2011 – 2012

Officers

Mike Ely

Chair

Mike is a financial analyst for a research firm based in Atlanta. He enjoys riding his bike as his main form of transportion around town. Mike moved to GA for grad school from the bicycling mecca of Portland OR and hopes that one day Athens will be as bike friendly as cities out west. He takes pride in bringing old bikes back to life and is one of the Bike Recycling Program coordinators.

Deborah Carroll

Treasurer

Deborah moved to Athens in 2006 to join the faculty of the Department of PublicAdministration & Policy at UGA where she teaches graduate courses and conducts research on government and nonprofit budgeting and financial management, state and local taxation, and urban economic development. A native of Wisconsin, Deborah now proudly calls Athens home and enjoys its mild winters, accessibility to mountains and coastline, incredible music scene, sense of community and local business presence, and walkability of the five points neighborhood where she resides.  As an advocate of alternative transportation choices, she manages the finances and works on policy issues for BikeAthens.

Basil Campbell

Secretary

Basil has had a lifelong love of bicycles. Having recently retired from the IBM Corporation, Basil has been volunteering at the BikeAthens Bicycle Recycling Program since 2005. In the past, Basil has worked for Plenty International, a relief & development organization and was a member of an intentional community called The Farm in Summertown, TN. An Athens resident since 2004, Basil is a practicing gardener and beekeeper. He loves biking the back roads around Athens and he juggles with the local Athens juggling troupe.

At Large

Anna Gore

Anna moved to Athens in 2002, drawn here by the local culture and music. She currently teaches adult and kids trapeze classes at Canopy Studio, a local non-profit community arts center, and is pursuing her Masters Degree in Environmental Planning and Design at the University of Georgia. She has a background in audio/visual production technology and an interest in promoting alternative transportation and bike safety. Biking is her favorite and primary mode of transportation, but she does use her scooter and the bus system on occasion. Anna is excited to bring her experience and interests to BikeAthens.

Jason Perry

Jason is a mechanical engineer working on energy and water conservation projects in UGA’s Engineering Outreach Service. He delights in his easy 7-minute bike commute from the Bloomfield neighborhood. Jason and his wife arrived in Athens in November 2007 after living in Edinburgh, Scotland for over two years. While there, he volunteered for The Bike Station, a non-profit bicycle recycling organization. He derives a great deal of pleasure from fixing up old bikes, and is happy to apply his experience and enthusiasm as one of the Bike Recycling Program coordinators.

Katie Goodrum

Katie is an urban planner who recently moved back to her hometown of Athens after working and studying in London, Philadelphia, and Portland. She is particularly interested in using urban design and transportation policy to foster urban places that prioritize humans over cars and parking. She wants Athens to fulfill its great potential as an accessible, liveable small city.

Jennifer Erwin

Jennifer was born and raised in Athens, GA. She attended UGA as an undergraduate and Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, AL. After graduating from law school and volunteering with several different organizations, she realized that practicing law was not what she wanted to do as a career. She began working on her Masters of Social Work at UGA in the Fall of 2011.  She has recently started biking, and she enjoys using her bike to commute to work and class.  She now works on transportation policy issues with BikeAthens.

Evan Greller

Evan Greller is a chiropractor and owner of the Athens Atlas Chiropractic Center since 1998.  In addition to running his practice he has taught Anatomy and Physiology at Athens Technical College.  He participates in a number of local community organizations, and has done charitable work for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, Clarke County School District, and Clarke County Mentor Program.  He has recently returned to cycling after a nearly 20 year layoff after his Trek bike (and other possessions) was destroyed by the Missouri River in the flood of 1993 in St. Louis, MO.  His interests with BikeAthens involve community outreach, event planning and community education.

Fred Smith

Fred is a retired veterinarian who taught at the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine for 32 years. He then worked at Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic as studio manager and took up welding as a hobby. Now he works with the Bike Recycling Program (BRP) and builds new trikes from old bikes. He is a Web programmer and has written the software used to manage the bike inventory and volunteer logs at the BRP. He would like to see that everyone who needs a bike or trike can get one and that there are bike paths everywhere.

Administrator and Volunteer Manager

Amy Johnson

Amy moved to Athens years ago originally to complete her Master’s Degree in Geography. She made the city her home due to its size and accessibility.  A former Board member, she served on the ACC Steering Committee for Athens’ 10-year Comprehensive Plan, where she coordinated the community meetings that wrote the Transportation Vision.  She has worked with the city in advocating for all Transportation Choices and community engagement within transportation planning and funding.  She now coordinates volunteers for the organization and much of the day to day logistics.  She also works part-time as an environmental consultant.