Member: Policy and Cultural Advisors
Matthew (he/him, Tucson, AZ) works as the Executive Director of the Arizona Trail Association, the nonprofit organization responsible for the protection and maintenance of the Arizona Trail – the only completed National Scenic Trail that welcomes mountain bikes. He has worked in the fields of natural and cultural resource management, environmental education, journalism and outdoor adventure. He lives in a remote off-the-grid homestead in the Sierrita Mountains southwest of Tucson, where hundreds of miles of roads and trails encourage bikepacking right out his front door.
Tom (he/him, Anchorage, AK) is an attorney and long-time mountain biker and backcountry skier with a passion for enjoying and protecting our public lands. He previously lived in Boise, ID where he worked for Outdoor Alliance, a national coalition advocating for public land conservation and access for mountain biking, climbing, paddling, and backcountry skiing, and he’s now working in Alaska as a law clerk. At Bikepacking Roots, he brings his direct experience advocating for outdoor recreation with the Forest Service, BLM, National Park Service, state governments, and the federal government.
Theo (he/him, San Francisco, CA) has been a passionate biker and advocate for the outdoors for the last 20 years. By trade, he is a cultural resources specialist and has worked throughout western North America, from the Yukon to California. His time spent in the wilderness instilled passion to expand an awareness of the depth of time and variety of human experience within these landscapes. He enjoys finding new ways to interact with the people and world around him, a direction which provides endless opportunities for advocacy. Bicycles provide a unique and immersive experience in all environments, opening up even greater opportunities for personal engagement and building stronger connections with cultural and natural landscapes, both past and present.
