About Reborn Bikes

Joe Kurmaskie is the author of 10 books including Metal Cowboy, Lightning in a Saddle, and Momentum as Your Friend. He's started blues festivals, written for Rolling Stone, traveled the world by bike, and has grown a small bike nonprofit giving away 250 bikes annually in 2017 to 8,000 bikes in 2024. He loves to travel and draw and spend time with his four sons and his partner, Kate Steinberg.

Kevin Kirkemo is passionate about bicycles as life-changing transportation. He works in the life sciences technology sector and brings business development expertise to the Reborn Bikes board.

Mark Waller has been the Founder/President of BridgeWorks Capital, LLC since 1985. BridgeWorks focuses on commercializing technology from universities and national labs. Waller served as the co-founder and later Chairman of GE PrimeStar, GE's solar manufacturing division, from 2008–2011. Waller has served on many local Boards including SEI, Habitat for Humanity Portland Region (past Chair), Maitripa College, Lake Oswego Rotary, Friends of the Columbia Gorge, the National University of Natural Medicine (past Chair), and established the Free Bikes4 Kidz Portland Chapter which merged into the regional Reborn Bikes organization. Waller has approximately 5,000 miles on his current TREK Madone.

Anthony Albert serves as Director on the Reborn Bikes board, contributing leadership and organizational expertise to the nonprofit's mission of bicycle redistribution across the Portland metro area.

I grew up on an apple orchard in Connecticut. Along with my largely unsupervised friends, I invented trail biking — grinding my Schwinn Stingray on muddy horse-trails through the hardwoods. I moved from Wall Street to Portland in 1994, mainly to spend more time on two wheels and raise two sons, and less time behind a desk. After retiring from banking in April 2022, a happy coincidence found Mark Waller and me at the LO food pantry at the same time, which brought me to FB4K. My wife Karen and I enjoy e-cycling locally and in exotic places whenever possible. I am grateful to the Reborn/FB4K Board for their service in making a difference in the lives of so many children and their families.

As a native Portlander, raised in its many distinctive neighborhoods, Kate knows her community through and through: its people, schools, restaurants and parks. Outside of her active career in real estate, Kate has been involved in many humanitarian activities, including serving as a board member for the Japanese Dual Language Immersion Program, being a host family to visiting Japanese students and interns, raising two boys, and becoming an involved supporter of Reborn Bikes. Kate's latest adventures in bicycling find her exploring as many repurposed rail trails around the country as possible.

As a senior partner at the global PR firm Finn Partners, Lisa provided expertise in advancing the goals of B2B and B2C companies in tech, financial, and consumer sectors. She had a lifelong love of the outdoors and a commitment to volunteerism, serving as a board member for Habitat for Humanity Portland, FB4K, and the National Marketing Committee for Friends of the Children. Lisa was a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo, and competed as an amateur competitive cyclist, winning the Masters Women's BAR in 2016 for the state of Oregon.

After spending 40 years in the technology industry, which included 22 years with Intel, Mike has transitioned to a role as Business Development Manager for Commercial Real Estate NW. He also is leveraging his knowledge and expertise at organizations such as Lake Oswego Rotary and Reborn Bikes to scale the impact of his efforts.

Bryan Dawson serves as a board member at Reborn Bikes, helping guide the organization's strategic direction and community outreach efforts.

Tom Craft moved from Santa Rosa, CA to be near family. Tom was a dental tech in Vietnam. His career was as a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones. Volunteering is in his heart — he travels to Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Myanmar to provide medical care. Stateside, Tom holds intensive care babies, providing much-needed human bond.

James Ruble has been a board member of Reborn Bikes since its inception, providing continuity and institutional knowledge that spans the entire history of the organization.