The Board

Executive director of Cola Town Bike Collective (CTBC) since March 2021, Scott Nuelken served as president of the board of directors of CTBC from April 2015 until his transition into the nonprofit’s first paid leadership role. As leader of one of South Carolina’s only nonprofit bicycle shops, Nuelken works with the board, volunteers, donors and grantmakers to further CTBC’s mission to provide reliable transportation to an array of communities in the Midlands region.

An Eagle Scout with a long history of community service, Nuelken is an avid bicycle user and staunch advocate for cyclists’ rights and for equity for underserved communities. In 2012, Nuelken co-founded CTBC and collaboratively grew it from a grassroots initiative housed in a residential garage to a full-fledged charitable organization that has secured grant support from funders like BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and Central Carolina Community Foundation. With his colleagues at CTBC, he has developed products like the Sprocket app, which features curated Midlands cycling maps to help local cyclists connect with safer routes. In addition to managing CTBC’s retail bike shop located at the Elmwood Ave. overpass in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, he works with local human services charities like Transitions, Lutheran Services Carolinas, Providence Home and Catholic Charities of the Midlands to provide bikes at low cost or as a donation to those in need. He has volunteered with various organizations to support those impacted by natural disasters, and he has served on Columbia’s Bike Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC).

David has worked in the public sector working as a Senior Officer for the SC Retirement Investment Commission, which serves over 500,000 beneficiaries across the state since 2010. He has completed his MBA from the Darla Moore School of Business and was named in the State Newspaper’s Top 20 under 40 in 2019.

As a founding board member of the CTBC in 2015, David has worked towards expanding access to transportation and advocating for safer roads for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists. David has served on Columbia’s Bike Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), been involved in grassroots advocacy groups, and has written numerous grants to create virtual and physical cycling infrastructure around the Midlands. He has a passion for learning, cooking, and being outdoors.

Jacob is a lifelong outdoorsman and advocate for human powered movement. He moved to Columbia three years ago and immediately found himself volunteering at the shop. From there he has become the Volunteer Coordinator and a Board Member. Previously he worked with the Lower Savannah River Alliance and Savannah Riverkeeper advocating for a healthy environment and outdoor recreation.

Jacob works as an Environmental Health Manager at the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, and holds Masters of Science in Environmental GIS. He can be found throughout the Midlands enjoying human powered adventure in his free time.

Tim is a Columbia native, Eagle Scout, and original founder of the Cola Town Bike Co-op, the volunteer run . By day, he works for Palmetto Fire & Safety. By night, he bakes sourdough bread and plays covers on his painted acoustic guitar. He ran the Cola Town Bike Co-op, the precursor to the Collective, until December 2012. Throughout his 20s, Tim raced in alleycats across the southeast, hosting several here at home. He participated in FestiVelo and has a handful of centuries under his belt. He raced in Tri the Midlands 2019, and he cyclotoured the Chief Ladiga and Silver Comet trails from end to end in October of 2020.

Constantine Pournaras has been an Assistant Public Defender in Columbia, SC for the Fifth Circuit Public Defender’s Office for 11 years, where he currently serves as the Director of Community Outreach and is a founding member of the CIty of Columbia Municipal Homeless Court. Along with direct representation of indigent persons facing criminal charges, Constantine’s focus is on reentry programming by building and strengthening relationships with community service providers to assist persons leaving the criminal justice system to access housing, mental health, employment, and recovery resources.

Angela is co-owner of Dialed Bicycles, Regional Administrator at Guild Mortgage Company, part of the Cola Women’s Cyclists group, and mom of 3. She has lived in Columbia for most of her life and joined Cola Town Bike Collective in August of 2022.

When not on a bike or at a desk, she can also be found coaching her daughter’s soccer teams and spending time with her family.