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Your nameHow long have you been a San Francisco Bicycle Coalition member?Have you previously served on the SF Bicycle Coalition Board?Do you bike for everyday transportation? Do you bike for recreation, racing, profession, or touring? Why do you want to serve on the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors?Do you have specific goals you want to accomplish on the SFBC Board of Directors?Describe your involvement with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition to date.What skills, experience and relevant qualities would you bring to Board service?Do you have specific experiences/skills in the following areas, which are specific priorities this year for the SF Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors? Please select all that apply.Fundraising is a key responsibility of a nonprofit board. Are you willing to make a personally significant gift and participate in fundraising events and activities?What other boards have you served on?What types of communities are you involved with that you could connect with the Bicycle Coalition?Final information that you'd like to highlight/provide that wasn't asked above?
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Nic Jay AulstonLess than 5 yearsYesYesI have yet to.Serving on the board has be an experience where I have been able to achieve tremendous personal growth and be part of a team that is finding its way. I want to continue to be a representative, on the board level, with a voice that in the past may have been ignored.Improve the process by which action is taken and continue to work on a board calendar that can reflect all the various skills that each board member can bring.I’ve served on the board for the past two years. I have also been involved with the bike build and distribution program. I look forward to serving on the board for an additional two yearsHaving worked with people from various backgrounds, I’ve developed a deep sense of empathy and an understanding of how to listen to the goals of others. I use the patience that I have cultivated through hitchhiking through Central America to really take the time to listen to the goals of others and try to find common ground as we move forward with a plan.Organizational / nonprofit management experience, Personnel management skills, Relevant connections to bicycle retail or industry, Relevant connections to / representation of diverse communitiesYesNone at this momentCommunities of color, Disadvantaged youth, Bay Area nonprofits, Bike shops and bicycle industry, Community groupsIf I’m not elected to the board I still plan on supporting it, even if it is just through words of encouragement and smiles.
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Sarah Bindman2 yearsNoYes, I commute from Bernal to SOMA.Yes, I enjoy taking weekend recreational rides through Golden Gate Park and out to Ocean Beach.Simply put, I am passionate about transit and non-motorized modes of transportation. As a transportation planner at heart, my primary interests lie in identifying strategies for improving folks’ mobility, accessibility and connectivity to social services. Since graduating from MIT with a degree in urban planning, I have spent time working as a data analyst at a transportation startup, a transportation planner, and currently, as software engineer at Remix, where I develop tools for cities to plan their transportation systems to enable more livable cities. I am a strong supporter of the SFBC’s multi-faceted approach to making cycling more equitable, sustainable, safe and joyful and want to lend my time, energy and skills to bringing those goals to fruition. One area I want to invest time into is changing the narrative around cycling being only for rich, white men, to one which is much more inclusive.

Personally, I did not start seriously riding until my first job, in which I commuted from the Richmond district to SOMA. Initially, I didn’t think cycling was for me because I didn’t identify with the spandex-wearing, traffic-weaving men I saw. I also didn’t know how to decipher which streets were safe for cyclists and how to avoid hills. Fortunately for me, my dad who is also a local cyclist, helped teach me about the wiggle, how to buy appropriate gear and strategies for feeling more confident on a bike. Cycling gave me a new perspective on my commute and a new sense of freedom. I was no longer constrained by the transit schedule and could escape the nearly daily verbal harassment I experienced walking through SOMA. As a woman, my mobility is often constrained by where and when I feel safe. Cycling has empowered me to feel comfortable traveling at night and to unfamiliar parts of the city.

Since my first bike commute 5 years ago, I have shared the benefits of bike commuting with many of the people in my community. Similar to how I felt when I first started, the most frequent pushback I have heard is that individuals don’t feel safe on a bicycle. There is so much more we can do to help folks feel safe on bikes and included in bike culture. Through my work with the SFBC, I hope to support changes to physical infrastructure as well as changes to the narrative surrounding for whom cycling is intended and available so that more people can feel safe riding bikes and empowered to join the advocacy work around creating more sustainable and livable cities.
My first introduction to the SFBC was during the summer of 2010 in which I worked as an intern collecting and analyzing data on the impacts of the Better Market Street Project. As someone who grew up in San Francisco, it was exciting to see how policies and changes to physical infrastructure could affect the ways streets were utilized and improved to foster safety, livability and inclusivity. I became a member of the SFBC after returning from living in Seattle, in 2017. I’ve enjoyed taking part in SFBC events including Bike to Work day, member meetings and weighing in on Bike the Vote endorsements. I have held multiple positions in which I worked as a transportation planner and/or in conjunction with planning stakeholders including: agency employees, advocacy groups, neighborhood groups, private operators, consultants and constituents. As a result, I am familiar with the planning process and the steps required to implement infrastructure projects. There are many skills I can leverage from these experiences including methods for consensus building, process for successful project management, and process for enabling public participation and engagement.

