I heard about the Ogden Bicycle Collective through my shop teacher Mr. Scott Eddy, my bike was in need of some parts and since Ogden High School had recently had its own Bike shop set up, he recommended I go down to the Ogden Bike Collective for the parts I needed. I worked on my bike weekly through Ogden High’s Shop club and used the opportunity to learn about and work on my bike.

Several times throughout the 2021-2022 School year I was in need of parts for my bike and I could always come down the street to find the parts at the Bicycle Collective. Ashton (a former employee) helped me several of the times I came for miscellaneous parts. Then towards the end of the school year my shop teacher again approached me with information about the job; that the Ogden Bicycle Collective was looking for a student who was in his bike class. Although I was not in his bike class, I learned many things about my own bike throughout the year of me using it as my daily to and from school.

Born in Washington state, Cory was involved in restoring classic cars since he was five. After an exhausting stint as a professional mechanic in Washington, he moved down to Southern Utah and joined the Bicycle Collective, bringing his mechanical skills and knowledge to help the local community build customized bikes, just like he used to with custom classic cars.

I have loved bikes since I was a kid. I had a lot of fun riding them. I did BMX, Downhill, Enduro, and road cycling. I've always thought that riding a bicycle is really healthy and is the best for your body and soul. I heard about Bicycle Collective and it called my attention right away. It's really awesome what we do here, work for the people and the community. That is something I really enjoy.

Michael is a cyclist, snowboarder, traveler, and independent Artist. Michael takes his love of bicycles to work. He continues to serve the community, by providing exceptional service and knowledge. Producing at the fulcrum of minimalism and function to create strong, lasting and remarkable memories. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Dr. Patrick Schwab has been a core volunteer of the St. George Bicycle Collective for several years, often wrenching in the shop and administrative duties. Patrick is a Professor of STEM in both the College of Science, Engineering & Technology and the College of Education at Dixie State University. He has enjoyed bringing his formal teaching background into the Collective to help guide practices in the shop. Before his engineering and teaching career, Patrick owned and operated a bike shop in Tucson, AZ, when not focused on mountain bike racing.

Ann Mackin worked in corporate finance, accounting, and manufacturing operations for more than 20 years. For the past 12 years she has served in leadership roles in Higher Education. Currently, she serves as Business Faculty at Western Governor’s University (WGU). Previously she served as the Associate Commissioner at the Utah Colleges of Applied Technology (UCAT), Vice President at Davis Applied Technology College (DATC) as well as director of graduate business programs at Westminster and the University of Utah. Ann serves as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Holladay. She holds an MBA from the University of Utah and a Doctorate in Education from Pepperdine University.

Ann Mackin is a founding member of Real Women Run at the YWCA which launched in 2011. She serves on the Real Women Run Board. Ann created a non-profit organization, SpringBoard Utah to advocate and promote the placement of more women on boards & commissions in Utah. Ann has served in elected office in Lincoln County, Wyoming and actively promotes women to run for office.

Todd Reeder is a community developer with a passion for place making and creating opportunity in underserved neighborhoods. In his current role as Director of Real Estate Development for the Community Development Corporation of Utah, he works with community partners to provide housing solutions throughout the state. Todd joined the Bike Collective in 2018, where he will utilize his extensive background in finance, operations, project management, and development to help grow the footprint of each of the Bike Collective communities. When not riding a bike around town, Todd enjoys being in the great outdoors and listening to some wicked cool tunes.

Maria Vyas, AICP, is a consultant with 23 years of experience helping communities become friendlier for bicycling and walking. In her professional life as a transportation planner at Fehr & Peers, she has completed a considerable body of work in active transportation. Her work includes designing on- and off-street bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, establishing a regional vision for active transportation and first/last mile connections throughout the Salt Lake metropolitan region, and developing actionable bicycle and pedestrian master plans for communities throughout the West. She has been recognized for her work by the Institute of Transportation Engineers’ Bicycle and Pedestrian Council, the Women in Transportation Seminar, and the American Planning Association. A Salt Lake native, she loves to camp and ride her bike all over the great State of Utah. She believes deeply in providing transportation access and independence to all people, and in the joy of riding a bike.

In 2013 I moved to Utah from Washington, DC because this place is fascinating and wonderful and bizarre. I joined the Collective’s board in 2015 because I love our mission and because we're the only community bike shop network in the state. Some states have a series of entities doing this work, but here Utah, we're it. And that's worth fighting for. I have served as board chair since 2016, and during that time I have focused my attention on improving our institutional stability and securing the Collective's future. That focus has led to elevating the needs of our wonderful staff and improving our facilities so that the communities we serve can continue to count on us.

 

I will never forget the freedom I felt riding down the street on two wheels for the first time. I hope my volunteer work for the Collective helps provide that same sensation to others; whether they're riding towards stable employment, arriving in America having left somewhere far away, or just looking for a rad new project bike.

