Board Members

Ira David Levy (Founder, President) is the Creator, Executive Producer, and on-air host of Pedal America, the national TV series that has been broadcasting in 93.5% of PBS’s household reach. His for-profit production company, Ira David Productions, llc, produces television programming and corporate videos.

After working at CNN, in Atlanta, he earned a Masters Degree in Writing from DePaul University. Between 1995 and 2024 he worked as an Assistant Professor of Journalism and director of student-run media at Wright College, Appalachian State University and Kansas State University.

Ira David lives in Chicago and is a board member of Women In Film, Chicago Chapter, serving as its Mentorship chair for women who aspire to land careers in the film and television arts. An avid cyclist, in 2001 he created the 9-11 NY Education Ride and pedaled 4,486 miles across the United States to raise college funds for children whom lost parents in the Sept. 11 attacks. He created Pedal4Life in 2015.

IRA DAVID LEVY

Founder, President

Dorota Dorochowicz, (Vice Chair) is the Community Manager for Century Tower, a luxury apartment rental facility in Chicago managed by Golub, a real estate investment company.

Dorota brings a strong background in implementing best practices for managing budgets. She is a passionate the arts and films based on true stories. She has appeared in substantial Pedal America online print and video content and volunteered at Pedal4Life's previous bicycling events and for other charitable causes in Chicago.

DOROTA DOROCHOWICZ

Treasurer

Brian Tait, (Treasurer) is a Finance Manager at West Monroe Partners in Chicago. Now based in St. Louis, he graduated from the University of Illinois with a Masters in Accounting and holds an active CPA License.

Before moving to Chicago, Brian worked at local bike shops for years beginning his enthusiasm for the sport and community.

BRIAN TAIT

Vice Chair

Victor Aragon, (Vice Chair), is a freelance film critic for Chicago Indie Critics and works in special education with the Chicago Public School system. Years back, while managing a calendar store with friend, Gil Noriega, the duo started blogging about being fathers and sharing their love of comics, video games, and movies with their children, and created Fandads.com, a nonprofit composed of fathers who write about their love for all things “geeky” and share their passions with their children.

Victor grew up watching movies at the Riviera Theater. He enjoyed escaping the reality of his neighborhood with comics and movies which made him the geek he is today. Victor writes movie reviews for Fandads, describing his content as “short reads for busy parents” who want to know if movies are suitable for their kids.

From Zoom interviews to the red carpet, he's interviewed many celebrities including Zooey Deschanel; Food Roots Star and Director, Billy Dec; Pamela Anderson; the entire Tennage Mutant Ninja Turtle's Mutant Mayhem voice cast; and Star Trek Prodigy creators, Dan and Kevin Hageman.

Victor lives on the north side of Chicago with his wife and two children. You can follow Victor at Fandads on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.

VICTOR ARAGON

Secretary

Sergeant Kenneth Richardson (Vice Chair) was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. He enlisted with the military at 17 and served on active duty for both the Navy and Army his entire military career. In the Navy Kenneth proudly served on the USS Harry S Truman CVN 75 aircraft carrier and followed up his tenure in the US Army at Fort Hood Texas with the illustrious First Calvary Division. Kenneth was medically retired after sustaining injuries during his last overseas tour with 1st Cav. He continues giving back to the country by assisting fellow veterans returning home from war and dealing with issues from injuries such as amputation, PTSD and substance abuse.

Kenneth is a production supervisor with the Ford Motor Company and avid cyclist who joined the Pedal4Life board at its inception in 2016.

SERGEANT KENNETH RICHARDSON

Vice Chair

Jeff Hofgard, (Vice Chair) was vice president (retired) of International Operations and Policy for Boeing Government Operations. International Operations is responsible for leading efforts on Boeing’s international sales campaigns, programs and issues with the U.S. government, foreign embassies, and international business and trade groups. Hofgard also served as a senior advisor on space issues in the White House as assistant director for aeronautics and space in the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Before his tenure in the White House, Hofgard served as deputy and acting chief of the International Program Policy Branch at NASA headquarters with responsibility for U.S.-Russian space cooperation and NASA’s activity in the United States. Hofgard serves on the boards of the Korea Society, the U.S.-New Zealand Business Council, and the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. He holds a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from the University of Colorado and a Master of Science degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics.

JEFF HOFGARD

Vice Chair

Kevin Feldman (Vice Chair) is the owner of FundAbilityRules. He works with organizations in the planning, start-up or revitalization of nonprofit advancement programs. His work includes directing donor development and marketing initiatives during crisis and transitional situations. This includes identifying major gift prospects, cultivating prospect relationships, and closing major gifts, building sustainability by creating multiple revenue streams, becoming less dependent on grants, and maximizing the use of multiple marketing communications channels to build positive awareness.

He had also served as Development Director of the South Suburban Humane Society.

KEVIN FELDMAN

Vice Chair