In my current role as a software engineer, I collaborate with designers, product managers and engineers to learn from our customers, prioritize features that will have the highest impact on their job, plan and execute project deliverables and evaluate the impact of our work. Given the number of moving parts, I practice effective communication, collaboration and feedback everyday. I feel proud of my ability to work with a variety of folks across many roles. I believe my leadership, communication and collaboration skills would lend themselves to the work of being on a Board as it requires effective collaboration amongst Board members as well as with SFBC staff and members.

While I have not previously served on a Board, I have held many volunteer leadership positions. In college, I served four years on the executive team for the Women’s Volleyball Club (WVC). During that time, I spent a year as the treasurer, managing the budget for coach hiring, tournaments, uniforms and equipment. For the other three years, I was the social and events coordinator. I planned regular social outings, coordinated the designs and purchase of team swag, negotiated with school administrators to fund team equipment, and co-planned a team trip to Volleyball Nationals. In 2017, I again spearheaded an alumni team to play at Volleyball Nationals in Minneapolis. I managed the logistics for our team which included coordinating amongst women traveling from 5 different states. There are many skills I could bring to the Board from my volunteer executive experiences including budget accounting, project execution and logistics organizing.
Financial oversight/accounting skills (incl. capacity to serve as Treasurer), Organizational / nonprofit management experience, Relevant connections to bicycle retail or industryYesNoneDisadvantaged youth, Women, Bay Area nonprofits, Community groups, Political or social action
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Sarah Buechernew memberNoNot every day, but multiple times a weekYesTo expand the reach of the organization to encompass youth and other under served communities.Engage new groups of people who might not realize that cycling (and the coalition) are for them.Admirer from afarExtensive experience with non-profits, fundraising, and connection to youth cycling (racing)Fundraising skills and connections, Organizational / nonprofit management experience, Personnel management skills, Relevant connections to / representation of diverse communitiesYesSchool Site Council for Starr King Elementary and Executive Committee of Starr King PTA (fundraising chair)Disadvantaged youth, Women, Families/Schools, Community groups
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Amandeep JawaOver 20 years (reports vary)Yesyesyes1. It's my favorite way to serve the bike community 2. I have lots of experience on this BoardHelp increase the Board's ability to support staffI've been a member since I believe 24 & have been a volunteer for countless hours. I think I've been a Board member for 13 years.SFBC Board experience, political experience in SFFinancial oversight/accounting skills (incl. capacity to serve as Treasurer), Fundraising skills and connections, Governance duties, Relevant connections to / representation of diverse communities, I'm in tech which is always an area of outreachYesSF League of Conservation VotersCommunities of color, Families/Schools, Bay Area nonprofits, Political or social action
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Roan Kattouw6 yearsNoYes. I walk to work, and bike or take transit everywhere else. I don't have a car.Yes. I like to ride recreationally, mostly in MarinI have a literal lifetime of relevant experience: I was born and raised in the Netherlands, the land of great bike infrastructure where bikes outnumber people. I biked to school every day from age 5 all the way through high school. When I was 13, I basically had complete freedom to go wherever I wanted whenever I wanted, and so did all of my friends. This was all perfectly normal, and perfectly safe, even in the suburban and rural areas where I lived. When I immigrated to the US, I realized how different life is when the streets aren't safe to bike on. Kids have to be driven to school by their parents. Teenagers have no independence until they get their driver's license, unless they live in the core of a big city. Adults drive for every little errand, and many households have multiple cars. I joined the Bicycle Coalition right when I arrived in San Francisco, but as I spent more time here I realized just how liberating bicycling and safe streets are. I would like to bring my perspective as a Dutch immigrant to the Board: I know first-hand how much farther we have to go, and how great the benefits will be when we get there, because I've lived it. I know what kinds of infrastructure make bicycling objectively and subjectively safe, because I was surrounded by it. I also bring nearly 10 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector (including time in management).I would like the SFBC to set out an ambitious vision for bicycling in San Francisco for the next decade, where people of all ages feel safe and comfortable biking. In the past (almost) decade since the injunction was lifted, a lot of new infrastructure has been built, and the quality of bike project designs coming from city agencies has increased significantly. To keep improving on that, we have to set our sights higher. SFBC should create a vision for the next generation of the bicycle network. That includes identifying streets where bike lanes should be built, and pushing for more