Highwheels are are a hobby for Donald Serfass, Dennis Schafer, Donald Shoup Dan Horengic and John Poponiak.

Serfass is a journalist for a daily newspaper after a 25-year career in corporate communications, first with the Advertising/Public Relations Dept. of Hess's of Allentown, PA and later as Director of Corporate Communications with the PA Blue Cross/Blue Shield network. In 2004, he became the first writer in Pennsylvania to win five individual Associated Press writing awards in one year and finished as the top AP award winner in PA for 3 years. In 2002, Serfass took part in the Penn Ambassador program of the PA Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. He serves as volunteer vice president of the Tamaqua Historical Society and is former president of Downtown Tamaqua Inc., a federal Main Street program. In 1999, he co-managed the nomination of the 55-block Tamaqua National Historic District to the Registry of the National Park Service, a project which led him to the founding of the Victorian Highwheelers.

Dennis Schafer retired from a 20-year career as an adjuster in the insurance industry, having worked extensively in Florida following Hurricane Andrew. Today he is a general-line antiques dealer. He also has a lifetime of dedication to the field of antique and classic automobiles, and is a GM-certified automobile mechanic, painter and welder.

Donald Shoup is retired from a career at Metropolitan Edison and has been riding the Highwheel for 25 years. He enjoys golf and music, and has many years of experience in the field of drum corps, serving as a tenor drummer with the Blue Eagles Drum & Bugle Corps of Wind Gap, PA.

Member Dan Horengic is employed at Sealed Air Corporation, Paxinos, PA where he serves as a utility man. Dan is one of those guys who knows how to operate any machine you can name. But his real claim to fame is in the field of custom fabrication. Dan builds custom hillclimb bikes and some trials bikes components. He also races trials bikes. In fact, in 2008 Dan became the Mid Altantic States Vintage Trials Bike Champion.

Member John Poponiak, an avid Harley rider, is skilled in mechanics and operates Cain's Garage in Shamokin PA. He has an interest in all things automotive and has special knowledge in the area of micro cars. In addition, John is a licensed amateur ham radio operator.

Member Darlene Straub is a skilled rider and perhaps the only female highwheel performer currently appearing on a regular basis in Pennsylvania. Darlene is a sister to John Poponiak and has practicing her riding skills since 2008.  She joined us for the first time in May, 2009, and we're proud to have her on our team.