It takes a village to make progress – the combined efforts and passion of staff, board, and volunteers. Meet the people who help make our community more bicycle friendly, and please join us in making progress happen! Thanks to many dedicated and passionate people, we can be a go-to organization for bike infrastructure advocacy, bike safety education, and the building of bike culture.
We work together every day to advance improvements that make it safer and more comfortable for people to choose biking for transportation and recreation.
left to right
Jordan Miller Program Manager
Clare Woodhead Director of Communications and Advocacy
Tara Brennan Development Associate
Allyson McCalla Office and Outreach Manager
Bari Freeman Executive Director
Alice Cialella RI Waves Coordinator
Programs at the Bike Garage and Bike Barn are staffed by bike-loving community members who care about you, your safety, and your wheels.
We’re always looking for more hearty souls as our programs continue to grow. If you’re interested in joining this team, let us know.
Top row, left to right:
Brandon Watson Bike Garage Educator
Betty Bourret Bike Garage Educator
Melissa Ortiz Bike Garage Educator
Art Spivack Bike Garage Educator and Student Mentor
Second row, left to right:
Steve Sabo Bike Garage Educator
Peter Killea Bike Garage Educator
Daniel Cano Restrepo Bike Garage Educator
Nate Giblin Bike Garage Educator
Valerie Larkin
Chair of the Board
Laura Murphy
Secretary
Paul Simone
Treasurer
Sarah Whitehouse Atkins
Marguerite Crocker
Lola Herrera-Ximenez
Renee Kaminitz
Jim Ryan
Chip Young
An army of generous and committed members of the community help year-round to educate, inform, and support all of the people who want to have, ride, and maintain bikes – safely, comfortably and frequently. Our volunteers are busy wrenching in our Bike Garage, building the Bike Barn, taming our trails, teaching our interns, parking bikes at films and festivals, running Elliot’s Ride, marshaling charity rides, and much more!
There are lots of ways to be part of the progress and the fun – Help us plan, organize, and facilitate more, better, and safer bicycling!
Bike Newport