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LAB Board Members:
Tell them what you think about the governance of the League


For several years, the LAB board has been dominated by a few directors whose primary allegiance is with outside interests, rather than the League members.  These outsiders are determined to promote their own agenda no matter what the consequences for the League or its members. [1]  We are disappointed that other directors have failed to stand up to this minority faction.  This allows the faction to control the board.

Much of the problem of outside control of the League is due to appointed directors (5 out of 12) who are not accountable to the members.  We cannot vote them out of office, even for misconduct.  This makes it imperative that all of the elected directors are committed to reforming the board so control is returned to members.

We find it particularly unfortunate that non-elected board members occupy offices of the executive committee.  Some past appointed directors have engaged in actions that are highly-inappropriate for board members.

In the 2008 election, three LAB Reform endorsed candidates won in the board election.  This gives us hope that improvements will be coming.

Note: The email addresses below have been altered to protect against email spammers.  Replace "_AT_" with "@".

Member-elected Seats

John Allen, Region 1.  Term expires 2009
(CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT)
LCI # 77, Author, Street Smarts, Waltham, MA
johnallen_AT_bikeleague.org
Allen was a reform candidate in 2003.

Bill Hoffman, Region 2.  Term expires 2011
(DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, WV)
Lancaster, PA
billhoffman_AT_bikeleague.org Member of LAB Reform and LAB Reform endorsed candidate

Bruce Rosar, Region 3.  Term expires 2011
(AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN, VA)
LCI #: 319, Cary, SC
brucerosar_AT_bikeleague.org
Member of LAB Reform and LAB Reform endorsed candidate

Jim Sheehan, Region 4.  Term expires 2009
(IL, IN, MI, OH)
LCI #1207 Shaker Hts, OH
jimsheehan_AT_bikeleague.org

Harry Brull, Region 5.  Term expires 2011
(AR, AZ, CO, IA, KS, LA, MN, MO, MT, NE, ND, NM, OK, SD, TX, UT, WI, WY)
Minneapolis, MN
harrybrull_AT_bikeleague.org

Amanda Eichstaedt, President, Region 6.  Term expires 2009
(AK, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA)
LCI # 1046, Olema, CA
amandaeichstaedt_AT_bikeleague.org

Hans van Naerssen, elected "at-large" seat  Term expires 2011
Wayne, PA
hansvannaerssen_AT_bikeleague.org

Appointed Seats (NOT member-elected)

Lisa Falvy, a non-elected director
Woodinville, WA
lisafalvy-AT_bikeleague.org

Eric Swanson, Treasurer, a non-elected director
The previous treasurer resigned in late 2007.  We have not heard why.

Gary Brustin, a non-elected director
Cycling Attorney
Beverly Hills, CA
garybrustin_AT_bikeleague.org
Brustin was new to the board in 2004.

Mike Nix, a non-elected director
Co-Owner, Liberty Bikes
LCI #: 51, Asheville, NC
mikenix_AT_bikeleague.org
Nix was new to the board in 2007.

Tim Young, a non-elected director
Executive Director, Friends of Pathways
Jackson, WY
timyoung_AT_bikeleague.org
Young was new to the board in 2007.

Director Emeritus (an honorary position)

Phyllis W. Harmon, Director Emeritus
Phyllis rescued the League from earlier leadership crises in the '60's and '70's.  She has now retired from the board.

Link for Official LAB list of Board members (on LAB web site).

Did you know?

Five out of 12 LAB board members are appointed rather than being member-elected?  These appointed members cannot be removed by members, even for misconduct.

Footnote

[1] Read about the "Terman Seven" election scandal of 2003

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Last Revised 10/11/08