Joey Hsieh, Street Level Cycles Intern

Julian Marszalek was born and raised in Berkeley and very early on discovered his passion for bicycles. As a young teenager he started bicycle touring up and down California. He graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a B.A. in Environmental Studies and is committed to sustainability. He sees bikes as a cheap, fun, healthy and practicle form of transportation and believes that a non-profit, community bike shop, offering affordable bikes and bike repair, plays an important role in building a healthy community.

Helder Parreira, Berkeley Boathouse Program Director

Born and raised in the Azores Islands, Helder developed a love of traditional boats as a very young child. Moving to the States, he remained closely related to the community from which he came.  Helder is a UC Berkeley alumni holding a degree in Archaeology.  His academic studies took him around the world studying ancient cultures, and often studying the watercraft that they used. Tiring of academic pursuits, and craving working with his hands, Helder moved back to California to study traditional wooden boat building.  He hopes to educate people young and old, as well as further his own knowledge of the time-honored craft, and to establish a community of people who are passionate about wooden boats.

Ingrid Good, Sew Your Own Instructor

Growing up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ingrid always loved art and fashion and learned to sewing and needlecrafts from her German mother at a very young age. She became interested in costume and vintage clothing and taught herself patternmaking as a teenager, went to NYC to get a degree in Fashion Design. She worked freelance in various design and sewing trades after moving to Venice CA, before completing a BA in art at UC Berkeley. She then began a career in textile print design, also working as a designer and painter of murals, and created the Community Sewing Workshop in 1999.

Chris Thompson, Street Level Cycles Program Director

Trilby was born and raised in Delaware.and moved west after college. Following her interest in
sustainable living, she learned about building homes from clay, straw, and
bamboo, and about gardening where the growing season is longer. She has always loved the act of designing and creating, and upon riding her bike by Waterside one day was captured by the place. Besides teaching kids in the Sew Your Own program, and tinkering on her own projects, she continues to get her hands dirty working on natural buildings around northen California, writes and helps manage an online newsletter, and rides her bike all over the hills in search of seasonal food.

Casey Nutt has called Berkeley home for most of his life. He developed a passion for sailing and fishing at the berkeley marina when he was young. After leaving home casey traveled around the world working on farms, learning traditional building methods and a simpler way of life. A love of woodworking and boats drew him to the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Townsend, WA. Since then he has spent many years working under more experienced shiptwrights, and eventually began overseeing entire yacht restoration projects. Casey is excited to bring career skills to underprivelegd youth in a fun, creative work environment while keeping alive the boatbuilding tradition.