ABOUT US
Coming Together For Our Community
The White Oak Bicycle Cooperative is a volunteer-run non-profit 501(c)(3) community bicycle organization that provides free access to bicycles, repair services, and safety education to schools, partner organizations, and communities across Southeast Tennessee.
White Oak Bicycle Co-op was founded in 2020 in the White Oak community of Red Bank, TN when neighbors and friends started refurbishing donated bikes in backyard garages and basements to provide free access to bicycles for children and youth in the Chattanooga area.
Our Staff
Blake Pierce, Executive Director (Volunteer): Prior to co-founding WOBC in 2020, Blake was a professor at UTC in the Health and Human Performance department teaching in their Exercise and Health Sciences program. He came to UTC after working as the Exercise Specialist for the Healthy Eating and Active Living Center at the Children's Hospital at Erlanger. Blake holds a masters degree in Health Promotion from the University of Alabama and a post-graduate certificate in Exercise Prescription from the University of Connecticut.
Ben Richards, Director of Operations & Transportation (Adult) Safety Education Program
Bio coming soon.
Sam Wuller, Bicycle Mechanic
Bio coming soon.
Board of Directors
Jena Doolittle, USPS
Andrew Jones, Co-Founder, Tennessee Valley Authority
Karissa Peyer, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Jessica Pierce, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Jordan Spencer, CIGNA
Jeff Schwenke, Daily Ration
Stuart Wasilowski, Cornerstone