MotoCorsa Staff
Meet the Corsa Crew
SHAHIN ALVANDI
BARBA E OCCHIALI VERDI
Name SHAHIN ALVANDI
Title BARBA E OCCHIALI VERDI
NAME: Shahin Alvandi
NICKNAME: Shanbeh (meaning "Saturday," which my dad has called me since the day I was born ... on a Saturday)
JOB TITLE: Barba e Occhiali Verdi
TRANSLATION: Beard and Green Glasses
ACTUAL JOB: General Manager
HOMETOWN: Portland, Oregon
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: Shel Silverstein
LAST JOB YOU HELD: Instagram Model
DREAM JOB: Someday I’ll be the GM of MotoCorsa. Wait…
CURRENT BIKES: 2023 Ducati DesertX, 2021 Ducati V4S Streetfighter & 2003 Ducati 999S
DREAM BIKE: Confederate Wraith
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: Ducati Multistrada Pikes Peak--what a wolf in wolf’s clothing!
BEST RIDE EVER: September 2018, riding through Colorado and Utah Dang, Utah!
WHY DUCATI? No other object has the ability and power to bring people together like motorcycles and no brand embodies the passion and drive that riders expect and demand of their motorcycles like Ducati. We are Ducatisti and are driven by the visceral feeling of our souls being moved any time we are near these beautiful machines. We want everyone else to experience what it is that makes us giggle like kids when the world and its complications disappear as we fire up our machines and head into the next adventure--be it on the road, track, or an off-road excursion.
WHY MOTOCORSA? It’s such a pleasure to be with like-minded people who are as ravenously passionate about building and maintaining a positive and safe environment for ALL who want to experience this amazing lifestyle. We want everyone to see and experience what it’s like to be treated kindly from the minute they step foot into our beautiful showroom.
SEAN BOLES
TECNICO
Name SEAN BOLES
Title TECNICO
NAME: Sean Boles
NICKNAME: “Shappy”
TITLE: Tecnico
TRANSLATION: Technician
HOMETOWN: Eugene, Oregon
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: “Rocket” Ron Haslam (dig the chops!)
LAST JOB YOU HELD: Technician for Ferrari race car team
DREAM JOB: Ducati technician
CURRENT BIKES: Ducati Panigale V4S, Multistrada 1200S, 1098S, S2R & Hypermotard 1100S; Honda CBR600RR
DREAM BIKE: Ducati Desmosedici
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: Ducati Hypermotard 796
BEST RIDE EVER: All of them!
WHY DUCATI? Is this a rhetorical question? (Is this a rhetorical answer?—Ed.)
WHY MOTOCORSA? I wanted to work here since the first time I came here.
NATALIE BOULDIN
MOTORCLOTHES SALES ASSOCIATE
Name NATALIE BOULDIN
Title MOTORCLOTHES SALES ASSOCIATE
NAME: Natalie Bouldin
NICKNAME: “Natti Boo”
JOB TITLE: Motorclothes Sales Associate
HOMETOWN: Portland, Oregon
BIRTHDAY: August 9, 2004
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Leo
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: Me, because I’m going to be famous!
LAST JOB YOU HELD: Harley-Davidson apparel sales
DREAM JOB: MotoGP racer/champion
CURRENT BIKE: Soon to be Kawasaki Ninja 400
DREAM BIKE: MotoGP racebike
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: None
BEST RIDE EVER: Bull Run
WHY DUCATI? Italiana!
WHY MOTOCORSA? The heart 😊
SEAN BURNETT
DIRETTORE DELLE VENDITE
Name SEAN BURNETT
Title DIRETTORE DELLE VENDITE
NAME: Sean Burnett
NICKNAME: “Slims"
JOB TITLE: Direttore delle Vendite
TRANSLATION: Sales Manager
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: I think a Major League Baseball pitcher has my exact same name. There are a few similarities (Google it).
LAST JOB YOU HELD: Janitor at a Ducati dealer in Utah
DREAM JOB: My current position at MotoCorsa. I’ve been trying to catch up with these guys for almost a decade!
