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 Director
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.
Travis Clough (he/they)
Membership Manager
travis@bikemaine.org
Travis grew up in Bucksport, Maine, and fell in love with cycling after he moved to Boston and discovered the joys and efficiency of year-round bicycle commuting. He moved to Portland, Oregon in 2013 and found work leading bike tours of the city. Eventually he would go on to guide overnight trips for Gladys Bikes and the LGBTQ Community. Travis moved back to Maine in 2019 and is excited to support the work of the BCM in making Maine a safe place for cyclists and pedestrians alike.
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.
Paul Drinan (he/him)
Active Transportation Director
paul@bikemaine.org
Paul is a successful small business owner with 25 years of leadership experience in community projects in both the public and private sectors. Since 2014, his focus has been on the Portland, Maine-based nonprofit Friends of Fort Gorges. As a lifelong community builder and public advocate, Paul’s work began with Boys Scouts of America before transitioning into youth-based counseling and community engagement. In 2014, Paul became executive director at Friends of Fort Gorges, and now this work culminates in his current role at Bicycle Coalition. Paul is the founder of Vision Zero Maine which is dedicated to advancing Vision Zero policy in the State of Maine. His professional passions include nonprofit leadership, transportation equity, and mentoring others. When Paul’s not hard at work he can be found playing outdoors, enjoying Casco Bay, on a bike, or volunteering.
Thomas Hargrave (he/him)
Education Specialist
thomas@bikemaine.org
Originally from the West Coast, Thomas has been using bikes to put a smile on his face since grade school. After graduating from Humboldt State University he moved to Japan to pursue language and movement training. On return back to the west coast he pursued masters work in Japan Area studies and Linguistics at the University of Hawaii. He brings with him a diversity of recreational experience ranging from culturally based movement training to ocean education. While living in the Pacific Northwest he invested his time in Mountain Bike Education, but is a bush wacky fat biker at heart. When he is not riding he is often working in the garden, with wood, or finding ways to cook and preserve food with smoke and fire. He is looking forward to his new role at the Bicycle Coalition of Maine where he hopes to bring folks together at events and enjoy the natural wonders that Maine holds for its riders.
Anne Marisic (she/her)
Partnerships & Communications Manager
anne@bikemaine.org
Typically you can find Anne out in the woods or on the water, exploring the Maine outdoors. Originally from Pennsylvania, she spent 17 years in Washington DC working on graduate studies in history before transitioning to a career in the beer industry. Since moving to Maine in 2016, Anne has been passionate about working with many of Maine’s environmental nonprofits, and her work over the years in support of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine led her to the role of Partnerships & Communications Manager. She looks forward to sharing the work of the BCM, as well as interacting with, and expanding the BCM community.
Antonina Pelletier
Development Director
antonina@bikemaine.org
Antonina grew up along the Maine coast hiking, biking, and riding horses. After college and a few years away, she returned to the Portland area with her husband to raise their three kids and assorted pets. She is passionate about Maine’s environment, ocean, and people. A veteran tai
chi practitioner, and committed cook, Antonina is involved with public radio, Yarmouth’s Aging in Place, and Working Waterfront advocacy. She brings long experience with nonprofits along with a delight in bike riding, and a belief in safe roads to her position at the BCM.