made it his mission to give more kids that chance.
Terry Esau
Founder
Terry is a seasoned nonprofit leader with over 18 years of experience driving community impact and youth empowerment. As the founder of Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) in 2010, he has transformed a local Minnesota initiative into a national nonprofit organization now operating in 17 U.S. cities. Under his leadership, FB4K has provided hundreds of thousands of free bicycles to children in need, promoting health, mobility, and opportunity.
Terry’s visionary work has earned him national and international recognition, including the USA Today Make a Difference Award and a Guinness World Record for large-scale community bike collection efforts.
Beyond his leadership at FB4K, Terry is a published author, public speaker, and bicycle advocate, often addressing topics such as the well-being of under-resourced kids in America. In his personal time, he is an avid cyclist, musician, and artist, continuing to inspire others through creativity and action.
Chris Larson
Board Member
Chris is a former amateur triathlete, turned cyclist-swimmer and one of the founders of FB4K Atlanta. He’s now relocated back to his roots in Minneapolis.
A graduate from USNA and MIT, Chris works at North American Electric Reliability Corporation, helping to keep the electric grid stable & reliable.
In his free time, you can find Chris exploring Minneapolis via bike with his two boys, gardening, or cooking.
Bradford Hosack
Board Member
Bradford is a designer, educator, and researcher. He has built multiple startups in the Educational Technology space including the cofounding of the largest educational video platform in the world, Flipgrid.
He is currently the CTO of MindPrint Learning, a cognitive data solution engineered to optimize learning based on a student’s strengths.
For fun Bradford loves staying active playing hockey, road/gravel/fat biking around the Twin Cities, and running with his three dogs for as long as he can tolerate them.
Paul Koch
Board Member
Paul is a General Partner of Likewise Fund I Advisors, LLC, the Advisor to Likewise Partners Industrial Fund I, LLC which is acquiring and developing a consistent, high quality, and geographically diverse portfolio of income-producing industrial properties.
He is a Director of The MPX Group, a Golden Valley, Minn. marketing, design, specialty printing and promotional products company.
Paul is a former Managing Director, Private Wealth Advisor and Senior Portfolio Manager with 31 years of investment and portfolio management experience serving as the Wealth Advisor for high-net-worth families.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota and was a long-standing member of the college’s Board of Trustees. He is a former Vice Chair of the Board and a past Chair of the investment committee for the school’s endowment. Paul also serves on the Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) National Board.
In addition, Paul is a former Chair of the Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners Board of Directors and served on the Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest and Economic Club of Minnesota Board of Directors. He also previously served as a member of the University of Minnesota’s Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee and is a member of the Twin Cities Dunkers.
Paul and his wife, Michelle, live in Plymouth, Minn., with their three sons. They are passionate University of Minnesota basketball supporters and avid golfers.
Marc Swiontkowski
Board Member
Marc Swiontkowski, MD, is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is the past president of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the American Orthopaedic Association.
In 1979, he received his Medical Degree from the University of Southern California School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency training at the University of Washington. After a research fellowship in Switzerland he joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University. In July 1988 he returned to the University of Washington and in 1989, was promoted to Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and assumed the position of Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. From September 1997 through October 2007, he held the position of Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota. From 2007 through July 2015, he held the position of CEO for TRIA Orthopaedic Center. He is currently a Professor at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Swiontkowski is an NIH funded investigator and has published articles in peer review journals on numerous topics including osteomyelitis, fracture treatment, and the assessment of musculoskeletal outcomes.
He’s lectured extensively in this country as well as abroad. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Maggie Romens
Board Member
Bradford is a designer, educator, and researcher. He has built multiple startups in the Educational Technology space including the cofounding of the largest educational video platform in the world, Flipgrid.
He is currently the CTO of MindPrint Learning, a cognitive data solution engineered to optimize learning based on a student’s strengths.
For fun Bradford loves staying active playing hockey, road/gravel/fat biking around the Twin Cities, and running with his three dogs for as long as he can tolerate them.
Anne Hed
Board Member
Anne Hed began her career as a professional triathlete, competing worldwide through the 1980s. Through the sport, she met her late husband, Steve. Together, they shared a vision to create and innovate, to craft some of the fastest, most aerodynamic bike wheels in the world; and in 1984, from Steve’s garage and funded in part by Anne’s race winnings, HED Cycling Products was born.
From competing in the Ironman and the Tour de France to being awarded with several significant patents, HED Cycling is widely regarded as a pioneer in the bike industry.
Today, Anne remains a prominent figure in the sport, as a board member of the PeopleForBikes BPSA Trade Association Committee, and is leading HED in exciting new directions in composite engineering and manufacturing. She is a proud mother to Rebecca and Andrew.
Mamady Konneh
Board Member
Mamady Konneh is a Cybersecurity thought leader specializing in Identity and Access Management, with over a decade of experience across sectors including SaaS, healthcare, finance, hospitality, and retail. As Lead of Identity Governance and Administration at Okta, the global leader in identity and access management, Mamady played a pivotal role in developing innovative Identity Governance and Administrative solutions. He earned a master’s in Security Technologies from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, where he conducted research on a secure digital identification program for Guinea Conakry, which he presented at the 2018 Smart Security Week in Marseille, France.
Beyond his professional achievements, Mamady is the founder and Executive Director of WeNetworkNow, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering diverse communities through strategic networking, professional development, and mentorship programs. In recognition of his community service, he received the Minnesota 2021 Outstanding Refugee and Immigrant Award.
Our Advisory Board
Glen Dall
Glen brings visionary and strategic guidance, experience in growing companies and markets, both nationally and internationally, from his background as a public company CEO and entrepreneur, coupled with his desire to serve, to help guide the long-range strategic process for FB4K.
He also has a life-long love of helping youth, serving in the Boy Scouts of America, Big Brothers/Big Sisters organizations and Muscular Dystrophy Society.
Alec Bob
Alec is a professional BMX racer and entrepreneur from Plano, Tx. He has competed both domestically and internationally winning a world title and multiple national titles.
In 2015, he received a scholarship to Marian University to compete in collegiate cycling while also earning a degree in business marketing. While at Marian he competed in dual disciplines, BMX and Mountain biking on 7 national championship teams and won 4 consecutive Collegiate BMX National titles.
Mark Treat
Mark is a senior technology executive with more than 30 years of technology and business leadership experience. Mark leads the technology initiatives at the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Prior Lake, MN.
The experiences Mark has had in Native American community have inspired him to help FB4K deliver to those underserved communities. He holds an MBA from the University of St. Thomas and a BA from Beloit College.
In his free time, Mark enjoys many adventures by biking, hiking, sailing, traveling, and keeping up with his grandchildren.