Board Members

Jessica Hilton

I am a wife and mother to 3 monsters…I mean adorable kids ranging in age from 12-16. When I’m not working for a living making false teeth with my father and brother or raising my monsters children to take over enter into the adult world, I like to spend time outside hiking, biking, swimming, and reading.

Kristen Cobb

Kristen Cobb is first mom of two and second a Pediatric Occupational Therapist. When not trying to catch up with her two kids on skis or bikes, she enjoys all bodies of water, running, and time with friends and family. Kristen became involved with the Youth Cycling Project after her kids thrived from the My Bike Series and mountain bike camps.

Jim Meek

Jim is an avid cyclist and skier. He has spent the last 30 years living in Maine exploring the great outdoors. If you don’t find him enjoying his local trails in Portland, he’s probably out somewhere, with his family and friends, exploring and building community. As a small business owner in Yarmouth, he was one of the first business sponsors of Healthy Kids, Happy Kids, now Youth Cycle Project. He has firsthand knowledge of the magic of YCP from watching his kids participate in the camps and events.

Liam Knowles

I am currently pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, but while I have been at school I have found time to join the Umaine mountain biking club, which has become one of my favorite parts of being up at school. For the past few years, I have worked as a bike mechanic at Center Street Cycles, where I first started to help at Youth Cycle Project Events, and over the last two winters, I have occasionally assisted with Grooming the Topsham trails for fat biking. During the summer you can find me outside mountain biking, sea kayaking, hiking, backpacking, and just enjoying the outdoors.

Morgan Sawyer

Camp Lead
Morgan graduated from Holderness school in 2018 where he was on the mountain bike team, the freestyle ski team, and the cycling team. Currently a student at Colby College and involved with the cycling club. He began his passion for cycling while riding cyclocross with HK2 on the junior development team and now races enduro.

Paul Niehoff

Board Advisor
Paul has been involved with cycling since the early 90’s. He has been both Team Director and Treasurer of the Southern Maine Cycling Club and is a current Board Member of the Portland Velo Club. Paul holds a SafeSport certificate.

As a Transportation Planner he has steadfastly advocated for more cycling and walking infrastructure and improvements for the safety of both that user group as well as those with mobility challenges. Paul was the State’s Safe Routes to School Coordinator for a year while working for the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.

He rides and races in multiple disciplines, such as mountain bike, Fat bike, road racing, Cyclocross, Gran Fondos and gravel races/events.

Dr. Ali Lee

Medical Advisor
Dr. Ali Lee is a Primary Care Sports Medicine doctor who is a specialist in overall musculoskeletal health and well-being. She believes in a comprehensive, personalized approach for each person and strongly values the relationships she builds with her patients. She believes in collaboration with others to achieve personal and professional goals and often looks for opportunities to put herself out of her comfort zone so she can learn and grow.

She was a Division 1 soccer player at the University of Virginia and still plays in an indoor soccer league and enjoys staying active with her kids. She has a wonderful spouse and 2 kids and most recently has been playing wall ball, ripstiking, and skateboarding with her kids and wishes we all could stay as playful as possible as long as possible!