Learn about the people who serve on the board of the Active Transportation Alliance.
Corey Coscioni (past president)
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 1993
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 1995
Corey is the Director in the Financial Services Practice at the business consulting firm, West Monroe Partners. As well as the co-founder of a technology startup called Lamina. He has more than 30 years of business consulting and information technology leadership experience in a variety of industries. He was instrumental in helping to improve the Lakefront Path Ardmore connection, and is a founding member of the North Lakefront Bicycle Users Group. Former president of Active Transportation Alliance’s Board of Directors, Corey has been a board member for 30 years. He is an avid cyclist and loves riding with his wife and family.
Brenda Dixon
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2015
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2025
Dr. Brenda M. Dixon is a retired K–12 education executive and lifelong advocate for equity in public policy, active transportation, and youth development. She served as the Chief Research & Evaluation Officer at the Illinois State Board of Education until her retirement in 2023, where she led statewide data initiatives to inform policy and improve outcomes for students across Illinois. Dr. Dixon is the founder of Dixon Strategic Pathways and currently serves as the Board President of Major Taylor Trail Keepers Chicago. A passionate cyclist and community strategist, she works to ensure safe, inclusive, and accessible outdoor spaces in historically disinvested neighborhoods. Dr. Dixon holds degrees from the University of Massachusetts–Boston (B.A.), National-Louis University (M.A.T.), Governors State University (M.A. Ed Admin), and Northern Illinois University (Ed.S. and Ed.D.).
Joseph Donegan
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2014
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2022
Joseph Donegan is a Senior Counsel at Grant Thornton LLP and has been practicing law in Chicago for more than 15 years. He’s a year-round biker and passionate about improving transit, bike, and pedestrian infrastructure. Joseph currently lives in Logan Square with his wife, son, daughter, cat, and dog. He received a bachelor’s in physics from Loyola Chicago and attended Boston University for law school.
Nic Eichenseer
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2022
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2024
Nic is the Vice President and Associate General Counsel for W.W. Grainger, Inc., where he also serves as the chief ethics and compliance officer. In his former position as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Chicago, Nic prosecuted cybercrime, public corruption, gang violence, fraud, drug cartels, and sex trafficking. Before becoming a federal prosecutor, he was Senior Counsel in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement and, before that, a litigation associate at Skadden. Nic joined Skadden after a clerkship for the Hon. Diane Sykes on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. A long-time Bike the Drive participant, Nic lives in Andersonville with his family.
Luann Hamiliton (president)
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 1997
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2019
Luann is the former deputy commissioner for the Division of Project Development at the Chicago Department of Transportation. During her 34 years at CDOT, she led a staff dedicated to multi-modalism during the growth of Chicago’s pedestrian and bicycle programs and the launch of Vision Zero. She received her B.A. at DePaul University and Master’s at Penn State, and is a longtime resident of the Peterson Woods neighborhood on Chicago’s Far North Side.
Julie Hubbard (treasurer)
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2020
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2020
Julie is Chief Financial Officer at American Board of Medical Specialties. She has a background in both for-profit and non-profit finance and received an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School. Julie has participated in several Bike the Drive events and is a regular volunteer at the Lakeview Pantry.
Kevin Irvine
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2013
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2023
Kevin Irvine (he/him/his) works at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago as its Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant, Individuals with Disabilities. In 2022, Kevin completed 10 years of service on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA.) In addition to being appointed to the CTA Board of Directors by former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Kevin served for several years as chair of CTA’s ADA Advisory Committee and as an advisor to its Infrastructure Accessibility Task Force. He was also as part of the legal team that filed a comprehensive ADA lawsuit against the CTA, which resulted in a class action settlement. Kevin is a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow, a Disability Lead member, and a graduate of Purchase College, State University of New York. Kevin has lived experience with disabilities (HIV, Hemophilia B). His involvement in transportation advocacy has included participation in many committees, advisory groups, and conferences, on local, regional and national levels.
Philippe Lunardelli (secretary)
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2003
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2018
Philippe is originally from France, where he was always able to walk or take public transportation to school and then work. He never even owned a car before he moved to Chicago. He is an avid weekend cyclist but also commutes to work by bike, when not by train. He moved his family across town so his two children could grow up within walking distance of their new school, Lycée Français, where he also volunteers as a member of the board of trustees and serves as head of the board’s development committee. Philippe has an MBA from the University of Georgia and is the CFO at WellRight, a Chicago wellness tech company.
Debbie Liu
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2018
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2018
Debbie Liu is an Associate at Metropolitan Planning Council working on equitable development issues for the Chicago region. Her interests are in health in all policies, social justice, anti-gentrification, and anti-displacement, particularly for historically disenfranchised communities. She received her Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and lives in South Loop with her husband, infant son, and dog.