protected bike lanes and protected intersections, but also pushing for broader policy changes that make consideration of bicycles not the exception but the rule. Doing street construction or closing a street without providing a safe path for bicyclists shouldn't be allowed in San Francisco. Bike lanes should be protected by default, mixing zones should be officially discouraged, and adding bike infrastructure should be required every time a street is redone. Changing the rules now will make our city look very different in 10-20 years.I've come out to show support for bike and streetscape projects at many MTA open houses, public meetings and other outreach events over the past five years or so. In the past year, I've also attended member committee meetings for Valencia and the Embarcadero, spoken at MTA Board meetings (when I was able to get away from work in the middle of the day), and volunteered for a number of SFBC-endorsed campaigns (Yes on C, Janice Li, Nick Josefowitz, and Trevor McNeil).I have been in management at a nonprofit organization. I'm an immigrant from the Netherlands and grew up with a culture and streets that enabled bicycling better than anywhere else in the world.Organizational / nonprofit management experience, Personnel management skillsYesI serve on the Open Source Voting Technical Advisory Committee, which is a committee that advises the San Francisco Elections CommissionPolitical or social action
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Meaghan Mitchell Two months, but I have supported the Bike Coalition with community engagement activities for for several years. NoYes YesI believe the Bike Coalition could benefit from my experience in community engagement specifically with underserved neighborhoods throughout San Francisco. I would like to see more women of color advocating for this organization and its various community serving initiatives. My most recent experience involves delegating a partnership with JUMP Bikes, which is my employer, and co hosting bike safety classes. Prior to that, I worked for Livable City as an outreach coordinator, which is also a partner of the Coalition. When it comes to advocacy: I could assist in bridging the communication gaps between the coalition, city officials, neighborhood serving agencies and ride-share companies. I also have extensive experience in journalism as I have represented Hoodline for two years, and launched the coverage of Bayview Hunterspoint and Oakland. Fundraising skills and connections, Governance duties, Organizational / nonprofit management experience, Personnel management skills, Relevant connections to bicycle retail or industry, Relevant connections to / representation of diverse communitiesYesThe Museum of The African Diaspora and IMPRINT.CITY Communities of color, Disadvantaged youth, Women, Families/Schools, Bay Area nonprofits, Disabled community, Bike shops and bicycle industry, Green benefit district, Neighborhood business associations, Community groups, Political or social action, Elderly groups, Church or religious groups
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Tyler MorrisI believe I am entering my fifth yearNoAbsolutely, I doI bike for work, and race as wellI want to amplify the voice pleading to transform San Francisco into the future US model of bicycle integrationFirst, I want to better understand the inner workings and the temperature of SFBC Board culture.Besides being a continued member, I am also an avid volunteer. My entire household are members and volunteers. I am also a business sponsor of the SFBC. As someone who bikes for work, I have a deep vested interest in seeing the SFBC mission be the most influential it can beI have a degree in political science, and a long standing background in local politics. I have managed several campaigns, ran for and served on city council myself in Southern California. I am an organizer, a listener, and a manager of the big picture. I have extensive worker-motivating management experience, and give my heart in all that I do. I am a dreamer and believer that local government can directly impact citizens lives more so than higher government.Financial oversight/accounting skills (incl. capacity to serve as Treasurer), Fundraising skills and connections, Governance duties, Personnel management skills, Relevant connections to bicycle retail or industry, Relevant connections to / representation of diverse communitiesYesThis would be my first board. I have sat on many committees though.Bay Area nonprofits, Disabled community, Bike shops and bicycle industry, Neighborhood business associations, Community groups, Political or social actionI have been riding a bike since I was 6. I’ve never owned a car. Growing up in Los Angeles, I rode my bike everywhere—commuting to school, work, college, my friends houses, etc. For nearly the last six years I’ve worked as a bike messenger. Four years ago I started my own courier company. My motto is pedal powered logistics. I understand better than the average person, how a bike can truly impact and change not only the life of an individual, but also how it can shape a community. I’ve overcome several significant bike v car accidents that would deter most from getting back on a bike. I’m an Underdog and believe in the story of an Underdog.
