Who we are

Staff

Rob Zako

Executive Director

Rob Zako has been working for the last twenty-eight years on transportation, land use, and climate change issues. He is…

Claire Roth

Program Manager

Claire Roth grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and was raised in a cycling family with a love…

Interns

Dylan McCarthy

Better Streets Policy Intern

Dylan McCarthy is a public engagement intern with Better Eugene Springfield Transportation (BEST). He is passionate about supporting safety, sustainability,…

Peter Simmeth

Better Streets Policy Intern

Peter Simmeth has a passion for making safer streets that build community, and to do that professionally is studying community…

Board of Directors

Carl Yeh

Interim President

Carl Yeh is a lifelong cyclist and proponent of multimodal transportation and safety. Carl currently works as the Dean of…

Jennifer Hayward

Secretary

Jennifer has worked at Lane Community College for 23 years holding positions including Recycling Coordinator and Sustainability Coordinator.  Her current position…

Rachel McCoy

Treasurer

Rachel has been a happy Eugene resident for the last 18 years by way of Massachusetts, Montana, and a brief…

Steve Bade

Steve is a 15-plus-year resident of Eugene, retired librarian, and to try “to be the world you want to see” served…

Michael DeLuise

Now retired, Mike served as chair of the Downtown Neighborhood Association and was a member of the Eugene Active Transportation…

Chandler Norton

Chandler has a master’s degree in public policy with a focus on public transportation and social policy from Oregon State…

Seth Sadofsky

Seth works as a hydrogeologist for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. He has also been active with BEST’s Cycle of…

Board of Advisors

Jon Belcher

Tiffany Edwards

Julie Daniel

David Funk

Gerry Gaydos

George Grier

Sarah Mazze

Brittany Quick-Warner

Matt Roberts

Brett Rowlett

Marc Schlossberg

Joshua Skov

Claire Syrett

Fred Tepfer

Jenny Ulum

Sue Wolling