Staff & Board of Directors

The staff of the Active Transportation Alliance work for better transportation throughout Chicagoland. We'd love to hear from you! Our main phone number is 312-427-3325 and our general email is [email protected].

See the Active Trans Board of Directors below.

Active Transportation Alliance Staff

Executive Staff

Amy Rynell Portrait. Chicago IL. March 1, 2020. Photo by Andrew Collings.

Amy Rynell

Executive Director
[email protected]
312-216-0461

Operations

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Norma Samame

Managing Director, Operations
[email protected]

Events

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Clare McDermott

Managing Director of Marketing &
Special Events
[email protected]
312-216-0466

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Aren Chynoweth

Volunteer and Events Coordinator
[email protected]
312-216-0462

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Brittany Gillespie

Associate Director of Events
[email protected]
312-216-0465

Membership & Development

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Julie Strand

Development Director
[email protected]
312-216-0460

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Caitlin Guerra

Development Manager
[email protected]
312-216-0479

Marketing & Communications

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Ted Villaire

Director of Communications
[email protected]
312-216-0484

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Miriam Eisinger

Communications Associate
[email protected]
312-216-0463

Planning & Consulting Services

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Angel Montalvo

SAFE Ambassadors Consultant
[email protected]

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Edwin Serna

SAFE Ambassadors Consultant
[email protected]

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Chris Zombory

SAFE Ambassadors Consultant
[email protected]

Advocacy & Policy

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Jim Merrell

Managing Director of Advocacy
[email protected]
312-216-0470

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Maggie Czerwinski

Director of Community Building & Leadership
[email protected]
312-216-0475

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W. Robert Schultz, III

Campaign Organizer
[email protected]
312-216-0471

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Alex Perez

Advocacy Manager
[email protected]
312-216-0474

Active Transportation Alliance Board of Directors

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President

Rubani Shaw

Past President/Advisor

Peggy Reins

Vice President

Luann Hamilton

Secretary

James Rogers

Directors

Active Transportation Alliance Advisory Council

Charles Adler, Kickstarter (co-founder)
Gerald Bekkerman, Bekkerman Law Offices
Benjamin Blander, Radix Trading
Adolfo Hernandez
Ben Ihnchak, Fuzzy Math
Brendan Kevenides, Freeman Kevenides Law Firm
Peter Livaditis, CBRE, Inc.
Robert Michaels, Robinson Curley and Clayton
Christina Ochs, The Corporation for Interest Rate Management
Greg Osborne, Epstein
Tex Pasley
Kati Rooney
Nick Schrag
Betty Vandenbosch
Christian Vande Velde
Michael Weiskirch
Jennifer Wilson, DRW

If you are interested in learning more about Active Trans’ Advisory Council, please contact [email protected].

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