After leading the Trails Council BOD as the President for most of the last three years, Jerott King has decided to step down. We’re very sad to see Jerott go, as he added a stoke level to the organization we hadn’t
seen in several years! Jerott will continue to be involved in advocacy and riding but is focusing much
of his current time as the General Manager of Mikes Bikes, Walnut Creek. Thank you Jerott! We will
miss you a lot.
Stepping in as the new BTCEB President is Oakland resident Lauren Haughey.
Lauren brings 14+ years of MTB nonprofit and advocacy background. She is currently the VP of Finance & Administration at the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) a national youth MTB nonprofit, and volunteers and serves on other local community and trail advocacy boards.
Serving in the role of the Vice President and our newest addition to the board, Sarah Zaki.
Sarah recently completed her master’s degree in nonprofit man agement after working in corporate consulting for six years. Sarah currently works at the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) as the Grants Manager, and volunteers with local cycling groups including Little Bellas, Bay Area Bike Project and Mare Island Pedalfest.
In other Board News, last month our newest “Director at Large” is Oakland resident and Bishop O’Dowd High
School student, Niko Dittmar.
Niko is the first high school student to serve on the BTCEB board. He
brings a background of mountain bike racing as a student athlete in the NICA NorCal League.
Niko is also a burgeoning race promoter. As the founder of the inaugural Joaquin Miller Park Enduro Race this past summer, Niko and his intrepid team of volunteers produced a stellar event that raised much needed funds for trail maintenance, advocacy, and upkeep at the park.
To learn more about our new and current board members take a look our About BTCEB page. Want to participate in our regular board meetings or at least be a fly on the wall please join us every first Wednesday of the month for the BTCEB monthly board meetings. Meeting details can be found on our events page on Meetup.