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Pamela Ocampo4 yearsNoYesYesI have a drive to give back to the community after being a resident for more than 5 years. Serving on the board is an opportunity for me to learn what it can be like to be an active contributor to a large part of what makes San Francisco a great place to adopt cycling as a main mode of transportation.No specific goals other than gaining some experience in the organizational structure of the SFBC in contrast with my membership on several software engineering teams in addition to getting a first hand experience with the difficulties in reaching underrepresented communities.Volunteering for bike to work day, light up the night, regular Women Bike SF Coffee Club attendee, and advocate for the importance of the SFBC via word of mouth among my friends and colleagues. My hope is to strengthen connections to communities in San Francisco as a Hispanic woman with a focus on making bicycling a large part of daily life. My experience with serving on a board is small for community organizations, but as a software engineer at late stage healthcare start-up, I have participated in many coalitions around continuous improvement. These coalitions have focused on 1. improving our on-call and incident response roles to be humane and an efficient use of folks time. 2. improving our interview process to consistently evaluate candidates and identify and remove any biases we may not be aware of 3. evaluate and integrate tools that will allow us to innovate in a low-risk manner.Relevant connections to / representation of diverse communitiesYesNone but I am considering serving on the Bay Area Climbers Coalition boardCommunities of color, Women, Community groups, One Medical employees/members
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Jeremy Pollock11 years (I think)YesYesI bike recreationally (although rarely going very far)I am running for a second term out of a sense of “you broke it, you bought it” obligation. I see my work as part of Save SF Bike as a major contributor to the breaking of the previous homogenous culture of the board. In my two years serving on the board, it is clear that we have struggled to adapt to being a heterogeneous board with a diversity of opinions and backgrounds. My main motivation for running again is to continue to help create a sustainable culture on our board that welcomes and facilitates diversity and enables directors to advance a variety of priorities to advance our Strategic Plan.1. Follow through on the Board’s “Organizational Strengthening” effort where we are working with a consultant to identify
2. Establish a Board Alumni program to cultivate that community of members and better engage their talents in the organization.
3. Engage members in reevaluating our process for making political endorsements and how we support candidates and campaigns we endorse.
4. Engage members in reevaluating our board election process. I believe we should adopt term limits, which is generally a best practice among non-profit boards. I also support us adopting a board structure where a minority of the seats are appointed by the incumbent board. I believe this will keep us a member-led organization while also facilitating board members who would either not be willing to run for election or would be unlikely to be elected by our members.
5. Continue to organize and promote events to build community among people who bike. In 2017, I led the effort to bring back the Bike Away from Work happy hour. I hope to institutionalize that as a board and volunteer-led effort. I also want to revive the Love on Wheels event and identify a local brewery to reimagine the Tour de Fat event.
6. Identify a tool or forum for inter-member communication. I am excited about the potential for using Salesforce Community Cloud to enable members to communicate and organize around campaigns and shared interests. This would tie these discussions directly to the coalition’s Salesforce database and help us activate and organize our members.
7. Create a Board Policy for how we respond to vacancies on the Board.
8. Create a Code of Conduct for the Board and for members, and create a Board Policy for addressing whistleblower complaints, disagreements, and grievances. 		As a legislative aide to Supervisor John Avalos, I worked closely with the coalition on a number of pieces of legislation (the Employee Bike Access, Unclaimed Bikes, and Bike Parking ordinances). I also worked with coalition on initiatives like restoring the Vehicle License Fee to fund transportation projects, and on the SFMTA’s Muni Equity Strategy. In 2015, I co-founded Save SF Bike, which led the effort to preserve members’ right to elect the Board of Supervisors and promote member-led activism. While it has been a bumpy ride, I’m proud of how we have helped improve the diversity of opinions and backgrounds represented on our board. In 2016 I helped organize a panel discussion on how to promote diversity in bike advocacy. In 2017, I helped organize a “Golden Wheel Award Winners Tell Their Stories” fundraiser. This year, I led the effort to bring back the Bike Away from Work happy hour. In my two years of service on the Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors, I have learned new respect for the scope and effectiveness of our work and dived deeper into volunteering with the coalition. I have served on the Audit, Fundraising, and Membership committees, and this year, I co-chair the Endorsements and Board Development committees. I bring a decade of experience with San Francisco politics and government. While I generally support progressive policies and politicians, I believe I have a good reputation throughout City Hall as someone who is able to work with all sides of our unique political spectrum. I have also developed relationships with many of our advocacy partners like Livable City, Walk SF, the Transit Riders Union, PODER, and Chinatown Community Development Center.