 

Professionally, I have worked on a range of public policy issues here in Utah, including affordable housing, campaign finance limits, air quality laws, and land use reform. Today, I plan and build transit-oriented developments for the Utah Transit Authority. I hold graduate degrees from Cornell University in city planning and public administration. 

I love being on a bike. But even more than that, I love riding in close proximity to my family and friends. A close third is seeing others on bikes, particularly kids. (Particularly my kid, though it is getting more and more difficult to get the teenager on a saddle.) It is at times like these that I feel the most hope for the world.

I like to commute to work (always getting the best parking spot). I like to pedal when I'm going out for the evening. I like thinking about how to get non-riders on bikes. I like to get in a bit of distance on the road. I like riding the mountains and deserts in and around Utah. I like multi-day family treks. And finally, I like exploring other cities and countries by bike.

My favorite day of the year is Bike Prom.

If anyone on earth can be correctly described as a force of nature, Hap Seliga most certainly fits the bill. Equal parts unshakably optimistic and eternally pragmatic, Hap is a ray of sunshine in human form. He was a co-founder of Competitive Cyclist, growing it from a scrappy brick and mortar bike shop into the premier online bike retailer long before internet shopping hit the mainstream. He went on to co-found Trust Performance prior to leading Global Customer Experience for Specialized Bicycle Products for nearly two years during COVID. Earlier this year he joined SIGNA Sports United (SSU on NYSE) as CEO Bike to establish their North American Operations.

Growing up in a few of the very tiny towns of rural western South Dakota, I was always on a bicycle. Whether it was cycling miles down a gravel road while carrying all my gear to go fishing on the river with friends, building out jumps and dirt tracks in an abandoned lot, or seeing which neighborhood kid could ride the single longest unbroken wheelie (Steve Timm, >1 mile), my bicycle always meant freedom, possibility, and fun. After 6 years in the Army, a few years working graveyard shifts in Las Vegas, and having children, I’d completely lost touch with what cycling meant to me. I moved to Utah in 2008, but it was only after moving to Liberty Wells in 2015 that I started to reconnect with cycling. Whether commuting to work, taking my children out for rides, or enjoying the bliss of a cool night’s ride home in the dark after leaving a show at the State Room, I quickly fell in love with the freedom biking provided again.

I regularly preach the benefits of cycling to anyone who will listen. I’ve been interested in the Bicycle Collective and their service-oriented work for years, and am excited to be able to contribute to their efforts and (hopefully) help the organization in some small way with my skills, talent, and passion.

Josalyn Bates has been working as a Senior Fitness Specialist Trainer since 2006. She lives in SLC with her husband and two wild sons. For her, biking is the best way to see the world and its people. She will bike anywhere, any weather, and bike commutes every day. Somehow, she convinced her family to do the same. She has been volunteering for bike advocacy for 15 years as a bike ambassador, city advisory, teaching about bike safety, skills and repairs and loves to find other ways to make SLC a healthy and strong community. Environmentalism is extremely important and the more we can get people using public transportation, walking, biking and reducing the number of cars on the road will build a better community. When not biking she enjoys playing music, dancing, listening to books and staying active.

Kirkwood (he/him) has been a core volunteer at the Bicycle Collective since the Summer of 2018. Volunteering with Bicycle Collective has brought him immense satisfaction via the small, yet empowering gifts that our organization makes to those who struggle most in our community at large. Kirkwood is also an avid cyclist & mechanic, commuting in the cold and the heat, and "W00t!"-ing his way up and down our beautiful mountains. He now serves on the board as the representative of his fellow core volunteers at the Salt Lake City New Hub location.

Attorney Tyler Dever (She/Her) joined Bicycle Collected as a board member in 2024. While Tyler specializes in general commercial litigation, with an emphasis in labor & employment and soft IP issues, she is most passionate about matters stemming from or relating to the fitness and outdoor industries. She is an avid cyclist and a fitness instructor. She rides both mountain and road, with road being her favorite of the two.

Ikaika Cox (he/him): "A Utah County native, I began volunteering at the Provo Bicycle Collective in 2012. After completing a Bachelor’s degree in Literature and Philosophy in 2015, I moved to Boise and began working with the Boise Bicycle Project where I honed my skills as a mechanic and educator. In 2016 I returned to Provo, committed to growing the operation here. I love bicycles because I see them as a vehicle that challenges riders to push themselves and engage their community in a different way. I see the Collective growing and becoming more effective in fostering community impact and growth, and serving as a space in which community members can grow and develop themselves. In June 2019, I moved to lead the Salt Lake City branch of the Bicycle Collective."

Sam Short (he/him) first got into biking through road racing. Since then Sam has enjoyed touring and bike packing. On his trips he learned the importance of being able to maintain and fix his bike. In his free time Sam enjoys bowling, playing the drums, and skiing.

