Hans-Jurgen (Jack) Becker

BASc (civil engineering) MBA

President

For two decades, cycling has been Jack's primary mode of urban transportation and long distance touring. He is actively involved in the promotion of cycling as transportation, focusing on the role of human behaviour influencing successful infrastructure design.

Mr. Becker is the President of the British Columbia Cycling Coalition, a director of The Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, a member of the City of Vancouver Bicycle Advisory Committee, and a member of the BC Trails Strategy Committee. formerly, he was the co-chair of the Toronto Cycling Committee, and the Vancouver & UBC Area Transit Plan Stakeholder Group.

Jack has spearheaded cyclist's development of a city wide network plan including trail systems along rail & electrical transmission corridors. He has authored submissions on cycling for the Canada Line, The Gateway Project, and the City of Vancouver Capital Plan and has lectured on redistribution of traffic and the "third wave" of cycling at universities and conferences.

Mr. Becker's background includes transportation of goods and procurement with experience in program management, planning, contract negotiations and construction engineering.

Richard Austin Campbell

Vice President

Richard Campbell has over 17 year's expertise in cycling and sustainable transportation.

He is a founder of the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, the British Columbia Cycling Coalition (BCCC) and Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST). In his role of Manager of Active Transportation for BEST, he coordinated cycling promotional, educational & research initiatives including the Freewheeling' Cycling Guide, Bike Month, valet bicycle parking, and the Business Case for Active Transportation. He has successfully championed the Central Valley Greenway, wider sidewalks on the Lions Gate Bridge, and the bicycle path on the Canada Line Bridge.

Richard is currently a Director of the BCCC, a member of the City of Vancouver's Bicycle Advisory Committee and project manager of the Regional Cycling Network Data Collection initiative for the VACC.

Prior to his work at BEST, he had twenty years of experience in computer software engineering as lead designer of figure animation tools.

Richard did not have a bicycle as a child and did not learn how to cycle until his early twenties. Ever since, he has been making up for lost time.

Paul Dragan

Vice President and Secretary

Mr. Dragan is a Vancouver businessman who has been involved in the cycling industry and advocacy for over 25 years. He is the founder and major shareholder of Reckless Bike Stores, a multi location company with operations in Vancouver & Victoria. A former professional bike racer from Europe, Paul has extensive experience in successful cycling infrastructure in Europe and North America. Mr. Dragan brings a "business like approach" to all his projects and understands timelines, accountability & budgets. He has extensive accounting & project management experience.

Paul is a former board member of numerous provincial and national boards including Retail BC, the Downtown Vancouver Association, the Bicycle Trade Association of Canada, and the City of Vancouver Bicycle Advisory Committee.

Mr. Dragan's other business interests include a construction company, a bicycle manufacturing company, and a mountain bike park.

Paul regularly commutes by bicycle to his business and meetings, and is an ardent supporter of getting "more people on bikes more often."