CURRENT BIKES: Ducati Scrambler, Triumph Thruxton
DREAM BIKE: My next new Ducati--dreaming up which version of the Multistrada V4 to get,
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: My very first motorcycle (Honda)
BEST RIDE EVER: There is a very special twisty mountain road that takes you 50-plus miles to the Owl Bar at Sundance Ski Resort in Utah. IYKYK!
WHY DUCATI? One word: PASSION
WHY MOTOCORSA? Shahin shared the vision. Buckle up, here we go!
BRYAN CALHOON
DIRETTORE DELLE PARTI
Name BRYAN CALHOON
Title DIRETTORE DELLE PARTI
NAME: Bryan Calhoon
NICKNAME: “NorCal” (not because of Northern California, but because I used to live in Alaska, thus I'm Calhoon from the North)
JOB TITLE: Direttore Delle Parti
TRANSLATION: Director of Parts Dept.
ACTUAL JOB: Herding cats and exercising patience.
HOMETOWN: Portland, Oregon
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: Sponge Bob Square Pants
LAST JOB YOU HELD: Yamaha Parts Manager
DREAM JOB: Touring musician
CURRENT BIKE: Currently between bikes
DREAM BIKE: Ducati Hypermotard 1100 NCR Edition
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1
BEST RIDE EVER: Oregon to Alaska
WHY DUCATI? Have you heard one run?
WHY MOTOCORSA? Don’t settle for second best!
BRIAN CATTERSON
VECCHIAIA E TRADIMENTO
Name BRIAN CATTERSON
Title VECCHIAIA E TRADIMENTO
NAME: Brian Catterson
NICKNAME: Friends call me "Cat".
JOB TITLE: Vecchiaia e Tradimento
TRANSLATION: Old Age and Treachery
ACTUAL JOB: Event Coordinator
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: Robert Plant--unfortunately not in his Golden God heyday--which is ironic because I've got a Jimmy Page "Zoso" tattoo.
LAST JOB YOU HELD: I briefly ran my own vintage motocross shop, but before that I was an editor at various motorcycle magazines including Cycle World and Motorcyclist.
DREAM JOB: Semi-retired author living somewhere you can see the Milky Way at night
CURRENT BIKES: 2013 Aprilia Mana GT, 2002 Ducati 750 Sport, plus a bunch of Bianchis
DREAM BIKES: Ducati Multistrada V4 RS for the road, Ducati V4 GP for the track, Ducati DesertX Rally for adventuring, Ducati Desmo 450 MX for the dirt
BIKES YOU REGRET SELLING: 2005 MV Agusta F4 1000S, 1999 Cagiva Gran Canyon
BEST RIDE EVER: The inaugural Motogiro d’Italia in 2001. Spending a week riding from one walled city to the next aboard a 1962 MV Agusta 125 was a magical experience.
Also the 4 laps I got on Valentino Rossi's 2004 MotoGP Championship-winning Yamaha YZR-M1 at Valencia were pretty memorable!
WHY DUCATI? Because I bleed red.
WHY MOTOCORSA? Because if I talked about Ducatis all day anywhere else, I’d get fired!
MIKE DAUTE
DIRETTORE DI J.O.
Name MIKE DAUTE
Title DIRETTORE DI J.O.
NAME: Mike Daute
NICKNAME: "Dad"
JOB TITLE: Direttore di J.O.
