Building the People Powered Movement
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Invest in biking and walking advocacy where it matters most... on the ground!
Winning Campaigns Training: White Plains, New York
August 02 through August 04, 2013
Winning Campaigns Training: Helena, Montana
September 13 through September 15, 2013
05/16/2013 - Infographic: Why Biking To Work is Great For Your Health
05/15/2013 - Bike Walk Mississippi Puts on State’s First Open Streets in Jackson
05/13/2013 - Victory in Idaho Speaks to Power of Grassroots
05/10/2013 - Animation: How to Check Your Bike Before You Ride
Jeff began as President / CEO of the Alliance in the spring of 2008. A bike advocate since 1990, Jeff served as Executive Director of the 
Brighid moves to D.C. from the Bay Area, where she recently opened a food coop as the Program Director of the Berkeley Student Food Collective. An environmental studies graduate of the University of Colorado-Boulder, she has worked in Colorado, California, Alaska, and Thailand as a naturalist, community organizer, and alternative educator. She is on the Board of Peers for the Educational Network for Global and Grassroots Exchange, which aims to train and connect young activists nationwide. Brighid is excited to bring her experiences working with Thai NGOs, her background in organizational development, and her love for bicycling and walking to the Alliance.
Michael Samuelson grew up in Bethesda, Maryland and then he spent four years at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he majored in Geography and Urban Studies, before coming back to the Washington D.C. area in the spring of 2009. He has become an enthusiastic supporter of increased pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and safety during his time in school studying U.S. contemporary urban form, spending the last few years living and commuting car-free, and during his tenure at the Alliance. Mike began working with the Alliance during the fall of 2010 as an intern and then moved to a fellow position. In July 2011, Mike joined the Alliance staff as the Member Services and Open Streets Coordinator, continuing his work with Alliance member organizations and spearheading the new Open Streets Project. 
Andrea started working with the Alliance as Research Assistant for the 2012 Benchmarking Report and transitioned into the role of Project Manager in late 2012. She is committed to working with advocates, researchers and implementers around the country and continuing to produce the high-quality Benchmarking Report and resources that the biking and walking community has come to appreciate. Andrea earned a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of Michigan, from which she gained a fascination for how transportation networks and urban form affect quality of life. She serves on her community’s bicycle advisory committee and seeks out ways to participate in local, state, and national conversations on improving mobility for people of all ages and abilities.
Mary Lauran comes to the Alliance from America Bikes, where she worked to raise the profile of walking and bicycling in the federal transportation system. She has a background in online strategy, social media management, and civic engagement. Mary Lauran earned a bachelor’s degree in American Studies at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where she hosted a radio show on science. Mary Lauran also volunteers with The Bike House, Washington, DC’s bicycle repair cooperative.
Maggie began working as the Research Assistant for the Benchmarking Report in 2012. She grew up in Michigan and most recently spent the last two and half years living in Berlin, Germany and Lund, Sweden where she enjoyed commuting by bike and foot on a daily basis. In Sweden she earned a master’s degree in sustainability science from Lund University and prior to this a master’s degree in urban and environmental planning from the University of Virginia. Through her education and experiences abroad, she has become committed to finding ways to encourage biking and walking in the United States and to make it more accessible to more people. Maggie also enjoys WWOOFing (working on organic farms), swimming, dancing and making music. 
Kristin has recently moved back to the District after a second Presidential campaign cycle, where she worked in Toledo, Ohio as a Regional Field Director for the Obama campaign. When not working in presidential politics, Kristin has focused her organizing energy in the smart growth and transportation world. She first worked at the local level with the Coalition for Smarter Growth in Washington, DC and then at the national level with Transportation for America. Kristin is a graduate of the University of Michigan is excited to bring her campaign experience to the bike and pedestrian world to foster healthy and accessible transportation options for all communities.
