By Mark Langton
CORBA founders/Steering Committee/Board of Directors accepting the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame award for 2013. From left to right: Kurt Loheit, Peter Heumann, Jeff Klinger, Michael Goodman, Jim Hasenauer, Jennifer Klausner, Mark Langton, Steve Messer (not pictured, Hans Keifer).
Last week on September 18, CORBA was officially inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame during the Interbike Trade Show in Las Vegas. Several CORBA founding members, past and current board members, and VIPs attended the event. Also inducted were professional racers Marla Streb and Nicolas Vouilloz, Rim Cyclery (Moab, Utah) founders Robin and Bill Groff, and photographer David Epperson. Click here for more information on this year’s inductees.
In the weeks leading up to the event, I was tasked with compiling and editing a list comprised of founders, Steering Committee and Board of Directors members, and friends and significant contributors to CORBA, first provided by CORBA’s unofficial archivist Jim Hasenauer. It’s still a work in progress, but I believe it is fairly comprehensive (see below). The most noteworthy impression I get when looking at the list is that CORBA’s success in getting and keeping trails open to bicycles in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and greater Los Angeles County and Eastern Ventura County is due to a team effort.
In 26 years more than 30 people have joined CORBA’s Steering Committee/Board of Directors. They have all made significant contributions to keeping CORBA on the high road of advocacy. The list of significant friends and volunteers is made up of people who have in one way or another gone above and beyond to help guide and bolster CORBA’s efforts, such as organizing events, providing mentoring and guidance, volunteering incredible amounts of time, and so much more. Their contributions are far too lengthy and complex to list here, but it is one thing I am endeavoring to do as well. To be sure, if their name is on the list, they have done something significant to keep CORBA moving forward (including some land management agency folks who certainly took their fair share of heat for siding with CORBA; of course, they were visionaries). If you see someone missing who you feel should be on the list, please send their name and description to me at mark@corbamtb.com. Thanks!
| Steering Committee/Board of Directors (chronological) |
| Jim Hasenauer |
| Kurt Loheit |
| Mark Langton |
| Matt Landis |
| Peter Heumann |
| Ross Blasman |
| Lou Pescarmona |
| Dan Bernstein |
| Callie Courtis |
| Michael Goodman |
| Lawana Godwin |
| Mike Roth |
| Jim Walters |
| Gary Stevens |
| John Christ |
| Ken Rodriguez |
| Laura O’Neal |
| David Grey |
| Mark Fingerman |
| Frank Still |
| Ed Dee |
| Reuben Finkelstein |
| Louisa Bonnie |
| Greg Scarich |
| Hans Keifer |
| Jeff Klinger |
| Sonia Ottusch |
| Danusia Bennett Taber |
| Mark Langton |
| Steve Messer |
| Jennifer Klausner |
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| Friends of CORBA and Significant Volunteers (alphabetical by first name) |
| Aaron Hanson |
| Al Farrell |
| Alan Yoshida |
| Alex Baum |
| Bannar Moffat |
| Bart Allen |
| Bill Foster |
| Bob Pugsley |
| Bonnie Baskin |
| Brian Hemsworth |
| Brian Simms |
| Bryan Gordon |
| Burt Elliott |
| Carol Gray |
| Carola Lindquist |
| Charlie and Mary Litsky |
| Christine Blasman |
| Clay Clymore |
| Danny Ybarra |
| Darryl Gray |
| Dave Dwyer |
| Dave Mummert |
| David Ross
David Updike |
| Dieter Schirrmacher |
| Donna Marks |
| Dori Friedman |
| Elayne Haggan |
| Ezra Dweck |
| Fran Gruchy |
| Frank Padilla |
| Fred Ansaldi |
| Fred Chavez |
| Gene Berwager |
| Holly Harmon |
| Hoyt Pemberton |
| Jack Dwyer |
| Jack Matalon |
| Jack Short |
| Jean Bray |
| Jeff Alexander |
| Jerry Cowan |
| Jim Shanman |
| Joe Dillman |
| Jonathan Kay |
| Katy Endicott |
| Keith Barefoot |
| Kellog and Andelson Accountancy Corp. |
| Ken Raleigh |
| Ken Williams, Carol Matsonaga, and Dana Supanovich attorneys at Law |
| Kevin Donnelly |
| Kevin Korenthal |
| Lance Bisco |
| Larry LaSota |
| Larry Marks |
| Liz Baumann |
| Loren Bain |
| Loren Pluth |
| Lynne Rubin |
| Mansoor Sabbagh |
| Matt Gunnell |
| MBU/Youth Adventures |
| Mike Poteet |
| Pete Warden |
| Randy Rogers |
| Rebecca Lemke |
| Rich Pinder |
| Robert Heagy |
| Robin and Mike McGuire |
| Rorie Skei |
| Russ Eddy |
| Russ Okawa |
| Steve Clark |
| Steven Weiss |
| Stu McNally |
| Stuart Ganong |
| Tamara Napier |
| Terry Harmon |
| Tom Robbins |
| Troy Braswell |
| Virgil Hemrick |
| Vondell Scharrer |
| Wendy Engelberg |
| Woody Smeck |
Niner has a strong history of supporting mountain biking advocacy. They truly understand that more trail opportunities helps grow the sport, and everyone benefits. As an 
