Meet the LACBC Staff

Eric Bruins joined LACBC as Planning and Policy Director in July 2012.  Eric grew up in a leafy suburb of Silicon Valley with his bike as his ticket to freedom. For his 16th birthday, he got a "real" road bike and never looked back. While studying policy and planning at USC, Eric raced for the USC Cycling Team and steadily moved up through the ranks to become a Category 3 road racer. Prior to LACBC, Eric was a Project Manager at the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, where he handled acquisitions, capital projects, and countywide planning. Eric has also interned for Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (CA-14) and the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Washington, DC, where he worked on federal transportation policy. On the weekends, you're likely to find him out riding in the Santa Monica Mountains in either a USC or Big Orange jersey.

JJ Hoffman has been biking in L.A. to work and play since 1990. She started working with the LACBC as a volunteer in 2003, then, with Lupe Vela created Bicycle Sundae, Spooky Ride, Nacimiento tour and other fun rides. In 2005 she was distracted by something shiny and before she knew what was happening, she was the Volunteer Coordinator for that year's Annual Los Angeles River Ride. Then, in 2006 she took over the job as Director. The job has been the most challenging and rewarding experience of her life. She has been gratified to see the River change for the better, and more and more cyclists enjoying the path daily. But JJ feels the best part is seeing LACBC grow after every successful River Ride. She says, "If you haven't done the ride or sponsored it or volunteered for it, you are missing out! Join us this summer!"

Carol Feucht is your membership and communications guru, helping you with all of your membership needs and keeping you informed about bike news and events via the Interweb and beyond. It was while she was an Urban Studies & Planning student at UC San Diego that Carol first became involved with bicycle advocacy and began bicycling for the first time since her elementary school days when she rocked a pink banana bike. She made her first appearance at the LACBC offices as a volunteer in Spring of 2009 and has been here ever since. One of her favorite activities is to bike to her local library and return with a basket full of books to read. Books and bikes, reading and riding, words and wheels--these are all winning combinations.

Before joining our staff, Colin Bogart was a volunteer for the LACBC from 2000 to 2008. In his volunteer days, he recruited other volunteers, helped organize rides, and served on the Board of Directors from 2003-2007. He holds at Bachelor's Degree from Loyola Marymount University and is a certified League Cycling Instructor (#2240). As the PLACE Grant Coordinator, Colin worked closely with a team of Glendale City Staff members to create the Glendale Safe & Healthy Streets Plan, making Glendale a better place to walk or ride a bike. His work with Glendale City Staff and community members is ongoing. As Education Director he is working to expand and formalize our educational programs and materials.

Alek Bartrosouf is a native of Glendale, California, and has been bicycling as an adult since 2010. After selling his car as a lifestyle choice he began using a bicycle for all sorts of errands, meeting with friends, and traveling. If he is not working on making the streets of Los Angeles a safer place for all users, you will find him on the streets of Glendale advocating for sustainable solutions to today’s urban issues. He helped start four community gardens and is continually working to green his city, namely by founding the Coalition for a Green Glendale. Alek has experience in campaigns, community organizing, and neighborhood empowerment. He also has an interest in water politics, the revitalization of abandoned/vacant lots, and urban green space.  Alek holds a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Kelly Marie Martin joined LACBC in August 2012 as Development Manager. She has worked with LACBC on projects like La Bici Digna, Bici Libre and the River Ride through the Bicycle Kitchen as a longtime volunteer (Cook) and first-ever paid employee. There, in the role of Operations Facilitator, she did all kinds of tasks on behalf of the Cooks, including grant-writing, fundraising and events. Before switching gears to nonprofit work she spent almost ten years as a freelance visual researcher and graphic designer.

Kelly has been a commuting cyclist all her life. Growing up her family was car-free until her father got his driver's license when she was 16.  It wasn't until re-locating to Southern California for graduate school (she holds an MFA in Studio Art) that she purchased her first car.  But she did not feel truly at home here or find her people until she got back on a bike.  By night Kelly turns into an old time zombie, playing guitar in the trio, Triple Chicken Foot.