Meet our BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OUr board of directors meetings are open to the public. Join us on the 4th wednesday of each month at 7am at cafe smitten downtown (909 18th Street, Bakersfield CA 93301).

President
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Professional Affiliation:
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Vice-President
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Bob Smith

Professional Affiliation: Bakersfield City Council, Ward 4
  • Graduated from Fresno State with a degree in Civil Engineering
  • Founded Bike Bakersfield in 2005
  • Start his own engineering firm, SmithTech USA, in 1983
  • Began biking for transportation in college and has continued to do so for the past 30+ years
Board Secretary, Planning and Policy Director
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Cindy Parra

Professional Affiliation: Quad Knopf
  • Founding Board Member of Bike Bakersfield in 2005
  • Board Member for the California Bicycle Coalition, representing
    local partners in the Central Valley
  • Member of the Kern Council of Governments Transportation Planning and Policy Committee
  • Vice Chairman for the Golden Empire Transit District
Board Member
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Louis Bravos

Professional Affiliation: Retired Air Traffic Controller at Meadows Field Airport
  • An avid bicycle commuter for his entire career and continues to be one into his retirement
  • Currently a member of the Kern Wheelman and the LA Wheelman
  • Joined the Bike Bakersfield board in 2005
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Jason Cater

Professional Affiliation: Associate Planner for the Qiy of Bakersfield Economic Development
  • Graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2009 with a degree in
    city and regional planning
  • Joined Bike Bakersfield Board of Directors in July 2011
  • Previously worked as a State Farm claims processor and interned in the city of Bakersfield’s planning department
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Frank Wooldridge

Professional Affiliation: Law Office of Young & Wooldridge
  • Graduated from Cal State Bakersfield with a degree in Public Admin
  • Served with the Bakersfield Police Department for 32 years before joining Young & Wooldridge
  • Teaches courses on Criminal Justice at Kaplan College
  • Currently serves as a Board Members for the American Red Cross, Kern County chapter
  • Became a member of the Bike Bakersfield Board of Directors in 2015
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Ricardo Perez

Professional Affiliation: Assistant Transit Planner at the Golden EmRire Transit District
  • Graduated from Cal State Bakersfield with a degree in Political Science
  • Originally from Oxnard, California, then moved to Arvin as a teenager
  • Became a member of the Bike Bakersfield Board of Directors in 2017
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Karine Kanikkeberg

Professional Affiliation: Teacher, Career Resource Department at the Bakersfield Adult School (KHSD)
  • A KHSD career development resource teacher through the Career Resource Department through the Bakersfield
    Adult School
  • Has been an educator for 24 years working to give in and out-of-school youth and adults vocational and life skills
Board Member
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Olivia Snider

Professional Affiliation: Owner, Snider's Cycling and Locksmith
  • Received her Bachelor’s in Business Administration from UC Riverside
  • Forth-generation owner of one of the oldest family-owned bike shops in the US

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