Our Team

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Steve has been an MSF instructor since 2018. Steve got into motorcycling later in life. He took the MSF BRC1 at the young age of 50 and fell in love with motorcycles from the first twist of the throttle. Since then, he has logged many miles riding all year round throughout the country. Steve recently retired after 37 years in sales and sales management in the food industry. He combines his previous experience as a Dale Carnegie Sales Instructor with his love for motorcycling when he teaches students who attend a course conducted by The Riding Academy of NJ. Steve, along with the MSF, believes that riding a motorcycle is "serious fun" and is excited to help students new to riding learn the proper and safe way to ride. Steve is a former Army paratrooper and is a member of both the Indian Motorcycle Rider Group of NJ and the Central Jersey Motorcycle Rider's Group. In the fall of 2021, Steve and his wife moved to SC to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Now he teaches the MSF courses in SC and NJ when he visits NJ.

Dave has been an MSF instructor since 2018. He is a Certified Project Management Professional with 30 years experience in the media and entertainment industry. He and his team work on helping to make their broadcasting company the best in the industry. Dave has ridden motorcycles since college and enjoys leisurely weekend rides through the beautiful vistas that NJ, NY and PA have to offer. He became a RiderCoach to encourage the next generation of motorcycle riders to have a commitment to safety as they embark on their own journey of “Serious Fun.” 

Michael has been an MSF instructor since 2018. His passion with two-wheeled transportation began at a young age in Russia and it was reignited a few years ago, resulting in, much to his wife’s protest, the purchase of his first big boy motorcycle. Michael did the smart thing by taking the BRC1 at The Riding Academy of NJ to get his NJ motorcycle endorsement, followed by completing the BRC2 on his first big boy motorcycle to get used to it. Apparently, he loved everything about The Academy that he decided to become an instructor for us. Michael is a financial software developer by trade with a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology. (If you want to see him blush, just call him "Doctor Mike”). Michael became a motorcycle safety instructor because he wants to lend his teaching and personal experience to educate future riders on how to safely enter the motorcycling world. Michael's son and wife have taken the MSF BRC1.

Wendy has been an MSF Instructor since 2020. Wendy is Paul Huelsenbeck's sister. They are our first brother/sister instructor team. She also has a strong background in fundraising and grant writing and handles all of our fundraising and grant programs. She is also a member of the Garden State Girls NJ women's riding club encouraging more women to ride. Wendy got into riding because her husband didn't want her on the back of his motorcycle.

Marc has been an MSF instructors since 2012.  He has over twenty years of riding experience. Early in his riding career, Marc was the Safety Officer of a motorcycle club providing helpful riding tips and strategies to its members and constantly stressing continued riding skill development. He has also participated in track schools and track days to hone his riding skills. Marc is a licensed New Jersey Professional Planner and certified national planner with over 30 years of experience. His job entails promoting economic development in cities, improving their municipal design, their transportation system and the environment.

Sonu became an MSF Instructor in 2021. She is passionate about riding motorcycles and rode in her home country India for many years. Sonu is a mechanical engineer working for Stryker Corporation helping to develop artificial prosthesis for joints and travels around the country advising surgeons on new technologies & procedures for joint replacement. When she's not working, she enjoys training new and seasoned riders how to ride a motorcycle safely.

"Dr. Ray" started teaching the MSF courses in the 1980's. His education is in Traffic Safety. Before getting involved with the MSF, he taught college classes in traffic safety and also conducted experiments on vehicle and driver safety. Dr. Ray later became a motorcycle instructor, then a motorcycle instructor trainer and a Motorcycle Program Provider managing 15 motorcycle sites in KY. He was later selected by the MSF to be their VP of Training Systems. He was hired by the MSF to develop updated motorcycle courses to improve rider education and safety. He is the developer of the current Basic RiderCourse and all of the other motorcycle courses the MSF currently offers. We consult with him periodically on different ways to present the Basic RiderCourse.

Our team of award-winning instructors must attend workshops at least once a year on MSF Instructor Development, Adult Learning and Coaching to further develop their knowledge of the MSF curriculums they teach and how to present the material in ways that will help our students learn how to ride a motorcycle, ride it safely and retain the information for years to come. We maintain high standards for our instructors. If an instructor used to teach for us and now teaches for another motorcycle school in NJ, it's because we cut them loose. They didn't measure up to our high standards.