Tag: elizabeth kiker

November 27, 2013

Cascade hiring two communications staffers, shakeups continue

Changes at Cascade Bicycle Club keep coming, and the club has announced two communications positions. In recent weeks, several more staffers left or were let go as new Executive Director Elizabeth Kiker continues to dramatically reorganize the 15,000-member organization. Cascade announced Friday that Anne-Marije Rook is moving up as Communications Director, a position formerly held…
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tagged: anne-marije rook, cascade bicycle club, elizabeth kiker, kat sweet, serena lehman, shannon koller
October 16, 2013

The women taking over Seattle’s bike advocacy

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways posted this photo to their Facebook page recently. It marks an interesting moment in Seattle bike history. As we reported last month, nearly every top leadership position in Seattle-based bike organizations is now held by a woman.* Since men still greatly outnumber women among bike commuters, programs and policies that make cycling…
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tagged: barb chamberlain, cathy tuttle, deb salls, elizabeth kiker
October 4, 2013

Big shakeups at Cascade continue: Manvel and Kelly let go, board elections Tuesday

Big changes at Cascade Bicycle Club continue with no signs of slowing down. We reported recently on departures of many staff members in the past year, and the club let two more high-level staffers go. Evan Manvel is no longer the club’s policy director, and M.J. Kelly is no longer the communications director. The changes…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, elizabeth kiker, evan manvel, merlin rainwater, mj kelly
September 4, 2013

Cascade hires national bike leader and Women Bike founder as new Director

Cascade Bicycle Club’s new executive director comes from the national bike advocacy scene, where she was a VP at the League of American Bicyclists and a founder of the League’s Women Bike program. Elizabeth Kiker will take the position held for years by Chuck Ayers, who retired from the club earlier this year. Originally from…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, elizabeth kiker