Jonathon Dille, Community Programs Manager at Bicycle Collective’s SLC location, is a Utah native and outdoor enthusiast. Says Jon, “I can't remember a time growing up not having a bike and some of my fondest childhood memories involve bicycles. The bike life followed me into adulthood and I've been car free for about a decade now and find any chance I can get to advocate for safer roads and better micro and macro transportation infrastructure.”

Joshua "Josh" Cannon was born in a little town in Southern Utah called Ivins, and really enjoys working with his hands.

Josh was introduced to Bicycle Collective via his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, when he was called to a service mission in 2020. Bicycle Collective's St, George location was one of the places where he served, and after 2 years of service and learning new things about bikes, Josh's mechanical skills were undeniable, and he was offered a job as a bicycle mechanic. Since everyone who works at Bicycle Collective wears many hats, Josh has been able to learn quickly, and is helping out with our online sales efforts.

Jeramiah Kindall passed away on September, 25, 2022, and everyone at Bicycle Collective is filled with profound sadness. Jeramiah had spent time with us about 24 hours prior to his passing, lending a hand as a volunteer at Bike Prom. Many of us spent fleeting moments with him that Saturday, and will never forget his kindness. At the start of the event, Jeramiah was helping people fix their bikes with last minute repairs before the group of more than 500 riders filled the streets of SLC en route to the Front Climbing Club. Jeramiah rode his vintage Specialized Rockhopper on the ride. At the event, we sat next to him selling t-shirts and water bottles to guests. He loved the Bicycle Collective logo, and wore it proudly on his military green t-shirt (no surprise about the color, as Jeramiah was a military history buff). Our last memory of Jeramiah will be all of us together, scrambling around trying to find bikes in the Bike Valet as the party was winding down and guests were heading out for the night. And then he was gone. Rest in Peace, Jeramiah.

 

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Donna McAleer (she/her) is the Executive Director of the Bicycle Collective. She is happiest outside on her bike or on skis in the mountains.

She has more than thirty years of nonprofit and public sector organizational leadership, financial management and fundraising experience. 

Donna is a former US Army Officer having served in a variety of leadership roles stateside and in Germany. In 2013, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta appointed Donna to serve on the Defense Advisory Council for Women in the Service (DACOWITS) to provide advice and recommendations on matters and policies relating to the recruitment and retention, treatment, integration, and well-being of highly qualified professional women in the Armed Forces.

She began in the private sector with the Novations Consulting Group, later moving to William M. Mercer, Inc. Donna than became a Vice President of Global Logistics and Support Services at GenRad, a leading producer of electronic test equipment. There Donna was responsible for the development and implementation of a global logistics and customer support strategy. As a consultant, she worked on the Secretary of Veterans Affairs top three clinical and operational priorities of suicide prevention, community care, and call center modernization. 

Previously, she served as the Executive Director for People's Health Clinic in Park City, UT where she and the PHC team transformed the business model to create financial stability, increase community awareness, and ensure uninsured and underinsured residents of Summit and Wasatch counties had access to quality medical and healthcare. 

Donna received her B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York and her M.B.A. from Darden Graduate School at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. She is the award-winning author of Porcelain on Steel: Women of West Point's Long Gray Line  (Fortis Publishing 2010).

As an avid outdoor enthusiast, she teaches alpine skiing at Deer Valley Resort. Donna enjoys anything outside -- skiing, mountain biking, road cycling, hiking, camping, golfing and traveling. One of her favorite mountain biking trails is the White Rim.

Thomas Cooke (he/him) is a cyclist, skier, coach, writer, teacher, entrepreneur, local county planning commissioner, husband, and father. He settled in Park City, Utah in 1993, and has been turning pedals on all sorts of bikes ever since. 

Thomas has had a long career in brand development, marketing, and brand building through leveraging creative technology. 

Starting in 2005, Thomas led the creative team for SLC-based agency Struck who along with the Utah Office of Tourism and State Tourism Board launched Utah’s Life Elevated brand and subsequent advertising campaigns to promote the state as a tourism destination. 

In 2008, Thomas joined SLC-based digital agency Welikesmall (now called Thinkingbox) and helped launch a ground-breaking website for the 2010 U.S. Census. 

In 2011, Thomas co-founded Rally Interactive, a product design and development studio that would go on to win an Apple Design Award for an iOS app they designed and developed for National Geographic.

Thomas is excited to join the Bicycle Collective and combine his experience in creative technology with his passion for bicycles and the people who ride them.

Abby is currently interviewing to become the Bicycle Collective mascot as a vocal and enthusiastic supporter. She loves meeting all of the volunteers and youth that come into the shop. Sometimes she takes quick dog naps while her human interacts with others. While she loves being in the shop, she prefers to be on the trails hiking or biking with her human. Abby does love treats and ear scratches.