About Team Dirt

Who We Are

Team Dirt is a mountain bike club and chapter of the IMBA (International Mountain Bicycling Association). It was originally founded as a bike racing team in the Corvallis Oregon area. Since that time, it has grown into an organization advocating for all biking activity in the Benton County area. Team Dirt supports urban (Pump Track, BMX bike park, bike paths, and community events), as well as, traditional off road riding (XC, All Mountain, and DH/Gravity).

Team Dirt is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community organization. The club is open to all riders, regardless of riding or building skill. Team Dirt is primarily focused on building and maintaining sustainable trails, suitable for mountain bikers, but often open for multi-purpose use. The club hosts many trail build events throughout the year. Fundraising is performed via sponsorship, grants, member donations, and a few shuttle days every year at Alsea Falls.

Contact Information

Aaron Turner, Alsea Falls Region Coordinator

Aaron Turner

Team Dirt Chair

aaron@teamdirt.org

Aaron is the Alsea Falls Region Coordinator as of Fall 2021. He helps to facilitate build days, shuttle events, and works directly with partners to foster the maintenance and growth of trails in the area. Aaron enjoys building community and keeping the momentum of the Team Dirt mission moving forward.

Kyler Knowles

Kyler Knowles

Vice Chair

kyler.knowles@teamdirt.org

Kyler moved to Corvallis in 2017, and quickly joined Team Dirt builds in the Mac forest as a way to build his mountain bike community. After years of trail building and serving as a Mac Build Lead, he saw an opportunity to contribute at a higher level by joining the Board.

Jenna Berman

Jenna Berman

Board Member

jfunkberman@gmail.com

Jenna is the Team Dirt Chair. She moved back to Oregon in 2016 after 10 years in Colorado where she worked for Bicycle Colorado doing state-level bicycle advocacy and education.

Daniel Coyle, McDonald/Starker Region Coordinator

Daniel Coyle

McDonald/Starker Region Coordinator

danielcoyle@hotmail.com

Dan oversees trail building in the local McDonald and Starker forests. Dan does it all - planning/designing trails, training volunteers and even organizing mountain bike camps for youth. Dan is a 25 year resident of Corvallis.

Trey Jackson, Secretary/OSU Liaison

Trey Jackson

Secretary/OSU Liaison

trey.jackson@teamdirt.org

Trey keeps the board meetings moving along as Secretary - keeping the group on track, taking care of all the administrative details, and providing key technical support for Team Dirt. In his free time, he rides his bikes until they break.

Keith Leavitt, Social Chair

Keith Leavitt

Social Chair

keith.leavitt@oregonstate.edu

Keith is Team Dirt's "cruise director". He plans extra-curricular and off-the-bike social events, building community, and boosting cohesiveness and stoke in the Corvallis-area mountain bike community.

Ben Leland, Social Chair

Ben Leland

Treasurer

treasurer@teamdirt.org

Ben is Team Dirt's Treasurer, helping to manage funds for trail build projects, fundraising efforts, and donations. In his free time, he loves to get out in the woods and make rad trails!

Colin Lancaster, Web Developer

Colin Lancaster

Web Developer

colin.lancaster@teamdirt.org

Colin is the web developer for Team Dirt and relatively new to cycling. He is excited to help grow the mountain biking community!

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

TBD

andrew.miller@teamdirt.org

Andrew grew up hiking with his parents and brother in McDonald Forest. Since then he's spent years running and biking the local trails. He joined Team Dirt to get more involved with trail building and planning future trails.

Nicole Brown

Nicole Brown

TBD

nicole@teamdirt.org

Nicole Brown is one of our newest Team Dirt board members. A member of Team Dirt since 2020, Nicole is passionate about community building and public lands advocacy. As a professional, Nicole works to protect and expand outdoor recreation experiences on our public lands. Her knowledge of both land management and outdoor policy is an asset to the work we do at Team Dirt.

Mailing Address

TEAM DIRT, A CHAPTER OF IMBA 922 NW Circle Blvd Ste 160 PMB 242 Corvallis, Oregon 97330-1483

Tax ID (EIN number)

45-5199840

Becoming a Sponsor

If you would like to help support Team Dirt and the local Mountain Biking community, please contact our Treasurer Ben Leland.