Building the People Powered Movement
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Advocacy Advance Capacity Building Grants Q&A Call --Call on February 16
Advocacy Advance Capacity Building Grants Q&A Call --Call on February 17
Framing our Message for the Public, Press and Policymakers --Call on February 22
02/08/2012 - With a Little Help from Advocates, Facebook “Likes” Bike Trails
02/07/2012 - Seattle Advocates Use Winning Campaigns Training to Win Bike Boulevards
02/06/2012 - Benchmarking Report Debunks Misinformation in Congress
02/06/2012 - Federal Action: A Thank You, Update and Next Steps
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 
Jeremy joined our staff in June 2007. He brings a list of assets not only from his deep involvement with non-profits, but his personal experience as a blind person seeking the highest level of pedestrian expectations, including access to transit. Prior to his employment with the Alliance for Biking and Walking, he worked as an Organization Development consultant with various groups including, but not limited to, the City of Detroit Health Department, Ohio Rail Development Commission, Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus, Bowling Green State University School of Art, and United Christian Fellowship. Jeremy’s education and background include a master’s Degree in Organization Development, BS in Management Information Systems, and four years as a production/quality manager for IBM Global Services. Finally, Jeremy also had the opportunity to intern with Kathy Dannemiller and Roland Loup, both pioneers of Whole Scale Change—a strategic planning process that engages the organization in a more complete vision and action plan.
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.
Kristen joined our staff in January 2007 and has over eleven years of experience working with non-profits including her experience as the former executive director and one of the founders of Charleston Moves in South Carolina. From 2007 to 2010, she was the Alliance's Communications Director and facilitated numerous Alliance trainings. Now, Kristen manages and coordinates the Alliance's Benchmarking Project, which produces a biennial publication that compiles and analyzes biking and walking data from all 50 states and the 50 most-populous cities. Kristen staffs our California field office. When she's not working for the Alliance she is a writer and columnist for Momentum Magazine, enjoys permaculture gardening, is an aspiring natural building, and a mother of two young kids.
Carolyn joined the Alliance in May 2010, after nearly 10 years as a magazine and newspaper reporter. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, with degrees in journalism and environmental studies, she’s written for both local and national publications. From 2003 to 2010, she worked as a staff writer at Cityview in Des Moines, Iowa, and The Pitch in Kansas City, Missouri, reporting in-depth about politics, the environment, and community issues. In addition to highlighting the work of member organizations and promoting the offerings of the Alliance, Carolyn blogs for Mother Earth News and is a columnist for Bicycle Times. She serves as the Alliance's representative to the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. When she’s not working on Alliance communications, she can be found at the yoga studio, in the kitchen cooking vegan meals or, of course, outside riding her bicycle.
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. 
Lisa Seyfried joined the Alliance in January 2011 as our Winter/Spring Communications Intern. A Pennsylvania native, Lisa earned her Master's Degree in Women's Studies and Environmental Policy from the George Washington University in 2011. She served as the Global Environment Program Fellow at Americans for Informed Democracy for nine months, and has worked for several education non profits since then. She's an avid writer, and has blogged for several organizations - including the Alliance! She's excited to get back into the environmental world and assist with communications. 