In my two years of serving on the board, I have tried to be a moderating influence and help resolve issues among directors with differing opinions.

I have served on the Audit Committee both years on the board, and I am committed to developing my financial oversight skills.
Financial oversight/accounting skills (incl. capacity to serve as Treasurer), Fundraising skills and connections, Governance duties, Legal experience in areas relevant to SFBCYesSan Francisco Institute of PossibilityCommunity groups, Political or social action
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Preston Rhea5 years as of Spring 2019NoI do, from the outer Richmond to Soma, as well as anywhere I need to go in the city or BART-accessible Bay Area. I do my errands, grocery shopping etc. by bike. I don't own a car and I only occasionally use a carshare.I frequently bike for recreation, often go touring, enjoy Bike Party on both sides of the Bay, and have choked the goldsprints at ZeitgeistAs a person who relies on a bike for getting most everywhere, I am eager to support our greatest advocates - the SFBC. We have SFBC’s advocacy over the decades to thank for so much of what I enjoy in basic safety and the joy of just getting around San Francisco, including car-free Sundays in my own neighborhood in Golden Gate Park. I believe that the territory we can struggle for as cyclists is a critical issue and we need to organize our thousands of members in that project so that it is also equitable and just for their needs. Finally, I am committed to developing democratic spaces, and the SFBC is the largest non-state democratic space in the City. I want to help it realize its full potential.Yes: 1: to help the organization steward its strategic plan to completion especially by engaging people power. 2: to ensure the voice of the membership is paramount in achieving our strategic plan’s goals and responding to developments for people on bicycles in San Francisco. 3: To actively expand the membership through coalition building, especially in communities that are underserved or are in the firing line of gentrification and income inequality, that they might help the SFBC better correct these problems in San Francisco.I have been a member since shortly after I moved to San Francisco in 2014. I ran for the Board last year. I also helped to set up several stations for Bike to Work Day this year. I have 2.5 years of nonprofit board experience. I am a practiced coalition-builder and stay focused on governance of resources: the organization's time and money. Outside of being on a nonprofit board I have been involved in organizing and leadership for community organizations, coalitions, both for- and not-for-profit organizations for over a decade.