Edith Makra
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2017
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2025
Edith Makra directs sustainability initiatives for the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, a coalition of 275 mayors in the greater Chicago region. Edith developed the Greenest Region Compact, a consensus sustainability pledge now adopted by 165 Chicago-area communities, forming the largest regional municipal sustainability collaborative in the US. She has led the creation of the first climate action plans for the Chicago region and is now leading municipalities to adopt clean energy and clean transportation practices through innovations like the EV Readiness Program. Edith previously served as the first environmental advisor to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and has directed state-wide and regional environmental programs in Illinois and Massachusetts. She has a B.S. in Forestry from the University of Illinois; an Executive Sustainability Certificate from Harvard University; and is an International Society of Sustainability Professionals – Sustainability Excellence Professional; and is a Climate Change Professional, Certified by the Association of Climate Change Officers.
Mulubwa Munkanta
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2008
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2022
Mulubwa Munkanta has worked at SRAM, a local bicycle components manufacturer, since 2007 where he is currently a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis. Mulubwa serves on the board of Experimental Station as treasurer. He previously served as treasurer and club captain of the Major Taylor Cycling Club Chicago, and as chair of Chicago’s 49th Ward Participatory Budgeting Transportation Committee. He received his BBA from Loyola University, New Orleans, and MBA from Vanderbilt University. Mulubwa enjoys cycling with groups large and small, and in locations near and far. He has lived in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood since 2006.
Dao Ngo
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2006
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2022
Dao has worked as an attorney for the City of Chicago, focusing on major construction projects for the Aviation and Transportation Departments. Currently, Dao serves as Senior Director of Finance at Elevate Energy, a non-profit whose mission is to deliver clean and affordable energy and water projects. She graduated from Amherst College with a bachelor’s in Economics and received a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Peggy Reins (past president)
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2009
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2016
Peggy joined the Active Transportation Alliance in 2009 while participating in one of their earliest Open Streets events. The organization’s commitment to engaging diverse communities in making streets safer for walking, biking, and active transportation inspired her then and continues to motivate her service. Peggy brings extensive nonprofit experience. She previously served as director of foundation relations for Advocate Charitable Foundation, part of Advocate Health, and has held fundraising and program management roles with the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, the Chicago Botanic Garden, and Windows of Opportunity, Inc. She holds a master’s degree in planning from the University of Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs and has a strong interest in the intersection of health, energy, the environment, and community development. Peggy lives in Niles, where she is a community organizer with Niles United and serves on the municipal Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Group.
James Rogers (vice president)
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2013
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2016
Jim arrived in Chicago in 2012 to be general counsel of Orbitz Worldwide, and learned about the Active Transportation Alliance when he filled in at the last moment to accept Orbitz’s award for the Bike Commuter Challenge. He became a big fan of the Alliance, signed up for Divvy when it arrived in Chicago, and used Divvy to bike to work, even during the Chicago winter. Before he came to Chicago, Jim had been a partner in a large law firm in Washington, DC, and then was general counsel of TLC Vision, an eye-care company headquartered in St. Louis. He bought a used bike in St. Louis and rode it back home to Washington when his job was over, demonstrating a typical east-coast ignorance of Midwestern geography, which he has since overcome. Jim become such a fan of Chicago that he stayed here even after he retired three years ago, and has become ever more involved with the Active Transportation Alliance, serving now as its Vice President and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
Mike Rosenthal
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2015
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2025
Mike first began participating in the Boulevard Lakefront bike rides (BLT) in the early 1990’s. ATA inspired Mike to start biking to work seasonally in the mid 90s and every day starting in 2019. He helps run his family’s third generation manufacturing company, which specializes in automation equipment. Besides ATA, he is the treasurer of Prairie Rivers Network, a statewide river advocacy organization. He is also the Secretary at Imagine Englewood If, focusing on youth empowerment in the Greater Englewood community. He lives in Glencoe with his wife where they raised four children.
Elliot Rossen
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2008
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2011
Elliot is a multi-modal transportation user making frequent use of Metra, Divvy bike sharing, the CTA and walking. He is an independent Strategic Brand Innovation Consultant who blends a deep strategy background with applied foresight and breakthrough-innovation expertise to help companies bring clarity to chaos to drive transformative growth. Before entering the consulting world, Elliot acquired 20 years of experience guiding marketing and new product development in both large public companies and privately-owned, entrepreneurial firms. He is a member of Bike-Walk Highland Park and the Highland Park Transportation Advisory Group, helping to bring progressive transportation approaches to that community. In addition, he is a member of Velo Club Roubaix, a group of about 80 avid cyclists participating in road, cross, gravel, and mountain biking.
