Bike SLO County functions with great staff and an active 6 member board. We are always looking for a few good people to join the board and be a part of our rapidly growing organization. Being a board member is a great chance to be directly involved in creating positive change for bicycles in SLO County!
Gary Havas
Gary is a native of the Bay Area who went to school at Cal Poly in the ’80s. Fortunate enough to return to San Luis Obispo in 2008, he immediately sought volunteer work to get closer to the community. He joined the San Luis Obispo Bicycle Club, and got involved with Bike SLO County (then San Luis Obispo Bicycle Coalition) as a regular volunteer at the Thursday Farmers’ Market Bike Valet and other Valet attended events.
After directing the SLOBC Wildflower Century for five years ending in 2016, and serving on the board of the bike club for two years, Gary seeks to apply the skills he developed in those positions to the success of Bike SLO County and all the cycling and community development it stands for.
Garrett Otto
Garrett moved from Davis, California to San Luis Obispo to attend Cal Poly in 2004 where he found his passion for cycling. Garrett became an active member in the bike community during his time at school and has been a passionate advocate since.
After years of working at various firms, Garrett started his own electrical engineering consulting business. The flexible work schedule has granted him the ability to spend more time to promoting better bike infrastructure in SLO. He serves as the Advocacy Chair for Bike SLO County and is a founding member of the advocacy group SLO Streets for All.
Bill Bradlee
Bill lives in North county. He once heard someone say "if you want to hate this country, read the news every day. If you want to love this country, ride a bicycle across it." He decided to test the theory and, while he still reads the news daily, he found there is no better way to experience this country and it’s people than by riding a bicycle across it.
Bill works in the nonprofit world on climate change solutions. He has volunteered with many organizations including ECOSLO and the San Luis Obispo city bicycle advisory committee. He graduated with a master‘s degree in environmental studies. He owns two bikes; one folds and they’re both steel.
Karen Aydelott
Karen is an avid cyclist having completed 60 double centuries and the Paris-Brest-Paris event. In addition she is an experienced triathlete and has completed 31 Ironman distance races; 5 since her amputation on 2008.
After 9 years as the Executive Director of the Pasadena YMCA, Karen Aydelott retired June, 2001. A graduate of Wellesley College with a B.A. in Art History, Karen began her YMCA career in Minneapolis, MN.
In addition to serving as Executive Director of the Pasadena YMCA, Karen also served as Executive Director of the University of Minnesota YMCA and CEO of the San Luis Obispo County YMCA.
Since returning to San Luis Obispo in August of 2010, Karen has been a member of HEAL-SLO (Healthy Eating Active Lifestyle San Luis Obispo), chairing the policy Committee and serving on the Let’s Move and Healthy Community committees. She is also a member of the Asset Development Network of San Luis Obispo and the San Luis Obispo County Food Systems Coalition. Karen Is also very involved with the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
Jesse Englert
Jesse moved to San Luis Obispo to attend Cal Poly in 2001 where he earned a degree in Computer Science and discovered a passion for mountain biking. He has completed three solo 24 hour mountain bike races on his much loved single speed.
Jesse is a father of two children (2 & 4 years old) who motivate him to help make San Luis Obispo County a safe place for people of all ages to walk and bike. He envisions a future where transportation infrastructure prioritizes people over cars. He is a founding member of SLO Streets for All, a grassroots group that successfully advocated for the Anholm Neighborhood Greenway project.
On weekends Jesse can be found riding West Cuesta Ridge trails with friends and volunteering to maintain the California Rare Fruit Growers demonstration orchard.
Public Board Meetings:
Second Monday of every other month
Jan, March, May, July, Sept, Nov.
6:00 – 8:00 pm
email rick@bikeslocounty.org with inquiries
Location:
867 Pacific St
1st floor Conference Room
San Luis Obispo, 93401
