BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Claire Law (she/her) – President
Amazon

Pat Thompson (she/her) – Vice President
YES! Foundation

Pat Thompson was born and raised in White Center, a community just outside the city limits of Seattle, WA. She has 30+ years of experience in urban youth ministry and in 2000 co-founded the YES! Foundation of White Center, a non profit organization that focuses on leader development while addressing social, educational, physical, and spiritual needs of children and youth in White Center and surrounding areas. Her love for and commitment to children and youth have led her into the hard work of community development and social justice. She is passionate about people and God, she loves a good story, she has more questions than answers and laughter is one of her core values.

Emily Reitman (she/her) – Secretary
Forum Solutions

Originally born and raised in Colorado, Emily has lived in the Puget Sound area for the last 15 years. She loves building deep relationships with family, friends, neighbors and colleagues; and spending time outside. She earned a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts and an MBA in Sustainable Business from Bainbridge Graduate Institute. She currently works as a management consultant helping corporate teams drive innovation and navigate major transformation. In her work, Emily leverages skills and understanding that she developed over 10+ years in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. In her most recent role in the social sector, Emily led innovation and expansion for a global philanthropic network, working across eight countries and 43 different communities to advance systems change and social justice. Emily has found joy and solace through biking, so she’s passionate about increasing access to biking as a way for people to connect with their own power, joy, healing, and mobility.

Fin Harmany (she/her)
Renton School District

Fin Harmany is a special education preschool teacher with the Renton School District. A lifelong cyclist, Fin grew up in New Jersey riding with her father and his Major Taylor crew, and her first job was working at a local bike shop. She has continued her love for cycling throughout her life, sharing that passion with her family, including her 3-year-old, who’s already riding his own bike.

A Skyway resident, Fin is committed to increasing access to recreational opportunities for underserved youth, especially young Black women and gender-expansive youth. Fin is excited to bring her experience in education, community organizing, and her passion for cycling to the Bike Works board, focusing on initiatives that promote diversity, equity, and youth empowerment.

Claire Taylor (she/her)
Google

Claire Taylor moved to Seattle in 2013, after years of living in Texas and Louisiana. Claire quickly became a transit nerd after discovering the joy of ditching her car in favor of the many alternatives available in Seattle. Claire also started biking again, rediscovering the freedom it offered, especially when used for commuting. She’s excited to see everyone on bikes and loves that it’s become more common over the past decade. Claire is stoked to join the board and support Bike Works’ mission of empowering youth and building resilient communities. She’s thankful for the opportunity to engage with the board and staff to continue work focused on anti-racism and social justice.

Claire is an industrial/organizational psychologist by training and currently works as a User Experience (UX) Researcher at Google, where she studies engineering productivity and team dynamics. Outside of work, you’re likely to find Claire roaming around Seattle or the outdoors with her husband Matt, often on a bike. She loves cooking for and hosting family and friends, and all of the music Seattle has to offer. Claire lives in the Mt. Baker neighborhood and takes advantage of being close to transit and neighborhood greenways.

Patrick McQueen (he/him)
PCL Construction 

I was born and raised in the California Bay Area, and I’ve called Seattle and specifically Ballard my home since 1996.  My passion for cycling started at a young age and really took off when I got my first road bike at 10 years old. Currently, I focus on riding bikes year-round as much as possible with family and friends through the Rapha Cycling Club Seattle Chapter and Hot Dog CC. Off the bike I love spending time with my amazing partner Laura and our dog Magnus. I’m a construction professional with PCL and I’m active in supporting DEI initiatives in construction, the University of Washington Construction Management Department and NW Minority Builders Association. 

I’ve been proud to serve Bike Works on the Board since 2018. I truly believe in our incredible staff and our mission that is making a measurable difference in our communities here in Seattle through the power of the bicycle. I’m excited about the progress we have made as an organization and look forward to growing our positive impact.   

Davey Oil (he/they)

Chris Porter (he/him)
POCAAN

I am an avid cyclist, a nurse, and human resource manager. I work for a BIPOC organization that is centered in health equity and community engagement for BIPOC and marginalized/traumatized communities. 

I grew up in Southern California where there were always cyclists around. Some time during college, I found my cycling legs and began riding locally.  My longest and most significant rides were the Grand Fondo from Vancouver BC to Whistler Mountain BC, and a ride supporting the Arthritis Foundation  from San Francisco to Los Angeles over an 8 day period. 

Today, I ride around stopping at parks and habitats to photograph pollinators( bugs, Butterflies, birds, bees, moths). I have been a beekeeper of over 10 years and see the environmental challenges to beekeeping and how human behavior can make it harder to provide space for bees and other pollinators. I am fully engaged in conservation as a part of my life just as cycling is. 

I am married and live in West Seattle and have a wonderful husband and a son studying at Howard University. My other passion is cooking. I love spending the day on the kitchen or outside on the grill cooking to my heart”s content. 

Bike Works is important to me because of the focus of working to get communities that have been forgotten or marginalized engaged in cycling. I love the grass roots vide of Bike Works and their intentional steps to address racism and anti-blackness. Becoming a board member means that it is responsibility to work in community and support Bike Works beyond the board room. 

Justin Resnick (he/him)
Washington State Ferries

Justin (Rez) is a transportation professional, passionate bike racer / lifestyle cyclist, and general lover of the outdoors. He enjoys sharing the freedom and empowerment of riding a bicycle with others and is proud to do so as a member of the Bike Works board. In his free time, you can find him slowly hauling himself uphill in the mountains and then clumsily falling back down them on bike tires or skis. He’s always game to share good stories!

Ed Yoshida (he/him)
Retired from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

I grew up in Tacoma and didn’t seriously get into cycling until after attending college. I have been riding for fun and commuting by bike ever since. After spending 40+ years as an attorney in the life sciences with stints at startup biotech companies, big pharma, and the last 10 years in the nonprofit space (7 years at the global health nonprofit PATH and 3 years at the Gates Foundation), I am on the verge of moving on from work as employment to work as a mission.

I started volunteering at Bike Works in 2019. Once I was exposed to the social / racial justice ethic and goals of the staff, board, and community, I knew I needed to be involved at a deeper level. I feel humbled and privileged to serve on the board of Bike Works and want to do all I can to help further the mission and vision of the organization.