Team members

Members of Be the Change Cyclists:

In order of joining - April 2009:

Jim Ott - English professor, Las Positas College / Former Pleasanton School Board Trustee

Jerry Pentin -Owner, Spring Street Studios / Pleasanton Planning Commissioner

Steve Sherman - Attorney / Mock Trial coach Amador Valley High School

Pamela Ott - Economic Development Director, City of Pleasanton

Nelson Fialho - Pleasanton City Manager

Tim Sbranti - Mayor of Dublin / teacher Dublin High School

Gina Bloomfield - CFO UNCLE Credit Union, Livermore, CA

Joined in May 2009:

Melissa Ott, student at U.C. Santa Cruz. Melissa joined our team when she was in high school at Amador and she took the photo for our logo. She is now a non-active member since she lives outside the Tri-Valley, but she supports our efforts!

Joined in June 2009:

Ursula Goldstein, member Pleasanton Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee and former employee (and current consultant) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Bob Coomber, columnist for the Independent newspaper and magazine. Bob's two wheels are his wheelchair. This man is amazing.

Mike Centrelli, Pleasanton resident and employee at ADP

Joined in July 2009:

Peter Norquist, employee at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Tim Andrews, employee at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Karen Swift, former Pleasanton school teacher

Joined in August 2009:

Julie Harryman, Assistant City Attorney, Pleasanton

Jim Van Dyke, president and founder of Javelin Strategy and Research, and founder of PTown Bike Advocates

David Beals, database administrator at Transdyn, Inc. in Pleasanton. David lives in Walnut Creek and he commutes by bike down the Iron Horse Trail

Alan and Julie Casamajor, retired but very active! They cycle together in lieu of car trips for errands and trips. Julie is a PTown Bike Advocate member.

Hilary and Kristie Gross. Hilary commutes by bike out of Pleasanton to Concord, and Kristie rides to work at Amador Valley High School.

Joined in September 2009:

Pat Walsh, Special Operations Sergeant, Pleasanton Police Department

Eric Harpell, Instructor of Physics and Astronomy, Las Positas College, Livermore

Joined in October 2009:

Greg Pinter, Founder of NetInformer of San Ramon

Russ Riley, Retired Educator, Livermore

Paul O'Flynn, Software Development Manager at Oracle

The Gillette Family (Bryan, Audrey, Colin and Decker live in Pleasanton)

Mark Szymczak: Pleasanton volunteer, Backyard Farmer, Environmental Activist, and Business Owner

Bob Belichak: a stay-at-home dad with three kids who lives in Pleasanton.

Joined in February 2010:

Alma Schiefer: Commutes from Walnut Creek to Pleasanton and is a member of the EBBC and the Valley Spokesmen bicycle club.

Tom Hall: Commutes by bike to work within Pleasanton and is a member of Rotary. Tom is also a runner who is frequently found on Sunday monrings running the Pleasanton ridge.

Steve Kowalewski: A semi-retired 63-year-young fellow who commutes three days per week just under 20 miles round trip.

Peg Miller: Commutes 30 miles round trip from San Ramon to Kaiser-Oakland Medical Center.

Joined in April 2010:

Rob Barnett: Rides to work usually three times a week from Pleasanton to San Ramon and back.

Rick Beaumont: Works for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and occasionally commutes by bike from Pleasanton to Orinda and back!
Joined in May 2010:


Dave Hipple, Engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Joined in June 2010:

Bob Carling, Director, Sandia National Laboratory

Nadine Horner, External Relations Officer, Public Affairs, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Neil McGovern works for Sybase and commutes to Dublin from Walnut Creek. His primary mode of trasnportation is his bicycle!

Mike Rushford, LLNL Physicist & Optics Engineer; Boy Scout ASM outing leader, Cycling Merit Badge counselor and trainer. Mike commutes rain or shine 10 miles round trip to work!

Joined in July 2010:

Ted Sandelin, works in the automotive industry and lives and works in Livermore

Doug Sandelin (Ted's dad), works in the automotive industry in Livermore

Kathleen McCandless, LLNL employee who commutes 10 miles round trip


Joined in September 2010:

Kevin Greenlee, Pleasanton North Rotarian who enjoys using his bike for errands

Dave Pap Rocki, works for Adept in Pleasanton and uses his bike for errands and commuting to work

Alex Haag, commutes from S.F. by BART to Adept in Pleasanton, then rides his bike a mile each way!

Carlos Hung, with NetInformer of San Ramon -- he commutes seven miles round trip!

Joined in June 2011

Doug Matkins, Manager, Clorox R&D Health & Safety -- Doug commutes 31 miles round trip and is an avid bike commuter, adding hundreds of miles to our totals every month!