Name:
Parker Gohrick

Position with PPP:
Rider Operator

Who you are 10 words or less?
A NW Native, music lover, cyclist, videographer and editor, Mac enthusiast, and a lover not a fighter.

Why are you a part of PPP?
I think it's a great idea thats just starting to catch on which is exciting to be a part of Portland history. Also it's a company I can say I'm proud to work for and enjoy working for. Plus I get paid to ride a bike.

If you were an animal, what would you be?
I have no idea why but I always thought meerkat's are rad as can be ever since I saw lion king when I was a kid. So I think it would be pretty chill being one.

Where do you see bike based businesses in five years?
I see it thriving I feel like bikes have always been big. But with the whole hiptser/fixie/single speed thing going on right now it's opening a lot of eyes to the world of bikes. I feel like any company that is good and green has a huge potential to grow.

Name:
Zach Rose

Position with PPP:
Rider Operator

Who you are 10 words or less?
Adventurous, cyclist, dedicated, kind and loyal.

Why are you a part of PPP?
To show the world that the bicycle can and will create a better world.

If you were an animal, what would you be?
A polar bear because they are cool and awesome swimmers.

Where do you see bike based businesses in five years?
The first choice in local delivery, advertising and transportation.

Name:
Tobin!

Position with PPP:
Rider Operator/Mechanic

Who you are 10 words or less?
Just your average feminst, freegan, bike racing and commuting nerd.

Why are you a part of PPP?
I love bikes! I love food! I love bringing people things!

If you were an animal, what would you be?
A Hippo.

Where do you see bike based businesses in five years?
I see Bike Based Business doing a literal trackstand on Car-Culture's unsustainable and antiquated FACE.

Name:
Courtney Martin

Position with PPP:
Business Development, Weekend Rider.

Who you are 10 words or less?
Type A with a sense of humor and a heart.

Why are you a part of PPP?
I am part of PPP because I believe that it is a great way to impact many facets of this community: the business model provides for sustainable employment opportunities, it encourages healthy lifestyles, and allows for a great opportunity to meet and interact with really cool people!

If you were an animal, what would you be?
I would be a hyena because I cackle.

Where do you see bike based businesses in five years?
Within five years I see bike based businesses creating "traffic-jams" over all of Portland's beautiful bridges.

Name:
Jenn Dederich

Position with PPP:
Jill of all trades….Business development, marketing, dispatcher, rider.

Who you are 10 words or less?
Eternal optimistic, together we can make this world a better place.

Why are you a part of PPP?
I believe in PPP’s business model. Sustainable/Local/Consensus Based. Since I have to work, this is the type of business I want to dedicate my time to.

What was your first bike?
My first bike was a used little too big canary yellow banana bike with chopper handlebars dressed up with tassels. Oh what I wouldn’t do for an adult version of that.

Who is your favorite superhero?
Wonder Woman, hands down. She never hid her identity, no closet for my fav. She’s a 6’0 Amazon princess who was trained as a warrior. She is not only with blessed gifts such as great strength, beauty, speed and a loving heart, she also has the Lasso of Truth (you will all be truthful), the Sandals of Mercury (she can travel anywhere in seconds), magical Amazonium bracelets and an invisible jet. WW otherwise known as the former Goddess of Truth, I will personally deliver to you free any day.

Where do you see PPP in five years?
In five years, I see PPP using our business model to set up branch Pedal Power businesses in cities around the nation.

Name:
Ken Wetherell

Position with PPP:
Business development & weekend rider

Who you are 10 words or less?
I'm an entrepreneur who believes in the power of collaboration.

What was your first bike?
My first bike was called a "Gaser II". A yellow and orange single speed with a banana seat on which I put a purple bumper sticker that said, "Lady Godiva Was A Streaker".

If you were an animal, what would you be?
If I could be an animal, I would be an otter.

Where do you see bike based businesses in five years?
In five years, I see PPP in the company of other bike-enabled businesses enjoying success and basking in the glow of a city in transition from cars to bikes.

Name:
Lee Ritter

Position with PPP:
Web Developer, Graphic Designer, Weekend Rider.

Who you are 10 words or less?
A person who wants to spend more time on the things that matter.

If you were an animal, what would you be?
I have put some thought into this in the past, and I am still deliberating. I am pretty sure it is some kind of raptor. Osprey maybe?