Joel Schoenmeyer
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2024
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2024
Joel has spent most of his career in the field of trusts and estates, first as an attorney and then at three separate financial institutions. He received his BA in English from Michigan State University and his JD from the University of Michigan Law School, and is currently the National Managing Director for Family Wealth at Fifth Third Bank. An avid walker and user of public transit, Joel served on the Oak Park Transportation Commission from 2014 to 2017. He and his wife currently live in the Gold Coast neighborhood.
David Swedler
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2021
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2024
Dr. David Swedler is an epidemiologist with the Chicago Department of Public Health. Before his current role, Dave was a statistician and research methodologist working on public health issues, including motor vehicle safety, firearm violence, occupational health, and health equity. His research on motor vehicle safety has included the costs of crashes, vulnerable road users, young road users, work-related driving, and distracted driving. He formerly held a faculty role at the University of Illinois, Chicago School of Public Health. Dave, a Lincoln Park resident, points to the Divvy system and Bike the Drive as the two things that got him most interested in biking in Chicago. Dave holds a BS from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, a MPH from the University of Michigan, and a PhD from Johns Hopkins University.
Rubani Shaw (past president)
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2004
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2006
Rubani has been living in the Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago and the nearby neighborhoods of Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Noble Square, and Avondale for more than fifteen years. He works as a designer for design and innovation agencies. In addition to being a year-round bicycle commuter, he is interested in ideas and activities that reflect his commitment to ecological, personal, and urban health. Rubani volunteers at a local church, enjoys collaborating with people involved in urban renewal, and participates in a variety of outdoor activities. His culturally diverse background, drive for overall healthier neighborhoods, and inclination to find unusual or unique solutions to problems are some of the qualities he brings to the Active Transportation Alliance board. Rubani served as vice president of the board 2007-2011.
Kevin Stanciel
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 1993
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2008
A resident of the historic Gap neighborhood in Bronzeville, Kevin has more than 35 years’ experience cycling the streets of Chicago and riding the CTA, Metra and Pace. He has worked with the Openlands Project, City of Chicago Department of Environment and the Chicago Transit Authority, where he oversaw the initiation of the CTA’s bike programs. For a couple of years, Kevin worked as a transit consultant where he spent much of his time working to help improve transit in Detroit and Southeast Michigan. In 2016 Kevin was elected to vice president of the Active Transportation Alliance Board. Kevin is a graduate of the University of Illinois-Urbana where he received a master’s of urban planning. He currently works at the Regional Transportation Authority coordinating planning and technology projects with CTA, Metra and Pace.
Emily Tapia-Lopez
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2017
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2017
Emily is the director of strategic initiatives for HNTB, an architecture and civil engineering company. She has more than 14 years of planning, public engagement and communications experience. She has developed and implemented strategic communication, advocacy, media and outreach campaigns for clients, including government agencies, national association groups, engineering and transportation-related entities. Emily provides clients with in-depth knowledge on the public regulatory process and political risks associated with policy. Prior to joining HNTB, Emily was vice president at a strategic communications and public affairs firm and managed the firm’s public-private partnership and infrastructure practice. A Chicago native, Emily has a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of Illinois-Chicago.
Peter Taylor
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2005
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2005
Peter is a systems engineer for the University of Chicago Biomedicine Information System, where he has worked since 1988. Peter was a member of the Stanford University varsity football team from 1979-1982. He has five children, and has been active member of the Major Taylor Cycling Club Chicago, a group formed to help promote bicycling among Chicago’s African-American community. Active Trans gave Peter its Public Service Award at its 30th Anniversary Soiree for his efforts in getting the Major Taylor Trail off the ground, and his work over the years to help ensure the trail lives up to its potential. Peter has served as serve as the trail’s lead advocate, pressing the city for better maintenance and installing basic elements like trash receptacles and signage. He lives in the Chicago neighborhood of Roseland Heights.
Christopher Valadez
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2019
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2022
Christopher Valadez is a healthcare entrepreneur serving as CEO of Thermatome, a medical device startup. Christopher co-founded Cycle Brookfield, a non-profit based in Brookfield with a mission to make Brookfield more bikeable. He sits on Ride Illinois’s Regional Action Team and Brookfield’s Economic Development Commission, and he was the recipient of Active Transportation Alliance’s Advocate of the Year award in 2021. Christopher enjoys road, gravel, and cyclocross biking.
Betty Vandenbosch
Active Transportation Alliance member since: 2024
Active Transportation Alliance Board member since: 2024
Betty Vandenbosch is retired from a career in corporate and academic leadership, teaching, and consulting. Betty now serves on the board of Adtalem Global Education, a leading healthcare educator, and serves as an advisory board member of the University of Chicago Graham School. Betty is a Streeterville resident and a year-round cyclist. You can find her on the Lake Front Trail at 6 a.m. several days a week and commuting by bicycle to Old Town. She is hoping to bicycle on every continent and has two to go (excepting Antarctica, of course).