Additionally, this month the members of the Democratic Socialists of America San Francisco chapter elected me as their Grievance Officer, displaying their trust in my ability to be impartial and fair. Before they voted for me, I informed them that if elected my intention was to utilize the office to ensure that harassment would have no place in the organization. I said that I would be fair but strong-willed in ensuring that harassers were not given a pass to interfere with marginalized and oppressed people organizing safely in the chapter. I believe that this understanding of power and responsibility is crucial for Board governance so that the Board can effectively use its resources in San Francisco while also ensuring that marginalized and oppressed voices have an unobstructed place in governance.		Governance duties, Organizational / nonprofit management experience, Personnel management skills, Relevant connections to / representation of diverse communitiesYesI served for 2.5 years on the board of Community Technology Network, a Bay Area-based digital literacy nonprofit.Communities of color, Bay Area nonprofits, Community groups, Political or social actionSince I moved to San Francisco, every Friday morning some friends and I ride to the beach and touch the ocean. We call this "bike religion." It is an indicator of the transformative and liberatory role the bicycle plays in my life and my desire to share it with everyone. I am a relentless proselytizer for the bicycle and I want to help the SFBC shepherd its role in building a more joyful, just, and ecologically sound society.
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Kelli Shields11 yearsNoYES!Yes, for recreationTo promote biking as a safe, sustainable, accessible mode of transportation, and to help the SFBC continue to make our streets, neighborhoods, and city a better place even as cyclists increasingly compete for space on the roads.Make the SFBC, and cycling in general, more accessible and equitable. Decrease the impacts of privatization of public transportation infrastructure. Promote pro-bike public policy. Host Know Your Rights drop-ins/clinics. I'm an 11-year member and have regularly participated in SFBC campaigns and fundraising events for over a decade. I've become more actively involved over the past year and a half, attending Board meetings, participating in member committees, urging friends and family to learn to ride and fellow cyclists to join the SFBC, encouraging member engagement, and running for a Board seat last year. I enjoy working with people and have proven success working with diverse communities in both a professional and personal capacity. I have nonprofit legal experience and also have advised community nonprofit on organizational nonprofit formation and governance. Previously I worked in nonprofit fundraising and community organizing, event planning/management, and was the volunteer coordinator for 200+ volunteers. Fundraising skills and connections, Governance duties, Legal experience in areas relevant to SFBC, Organizational / nonprofit management experience, Relevant connections to bicycle retail or industry, Relevant connections to / representation of diverse communitiesYesNone.Women, Bay Area nonprofits, Community groups, Political or social actionCycling is an every day action against global climate change, so I'm thrilled the SFBC has prioritized fighting climate change as one of our core values in the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. I support a democratic SFBC and will continue to work to actively engage our allies to promote a more inclusive and diverse membership.
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Alexandra Sweet7 yearsNoYes, my bike is my primary mode of transportation. Occasional recreational biking.1. I want to join the Board of Directors to apply my professional expertise in bicycle planning to create bicycle-friendly neighborhoods in San Francisco. My job as a transportation planner, with a focus in bicycle planning, is to plan safe, comfortable and equitable transportation networks, including low-stress bikeways that help people of all ages and abilities reach their destinations. I want to help SFBike do the same for my own City. 2. I want to bring my energy and expertise to fulfilling SFBike’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. I’m committed to SFBike’s mission to make bicycling a comfortable, joyful, and safe transportation option in San Francisco. SFBike’s goals and objectives resonate with my professional goals, particularly the commitment to bring high quality protected bike lanes to City streets, build supportive relationships with emerging technology interests, and ensure equitable access to bicycling across the City. 3. I want to serve on the Board of Directors because we are in a critical moment in transportation, and a unified and committed Bike Coalition and Board is essential to ensuring our City makes bicycling a priority on our streets. My approach to challenges is to be efficient and collaborative, and I can bring years of experience working successfully with multidisciplinary teams, public agency staff and members of the public on a range of transportation issues and opportunities. 4. Last but not least, I want to serve on the SFBike Coalition Board because I am raising my kid in a car-free, bicycle- and transit-first household. It is not only my hope but my duty as a resident to help create city streets that people of all ages can feel comfortable using without fear. My goal is to help the Executive Director and Bike Coalition Staff fulfill the goals of the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan by providing experience-backed input on policy challenges and organizational strategy, becoming an active, invested, and collaborative participant of the monthly board meetings, championing causes central to SFbike, and committing to fundraising.I have been a member of the Coalition since I moved to San Francisco in 2011, when I arrived with three suitcases and a bike box from Philadelphia. I’ve attended Winter Fest, voted in Board elections, attended Golden Wheel Awards, and followed SF Bike’s advocacy for better biking in San Francisco through the Biker Bulletin.I bring an expertise in bicycle planning, experience working with teams on multimodal transportation projects across the Bay Area, and an unabashed enthusiasm for bicycling as the best way to get around a City. As a consultant, I have managed the citywide bike plans in Mountain View, Berkeley and Marin County and have worked on active transportation projects in Palo Alto, Richmond, Stockton and other communities in California and beyond. I bring experience in urban design, street design, and multimodal transportation planning, including traffic, transit and parking projects, which gives me a unique perspective into the trade-offs we must consider as we delineate our limited right-of-way. As part of my job, I lead public engagement efforts, present to elected officials and City Councils, and facilitate meetings and workshops to present and solicit input on transportation recommendations. I bring experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, public agency staff and members of the public on a range of transportation issues and opportunities. I’m focused, efficient, friendly, and take things seriously without taking myself too seriously.
Relevant connections to bicycle retail or industry, As an active transportation planner, I coordinate regularly with city and institutional leaders around the Bay in planning bike infrastructure, policies and programming. YesNoneWomen, Families/Schools, Bike shops and bicycle industryI’m thrilled at the opportunity to join the SFBike Coalition Board. Thank you for your consideration.
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Patrick Traughber4 years ( I first joined in 2014)NoYes! I bike every day from my apartment in Russian Hill to our office in Mid-Market. I sometimes use my own bike, but also use JUMP bikes when they’re nearby, and will eventually also use Ford GoBikes once they expand to our neighborhood.In addition to riding to and from work, I also ride recreationally. I ride with friends on the weekends in Marin (Paradise Loop, or the Headlands), and to Hawk Hill in the mornings before work once a week. I’ve also joined the Coast Ride, riding from San Francisco to Santa Barbara. I want to serve on the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors because it’s such an important time to make bicycling in San Francisco a better experience, and make getting around San Francisco by bicycle more safe and accessible to more people. Earlier in my career I worked in the Mayor’s Office in San Francisco and I’ve seen how effective advocacy can be to affect change, and I hope to increase the effectiveness of our advocacy at the SFBC as a Board Member. I want to help in three areas: Increase safety by advocating and accelerating bicycle safety improvement projects in the city. There’s been progress in the last 4 years adding more protected bike lanes, but there’s still so much more we need to do. Support the SFBC staff in achieving their goals. I’ve spent time with SFBC staff, and I will do whatever I can to help them in any way I can as a Board Member. Expand the number of people who choose to ride a bicycle in San Francisco, and grow the diversity of ridership. Our streets are not designed today for safety, but as we make progress expanding our bicycle infrastructure, more people will feel comfortable riding and that is good for everyone in the city. I specifically want to help SFBC staff as a Board Member. At every opportunity, I will see if there are ways I as a member of the Board can help unblock and assist staff with any challenges they’re having, whether that’s fundraising, outreach to other organizations, companies, or reaching out to city leaders for their support.

