About Reborn Bikes

Extra Info

Extra Info

Joe Kurmaskie

Executive Director

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 annual in 2017 to 8000 bikes in 2024. He loves to travel and draw and spend time with his four sons and his partner, Kate Steinberg.

Douglas Rich

President and Treasure

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-trials 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.

Christina Fisher

Secretary and Development Director

Christina Fisher

Mark Waller

Board Chair

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[past member of the Exec Comm], 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 @ 5K miles on his current TREK Madone.

Melissa Havel

Member at large

Melissa Havel

Lisa Heathman

Executive Director

As a senior partner at the global PR firm Finn Partners, Lisa provides expertise in advancing the goals of B2B and B2C companies in tech, financial and consumer sectors. She has 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 holds a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo, and has competed as an amateur competitive cyclist, winning the Masters Women’s BAR in 2016 for the state of Oregon.

Jonathan Puskas

Executive Director

Jonathan Puskas is a Captain in the U.S. Navy currently its Global Director of Wellness where he overseas the development and implementation of the Navy’s Force Resilience, Wellbeing, and High Performance Mindset programs.  Leveraging his previous leadership experience at Nike, Adidas, Intel Corporation, and EXOS@Google, he founded Neptune Consulting PDX which provides Strategic Planning, Organizational Design, and Culture Building services for Fortune-100 companies. 

A lifetime cyclist, Jonathan’s passion for two wheeled transportation ranges from Disabled Veterans Services to racing as a member of the Team which set a World Record at the Race Across America.  A founding member of FB4K Portland, Jonathan is humbled by the talent with whom he has the privilege to serve on the Reborn Bikes Board of Directors.

Mike Brohoski

Member at large

After spending 40 years in the technology industry, which included 22 years with Intel, Mike has transitioned to 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.

Kate Steinberg

Member at large

As a native Portlander, raised in its many distinctive neighborhoods, Kate knows her community thru and thru: 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.