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) and teach ceramics (at CCV and the Shelburne Craft School)

Every bike should have: A basket!

Name: Meag Rinier (they/them)

Position: Assistant Director

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. 

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's Let Us Never Speak of It Again (2005)

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

Name: Josh Morris (he/him)

Position: Service Manager

My favorite feeling on a bike is: Anything with dirt roads that takes all day.

You'll find me listening to: More like the Bottom 40 than the Top 40

Away from bikes I like: Horror Movies, Analog Electronics, Woodworking

Name: Alden Follett (he/him)

Position: Service Lead/Senior Mechanic/Custom Build Guy

My favorite feeling on a bike is: Hearing the sound of my hub echo off the trees as I whiz down a trail as fast as  possible.

Every bike should have: A metal frame!

Name: Melissa Yackel (she/her)

Position: Finance Coordinator

I think everyone should watch: More nature and get grounded in the Forest.

My favorite feeling on a bike is:  The energy after conquering a large hill and not hitting rocks on the way down.

Away from bikes, I love to: Going hiking, being by or in water, learning/reading about nature and curing our bodies with it.

Name: Audrey Zizza (they/them)

Position: Program & Volunteer Coordinator/Mechanic

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!

Name: Jacob Shoram (he/him)

Position: Community Workshop Associate

My favorite feeling on a bike is: Gliding down a hill

Away from bikes, I like to: Play video games and watch movies, especially anything by Tim Burton

Every bike should have: A center mount kickstand 

Name: Deborah Kraft (She/Her)

Position:  Communications Coordinator

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)

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.

Name: Jack McChesney (he/him)

Position: Mechanic

My favorite feeling on a bike is: Getting to the bottom or top of something you thought you would never be able to accomplish, and crashing when you don’t get really hurt.

Every bike should have a:  Fun little details that make it special to the owner.

Away from bikes I like to: Make music!  Mostly drumming

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.

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.

Name: Harris Bucklin (he/him)

Position: Senior Mechanic

My favorite feeling on a bike is: Finding quiet roads and remote trails

I think everyone should: Have a library card

Away from bikes I like to: walk/hike with my dog, camp (which often includes bikes), read books, listen to music, and enjoy quiet days at home.