Some specific goals I want to help us accomplish on the Board:

Expand our protected bike lane network by at least 5 miles every year (we currently have less than 2 miles of protected bike lanes in total)
Expand SFBC membership, and increase the diversity of the membership.
Expand the number of Ford GoBike station to include a station in every district.
Increasing the cap on dockless shared bikes from the current 500 limit to at least 2,000.
Work with state legislators to remove CEQA requirements for converting travel lanes to bike lanes. 		I first joined the Bicycle Coalition in 2014 after I started documenting a list of people who have been killed by cars and trucks while biking in San Francisco. After creating the list, I met with then Executive Director Leah Shahum and we discussed the challenges and opportunities of expanding our protected bike lane coverage. Back then our protected bike lane coverage was abysmal. Since then, we’ve expanded our protected bike lane coverage significantly, but it’s still paltry compared to what it should be, and what it will be in the near future. This year, I also created a bike share advocacy group called Our Bikes (ourbikes.org) with my friend Brad Williford with the goal of lifting the cap on bike share, and expanding shared bike stations in the city. Since we created the group in August, we’ve grown to almost 1,000 supporters. After our most recent campaign, the SFMTA lifted the cap on JUMP to 500 bikes. We’ve also been able to secure more locations for Ford GoBike stations by creating campaigns for each new site, and working with Motivate, SFMTA, and the Board of Supervisors. The momentum and support from this has been incredible. We’ve worked with SFBC staff, and met with a lot of SFBC members to come up with new ideas to expand bike sharing in the city, and grow bike ridership more generally. Fundraising skills and connections, organizational and nonprofit management experience, and advocacy skills. Fundraising skills and connections, Governance duties, Organizational / nonprofit management experience, Relevant connections to bicycle retail or industry, Advocacy skills YesI’ve served on the board of Human Streets, a non-profit advocacy journalism organization which published articles on street safety, including Vision Zero progress and bicycle infrastructure projects in San Francisco. Families/Schools, Bay Area nonprofits, Bike shops and bicycle industry, Neighborhood business associations, Community groups, Political or social action, State and local political leadersBicycling makes our city cleaner, safer, and is a quick way to get around the city. I want to help more people be able to access this affordable and quick way of getting around San Francisco!
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Juli Uota10 yearsNomost daysrecreationI feel called to serve on the Board as I see my beloved organization at a turning point where we need a more harmonious relationship between the board itself, the staff, and the membership. I ride a bike today because of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and I want more people to be able to say that. I want to add my voice to the Board in the hopes of providing a different perspective on riding in the city, nurturing the staff-board relationship, and ensuring a model where we work to a common goal even if we may disagree on the path.I would like to see our membership grow and reach more demographics not traditionally associated with bicycling. As an organization, I believe we should be a big tent that incorporates many different sides of our city. Bicycling as transportation is a solution for many of our city’s woes but cannot be viewed in a vacuum. While we are an organization dedicated to improving infrastructure and education, we must make sure that all our residents, not just our members, feel ownership over that infrastructure and inclusion in our education program. I would like to see the fiscal deficit solved and the organization in a healthy financial state. I would like the Board to nurture the staff relationship; we must empower and support the staff we hire.I learned how to ride a bike at one of the first Adult Learn to Ride classes a little over a decade ago. From there, I began riding in the safety of the car free space at Golden Gate Park. I began volunteering and found a vibrant group of women that welcomed my insecurities about riding. This was a personally transformational experience for me. After beginning to ride, but still never feeling like a “cyclist” I applied to be the Phone Bank Coordinator. I remember flatly telling Kate & Jodie that I wasn’t a “cyclist” but I loved my new found skill of riding a bicycle and I wanted to be part of the staff of the SFBC to prove that we are a movement as much for the person who is just beginning their relationship with a bike as someone who’s been riding for decades. I have now worked as the SFBC for nine years as the Phone Bank Coordinator, in the Membership Dept during our transfer to Salesforce and at other times, and I have served as Interim Membership lead twice (after Kate, and later Anna). I am a League Certified Instructor and teach the Adult Learn to Ride class. I also volunteer to lead a ride specially designed for the graduates of that class trying to fill what I found as a missing step in our bike ed curriculum between ALR to TS101. I have also volunteered as a trained Bicycle Ambassador repeatedly at numerous street side outreach events, Valet, Volunteer Night, Light Up the Night, Love on Wheels, captain morning and evening Bike to Work Day stations, Tour de Fat, Bike the Vote, shift lead for Winterfest, and other volunteer opportunities. I have managed numerous groups of volunteers and built volunteer staff teams. I have experience doing fundraising, including the cold, hard ask. I have mediation skills refined by my legal background. As a person who learned how to ride a bike as an adult, I have a different perspective on barriers to riding a bike in SF. As a Membership team member, I have had frequent interactions with a broad range of our membership base over a long tenure.Fundraising skills and connections, Organizational / nonprofit management experience, Personnel management skills, Relevant connections to / representation of diverse communitiesYesDemocracy ActionCommunities of color, Women, Bay Area nonprofits, Community groups, Political or social actionThe SFBC is and should be many things to people. One of the things of which I have always been proudest is our work to improve the ability to bicycle not just for those who commute daily, but those that have yet to try a bike. As a product of that commitment, I feel indebted to the organization and want to ensure that more people are welcomed into the bike lane.
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Brad Williford3 yearsNoBiking is how I get around San Francisco. I bike to work everyday from my home in the Mission to my office in SOMA, and I rely on biking to run errands and hang out with friends. I have both a road bike for longer trips and a single speed bike for use in the city. I love that using my single speed for city trips allows me to get a good exercise as a part of my daily routine.Recreationally. In San Francisco, we are incredibly fortunate to have easy access to cycling in Marin County. I love climbing hills! My favorite long recreational trip when I have the day off is to bike to Stinson Beach with friends.This is a critical time for biking safety in San Francisco. We have the means to accomplish meaningful street redesigns quickly through short-term improvements using paint and posts. We also have the means to quickly get more people using improved streets through bike share and scooter share. Now is the right time to push our city towards a dramatic mode-shift out of cars and into active transportation. I want serve on the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors to: (1) Keep the organization totally focused on delivering more protected lanes and safer streets, prioritizing short-term improvements to save lives. (2) Actively grow our membership and increase the diversity of people biking through proactive engagement with those that aren’t comfortable or can’t afford to bike, as well as bike share and scooter users. (3) Accelerate the impact of staff and members by actively championing our vision to current and prospective financial supporters. I was hit by a car while biking on Howard Street. A close friend of mine was severely injured on Valencia. Safety is at the core of what drives my bike advocacy work. I will be totally committed to advancing meaningful safety improvements as a board member of San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.My overriding goal is to empower staff and members to execute on our Strategic Plan. The heart of that is delivering safer streets sooner. My aim is to unite staff, the board, and members around our plan and accomplish on the ground safety improvements more quickly. I will measure my success solely based on the positive outcomes we deliver to our members and our San Francisco community. I am totally dedicated to making our streets safer.

