Staff

  • Sarah Camille Wilson

    Name: Sarah Camille Wilson (she/her)

    Position: Executive Director

    Contact: sarahcamille@oldspokeshome.com

    My favorite feeling on a bike is: A commute on a winter day when the temperature is near zero and the air is so bright and crisp it feels brittle.

    Away from bikes, I like to: Read (mostly novels), teach ceramics (at CCV and the Shelburne Craft School), and hang out with my introverted dog (Shino).

    Every bike should have: A basket!

  • Meag Rinier

    Name: Meag Rinier (they/them)

    Positon: Program and Bike Resource Manager

    I think everyone should watch: less TV.

    My favorite feeling on a bike is: handling fast rocky descent on a rigid mountain bike. 

    Away from bikes, I like to: plunge in icy waters and hang out in the woods. 

  • Samantha van Gerbig

    Name: Samantha (Sammie) van Gerbig (she/her)

    Position: Vintage Part Specialist/eBay Store Manager

    Every bike should have a: bell, ding!

    I think everyone should listen to: goldfinches, chimney swifts, & orioles when they first return to VT in the spring; also: Out Hud'Let Us Never Speak of It Again (2005)

    Away from bikes, I like to: skimo/canoe/snowshoe/camp/read/sleep

  • Dan Maurice

    Name: Dan Maurice (he/him)

    Position: Shop Manager

    My dream bike is: my bike

    Away from bikes, I like to: rip slow heavy riffs

    I think everyone should listen to: Rage Against The Machine

     

  • Audrey Zizza

    Name: Audrey Zizza (any pronouns)

    Position: Wrench (aka Mechanic) and Program Coordinator

    My favorite feeling on a bike is: I love the feeling of my T-shirt billowing in the wind with my belly just peeking out. In the words of Frank Ocean: "Shirt in the breeze like I'm sailin'."

    Away from bikes I like to: Rollerblade, it's my favorite form of transportation. And that's sayin something! Because I really do like riding my bike!

    My mantra is: "I'm the luckiest girl in the world."

  • Ryan McAllister

    Name: Ryan McAllister (he/they)

    Position: Mechanic

    My favorite feeling on a bike is: Riding on that fresh fallen inch of snow around town at night.

    Away from bikes, I like to: Cook, garden, fly planes and travel (and you can get there by bike).

    My dream bike is: The one in your shed.

     

     

  • Deborah Kraft

    Name: Deborah Kraft (She/Her)

    Position:  Mechanic

    My favorite feeling on a bike is:  Zooming past all of the cars stuck in rush hour traffic.

    Every bike should have a: Kickstand!!!

    I think everyone should watch: Centaurworld (just trust me)

  • Atom Moran

    Name: Atom Michel Moran (they/them)

    Position: Inventory Coordinator

    My favorite feeling on a bike is: the simplicity, the connectivity with space and place, being  lost and found all at once

    Away from bikes, I like to: read books that challenge my worldview, plan my next bike tour,  and cook cuisine that is both ancient and timeless

    I think everyone should listen to: Trees talking

  • Nic Chaya

    Name: Nic Chaya (he/him)

    Position: Bicycle Worshipper and Tinkerer and Tourer and Mechanic[-er]

    When I'm away from bicycles I like to: drink fancy teas, eat small oranges, and read fiction, or non-fiction, books.

    My favorite feeling on the bike is: when it's rainy, cold, and I don't know where I am in the mountains or some far away place. A slight danger that tingles, being in a place that is peaceful and harsh simultaneously. Knowing that the rain will stop, it will get warmer, and there will be pastries down the road eventually. 

    I think everyone should listen to: their heart.

     

  • Will Warren

    Name: Will Warren (he/him)

    Position: Regular SuperVolunteer and Occasional Fill-in Tech

    My favorite feeling on a bike is: being on a big ride and questioning the choices that led me there.

    Every bike should have an: interesting rear-facing sticker for those behind to enjoy.

    My motto is: "Make it from scratch!"

  • Shino

    Name: Shino

    Title: Shop dog

    I think everyone should: Scratch my belly.

    When I'm away from bicycles I like to: Nap in the sun; nap in the shade; eat ice cold popsicles and pizza crusts.

    I think everyone should watch: Squirrels and cats.

  • Kuya

    Name: Kuya

    Title: Shop dog

    I think everyone should: nap on the shop floor in the late afternoon sun.

    Every bike should have a: trailer behind it for a dog to ride in.

    My motto is: bark less — just relax.