NEWS RELEASE, Feb. 19
Board Update
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NEW BOARD MEMBERS CONFIRMED
MISSOULA, Mont. -- At its meeting in late January, Adventure Cycling Association's board of directors officially welcomed two
new members and one reelected member to the eight-person board. New members of the board are Jeff Miller, 34, of Augusta, Maine, and Anna
Ginn, 53, of New York City. The reelected member is Charlie Pace, 72, of Columbus, Ohio.
Miller was identified as a board candidate because of his passion for cycling and the leadership he has shown during his eight-year
tenure as executive director at the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. Miller's interest in Adventure Cycling began in 1990, when he rode across
the United States using the association's bike maps. "Bicycling is fun and the Adventure Cycling Association and its members combine the
joy of discovery and exploration with that fun, reminding us all that the world is full of kindness and hope," he said.
Miller received a BA in human ecology from College of the Atlantic in 1992, and in 1992-1993, he was awarded a Thomas J. Watson
Fellowship to study and experience the bicycle infrastructure and policies in 15 countries including Japan, China, New Zealand, Sri Lanka
and much of Europe. That 14-month around-the-world bike tour served as a significant part of his education in bicycle advocacy, policy, and
infrastructure design. In addition to using his bike year-round for transportation and cycle-touring, Miller is a dedicated athlete who
trains on his Maine-made Aegis for road races and triathlons.
Ginn was selected not only because of her dedication to bike touring but also for her communications and development savvy. After
taking the association's Cycle Montana tour in 1999, she was hooked on bike touring. "I have found my Adventure Cycling routes, rides, and
tours to be life-changing experiences," she said. Ginn recently moved to New York City to become vice-president for development at the
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the largest supporter of grassroots organizations working in affordable housing and community
development. Prior to her move, she lived in Maine, working in community development and as publisher of Maine Times, a statewide
newsweekly. She received an MA from the University of Minnesota and a BA from Mount Holyoke College.
Pace got into cycling in 1965 at the urging of Dan Burden, one of the founders of Adventure Cycling Association. Burden persuaded Pace
to ride the Tour of the Scioto River Valley (TOSRV) in Ohio, and Pace has been cycling ever since. In fact, he has served as TOSRV tour
director for most years since that first ride. Pace studied at The Ohio State University, where he received a BS in animal science. For 31
years he was vice-president in the investment department of Huntington National Bank in Columbus. Now retired, he splits his time between
Columbus and Tucson, Arizona. He's ridden the association's TransAmerica Bicycle Trail from Astoria, Ore., to Missoula, Mont., and from
Ohio to Yorktown, Va.
Rounding out the eight-person board of directors are the following mid-term members: Jan Brunk of Whitefish, Mont.; Dan Hungate of
Mercer Island, Wash.; Van Dye of Missoula, Mont.; Carol York of Hood River, Ore.; and Matthew Cohn of Helena, Mont.
Adventure Cycling Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Missoula, Mont. Its mission is to inspire people of all ages to
travel by bicycle and to help cyclists explore the landscapes and history of America for fitness, fun, and self-discovery. With more than
41,000 members, it is the nation's largest recreational cycling association. Its strategic campaigns are Creating Bike Routes for the
Nation, Getting Americans Bicycling, and Supporting Bicycling Communities. Major services and products include bicycle-route development
and mapping; periodical publishing (Adventure Cyclist magazine and The Cyclists' Yellow Pages resource directory); a guided bike-touring
program; and a Cyclosource sales catalog.
Each year, thousands of cyclists travel along segments of the association's 31,735-mile National Bicycle Route Network, which
includes three major transcontinental routes and three major north-south routes (from Canada to Mexico). For information, call (800)
755-BIKE (2453), send email to info@ adventurecycling.org, or visit www.adventurecycling.org.
To read more about the Adventure Cycling Association Board of Directors. see the Board.
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