Bike SLO County functions with great staff and an active 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!
Melanie Mills
Melanie is a landscape architect at RRM Design Group and the President of the Bike SLO County Board of Directors. She earned her MLA from the University of Washington and has spent her career working with interdisciplinary design teams to integrate ecological function, multimodal transportation, and public art into community infrastructure. A daily bike commuter and enthusiastic mountain biker, Melanie is a dedicated advocate for safer, more welcoming streets and is passionate about creating environments where people of all ages and abilities feel comfortable walking and riding bikes.
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.
Hannah Heavenrich
Hannah comes to the Bike SLO County Board as a former Bike SLO County on-bike educator and current Rideshare coordinator at the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments. Hannah graduated with a MS in Biology and has spent the last 10 years working on educating youth and the public about environmental stewardship and ecosystem knowledge. At Rideshare, Hannah now works daily to improve alternative transportation in SLO County and runs programs to encourage biking, walking, and carpooling. Hannah loves to mountain bike, road bike, and bike commute when possible, especially with friends and family.
Jake Winett
Jake is a Strategic Advisor and Entrepreneur focused on scaling the adoption and impact of transformative technology platforms. Over 30+ years, he has led product, go-to-market, and executive teams across SaaS, AI/ML, mobile, and enterprise software at companies including Microsoft, Sony Pictures, and Mindbody, building cross-functional organizations and driving strategic outcomes in high-growth environments. A competitive road and gravel cyclist who competed in the UCI Gravel World Championships 2025 and a founding member of SLO GRVL, a community-based cycling club with over 600 members, Jake brings the same rigor and discipline to bike advocacy that he applies to building scalable products. He joined the Bike SLO County Board because he believes that thoughtful strategy, strong team execution, and real-world problem-solving are essential to expanding cycling access and creating communities where more people choose to ride.
Rory Baker
Rory brings hands-on experience in bicycling, education, and community-based projects. He previously worked at Bike SLO County, helping run Earn-a-Bike, Bike Valet, and the Bike Kitchen. He also helped found Full Cycle Compost, a worker cooperative in Humboldt County that collected compost entirely by bicycle and trailer.
Rory currently manages the Mustang Makerspace at Cal Poly, supporting students in learning, building, and problem-solving through hands-on projects. He brings a practical, community-focused perspective to the Bike SLO County board.
Ian Woertz
Ian is a professional engineer who graduated from Cal Poly with a Master of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2008. He is committed to improving safety and increasing the ridership of bicyclists of all ages. Ian is a certified League Cycling Instructor and provides training for new pilots in the Cycling Without Age program. Ian’s favorite bicycle is an electric front-cargo bike , which often gets turned into a 12-foot-long great white shark on Halloween.
Rob Frew
Rob Frew is a Security Technical Program Manager at Stripe and a proud San Luis Obispo local who believes the best way to experience the Central Coast is on two wheels. A recreational cyclist and devoted family man, Rob rides with his two kids and is passionate about building a community where families can safely explore their neighborhoods and beyond by bike. He and his wife Annie, a Cal Poly professor and published author, are deeply rooted in SLO and share a love of the outdoors, from cycling and hiking to camping adventures with their two dogs.
Rob is no stranger to community service. He serves on the board of Elks Lodge 322, where he chairs the Playground Committee, and brings that same hands-on, people-first energy to his role on the Bike SLO County board. Whether he’s advocating for safer bike infrastructure, hitting the trails with his family, or building something with his own hands, Rob is committed to making San Luis Obispo a better place to live, work, and ride.
Jaimie Jones
Jaimie Jones has called San Luis Obispo County home for more than 22 years and lives in Cayucos, where she enjoys the strong sense of community and easy access to the outdoors. As an active road cyclist and occasional bike commuter, she values safe, connected infrastructure that makes it easier for people of all ages and abilities to bike and walk. Jaimie joined the Bike SLO County Board of Directors to support efforts that make biking and walking safer, more accessible, and more enjoyable throughout the county. She has been involved in the local cycling community for many years, volunteering with SLO Nexus, helping organize the SLO Cross race, and participating in other local cycling events.
Professionally, Jaimie works in environmental consulting, where she supports a variety of projects, including transportation and infrastructure projects, and collaborates with agencies and stakeholders throughout California. She also volunteers with the Cayucos Land Conservancy, supporting the Land Stewardship and Hillside Parcels Committees. When she’s not working or volunteering, Jaimie can usually be found exploring the Central Coast on one of her many bicycles (her favorite is Olive, a rusty 1970s Schwinn Collegiate), hiking in Big Sur and Montaña de Oro, or planning her next backpacking adventure.
Melanie (Mel) Senn
Melanie (Mel) Senn has been a bicycle commuter since she was 15 and got a job at Jack in the Box in the San Fernando Valley. That was 1986. Now 40 years later, she’s retired from teaching for the English department at Cal Poly and is now an owner / agent of Anderson & Senn Commercial Real Estate. Mel has lived in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico and has volunteered as an interpreter for medical clinics in Mexico and Guatemala. She’s produced award-winning stories as a freelancer for her beloved public radio station, KCBX. She raised her sons bicycling to Pacheco Elementary and is ever-so grateful that current parents and kids have the bicycle infrastructure she always dreamed of–and is eager to see more of it. Her heart warms to see ever more folks–old and young and in between–safely and happily bicycling in our county.
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Meetings held virtually- email info@bikeslocounty.org for a link