ACTUAL JOB: Service Writer
HOMETOWN: Oakland, California
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE:
CURRENT BIKES: 2024 Triumph Street Triple RS
DREAM BIKES: Honda NC35
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: 2005 Yamaha YZF-R6
BEST RIDE EVER: Laguna Seca track day
WHY DUCATI? Unique engineering and design
WHY MOTOCORSA? Quality motorcycles, quality people, quality shop
TODD FITZ GERALD
FIGLIOL PRODIGO RITORNA
Name TODD FITZ GERALD
Title FIGLIOL PRODIGO RITORNA
NAME: Todd Fitz Gerald
NICKNAME: "Biff"
JOB TITLE: Figliol Prodigo Ritorna
TRANSLATION: Prodigal Son Returns
ACTUAL JOB: Motorcycle Sales
HOMETOWN: Somewhere in Texas
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: Hugh Jackman as "Wolverine"
CURRENT BIKES: Ducati Multistrada 1100S, KTM 525 & 250 EXC, Honda XR100, Yamaha TTR125
DREAM BIKE: Ducati Panigale V4S
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: My first Yamaha YZF-R1
BEST RIDE EVER: Highway 66 Mile Marker 19
WHY DUCATI? The bark
WHY MOTOCORSA? One of the last enthusiasts’ shops that sells with integrity
PEDRO GALVAN
TECNICO
Name PEDRO GALVAN
Title TECNICO
RYAN HENIN
DIRETTORE DEL MARKETING
Name RYAN HENIN
Title DIRETTORE DEL MARKETING
LINDSAY HILL
DIRETTORE AZIENDALE
Name LINDSAY HILL
Title DIRETTORE AZIENDALE
NAME: Lindsay Hill
NICKNAMES: "Linz," "Z," "Flamma," "Limbey," "SkettieHead," "Smokeshow"
JOB TITLE: Direttore Aziendale
TRANSLATION: Business Manager
HOMETOWN: Durham, North Carolina
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: Nope
LAST JOB YOU HELD: Administrative Specialist
DREAM JOB: Professional Kitten Wrangler
CURRENT BIKE: Honda CRV 😝
DREAM BIKE: TBD
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: The only one I ever had: a 1984 Honda Shadow 700
BEST RIDE EVER: Everywhere in Oregon.
WHY DUCATI? So pretty ... so fast!
WHY MOTOCORSA? Blame Shahin.
JOEY HOUTS
ASSISTENTE TECNICO
Name JOEY HOUTS
Title ASSISTENTE TECNICO
NAME: Joey Houts
NICKNAME: "Diesel," “Jo Jo,” "Baby Kangaroo"
JOB TITLE: Assistente Tecnico
TRANSLATION: Assistant Technician
HOMETOWN: Madras, Oregon
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: Antonio Banderas
CURRENT BIKES: Ducati Monster 1200R & 696
DREAM BIKE: Ducati Monster 1200R
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: None
BEST RIDE EVER: MotoCorsa Track Night at PIR
WHY DUCATI? They’re sweet!
WHY MOTOCORSA? They’re the only ones who accepted me.
ALEXANDRIA JOHNSON
GESTORE ALL'ABBIGLIAMENTO
Name ALEXANDRIA JOHNSON
Title GESTORE ALL'ABBIGLIAMENTO
NAME: Alexandria Johnson
NICKNAME: “Allie”
JOB TITLE: Gestore all’Abbigliamento
TRANSLATION: Apparel Manager
HOMETOWN: Desoto, Texas
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: Cruella de Vil
CURRENT BIKE: Ducati Monster 900, Honda CBR250R
DREAM BIKE: Ducati V2 Streetfighter
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: N/A
BEST RIDE EVER: TBD
WHY DUCATI? Who wouldn’t want to be surrounded by beautiful superbikes every day?
WHY MOTOCORSA? I am fairly new to motorcycling and wanted to be in an environment where I could learn. MotoCorsa was hiring and I had just left my previous career, so the timing was kismet!
KEVIN LAKE
MAESTRO TECNICO
Name KEVIN LAKE
Title MAESTRO TECNICO
NAME: Kevin Lake
NICKNAME: “Fro,” "K-dawg"
JOB TITLE: Maestro Tecnico
TRANSLATION: Master Technician
HOMETOWN: Bend, Oregon
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: Big Bird
CURRENT BIKES: 2012 Ducati Multistrada 1200S Touring, 2008 Hypermotard 1100S, 2019 Husqvarna TE300, 2007 Honda XR650L
DREAM BIKE: 2012 Ducati Multistrada 1200S Touring!
