President
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Professional Affiliation:
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Vice-President
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
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
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
Board Member
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
Board Member
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
Board Member
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
Board Member
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
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