Ken Cohen
Ken Cohen
I learned to ride on the streets of Chicago (sans sharrows, bike lanes or paths) in 1970. Aside from a short sabatical (raising children) I’ve been riding all my life. I enjoy fully loaded short tours with Columbus as my base. I currently commute 22 miles round trip.
Randy Dull
Randy Dull
Randy bought his first 10 speed bike in 1970, rode TOSRV, and has been hooked on cycling ever since. Riding experience includes recreational and family rides, racing, distance touring, cycle camping, mountain biking, and year-round commuting. He worked in several bike shops and taught comprehensive bicycle maintenance classes. Other cycling involvement included leading rides, promoting races, and coaching. He is now a welding engineer working at EWI.
Jamie Fellrath
Jamie Fellrath
I’ve been carless since 2004, when my wife and I moved to Clintonville and I decided there was no reason for us to continue to pay for two cars when I could get to work using the bus. In November of 2006 I was given a bike for my birthday and started bike commuting later that month. I haven’t looked back. I’ve found that I love cycling for transportation and that love led me to become a League of American BicyclistsCycling Instructor in August of 2009.
Jamie’s Blog, Bike Commuting in Columbus
Jamie on Twitter
Jamie writes Transportation articles for The Examiner
David Jeffers
David Jeffers
David Jeffords, League of American Bicyclists Cycling Instructor 2653) has been bicycling since 1960 and actively vehicular cycling since 1980. For a brief period in the early 90s he was a competitive triathlete. His current interests span loaded touring, recreational rides, and commuting by bicycle to work. He is an active member of Columbus Outdoor Pursuits and a ride co-leader for the annual Woodstock Bicycle Tour. David is involved in improving bicycling facilities and awareness in his local community as a member of the Gahanna Bicycle Advisory Committee and education with local Safe Routes To Schools programs. Sharing his enthusiasm for bicycling through advocacy and education is a priority.
Meredith Joy
Meredith Joy
Meredith has spoken at Pecha Kucha, the Bike to Work Week Launch, the Green Drinks’ Bike Hop, and Bike! Bike!; organized the Green Drinks Bike Hop and Bike + Art = Show; and has attended the Thunderhead Retreat, the International Car-free Conference, and Bike! Bike! Meredtith pursues grassroots bicycle advocacy and mode shift via a new organization she has worked throughout 2009 to establish—Yay Bikes!. In addition to setting up a new office at Summit United Methodist Church and helping Yay Bikes! coordinate the annual Columbus Bike to Work Challenge, Meredith volunteers substantial time to the Pedal Instead bike valet and became a League Certified Instructor (#2573) in 2009.
Tricia Kovacs
Tricia Kovacs
Tricia Kovacs has been an avid cyclist since her older brother, Steven, brought her along on her first century ride at age 12. She has been a tourist and commuter ever since. She is currently working for the Gahanna Parks & Recreation department on implementation of bikeway projects and their Safe Routes to Schools programs. Tricia is a board member of Ohio Bicycle Federation, where she is working with the state legislature on laws related to cyclists and with the Ohio Department of Public Safety on motorist education to share the road with cyclists. She is the secretary of YayBikes! which coordinates the Central Ohio Bike to Work Challenge and Bike Month activities. Tricia is also a member of Columbus Outdoor Pursuits and CRES Cycling Club (AT&T/Lucent club), planning and leading century tours, day rides and week-long tours. She is a member of the Gahanna Bicycle Advisory Committee since June, 2006, and a League of American Bicyclists (LAB) Cycling instructor since May, 2007, teaching adults and children in the Central Ohio area. Tricia applied for the LAB Bicycle Friendly Community status for Columbus, which was awarded at the bronze level in May, 2009. She is proficient in bicycle mechanics.
Michael Reed
Michael Reed
More information about Michael is coming soon…
Gordon Renkes
Gordon Renkes
Gordon Renkes, a member of the former BAC and Certified League Cycling Instructor… More information about Gordon is coming soon…
Juana Sandoval
Juana Sandoval
Juana is a fair weather bike commuter, and she has been known to use COTA to make the ride shorter. Juana is quite lazy while biking, but she prefers to think of it as being efficient. She is extremely lucky to have spent several hours biking slowly in Portland Oregon, Chicago Illinois, Akron Ohio, and Bogota Colombia, in addition to metro Columbus. Juana hopes to do her small part in helping hundreds of people become more comfortable with riding their bikes in Central Ohio.
In past lives Juana has worked as an automotive engineer and a high school math teacher. Juana is completely overeducated, with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, a Master’s in City and Regional Planning from OSU, and a M.S. in Civil Engineering, also from OSU. Despite this, Juana enjoys working as an associate engineer at MORPC. At MORPC she deals with various aspects of active transportation, including pedestrian, biking, and transit issues. (Juana’s voluntary work as an LCI is not affiliated with her MORPC work.)