Max Beyelia (He/Him) – Secretary
Max was born and raised in Fresno, California and has been in Portland since 2014. While in Portland, he’s been lucky enough to work with Biketown and Oregon Tradeswomen and is now currently in recruitment and employee relations at Oregon Food Bank. Max’s professional experience has been in logistics, management, employee advocacy and partnership building. He has a deep commitment to equity, advocacy and inclusion, especially when he can apply those ideologies to cycling.
Paul Buchanan (He/Him, They/Them) – Board Chair
Paul’s personal mantra is that Bikes are Life. They are a car free person who started their life’s work as a community advocate, activist and organizer since 2008, worked in the Bicycle industry since 2010 and started serving on the CCC board in April of 2024. Paul understands the freedom that the bicycle endows to all people from toddlers to the elderly to be able to move through the world unencumbered by a 4000lb steel box that can only come with tens of thousands of dollars of debt and decades of costly parts and maintenance. There’s nothing that brings him more joy than knowing how the CCC shop and programs start the youth of Portland on the road of life on a bike and keep the rest of Portland rolling.
Jim Peters (He/Him) – Treasurer
Jim gained a passion for cycling during his childhood and it has remained an integral part of his life ever since. Alongside his dedication to family, fitness, helping others, and cultivating curiosity, he has embarked on numerous bike tours across Oregon and Washington with his wife and two boys. Sharing the joy of bicycling with others is a particular delight for Jim, as evidenced by his volunteer work at the Holiday Bike Drive, his contributions to bikeway design in Portland and the Northwest, and his service as a board member of the former Institute of Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation at Portland State University.
Kiel Johnson (He/Him)
Kiel (pronounced “Kyle”) is a passionate advocate for bicycling and sustainable transportation in Portland. In 2010, he spearheaded the first bike train (now known as the bike bus) in the city, organizing bike trains at 22 different schools and bringing this initiative into the national spotlight. In 2012, he purchased an old camper trailer and began repairing bicycles by the aerial tram. Inspired by a trip to the Netherlands, he combined the concepts of a bicycle valet and repair shop, launching Go By Bike. Over the years, Go By Bike has become a significant part of the community, parking over 700,000 bicycles and averaging 300 bicycles parked daily, making the aerial tram the most biked-to destination in North America.
Kiel is also dedicated to advocating for better bicycling infrastructure, serving on the board of BikeLoud PDX for the past six years.
Zack Reinhardt (He/Him)
Growing up in small-town West Virginia, Zack learned the freedom that was accessible via bicycle at a young age. Between riding to elementary school and cross-town expeditions, the bike was the ultimate tool to access community. Years later, while attending Temple University in Philadelphia, the bicycle turned to a means of self-expression, competition, and even as a source of income while working bike delivery jobs, competing in alley cat races, and building custom bikes for friends. As a volunteer at Philadelphia’s “Bike Church,” he learned that bike-centric education was critical in community building and saw firsthand the importance of helping others access the same privileges he was afforded as a child. Since moving Westward in 2014, Zack has worked in variety of bike-adjacent roles including those at campus bike-share programs, as a cycle touring guide and bike fleet manager, and in product manufacturing at Rolf Prima and Xtracycle. Relocating to Portland in 2019, he found a home at Splendid Cycles where cargo bikes, accessible transportation, and helping people reduce their car dependency became his focus. In his free time, Zack enjoys playing music, eating copious amounts pizza, and spending time (sometimes on the bike) with his beloved pets.