Executive Director: Pete van Nuys
(949) 492-5737
Email: petevannuys@cox.net
- Touring and commuting cyclist since 1963.
- Lifestyle bicycling advocate and certified bicycling instructor since
1980.
Pete assumed the Executive Director duties from Orange County Bicycle Coalition founder, Don Harvey, in 2010. Don’s mission for OCBC was to defend our right to safely use the Multi-use Trails, streets, and roads against motoring bias of Caltrans and cities within the county. Don stressed compliance with vehicle code and adherence scientific traffic engineering, a legacy OCBC continues.
Pete and his wife Lynn live in San Clemente. In 2011 he founded Bicycles San Clemente in the city’s Metrolink building, renting, retailing, and repairing bicycles for residents and visitors alike. He still owns one of the town’s first Ebikes, but prefers to ride tandem with Lynn or put miles on his ElliptiGo. Pete and Lynn organize bicycle tours in Europe, comparing bicycle trends and infrastructure at home and abroad.
Like his fellow Board Members, Pete volunteers his time and talents to
the betterment of bicycling in OC.
Bill Sellin (Orange) Bill Sellin grew up in Orange County since 1958, and has ridden many back roads and bikeways. he worked for nearly 34 years at the City of Irvine and one of his lasting legacies is the Bicycle Club of Irvine.
Bill has served on the board of BCI and is the current ride coordinator.
He has cycled for decades, and was one of the team of volunteers that made USBR 66 & USBR 95 a reality in California, leveraging support from many cities and counties to support the designation.
He helps draft letters of support for various city grant requests and alerts Orange County agencies when there are deficiencies and ‘low hanging fruit’ to improve cycling infrastructure.
Bill is also active as an area representative for the local Caltrans District as a member of the California Association of Bicycle Organizations. He and his wife reside in the City of Orange.
Rock Kendall (Dana Point) Rock and Ria, Dana Point residents since 1978, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary during 2022.
The OCBC seeks to “promote” bicycling. A necessary component is advocacy, protecting the state-granted rights of bicyclists. Since its founding, the OCBC has successfully corrected many government infringements of these rights by schools, cities, the county and state.
In 1996, Rock was a newly-minted attorney and avid cyclist. He was invited to join the OCBC by founder Don Harvey, PhD, JD, and other board members as they eventually prevailed against a city that had unlawfully closed a crucial road to bicyclists only.
Jane Rands (Fullerton)
Dan Hazard (Huntington Beach) Dan has advocated for bicycle and pedestrian safety for 15 years. As a co-founder of the City of Huntington Beach Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee, he urged the mayor to apply for League of American Bicyclists bike-friendly status, resulting in a bronze award. Dan then planted the seed with the Orange County Transportation Authority, which also earned a bronze rating. When riding, Dan often stops to thank and compliment municipal workers, then sometimes sneaks in a safety improvement request. In his jersey are clippers Dan uses to improve dangerous “line of site” foliage issues, earning him the moniker “Yankee Clipper” – a nod to his New England roots. In early 2021, Dan joined the OCBC Board of Directors on the Infrastructure Committee and has planted more seeds to build stronger ties with cities like Huntington Beach. His focus has been on Class II streets and Class I concerns for the popular multi-modal Huntington Beach beach path.
Mike Wilkinson (Buena Park) loves to ride bikes and over time that sentiment has evolved to include a passion to make bicycling better for everyone in Orange County. Mike claims to know every bump on every street in Buena Park, La Palma, Cypress, Los Alamitos and Seal Beach, and he tries to keep up to date on each of those cities’ bicycle plans and problems. If you want to keep up to date on bicycling in those cities, or if you have a question, complaint or suggestion, please follow Mike on Instagram.
Nia Hartman (Rossmoor) joined the Lightning Velo Cycling Club in 1998 and was the president from 2017 through 2022. She was certified as a Licensed Cycling Instructor by the League of American Cyclists in 2016. From 2015 to 2021 she worked with the City of Long Beach on the Tour of Long Beach. Lightning Velo hosted the official 12 week training program for seven years for the Tour of Long Beach participants.