Board of Directors

Lorena has spent her career advancing community well-being, moving from frontline service to executive leadership across Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. A strategic thinker with a proven record of building programs that deliver measurable results, she is especially skilled at cultivating empathetic, high-performing teams. As Board Chair, Lorena brings both vision and operational depth to Good Karma Bikes. She is committed to deepening our community ties and is leading the effort to secure a permanent location — a milestone that will meaningfully expand our capacity to serve.

Dennis brings more than 40 years of financial management experience across the technology sector. A longtime San Jose resident, he has served his downtown neighborhood through volunteer work and board service, and his personal passions include bike restoration, hiking, and cycling. Dennis joins Good Karma Bikes to lend his financial acumen to an organization whose transportation mission resonates both personally and practically.

Taurean holds a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stony Brook University and serves as a Senior Product Manager at NVIDIA. A systems thinker who bridges technical complexity with human need, he excels at building innovative, high-impact teams. He also mentors underrepresented community members globally in innovation and AI. Based in San Jose, Taurean brings to Good Karma Bikes a rare combination of engineering rigor, product strategy, and deep commitment to equity.

Jim founded Good Karma Bikes to provide reliable transportation to people experiencing homelessness and low-wage workers, growing it into a program that builds self-esteem and teaches job skills in bike repair, eCommerce, and retail. His guiding principle — give away for free half of all that we make — remains at the heart of the organization. A PhD physicist, NASA intern, Wharton graduate, and certified bike mechanic, Jim is proof that the right mission can bring a whole life into focus.

Mike holds a Mathematics degree from Wake Forest University and spent over 22 years as a software engineer at Intel. More than two decades of volunteer work at Sacred Heart Community Service gave him a clarifying insight: for many people, the most pressing unmet need isn't food or clothing — it's transportation. That discovery drew him to Good Karma Bikes, where he now applies his analytical mindset and community-service values to one of the most overlooked drivers of opportunity and wellness.

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Chelsea is a nonprofit leader with over a decade of experience across homelessness services, public health, and community development. She has managed shelter operations, designed programs, and secured grants expanding services for vulnerable populations. She holds a Master of Public Health, is bilingual, and brings international perspective from her Peace Corps service. Her expertise in health equity, financial sustainability, and community engagement — combined with strategic thinking and adaptability — makes her a powerful advocate for the communities Good Karma Bikes exists to serve.

Mario is a construction executive with over 30 years of leadership in laboratory and healthcare facility construction, having served as COO of XL Construction and VP of Operations at Rudolph & Sletten. He now leads Mario Wijtman Construction Advisors, a strategic consulting practice in Portola Valley. A Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate and member of its Architecture Dean's Leadership Council, Mario is known for his mentorship, client-centered approach, and ability to guide complex organizations through growth — expertise he brings directly to his work with Good Karma Bikes.