Commute Options Team
Meet our Staff

Brian Potwin
Executive Director

Indigo Larson
Deputy Director
Indigo graduated with her masters in infrastructure planning from University of Washington. It was there that she became passionate about community development, resiliency and sustainability which ultimately led her into the realm of transportation. In her free time she enjoys baking and cooking, biking, skiing, reading, camping and taking road trips with her dog, Eddie.

Tessa Greegor
Program Manager
Tessa has dedicated her career to advancing safe, accessible transportation options for community members. Her background includes managing the City of Fort Collins Bike Program, Ada County Highway District’s Commuteride Program, and the City of Boise’s Mobility & Public Spaces Program, as well as her recent work as a founder of City Cycling Guide. Now in Bend, she is excited to support the Oregon Friendly Driver Program and advance safe transportation options for all across the state.
Tessa holds Master’s degrees in Urban Planning and Business Creation, and is a certified League Cycling Instructor (LCI). Outside of work, she enjoys mountain biking, cooking, traveling, and exploring the outdoors with her husband and their big yellow lab, Barley.

Lucy Stout
Communication Specialist
Lucy graduated from University of Oregon where she double majored in Environmental Studies and Art and design, she focused her studies on climate and sustainability issues. Lucy brings a passion for promoting sustainable transportation and excitement for creatively engaging different audiences. She is excited to share our initiatives, events and accomplishments with the community through our many communication platforms. In her free time she’ll be skiing and biking around town.

Lara McCormick
Program Coordinator Located in Southern Oregon
Lara grew up in Southern Oregon where she developed a love of the outdoors from a young age. She worked as a photographer and was a small business owner for over 20 years. For the past 8 years she has been working in the outdoor industry in numerous capacities. Lara holds a BICP certification for mountain bike instruction, a Schwinn Cycling Instructor certification, and is also a Shimano S-Tec certified bicycle mechanic. Her passion for the outdoors, for living a healthy lifestyle, and especially all things bike, has been the driving motivator.
As a Southern Oregon native, Lara brings her insight of the communities she grew up in to her role as the Rogue Valley Safe Routes to School Coordinator. She believes in the value of inspiring wellness in youth as a way to a healthier community and in turn, promoting a cleaner environment. When she’s not riding her bike you can find her backpacking, cross country skiing, cooking up some yummy food, or exploring the west coast by van.

Julia Page
Program Coordinator

Aoibhe Richardson
Transportation Options Coordinator
As the Transportation Options Coordinator for Commute Options, Aoibhe aims to reduce single-occupancy vehicle use in the Central and Eastern Oregon regions by leading outreach and education to employers, employees, and local communities.
With a Master of Public Health from the University of San Francisco, and undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Portland, Aoibhe brings a strategic, people-centered approach to transportation challenges. Originally from Kilkenny, Ireland, Aoibhe moved to Bend in 2023 and fell in love with the trails, nature, and active transportation infrastructure. In her free time she loves to run and seek out new restaurants and coffee shops.

Hazen Emerson
Program Coordinator Located in Southern Oregon
Hazen graduated with a Master’s in Urban Planning and Community Development from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. During this program, he discovered his passion for active transportation education and learned how essential it is in making transportation infrastructure safer for everyone—for roads, bike paths and sidewalks are nothing without their users. Drawing on valuable experience he gained as a Youth Cycling Instructor for the Boston Bikes program, Hazen is excited to help expand Safe Routes to School programming in the Rogue Valley. Originally from Boston, MA, Hazen moved to Medford in 2026 and he enjoys exploring new places on foot and on wheels, reading, listening to music and drinking mochas with oat milk.
Meet the Board

Mark Russell Johnson - Board Chair
A writer and marketing specialist, Mark was part of Commute Options’ early years as a consultant and volunteer, and now returns to serve on the board. An alum of the University of Colorado, he has written for national publications, contracted with St. Charles Health System and the Deschutes National Forest, and is currently the staff writer for Central Oregon Community College. Back in high school, he occasionally found interesting ways to commute to the school’s pond-adjacent campus, including by canoe and hockey skates — and has been a fan of alternate routes ever since. He believes that cycling, pedestrian, public transit and other commute considerations are essential to a community’s livability and sustainability. An avid bike tourer and paddler, he’s been a Bend resident since 1995.

