Contact Us

1612 K Street NW, Suite 1102
Washington, DC 20006
202-822-1333 

Common Contacts

For media inquiries, please contact communications@bikeleague.org or 202-822-1333.

For membership questions, please email membership@bikeleague.org.

For questions about the Smart Cycling education program, please email education@bikeleague.org.

For questions about the Bicycle Friendly America program, please email bfa@bikeleague.org.

For all other inquiries, please call 202-822-1333 or email one of the staff below. 

League of American Bicyclists Staff

Bill Nesper
Executive Director
202-621-5444

Bill first joined the League in 2002 and brings a depth of knowledge of all of the League's programs and work throughout the country. Bill started at the League as a membership assistant and since has directed the Smart Cycling and Bicycle Friendly America Programs before being appointed Executive Director. He holds a BA in History from the University of Florida and an MA from George Mason University.   

Caron Whitaker
Vice President, Government Relations

Caron leads the League’s federal policy efforts to secure bicycle and pedestrian friendly policies and funding through advocacy with Congress, the Administration and national advocacy partners. She also works with the League’s Bike Walk Action Advisory Committee, made up of representatives of state and local advocacy organizations, to determine policy priorities. Prior to joining the League of American Bicyclists in 2012, Caron served as the Campaign Director for America Bikes where she coordinated and implemented their federal policy agenda. Before that, she worked for the National Wildlife Federation on smart growth, international policy, and community engagement. In addition, Caron served as a Community Land Use Planner for the State of North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, providing technical assistance to local governments and staffing a stakeholders’ council responsible for revising state planning regulations.  She has a Masters in Environmental Management for Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment and a Bachelors of Arts from Williams College.  

Kevin Dekkinga
Director of Membership & Development
202-621-5449

Kevin comes to the League with years of experience in membership and development, most recently with Chicago's Active Transportation Alliance where he managed their membership operations and programming and also started their first Junior Board.  Kevin is a proud LCI and has a deep passion for both local and national advocacy. He loves turning casual bicyclists into fervent advocates and is happy to answer your membership questions anytime. He's a graduate of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. When not in the League's office, he can be found planning his next epic bikepacking trip or cheerfully pedaling his longtail cargo bike with his two sons in-tow. 

Alison Dewey
Education Director
202-621-5443

Alison leads the League's Smart Cycling program and the annual National Bike Summit. She has held multiple positions with the League since joining the organization in 2008.  Hired initially to create and launch the Bicycle Friendly Business program, she also managed the Bicycle Friendly University program for two years and helped establish the Bicycle Friendly State program. She was the Director of the National Bike Challenge in 2014. Before 2008, she worked for Massachusetts-based Landry’s Bicycles, where she spent two years managing a store and two years as Marketing Coordinator. She also served three years on the board of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition. Dewey has a MA in International Relations and Communications from Boston University and is a graduate of St. Olaf College. She spent three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal, where her bicycle was her primary mode of transportation. She enjoys riding with her family and commutes to work by bike. 

Lorna Green
Operations Director
202-822-1333, ext 260

Lorna, as the Office Manager and Bookkeeper, manages the League’s day-to-day operations.  With more than 30 years of accounting experience, Lorna has worked for a variety of for-profit and non-profit organizations. As the mother of two grown sons, she's working right now to incorporate bicycling into her exercise routine.

Lauren Jenkins 
Communications Director
202-621-5448

Lauren handles all of the League's communications, everything from social media to what you see on the website. Her goal is to inspire people to ride bikes, encourage peope to be advocates for safer roads, and celebrate the joy of cycling through storytelling. Lauren join the League in 2019 after seven years as a public relations consultant. Lauren commutes to work every day that it's dry, enjoys fast group rides and hills as a means to train for her mediocre local race performances. Lauren is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area who majored in African Studies at Howard University and cannot wait until there is equity for women's professional bike racing. 

Ken McLeod 
Policy Director
202-621-5447

Ken manages the Bicycle Friendly State program, provides technical assistance to advocates working on state and local legislation, and conducts research on a variety of topics, with an emphasis on how technology will affect the future of bicycling. He also works as part of the Active Transportation Leadership Institute to connect League programming with bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations throughout the United States. Ken joined the League in 2012 after graduating from William & Mary School of Law and he is a licensed attorney in the state of Virginia. He has a bachelor's degree from Pomona College in Claremont, CA.

Amelia Neptune
Bicycle Friendly America Director
 

Amelia oversees the Bicycle Friendly America program, which includes Bicycle Friendly Community, Bicycle Friendly Business, and Bicycle Friendly University. Before joining the League in December 2013, Amelia was the Campus Bicycle Coordinator at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (a Bronze Bicycle Friendly University!), where she experienced the BFU program from the campus perspective. Before that, she worked in communications at The Nature Conservancy’s worldwide headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Amelia has a Bachelor’s degree from Pitzer College in Claremont, CA and a Master’s of Science in Environmental Sciences and Policy from Johns Hopkins University.