EXECUTIVE TEAM
Jeff lindenthal, executive director
Jeff comes to the Foundation as a long-time cyclist who volunteered with the Salinas High School Mountain Bike Team for many years. His professional career focused on community outreach in the recycling industry, including work in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. Jeff has experienced the Sea Otter Classic as a volunteer, a competitor, a parent whose kids are racing, a rider in the road and mountain bike fondos, and as the Ride Zone coordinator. As a teen, Jeff dreamed of riding his bike across the United States. In 1984, with a group of 50 cyclists raising money for Oxfam America, he spent two months living that dream. Along the way, he met Melissa, who has been riding with him ever since, and they were later joined by their two boys. Jeff has served on the NorCal High School Cycling League Board of Directors and the Transportation Agency for Monterey County Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FRANK YOHANNAN, PRESIDENT/CEO
Founder and CEO of the Sea Otter Classic, now Director of the event under Life Time ownership, Frank has been the driving force behind the event since its inception. He went on to establish the Sea Otter Classic Foundation in 2012.