Estelle Barber
Board Member, Bookkeeper
Estelle has lived in Nevada County since 1981 enjoying the privilege of raising three sons.
She has degrees in Elementary Education and Accounting and has worked in the accounting field for 30 years with the last 10 years working with non-profits. Currently she is the Finance Manager for Music in the Mountains and the treasurer for the Nevada County Composers Cooperative.
Hiking, bike riding, learning how to garden and work on her never ending home remodel with her partner, Mark, occupy her spare time.
Carrie Morgan
Board Member, Teacher
Carrie Morgan is a 3rd grade teacher in Nevada County. She has a passion for the outdoors and mountain biking since her son joined his middle school mountain bike club.
She’s a consulting registered professional forester with a bachelor of science degree in forestry from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo and received her teaching credential from Cal State Chico.
Mike Oitzman
Board Member
Mike Oitzman moved to Nevada County in 2004, He bought his first mountain bike when he turned 50 and competed in the Downieville Classic a year later. Since then, Mike was a ride leader for the NU Mountain Bike Team when his son was on the team, but found his passion photographing all of the local bike events. You’re likely to spot Mike catching the smiles of riders as they enjoy our local trails or race for glory, or leading field trips during the wee hours of the night to capture the beauty of the Milky Way.
Jet Lowe
Board Member, Founder
Jet is a GIS/CAD specialist for the Tahoe N.F., Nevada City, CA. She has 37 years in federal employment, 30 with Forest Service, 7 with Department of Defense. GIS training from ESRI courses, education in business and computer science at San Francisco State University. Jet enjoys cooking, riding bikes and horses, and scenic drives.
Local non-profit groups: Live Healthy Nevada County, Mom’s on the Mountains, St. Canice Religious Education
John Seivert, MS, PT, FAAOMPT, CSCS
Board Member
As a business owner, John has provided countless volunteer hours evaluating and treating sports injuries from the youth sports teams of NUHS’s cross country and mountain bike teams and the Bear River HS football team.
John is also a competitive age group bike racer competing in road, mountain, and cyclo-cross events. He and his two kids enjoy the great outdoors of Nevada County skiing, biking, swimming, and hiking.
Duane Strawser
Board Member