Marshall Greene - Treasurer
Marshall Greene is best known around Central Oregon as the 7x winner of the Pole, Pedal, Paddle multi-sport race, but he’ll be the first to tell you that has nothing to do with why he joined the Board of Commute Options. Having spent many years as part of the lycra-wearing crowd, first as a cross-country ski racer and then as a bike enthusiast, Marshall spent two years in Madison, WI getting his Masters Degree in Population Health. While there, he learned about how a city’s built environment—in particular, it’s streets—can shape the health of a community by improving its fitness, reducing local pollution, and building social capital. While in Madison, Marshall also learned to love the bike paths of Madison by becoming an avid bike commuter. To all the naysayers who think it is too cold in the winter for active transportation in Central Oregon, Marshall recommends a visit to Madison in January to see the lines of people riding in the cold Wisconsin wind and snow.
“I want the streets to be safe for my kids to ride their bikes and and to advocate for vulnerable users of the road. As a healthcare data analyst at a community health center (Mosaic Medical), I also see that many of Central Oregon’s most at-risk populations—people experiencing homelessness, who are out-of-work, or physically disabled—are not able to drive and instead rely upon public transportation and biking to get around. By advocating for safer streets with Commute Options, I hope” to help reduce at least one stress for these Central Oregon residents.”

Jerry Huegel - Secretary
Jerry grew up in upstate New York, riding BMX and road bikes and hiking and skiing in the
Adirondack Mountains. In 1987, he bought his first Trek 850 mountain bike, started a college
mountain bike club, and has been an avid mountain biker since. After a stint as a “ski
entrepreneur” at Snowbird, Utah, he moved to Bend in 1999 with his wife and started working
as a 5 th Grade Teacher with the Bend-LaPine School District. While teaching 5 th Grade, Jerry
started working with Commute Options through their Safe Routes to School program. An
advocate of bike commuting and keeping kids safe on our roads, he began working with
community members such as REI, Bicycle Resource and the Bend Police Department, organizing
Bike Rodeos and Walk and Bike to School events. “Educating kids how to safely commute on
their bikes is critical to creating life-long riders and keeping more cars off our roads.”

Neil Baunsgard - At Large
Neil had been living in Bend since 2015 and has always been drawn to medium sized towns like Bend for their easy bike and pedestrian access. He has been a bike commuter since he and three friends started a bike pool back in the fourth grade. He further expanded his experience in planning, economics, and environmental policy at Western Washington University. Neil currently works at the Environmental Center on increasing the adoption of clean technology in Central Oregon, particularly focused on electric transportation. He is excited to envision a future of improved mobility of all forms and electric power helping accelerate that change.

Jovi Arellano - Ex officio member
Jovi has made Central Oregon my home and worked in local government at the City of Bend for 20 years before moving to ODOT to serve as Regional Transit Coordinator for Region 4 (The Dalles to Klamath Falls). As a Regional Transit Coordinator, Jovi was charged with assisting transit agencies with state processes and creating connections to enhance community travel options. On the personal side, she loves getting together with my grown children whenever she can. When not at work, you will find Jovi hiking the mountain trails, traveling around Oregon, or walking with her dogs.

Bobbi Jean Cummiskey - At Large
Bobbi Cummiskey is a transportation advocate and working parent helping Oregon communities plan for a more sustainable and resilient future. She currently works in climate and transportation policy, supporting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through expanded transportation choices, public transit investment, and the transition to electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles. Prior to her policy work, Bobbi spent nearly a decade as an engineering geologist, studying the interaction between natural systems and the built environment.
A longtime advocate for community engagement and public service, Bobbi believes transportation is about more than getting from one place to another—it is about creating opportunity, improving public health, strengthening local economies, and ensuring everyone can safely access the places they need to go. As a resident of Bend, she is passionate about building transportation systems that support people of all ages and abilities, those that choose not or cannot drive a car, while helping Oregon meet its climate goals.
When she isn't working on transportation and climate solutions, Bobbi enjoys exploring Central Oregon with her family, yoga, knitting, and paddle boarding.