Meet your coaches

Welcome to the world of Adventure Riding. I've been coaching at RawHyde since 2017 and I can't tell you how valuable, fun and life expanding the training and community is here at RawHyde Adventures!

I was born and raised in Westchester County, New York. I frequented various racetracks in my youth watching my dad race cars. At age 4 he started giving me mini bikes. My 4th bike was a Yamaha GT80 that he pulled out of the junk yard and gave me for my 12th birthday, I still have it! In 1990 I followed my life-long dream of moving to California and got my second degree in Interior Design at San Diego State. I spent a few years riding a Honda 400Four before honing my riding skills on a ZX9 Kawasaki and other sport bikes in the canyon and racetracks of southern California. Back then it was unusual for a woman to be riding the big bikes around! Outside of official training, the best teachers are more experienced people with whom you ride, follow and learn from. In 2001, after a year of leading cross-country tours for Edelweiss Tours, I became a product specialist and ride leader for BMW events and press launches. This was the start of my long-standing relationship with BMW Motorrad. I've spent nearly two decades working at car and motorcycle shows, events and open houses. In 2004 I opened Long Beach BMW Motorcycles, became a top salesperson and apparel specialist, and bought the '05 R1200GS I still ride today. This is where I first met Jim Hyde. My first real stab at adventure riding was spent at a training weekend for dealerships. 2007 I enjoyed working as Retail Center Manager at BMW of Las Vegas and later in 2015 opened Mamba Motorsports in Santa Clarita. This reconnected me to RawHyde Adventures and the now exploding world of adventure riding. After my first training I was hooked!

I am thankful to Jim for making me a coach as I enjoy being a role model for women and inspiring riders everywhere! My favorite part of RawHyde is that fact that I get to meet new people whom I love teaching, sharing tips, knowledge and experience. Working with my friends old and new is not like working at all and expanding my network of adventure friends near and far is rewarding and priceless. When I am not coaching at RawHyde you can find me designing and landscaping, at BMW press launches, carrying a photographer for photo-moto, rescuing cats and dogs and traveling abroad as much as I can. I look forward to meeting and riding with all of you and adding tools to your toolboxes. There's a lot of world out there to see people, let's go for it!