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CORBA Board of Directors
Mark
Langton
Chairman pro tem
Occupation: Freelance journalist and personal mountain bike instructor (www.mountainbikeskills.com)
Residence: Newbury Park
Mountain biking since: 1983
CORBA Director
since: 2009 (CORBA founding member and Steering Committee Member
1987-2000)
"I started mountain biking in 1983, and my first ride was up Caballero Canyon to
dirt Mulholland. It only took about 100 yards for me to realize this was the
best activity I could imagine! In 1987 I helped form CORBA, and I had no idea
20+ years later we'd still be fighting for trail access. That's why I've
re-joined the board and hope to help the great folks that have done so much for
mountain biking not just in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area,
but literally across the nation.
"You'll usually find me riding the great trails of COSCA in Thousand Oaks,
because hey, why drive to the trailhead when you can ride!"
[Mark coordinates and instructs CORBA's Introduction
to Mountain Biking Skills Clinic]
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Steve
Messer
Residence: Eagle
Rock
Mountain biking since:
CORBA Director since: 2010
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"The Gabrielino Trail in the Angeles National Forest has been one of my favorite
places to be since I first rode it in 1987. These days I spend much more time
with my hands on the grips than on the steering wheel. Bicycles are freedom,
mobility and health...things that make people thrive, especially in a natural
outdoor setting. I see cycling, and especially mountain biking, as more than
just recreation, sport, or transportation: bicycles are a key to changing lives." |
Jen
Klausner
CORBA Director since: 2013
Long-time racer and advocate
Jennifer Klausner has served as Executive Director of Los Angeles
County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC), www.la-bike.org, since
2007, but her cycling roots are in the dirt. She
explains it this way: "Riding mountain bikes, especially on my local
trails, has deep personal meaning for me. I am a participant or fan of
every cycling discipline, but there is something I get from riding dirt that
does not come from all those asphalt and social ride miles; it's soul-riding,
and truly, the reason I've carved out a career in advocating for cyclists. I am excited to apply my non-profit and administrative experience to
CORBA's effort to protect and develop public access to open spaces." |
Past Directors
- Danusia
Bennett-Taber, Director and Treasurer from 2007 to 2012
- Hans
Keifer, Director from 2003 to December 2010
- Louisa
Bonnie, Director from 2003 to 2010
- Jeff Klinger,
Director from 2003 to January 2011
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