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: 1995 Ducati 900 Supersport
BEST RIDE EVER: Weekend ride to the John Day BMW Rally with my dad
WHY DUCATI? I love how quirky and beautiful they are; how they stand out in a crowd; and their unique sound and feel.
WHY MOTOCORSA? I love Oregon and it’s pretty awesome to have the best dealer in North America in your home state. Everyone at the shop has become my family. Working here is way more than just a job!
OSCAR LATTIN
QUALCOSA DI SPIRITOSO
Name OSCAR LATTIN
Title QUALCOSA DI SPIRITOSO
NAME: Oscar Lattin
NICKNAME: “Little Luscious"
JOB TITLE: Qualcosa di Spiritoso
TRANSLATION: Something Witty
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: Doug the Pug from Men in Black
LAST JOB YOU HELD: Director and Appropriator of Mechanical Non-Perishables
DREAM JOB: Doing it at any given moment!
CURRENT BIKE: Shopping!
DREAM BIKE: Red 2010 Monster 1100S ABS
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: 2000 Suzuki SV650
BEST RIDE EVER: Highway 20, North Cascade Highway to Winthrop, Washington
WHY DUCATI? All of the associated non-tangibles: the history, the engineering, the look ...THE SOUND!
WHY MOTOCORSA? Great shop in an awesome city!
DEE SANCHEZ
DIRETTORE DEL BOOP CANINO
Name DEE SANCHEZ
Title DIRETTORE DEL BOOP CANINO
NAME: Dee Sanchez
NICKNAME: "4th Letter," "Diesel," "D-Unit"
JOB TITLE: Direttore del Boop Canino
TRANSLATION: Canine Boop Director
ACTUAL JOB: Service Writer
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: Charmander (a Pokemon character—Ed.)
CURRENT BIKE: 2021 KTM 390 Duke
DREAM BIKE: Ducati Paul Smart Replica
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: I get sad thinking about my dad selling his Norton Commando when I was a kid, but he made Christmas spectacular that year!
BEST RIDE EVER: A ride home, during monsoon season, at night, in the rain, in Las Vegas
WHY DUCATI? Have you heard the sound of a Ducati dry clutch?
WHY MOTOCORSA? Have you met Shahin?
KENNY YAN
RESPONSABILE VENDITE USATO
Name KENNY YAN
Title RESPONSABILE VENDITE USATO
NAME: Kenny Yan
NICKNAME: “Coach K”
JOB TITLE: Responsabile Vendite Usato
TRANSLATION: Pre-Owned Sales Manager
HOMETOWN: Oakland, CA
BIRTHDAY: May 4 (Star Wars Day)
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Taurus
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: The Golden Child
LAST JOB YOU HELD: Sales Manager at Triumph
DREAM JOB: High-end fashion photographer
CURRENT BIKES: 2022 Suzuki DR-Z400SM, 2005 SSR 50 pit bike
DREAM BIKE: 2024 Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: 2008 Ducati Hypermotard 1100
BEST RIDE EVER: Arches National Park in Moab, UT
WHY DUCATI? #1 moto brand worldwide
WHY MOTOCORSA? MotoCorsa is 1 of 1!
NATHAN WEBER
TECNICO
Name NATHAN WEBER
Title TECNICO
NAME: Nathan Weber
NICKNAME: “FNG”
JOB TITLE: Tecnico
TRANSLATION: Technician
HOMETOWN: Asheville, North Carolina
BIRTHDAY: January 26
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Squirrel
CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE: None
LAST JOB YOU HELD: CEO of Blue Door Motorcycles
DREAM JOB: Design and build exhibits for science museums
CURRENT BIKES: BMW R60/5, Honda GL1800 Gold Wing
DREAM BIKE: Honda RC51
BIKE YOU REGRET SELLING: Ducati 900SS/SP
BEST RIDE EVER: Two-up Gold Wing trip across North Carolina to visit a sea shanty festival
WHY DUCATI? Only the best for me!
WHY MOTOCORSA? The circus wasn’t hiring.