One Less Car President - Greg Cantori
, Executive Director of the Marion I & Henry Knott Foundation
Greg recently completed 100,000 bicycle-commuting miles! He and his wife Renee have taken many 'human powered' vacations on their tandem that included Holland, France, England and Scotland. As a teenager, Greg used his three-speed 'English Racer' to explore many parts of Cairo, Egypt while living there for two years. Back in the USA, he witnessed the gas lines and frustration of the 1974 gas crises from his bicycle. His dad didn't get a driver’s license until into his fifties, preferring to spend that precious time reading and writing on buses, trains and while carpooling. Greg believes deeply that like all tools, cars are great for certain trips and that bicycling, walking and mass transit are better for many others. He lives in Pasadena, Maryland with his wife, two teenage daughters and dog Cosmo.
One Less Car Secretary - Michael MacWilliams, Attorney, Venable LLC
Michael MacWilliams lives in Towson with his wife and three children, where it occurred to him one day that in order for his kids to ride their bikes outside of their small cul-de-sac they have to pile them onto the back of the family SUV and drive to some place where it's safe(r) for them to ride. One thing lead to another, and the next thing you know, he's commuting to his downtown Baltimore office by bike two or three days a week (weather and daylight permitting). OLC is the place where many of the wellness and quality of life issues he cares about merge, and where his greener instincts find a voice beyond the end of his driveway. Michael believes strongly that One Less Car can be your voice, too, on the broad spectrum of wellness issues that the organization tackles across the state and in your neighborhood.
Board Member - Tim Adams, Director, Mid Atlantic District
Bio. to be posted soon!
Board Member - Tom Blanks – Pricing Director, Constellation NewEnergy
Tom Blanks has lived in Towson with his wife and two children for nearly five years. Prior to his move to Baltimore, Tom lived in Houston, Texas, where his drive to and from the suburbs was often a miserable experience. Upon moving, Tom was determined to find a living situation that would no longer require him sit through hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic. He had two goals in mind while house-hunting in the area; his new home needed to be near his Inner Harbor office, and it needed to be in a good school district for his children. The Rodgers Forge neighborhood in Towson fit the bill perfectly. Initially, his intention was to ride his bike to work a few days per week. However, he now bike commutes exclusively, tallying over 3000 miles each year. Tom’s primary goal is to educate others on the logistics of bike commuting year-round.
Board Member - Offie Clark
Offie E. Clark is a United States Army Biochemist and 20-year veteran of Cycle Across Maryland (CAM). He remembers explaining to his pleading 8-year old son that he would have to wait until he was 12-years old to join him for CAM week. His own son's enthusiasm and early dedication to cycling led Offie to serve for three years as a CAM Teen Mentor for Baltimore County before working to launch and lead the Harford County Teen Challenge program. Now, working with the Harford County Bike 2 Work committee and Harford Velo, he has helped establish a mentor program to assist novice bicycle commuters. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Harford Velo and participates as a committed member of both Harford Velo and the Chesapeake Wheelman. He coordinates with Harford County and Maryland State elected officials, local bicycle communities and APG employees to promote and support Bike 2 Work Day during Clean Commute Month. Offie knows from experience that cycling builds young leaders, better communities, and healthier hearts and minds. A life-long Harford County resident, Offie finds his 12-mile commute, from his home in Aberdeen to Edgewood, is one of the highlights of his day.
Board Member - Bruce Herman. Ph.D., Towson University Assistant Director Outreach and Consultation 
Bruce has worked at Towson University Counseling Center since 1999. Prior 1991-1998 Bruce worked as a Psychologist at Loyola College in Maryland. Bruce completed his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the College of Education at the University of Illinois Urbana –Champaign. He also obtained an undergraduate degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. While at Cornell he solidified his love of cycling teaching a Bicycle Touring class in the University’s Physical Education Department. Bruce commutes daily by bicycle and has done so for many years. He used to take his children to day care in a trailer on the back of his bike. Bruce values the use of bicycles because it is good for the planet, our bodies and our minds. Volunteering on issues that promote bike safety are personal to Bruce as he wants to bicycle safely to work and wants bicycles to be a safe transportation alternative for his children.
Board Member - Alex Olbriecht
Alex commutes daily by bicycle and is the owner of five 5 Race Pace/Bella Bikes bicycle shops in Maryland. He has been in the bicycle business for over 32 years and is honored as a ‘Trek Legend’. His recent Symposium presentation included topics he passionately promotes - the economic impact of the retail bicycle trade, successful and unique ways to integrate the bicycle into the transportation system, and how sophisticated planning and implementation of the bicycle travel network in Maryland will yield a healthier, fitter population, a region which will attract more active residents, a tourist draw for those outside the area, and a network of commuter routes resulting in many benefits to all involved.
Advisor - Buddy Alves, Senior Marketing Specialist, Commuter Choice Maryland, Maryland Transit Administration
Buddy is a national expert on transportation demand management programs, including parking cash-out, guaranteed ride home, carpool matching, Bike to Work, telecommuting, and other smart commuting topics. The Maryland Commuter Connections program is a model for other programs across the country.
Advisor - Rebecca Ruggles, The Association of Baltimore Area Grant Makers, Consultant, The Green Funders Affinity Group
Rebecca coordinates the activities of ABAG's environmental affinity group, renamed The Green Funders to signal its broad range of interests: from urban greening to environmental justice, from food access to healthy homes. Rebecca also works in the fields of community health, public health, and substance abuse program development focused on the needs of Baltimore's underserved populations and communities. She seeks to develop new and effective partnerships and approaches to old intransigent problems of social equity and urban quality of life. A Board member of the Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance, she also works in a volunteer capacity with the Baltimore City Commission on Sustainability. Rebecca holds an MBA in public administration from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a bachelors degree in history and literature from Harvard University.
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