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Meeting
2024Annual Member
Corporate Members
Welcome
Thank you for attending the 2024 Membership Meeting!
Agenda
• Welcome
• Introduction of Board and staff
• Update from two committees
• Strategic Plan update
• Annual election
• Q&Aand member engagement
• Raffle
• Closing and Call toAction
2023-2024 Ride Illinois Board
Ripujit Singh
Cynthia Hoyle
President George Fero Vice President
Mike Keating
Ride Illinois Staff
Dave Simmons
Executive Director
Gina Kenny Communication & Projects Coordinator
Ed Barsotti Senior Consultant
Jessica Nooney
Ride Illinois Safely Coordinator
Gregg Murphy GIBT Tour Director
Committee Update:Advocacy
Response to Fatal Crashes
RegionalActionTeams
Committee Update: Education
Ride Illinois Safely Available Resources
BikeSafetyQuiz Mini-Grants
Mission & Vision
Our mission is to make Illinois better through biking!
Ride Illinois strives to be known as the organization that:
• Is leading bicycle advocacy, education and awareness efforts in Illinois
• Is leading efforts to eliminate or greatly reduce bicyclist fatalities in Illinois
• Is helping Illinois become a top-5 Bicycle Friendly State
• Whose efforts are making a bicycle an everyday option for personal mobility
Strategic Plan Update
Goal #1: Greatly reduce, and ultimately eliminate, bicyclist fatalities in IL
Goal #2: Increase revenue in order to increase impact
Three updates
• Safe Biking/Walking curricula for K-12 schools
• Legislative priorities
• 2025 Illinois Bike Walk Summit
The Strategic Plan…
• Is a living document and will be revised over time
• Includes opportunities to increase member involvement
• Is available on the Ride Illinois website
Outgoing Board Members
Outgoing Board Members
Outgoing Ride Illinois board members:
• KatieAncell: served since 2020
• Trevor Cottle: served since 2021
• Deborah Liu: served since 2022
• Ripujit Singh: served since 2022
Slate of Nominees
Slate to fill open seats on board:
• Linda Brown
• Kaci Crowley
• James Hutson
• Steven Simpson-Black
Vote via anonymous Zoom poll
Officers for 2024-2025
Officers nominated by board in preceding board meeting
Jim Norris President
George Fero Vice President Treasurer
Linda Warner Secretary
Time for Questions 2024Annual Member Meeting
Raffle Time
Closing & Call toAction
Email: info@rideillinois.org
Phone: (630) 216-9282
Website: rideillinois.org
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