Meet the Team

Tourer and Commuter

Professional life:

• Ex-corporate slave with 7 years’ experience in IT, finances and Marketing Management
• My life changed when I learned to ride a bike at the age of 30.
• I set-up the charity in 2010 to change more lives through cycling.

Socially I like:

Mountain Bike Enthusiast, Trail Builder and general cycle lover!

Professional life

• Started out in the bike industry in 2016 working as a sales mechanic at Dales Cycles
• In 2017 i started volunteering with Sustrans to give something back to local communities and develop my cycle ride leader skills.
• I love how happy cycling makes me so i wanted others to experience the joy cycling can bring so in 2018 i started at Bike for Good working on the Wheelbeing project.

Socially I like:

• Throwing myself down the hillside on my MTB
• Hiking
• Snowboarding
• Climbing
• Chilling out with friends and family
• Travelling

My role:

Wheelbeing

Fun, friendly, and ‘to the point’

Professional life

• Bought a bike and child carrier after being made redundant and had to give up my car.
• Completed my Cycle Trainer qualification and worked for 2 and half years as a self-employed instructor
• Started working for Bike For Good – still haven’t replaced the car!

Socially I like:

• Amateur dramatics
• Running
• Art / painting / face painting
• Reading
• Walking and Swimming
• Anything that does not involve computers (they don’t like me)

My role: Cycle training at Glasgow West Community Hub, and PCAT courses

Coffee aficionado, tv star, and outdoor enthusiast

Professional life

• Started in 2009 as qualified bike mechanic in North Glasgow and built up workshop for bike repairs
• Became Level 1 coach in canoe/ kayaking in 2011 and ran outdoor activity centre along the Canal.
• Worked with people all over Glasgow on bike runs, John Muir award and guided kayak trips
• Started at Bike for Good in 2017 as Cycling Coordinator within the Bike Academy team
• Moved onto the Wheelbeing team in 2018 as Youth Development Officer
• Later that year I joined the Velocommunities team as Development Officer
• Recently bought myself a gravel bike, so plan to do more rides this year and in the future!

Socially I like:

• Coffee – as long as its black, I’m happy
• Cake goes well with coffee and cycling, so that too!
• Listening to my vinyl collection
• Snowboarding
• Hill walking
• Chilling out, maxing and relaxing
• Spending time with the family

My role:

Velocommunities

“Oops, I picked up too many expensive hobbies…”

Professional life

• 2013 – Discovered what my dream job is
• 2016 – Living the dream
• 2019 – Still living the dream

Socially I like:

• Mountain bikes
• Tidy tool kits
• Challenging opportunities

My role:

The Bike Academy

Father of 2 young humans seeking cycle time

Professional life

• I completed a 3 year apprenticeship in outdoor instruction in 2009 and have taken groups into the outdoors for their personal development via mountain biking, rock climbing, hillwalking, canoeing, kayaking and more, throughout Scotland.   
• I volunteered with Bike for Good in 2013 before gaining employment as a mechanic.  I am now back working with young people using bikes as a means for development with The Bike Academy!
• I have an undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts and recently have set out to complete a masters in Community Education, completion date is June 2019!  

Socially I like:

• Strong black coffee, weak beer, peaty whisky and pancakes with maple syrup.
• Riding my bike as far as time gives me to find trees, camping and sunshine.
• Exploring the remote outdoors of Scotland with my wee family.
• Reading, if I can sit still long enough…

My role:

The Bike Academy, youth engagement, skills and development opportunities, mountain biking.

Climate action and social sustainability have always been close to my heart. 

Professional life

• I have a Masters in Sustainability and Adaptation to climate change.
• Over the past 14 years I’ve been involved in climate campaigning, community renewable energy, food and housing co-operatives.
• I trained as a cycling instructor and worked as a sessional staff member for Bike for Good before becoming the Cycling Friendly Employer Coordinator and now Health & Wellbeing Practitioner!

Socially I like:

• Spending time in nature cycling, running or hiking
• Meditation, it’s key for my mental health so I do it everyday
• I started high intensity training workouts in lockdown, lots of squats!
• Pre-lockdown I went climbing regularly
• Attending punk gigs with my partner who’s a musician and music promoter
• Living in housing co-ops, enjoying yummy communal meals and meetings
• Volunteering with Greenpeace

• I’ve worked in finance roles within the charity sector for the past 8 years.
• – Previous experience was mostly focused in retail with some career breaks to focus on life’s priorities: family and self
• I am a qualified accountant who sees more than the numbers and gives back to my adopted city through various volunteer roles that put my accounting knowledge to good use.

• Creating things
• Video games
• Reading
• Taking my husband out for a pub lunch

Professional life

•  Currently studying for a Health Science degree with the Open University.
• Worked as an executive PA for 13 years within the private healthcare industry.
• I have been supporting Greg and the team since the beginning of the year with all things admin!

Socially I like:

• Walking
• Cycling
• Upcycling furniture
• Dogs
• Cooking

My role:

Virtual Assistant at Bike for Good.