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PBMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The PBMA Board of Directors holds monthly tele-conference meetings. Click any Board Members name to email them directly.
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 Jenny Kallista
 
President
​Asheville, North Carolina - In the industry since 1992
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Jenny is the owner, operator, instructor, janitor and groundskeeper at Appalachian Bicycle Institute

"don't take yourself too seriously, but take what you do very seriously" 
-unknown (but might be Audrey Hepburn)


Follow Jenny on Instagram @jennykallista

So it's clear Jenny's favorite food is Middle Eastern
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Jeff Rowe
San Diego, California - 20 years in the Industry 

Jeff is the Factotum.

Favorite Quote: Si ma tante en avait, on l'appellerait mon oncle‎" - French proverb"

Follow Jeff on Instagram @distractionmanagement
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Jeff's favorite everything is Coffee
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Danielle Castelli Strader
​Vice President

 Fuquay Varina, NC - In the Industry since 2011

Danielle owns and runs Torrenti Cycles, an independent mobile business and bicycle shop.

Favorite Quote: "The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do" - Amelia Earhart

​Follow Danielle on Instagram @torrenticycles

PBMA factoid.  Danielle is a homesteader 

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Ric Hjertberg
Treasurer
Seattle, Washington - An industry insider since 1970
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Ric is the Resident evangelist at Wheel Fanatyk

​ "The bicycle wheel is the cleverest contrivance in all of human engineering," Ric H

Ric on the web: www.wheelfanatyk.com

Random PBMA fact, Ric's favorite place is 3mi up west side of Naciamento-Fergusson Rd
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Anait Garushyants
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania - Bicycle Shops since 2004

Ana is the Co-Owner and Operator of Circle Cycle Bike Shop

Favorite Quote "The only way to do great work is to love what you do" - Steve Jobs

PBMA Fact: Ana is a NICA coach, bilingual and is always excited to learn new things and explore!

Follow Ana on Instagram
@ana_8g
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Win Allen
Westlake Village, California - in the industry since 1985

Win is the owner and operator of Win's Wheels, a successful service only shop.

Favorite Quote: "Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast"

Follow Win on Instagram @winswheels

Because it matters Win has proven that his quote is true winning the Interbike Mechanics Challenge 2-years in a row!  Win has also been a mechanic in the service of some of the biggest teams in the sport at the World Tour level.

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Steve Donovan
​Denver, Colorado - 32 years in the Industry
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Head Mechanic for the US Paralympic Cycling Team, Denver CO

Favorite Quote: "What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do." --Bob Dylan

Follow Steve on Instagram @bikemechanicsteve
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When he's not traveling with the Paralympic Team you can also find Steve supporting the racers from the Amy D Development Foundation
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Les Welch
Harrisonburg, VA - Wrenching in the industry since 1972

Established East Coast Bicycle Academy in 1987

Courtesy of Bicycling Magazine:

"Welch's favorite tool is a pair of chrome-plated miniature Craftsman pliers with offset alligator jaws. "They belonged to my dad," who was a self-taught mechanical genius, he says. "When I was a kid, he used them to pull my baby teeth." Now, Welch uses them for any strong-finger job: pulling cables, overhauling freehubs, and installing valve extensions on triathletes' race wheels."

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Josh Boggs
Greenville, SC - 20 year industry veteran

Sales Manager at Trek Store of Greenville 

Favorite Quote: "When all else fails, read the book of instructions." - Jerry Lesley
Check out Josh on Instagram:
@probikewrench 

PBMA Mechanic of the Year, 2017 (but by no means as fast as Win... like not even close)
Married with children (5 total)
Board Member, Palmetto Cycling Coalition (SC's state bicycle advocacy organization)
Hobbies: Geocaching and playing my Ukulele

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