Teachers
Susan McLucas
We occasionally share our experiences as teachers in the Bicycle Riding School Diary.
For more than 25 years, Susan McLucas has been teaching adults (and children!) to ride bicycles. Since then, thousands of people have enjoyed the exhilaration and liberation of this new way of life. Susan has shared her teaching method with other teachers and together they share the responsibilities as classes grow amid rising fuel prices and growing environmental concerns.
When she's not teaching bike-riding, Susan ("the Bicycle Whisperer") McLucas works for women's right to their whole bodies, with Sini Sanuman (Healthy Tomorrow) in Bamako, Mali (more info at her website, StopExcision.net).
She also works for peace, participating since 1997 in a weekly vigil against the war (and earlier sanctions) on Iraq (see this Boston Herald article) and raising awareness about the detainees at Guantanamo, Bagram, etc. (wearing an orange jumpsuit every Friday since 2005 or so.) She likes to care for "public fruit," such as the raspberries in front of her house. She sings and plays guitar and can say hello in 50 languages. Reach Susan at (617) 776-6524 or (617) 501-9125 (cell) and SusanBMcL@gmail.com.
For more than 25 years, Susan McLucas has been teaching adults (and children!) to ride bicycles. Since then, thousands of people have enjoyed the exhilaration and liberation of this new way of life. Susan has shared her teaching method with other teachers and together they share the responsibilities as classes grow amid rising fuel prices and growing environmental concerns.
When she's not teaching bike-riding, Susan ("the Bicycle Whisperer") McLucas works for women's right to their whole bodies, with Sini Sanuman (Healthy Tomorrow) in Bamako, Mali (more info at her website, StopExcision.net).
She also works for peace, participating since 1997 in a weekly vigil against the war (and earlier sanctions) on Iraq (see this Boston Herald article) and raising awareness about the detainees at Guantanamo, Bagram, etc. (wearing an orange jumpsuit every Friday since 2005 or so.) She likes to care for "public fruit," such as the raspberries in front of her house. She sings and plays guitar and can say hello in 50 languages. Reach Susan at (617) 776-6524 or (617) 501-9125 (cell) and SusanBMcL@gmail.com.
Pata Suyemoto
When not teaching bicycle riding, Pata Suyemoto is an independent feminist scholar, writer, educator, and mental health activist.
She is a spirit artist, healer, urban shaman and Reiki Master. She also has a Ph.D. in education and does individual instruction in study strategies, writing, and teacher preparation, as well as diversity training. She is an avid cyclist and rides about 4500 miles a year. She is currently working with Christina Chan on an edited book about Asian American women and mental health issues. (Check out the project blog at the Breaking Silences Project).
Pata can be reached at (617) 549-3087 and kotoridesigns@gmail.com.
She is a spirit artist, healer, urban shaman and Reiki Master. She also has a Ph.D. in education and does individual instruction in study strategies, writing, and teacher preparation, as well as diversity training. She is an avid cyclist and rides about 4500 miles a year. She is currently working with Christina Chan on an edited book about Asian American women and mental health issues. (Check out the project blog at the Breaking Silences Project).
Pata can be reached at (617) 549-3087 and kotoridesigns@gmail.com.
David Goehring
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David Goehring joined us in 2016. He bikes regularly both for pleasure and fitness, and for years he commuted to work by bike too. David’s earlier career in book publishing included many opportunities to teach diverse groups of people, and he has found that experience helpful in teaching bicycle riding.
David has fully embraced the teaching methods Susan pioneered at the Bicycle Riding School, and he takes great pleasure in helping students of all ages learn to ride using those methods. Read testimonials here. David teaches beginners of all ages and, along with Pata, he also teaches road riding. He can be reached at (617) 820-4498 and DavidGoehring1@gmail.com. |
Jenny Duquette Norcott
Jenny Duquette Norcott developed her lifelong love of biking while delivering newspapers by bike everyday for 7 years as a child. She continued biking into adulthood, now using her bike as her primary mode of transportation - from getting to work to grabbing fruit and vegetables at Haymarket to going to the beach. She also occasionally rides her "fast road bike" (named Shadowfax) on longer rides for exercise and seeing new places.
Jenny loves teaching people of all ages the joy of biking. She has 15+ years experience teaching and coaching and has taught hundreds of children and adults how to ride a bike. She most recently worked for Boston Bikes, managing the community bike programs that got children and low-income residents onto bikes while also learning about bike safety. In addition, Jenny coached recreational and competitive gymnastics for 10+ years and was a substitute teacher.
Jenny can be reached at (508) 641-8165 and jennynorcott@gmail.com.