The heart of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine is a hard-working, fun-loving, and dynamic staff that works collaboratively on education and advocacy efforts to improve walking and biking conditions across the state!
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Jean Sideris (she/her)
Executive Director
jean@bikemaine.org
Jean enjoys biking, hiking, skiing, and the many other ways to take advantage of Maine’s outdoor wonders. A lifetime environmental and civil engagement advocate, she has spent her career in non-profits advocating for effective solutions to our most pressing issues and is eager to help shape a path to making biking and walking safer for all Mainers. Jean has an undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a master’s in Journalism from Northeastern University. She grew up in Colorado, moved to Massachusetts after college, and eventually made her way up to Maine in 2016.
Dan Bassett (he/him)
Education & Advocacy Manager
dbassett@bikemaine.org
Growing up in neighboring New Hampshire, Dan has been exploring on two wheels since he was young. An avid cyclist with a particular fondness of riding in the dirt, he is passionate about getting more people on bikes, having fun, and being safe. Dan is a PMBIA Level 2 Instructor and holds a M.S. in Environmental Education from Antioch University New England. After living in the Pacific Northwest for nearly a decade, he and his family are excited to call Maine their home.
Erik daSilva (he/him)
Associate Education Director
erik@bikemaine.org
Erik found his love for two wheels at a young age and has never looked back—to bike is to live! He has been coordinating the Maine Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Education Program since 2012 and looks forward to a Maine where every driver, walker, and bicyclist has mutual awareness and respect for one another. In addition to being an avid cyclist, Erik has a BS in Engineering, an MS in Education, is a League of American Bicyclists League Cycling Instructor, and an IMBA Level I-certified mountain bike instructor. He and his family live on the confluence of the Penobscot and Stillwater Rivers in Orono.
Colleen Donohoe (she/her)
Event Director
colleen@bikemaine.org
With a background in public art and arts education, Colleen has spent her career advocating for accessible community programming. Colleen earned an undergraduate degree from Alfred University, and a Master’s in fine art from Arizona State University. Outside of her studio art practice, she enjoys hiking, climbing, paddling, and spending time with her family. Colleen is excited to turn her focus toward making Maine a safer place to bike and walk!
Mariah Healy (she/her)
Mission Advancement Director
mariah@bikemaine.org
A native Mainer, Mariah has always loved being outside, whether hiking, biking, or sitting on the Eastern Prom with a book. Mariah has spent her career working for non-profits, primarily focused on education in Latin America. Mariah lived in Chile for six years before moving back to Maine in 2014. She joined the Bicycle Coalition Staff in 2019, and is excited to help make Maine a friendlier place for cyclists and pedestrians.
Chloe Hoffman (she/her)
Development Assistant & Office Manager
chloe@bikemaine.org
A passionate environmentalist and a lover of the outdoors, Chloe is excited to be part of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. Chloe’s passion for the outdoors stems from growing up in Central New York, where she enjoyed exploring the many trails and natural wonders of her home state. Chloe graduated from SUNY Geneseo with a B.A. in History with particular attention to civil rights and environmental history, and she is eager to apply her career in non-profit organizing, advocacy, and fundraising to improve biking and walking in Maine!
Angela King (she/her)
Advocacy Manager
angela@bikemaine.org
The Bicycle Coalition of Maine was the first organization Angela joined when she moved to Maine. She believes cycling for recreation and transportation leads to healthier people and communities. As a teacher, attorney, and community activist, Angela has been motivated by the confidence that supporting people empowers them to make positive changes in their lives and communities. She is thrilled to now work with people throughout the state on issues that make Maine’s roads safer for all.
Dan Knowles (he/him)
Accounting Manager
dan@bikemaine.org
Dan grew up in Ellsworth, Maine, and spent much of his time in and around Acadia National Park, kayaking, hiking, and biking all that the region has to offer. He is a Maine CPA who brings extensive experience with non-profits and accounting software to the Coalition. He volunteers time as Treasurer of Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary (Birdsacre) in Ellsworth, and enjoys helping his lovely wife raise three boys during the time he’s not sneaking off to play bass in a local band.
Emily Lozeau (she/her)
Event Manager
emily@bikemaine.org
Originally from Massachusetts, Emily found her way to Portland in 2019 by way of Vermont, Wyoming, and Washington. She has dabbled in coordinating everything and everyone from volunteers to fish, which has helped her tremendously with her role at the Coalition. Emily’s fondest biking memory is when she decided it would be a grand idea to tour the Pacific Coast Highway for a month, without ever having put a pannier on her bike before (it went well)! She loves sandy beaches, teaching her cockatiel tricks, rummaging around flea markets, curling, and bowling.
Matt Sulem (he/him)
Communications Manager
Editor-in-Chief, The Maine Cyclist
matt@bikemaine.org
Matt was born and raised in Upstate New York, but moved to Maine after stops in South Carolina, Italy, China, and Brooklyn. He is an alumnus of the University of South Carolina—where he graduated with a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications in 2009—and has been professionally writing, editing, and passionately supporting the Oxford comma ever since. In his free time, Matt can be found biking the trails near his home in Westbrook, watching horror movies with his wife, jamming to rock and metal music, cheering for his beloved New York Yankees, or visiting any of the outstanding local breweries in the Portland area.
Jim Tassé (he/him)
Assistant Director
jim@bikemaine.org
Jim joined the Coalition in 2010 as the education director, and became assistant director in August 2014. In that time, he has expanded the education program run in partnership with the MaineDOT and brought mountain biking back into the Coalition’s programming. He developed and launched the Community Spokes advocacy program as well as the Coalition’s innovative demonstration project campaign, “Imagine People Here.” He is a League of American Bicyclists League Cycling Instructor (LCI, #1308), an IMBA Level I-certified mountain bike instructor and trail designer, and a graduate of the Lift360 Community Leadership Intensive.
