Rick Ellison
rick@bikeslocounty.org
Rick Ellison is as familiar riding a bike as being in the executive suite. Rick joined Bike SLO County as the new executive director and brings professional experience, a passion for San Luis Obispo community and experience with multiple types of cycling.
Rick has lived in three towns known for cycling, including Boulder, Colorado; Chico, California; and San Luis Obispo. After graduating from Pepperdine University with a Bachelors in Business and an MBA, Rick moved to SLO 20 years ago to serve as the Associate VP for University Advancement. He played a lead role with the first fundraising campaign in the history of Cal Poly and the CSU. His professional background involves leading community development, alumni relations, major gift fundraising and campaign fundraising in higher education and health care. In addition, he has served as a collegiate triathlon coach for more than 15 years and garnered four National Collegiate Championship’s, while coaching more than 1000 triathletes. He also holds League Cycling Instructor certification #6562 from the League of American Bicyclist’s and leads bike education programs.
Athletically, Rick has competed in triathlons for more than 30 years, completing more than 100 races, including seven Ironman distance races. You can find Rick riding any one of his bicycles throughout the county, including a road bike, a tri bike, a cruiser and a Santana tandem he rides with his wife Laurie.
Dan Rezai Asl
daniel@bikeslocounty.org
After relocating from Humboldt County to San Luis Obispo in 2018, Dan immediately fell in love with the area. Having spent the last 10 years working in and managing bike shops, volunteering at the Bike Kitchen in San Luis Obispo in his free time felt like a great way to get to know the local bike community. After months of volunteering alongside other dedicated volunteers and staff members, the position of Programs Assistant and Bicycle Valet Coordinator opened up & Dan knew he was ready to take on a larger role at Bike SLO County. Dan applied, the planets aligned and he was offered the position!
Dan loves riding bicycles. Dan loves fixing bicycles. Dan loves to help other people with their bicycles. Once you get to know Dan, he’ll probably love you too.
Willy Wilson
willy@bikeslocounty.org
Willy came to SLO in 2013 and soon after became involved with Bike SLO County as a volunteer in various capacities. She eventually served on the board of the organization from 2018 to 2020, and now works as programs assistant in the Bike Kitchen!
Noah Crabtree
Rose Levinson-Woertz
Rose is a geriatric social worker who moved to SLO in 2013. She didn‘t know she was missing out on the bike community until she met her husband, Ian, in 2017, and he introduced her to biking as transportation. Now she can’t imagine life without several bikes in the garage, and their son, Calvin, rides in a cargo bike more often than a car. He‘s also loving his own bike, nicknamed Juice Box (because it’s purple).
In 2023, they took Cal to Copenhagen to experience international bike culture, and discovered Cycling Without Age. After returning to SLO, they reached out to Bike SLO County to see about starting the program under the organization’s leadership. CWA is launching in late summer 2024, and while Rose is the coordinator, Ian is helping with organization and is a volunteer pilot as well.
Rose likes riding downtown to meet friends or grab a meal, micromanaging her veg garden, swimming at Sinsheimer and playing games (invite her over to play games).
Julia Valentine
Julia is a seasoned educator that has worked with children and adults in various classroom and outdoor settings over the last 27 years. Her passion for the environment and love of fun has meant that a bike has been a constant companion throughout her life. Catch her at any of our upcoming Bike SLO County events!
