About – BikeAthens

We envision a comprehensive transportation network that all Athenians can use with confidence and ease.

Our mission is to promote cycling, walking, and transit as solutions to transportation needs in Athens through education, advocacy, and community service.

Directors

Tyler Dewey

Executive Director

Tyler joined the Peace Corps after graduating from Michigan State College of Law. Unable to drive for his two years in Kazakhstan, Tyler grew to love all forms of transportation: foot, bike, van, bus, train, or horse. A life-long cyclist—he celebrated his first birthday on a family bike tour—Tyler believes a more walkable, bikeable Athens is a more lively, vibrant Athens.

Jason Perry

President

Jason served on the board from 2008 through 2012, then re-joined in 2016. He has also volunteered as a council member and shop manager of the Bike Recycling Program since 2008. Jason is a mechanical engineer, working in the UGA Office of Sustainability where he coordinates energy conservation initiatives and bike programs for the university.

Carol Myers

Secretary

Carol is a longtime Athens resident who raised two daughters here and had a long career at Athens Technical College. A lifelong cyclist and member of the local Nitty Gritty Bike Band, she biked solo across the country on the Northern Tier to celebrate her retirement. She is committed to helping make Athens a bike-friendlier community.

Patrick Stanley

Treasurer

Patrick Stanley works in a library and is currently studying book conservation. When he is not around books he enjoys fixing up old bikes, and has a particular love of Japanese road bikes and British 3 speeds. He also likes cats, beer, 80’s punk, board games, and classic arcade games.

David Harrison

Board Member

David Harrison owns Pedal Driven Cycles here in Athens, GA. He has been working in the bicycle industry for over 23 years at bicycle shops and for bicycle manufacturers around the country. He has a great love for bicycles and doing anything he can to help people discover them or keep pedaling.

Carmen Kuan

Board Member

Carmen proudly hails from NC where she attended UNC Chapel Hill before moving to Athens to work at the US EPA. She grew to love all things bikes during her cross-country cycling trip with Bike & Build in the summer of 2016. She discovered her passion for urban planning and transportation while volunteering with BikeAthens and enrolled in the Master of Environmental Planning and Design program at UGA in August 2017.

Douglas Pardue

Board Member

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Douglas Patton

Board Member

Douglas studies wetland valuation as a researcher at UGA. Douglas is an avid mountain biker, bicycle commuter, and occasional long distance bicycle tourer – sometimes with his wife on their tandem. Douglas hopes to increase the quality of walking, bicycle commuting and in-town riding throughout Athens, his home of ten years, both in terms of safety and aesthetics.