OUR STORY
"It all started when I was a young boy. I used to watch my Uncle Pat in the basement of his machine shop. He would collect and fix up old bicycles that he found at the town dump. After cleaning and repairing these bikes he would give them to the kids in his neighborhood. He had only repaired half a dozen bikes but that really impressed me. A voice in the back of my head said … 'Wow that’s pretty cool… if he could do 6 bikes… I could do 6000'. When I became an adult I started finding and repairing old bikes out of my garage and giving them to needy children at my wife’s elementary school where she was a teacher. Many years later I joined Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club. Here I found an army of like-minded people who helped me to expand my vision and create a larger goal of making recycled bikes available to the entire community. Hence in 2012 Northeast Community Cycles, a 501(c) 3 non-profit was born… getting bigger and better every year."
President - Tony Suppa
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tony Suppa - President and Founder
Tony loves bicycles… all kinds of bicycles. He wants to spread the fun, health and transportation benefits of cycling to as many people as possible. Tony has worked 20 + years as an independent contractor but finds his non-profit venture to be his most rewarding project yet. Tony was the former Incentives Chairman for Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club.
Phyllis Lodato-Suppa - Secretary
Phyllis is an outdoor enthusiast. Biking ranks high on her list of passions along with snowboarding, hiking and camping. Previously she was Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club Membership Director and board member. She is also a sculptor and was an art educator in the Stamford School System for the 27 years.
Trent Luby - Head Mechanic
Trent loves all things outdoors, be it hiking, climbing, or camping... but his true passion lies in cycling. He enjoys downhill mountain biking, cross country and road riding. Trent always works on his own bikes and worked with Northeast Bicycles in sales and as a mechanic for 12+ years.
Gary Andrews - Shop Manager
Gary enjoys various outdoor activities like hiking and biking, though his passion is skiing. After a long career in telecommunication with AT&T and networking with Pitney Bowes, he is currently retired and active within this organization.
Don Stillman – Treasurer and Financial Advisor
Don is a CPA and a member of Sound Cyclists for over 20 years. Don has been actively involved in promoting cycling in the community. He has been a Sound Cyclist Bloomin' Metric Director for 7 years and a Spin Odyssey Assistant Director.
Peter Monin - Social Media Consultant
Peter has a fascination with racing cars and bikes. He has a mechanical mind and the determination to troubleshoot any problem.
OUR MECHANICS
Trent Luby
Jeff Munk
Peter Monin
Bobbie Kinn
Gary Andrews
Brian Shea
Larry Cryer
