Melissa Dunstan
Looking for some adventure, Melissa moved to Arizona in 1995 after completing her Biology degree from the University of Georgia. After some time in the Colorado River desert, she yearned for the community and a more active lifestyle and moved to Flagstaff in 2001. She has served on the FBO Board since 2003. She is a recreational mountain and road cyclist and has been active in many cycling advocacy groups, including the Flagstaff Bicycle Advisory Committee. She was also a board member of Summit Velo, FBO’s sister competitive cycling organization and during that time worked alongside a past FBO Board member, T.C. Eberly, to promote the road race, Summit Center Classic, in Flagstaff. She is one of three members of the Flag Velo, Inc. executive board. She currently works side by side with Coconino County Safe Kids to promote a Bicycle Education Program and the Helmet Program, which offers helmets to all Flagstaff Elementary students below cost and free to those that cannot afford one.
Anthony Quintile
Is an 25+ year bicycle industry veteran with experience in all things cycling from working as a bicycle messenger in New York City and San Francisco to managing 2 different Top 100 U.S. bicycle shops. He has been responsible for several high-profile charity cycling events. He is a board member with Flag Velo, Inc., and Flagstaff Biking Organization, a highly successful and comprehensive cycling advocacy group.
Jolene Hayes
Jolene moved to Flagstaff 10+ years ago from Iowa. She was starting to go mad from all the cornfields and found the peaks soothing. She didn’t really do much biking until a fellow co-worker (you know who you are) got her riding for Bike to Work week. After 1-2 years of doing that, she started to ride to work during the warmer months. Now she is a bike commuter, riding to work and about town on errands from April/May until October/November. Jolene also loves to bake and decorate cakes. You may have seen some of her works at the County fair. She also volunteers her time with 4-H doing various things.
Joe Hazel
I am a geologist, a Flagstaff resident since 1986, and a mountain biking enthusiast for more than three decades. I’ve biked all over the western US but my focus is a long-term commitment to the trails here in Flagstaff that I love second to none. I’m keeping the two-wheeled adventure going by getting involved in trail advocacy, building and maintaining both new and existing trails, and helping to bring local mountain bikers together to work with other partners towards common objectives as an organized user group. If you see me on the street or out on the trail I’m more than happy to talk about all things bicycle or about rocks and plants.
Steph McCarthy
A midwestern girl at heart, started my love for bicycles at an early age riding a Schwinn Orange Krate Sting-Ray bike. In the mid 90’s, discovered mountain biking, exploring the Kettle Moraine trails in rural Wisconsin. A move out west expanded my bicycling exploration. My expertise and contributions to Flagstaff Biking Organization have been behind the scenes, designing and managing all of the organization’s brand and marketing efforts since 2003. Along with the FBO board, I help to put on bike-related events, such as May is Flagstaff Ride Your Bike Week and the Trail Program. Oh! plus I have been the bike parade leader for many years – hence the cape.
Ben Keeler
I moved to Flagstaff in 2004 in search of mountains, trails, cool weather, and adventure! I started as an around-the-town bike commuter, biking to work everyday for several years. Motivated by the positive influence of friends, I began mountain biking in 2017 and quickly discovered the joy mountain biking brings me. I saw how a bike can get you further into the mountains, get your heart rate up, and scare the pants off you at times, too! I started to volunteer during various trail days about four years ago to give back to the trails that have given me so much. I am also an avid trail runner, hiker, and skier. As a registered nurse, I seek to promote all forms of activity as a way to improve our health, wellness, and lives!
Sam (Samantha) Meier
Sam Meier grew up in Flagstaff, left for 11 years, and returned in 2019. A long-time pedestrian, public-transit user, and cyclist she has been car-free since graduating high school in 2008. Sam started biking as her primary mode of transit in 2015. She’s ridden in roads across the United States and in Canada and is keenly aware of the difference that good infrastructure makes for the safety and comfort of all road users. Sam currently serves on the City of Flagstaff’s Bicycling Advisory Committee and NAU’s Transportation Action Team.