In my personal time as an advocate some of my goals include:

- Working with state representatives to reduce CEQA delays for converting car lanes to bike lanes.

- In 2019, bringing Ford GoBike to all 11 supervisor districts and raising the cap on JUMP bikes to at least 2000.

- Accelerating usage of Ford GoBike and JUMP’s equity programs by working with the companies to launch an online sign-up process.

- Working with the SFMTA to add the ability to request a bike rack from the 311 mobile app and to allow new bike racks to be installed in residential areas.		This year I fundraised thousands of dollar for SF Bicycle Coalition Climate Ride team and biked 300+ miles from Fortuna, CA back to San Francisco. I created a bike share advocacy group (Our Bikes, ourbikes.org) that has nearly 1000 supporters. Working closely with SF Bicycle Coalition staff on email campaigns, I have won approval for multiple new bike share stations in San Francisco and successfully petitioned the cap on JUMP bikes be raised to 500. I am a trained bike advocate and have volunteered at Sunday Streets. I have benefitted from our educational programs through instruction on urban biking best practices. I have participated in the SF Bicycle Coalition Embarcadero Committee and have shown up at the SFMTA Board Meeting and Port Authority Board Meeting to speak in support of safety projects.As a software engineer, I have technical experience designing and launching complex web and email digital marketing campaigns. I intend to use these skills to help activate our membership and drive engagement as I have done for the Our Bikes campaign.

In terms of fundraising, I have and will continue to personally ask business leaders in our community that I am connected with to donate to the SF Bicycle Coalition.

I have strong experience acting as a local advocate on biking and safety issues. I make a strong point to connect with those I disagree with and find common ground. I believe strong personal relationships are vital to delivering meaningful advocacy outcomes.		Fundraising skills and connections, Organizational / nonprofit management experience, Relevant connections to bicycle retail or industryYesNone. I am directly familiar with the work of the SF Bicycle Coalition Board.Bay Area nonprofits, Bike shops and bicycle industry, Community groups, Political or social action
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Jiro Yamamoto19 years I think.YesyesyesTo advance cycling in San FranciscoIncrease membership and the connections between members. Improve the infrastructure for people on bikes.I have been an active volunteer for more than a decade. For the last 2 years I have been a director on the board.Interest, time, money as well as an acute awareness of the dangers of riding and the fear that many non riders have of bicycling. In addition, in my second year on the board I have insight into the strengths and weaknesses of the board. Governance duties, Relevant connections to / representation of diverse communities, Public SafetyYesSansei Legacy Project Steering Committee was the closest board like experience previous to SF Bicycle Coalition.Communities of color, Public SafetyThank you for doing this work.
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