Karen Brooks is the editor of Bicycle Times magazine, and has filled a few different roles at Rotating Mass Media, which publishes Bicycle Times and Dirt Rag magazines, over the course of ten years. In that time, she's had the opportunity to participate in many bicycle adventures and call it work. "I feel particularly lucky to get to come along on an Adventure Cycling tour of the Florida Keys this January," Karen says. "I will prepare with as many cold and snowy bike commutes to the office as I can stand."
Doug Davis is executive director of the Bike Town USA® Initiative, a role in which he helps oversee and promote the infrastructure development and branding of cycling in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. An explorer at heart, Doug has traveled the globe to photograph and film environmental issues and the sporting life. His most recent project, a a highlights video of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route produced for Adventure Cycling Association, features footage from his trip along the route. A portfolio of Doug's work may be viewed at www.dougdavisphoto.com.
Mike Dion created the film Ride the Divide, which won Best Adventure Film at the Vail Film Festival, has played on screens across the country, and can currently be found on iTunes, Netflix, Amazon, and The Documentary Channel. He recently shot and produced the award-winning film Where the Yellowstone Goes with filmmaking partner Hunter Weeks. Mike has been producing and directing content for nearly 20 years, holding top-level creative positions at Starz Entertainment and The Hallmark Channel. He also spent many years with independent production companies and working on feature films including Far and Away, A River Runs Through It, and Dante’s Peak.
Michelle and Ryan are the creators of America ByCycle, a web series about the places they go and the people they meet while bicycle touring. Michelle and Ryan shoot, produce, direct, and edit all of their video content while they're touring, and they've produced several how-to videos for Adventure Cycling, including "How to Pack Your Panniers," "How to Read Adventure Cycling's Maps," and "How to Prepare for a Long Distance Bike Tour." The focus of America ByCycle is to educate, entertain, and inspire others to travel and experience their world on bicycles.
While pedaling through Montana on a cross-country tour in 1974, Mac learned of a grassroots movement based in Missoula called Bikecentennial (which became Adventure Cycling Association). One thing led to another, and since 1976 he has been working for the organization, where he currently serves as media specialist. Among his many other titles: tours coordinator, routes and mapping director, assistant director, and national coordinator of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. Today, Mac works from his home office in the Tetons, helping to inspire would-be and veteran bicycle travelers through BikeOvernights.org, the Bike Bits e-newsletter, and more. He is also a magazine editor and freelance writer.