Kirsten Finn
Executive Directorkirsten@wisconsinbikefed.org
Kirsten first found freedom through cycling on a white Huffy three speed which carried her daily to the public pool. Her favorite cycling events are the Tosa Full Moon Rides, Ride to the Barns, Door County Century and, of course, the best day of the year – the Santa Rampage. She lives in the city with her husband, who is a Tosa Spokesman and a member of the Ben’s Cycle/Milwaukee Bicycle Company team, their three teenagers and two dogs.
Jake Newborn
Assistant Director jake.newborn@wisconsinbikefed.org414-253-3331
Jake has been with the Bike Fed since 2007. He has worked on a large variety of education programs, events, and advocacy issues across the state. Based in Milwaukee, he enjoys biking with his daughter to school, going on family bike camping trips, and riding his cargo bike to Brewers games and the golf course. Jake is a League of American Bicyclists Coach helping to train more certified cycling educators across Wisconsin.
Michael Anderson
Education Directormichael.anderson@wisconsinbikefed.org
He has since served the Bike Fed as an active transportation advocate since 2014 across several programs with a particular focus on pedestrian rights and transit. His current focus, as the manager of our Safe Routes to School partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools, is to elevate youth voices in planning decisions, continue delivering our amazing Bicycle Driver’s Ed curriculum, and empower families to reach school by walking and biking. Michael is a League Cycling Instructor (LCI) and League Cycling Coach (LCC) through the League of American Bicyclists.
Toni Casagrande
Program Manager and Lead Mechanicmobilerepair@wisconsinbikefed.org
Toni manages our Bike Shop and Milwaukee Mobile Bike Repair program, while also working as a Safe Routes instructor. They enjoy riding their bike year-round to commute, enjoy the outdoors, and organize casual social rides. It is their ongoing challenge to figure out exactly how much one person can carry with four panniers, whether it’s on trips to the grocery, out bike camping, or taking a full picnic spread and lawn games to the park. Toni is a League Cycling Instructor (LCI).
Alora Correa
Milwaukee High School Program Manageralora@wisconsinbikefed.org
Alora has spent several years serving communities in Racine and Milwaukee, creating meaningful and engaging programs for youth. Her husband and three children love exploring on bikes and living close enough to school to be able to walk. For Alora, it is a privilege to be doing work which advocates and promotes policy and infrastructure for a cleaner, greener, and safer community. Alora is a League Cycling Instructor (LCI).
Christina Frain
Statewide Adult Education Program Managerchristina@wisconsinbikefed.org
Christina moved to Milwaukee with her husband in 2021 from Albuquerque, NM. She’s worked for the Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails and Paradox Sports, and sold rock climbing walls. Along the way she earned a teaching degree and became a certified AMGA Single Pitch Climbing Instructor. Since moving to MKE, she has really leaned into all-things-bike and is living a car-lite lifestyle. Working for the Bike Fed gives her the chance to provide bike safety education, advocate for improved cycling infrastructure, and support transportation equity. Christina is a League Cycling Instructor (LCI).
Rachel Goochey
MilWALKee Walks Managerrachelg@wisconsinbikefed.org
Rachel became interested in active transportation when she moved to Chicago for college and started walking everywhere. She studied public health in graduate school and is fascinated by the intersection of transportation systems and community health. Rachel loves walking, biking, and busing around town and the opportunities it gives her to notice things like new restaurants, funny graffiti, and baby bunnies. She lives in Milwaukee with her husband, three kids, and a lazy dog.
Shawn Koval
Dane County Program Managershawn.koval@wisconsinbikefed.org
Shawn is a child health and mobility justice advocate who believes that community partnerships and co-creation are central to building a happier, healthier, more bike-friendly WI for all families. He has two decades of experience working with communities in Chicago, Minneapolis, Oakland, and Madison on youth development, urban education, community health, and active transportation initiatives. A Dane County native, Shawn enjoys biking and hiking around Madison and the Driftless Area with his wife and two elementary school-aged children as well as meditation, creative writing, and live music. Shawn is a League Cycling Instructor (LCI).
Grace Labinski
Business Managergrace@wisconsinbikefed.org
Grace is our office manager, bookkeeper and working behind the scenes to keep all our programs working and staff members productive. When she is not working, she enjoys competing in triathlons with her family.
Chloe Machula
Dane County Education Coordinatorchloe@wisconsinbikefed.org
Chloe is excited to join the Wisconsin Bike Fed education team in Dane County! With a career focused on getting people outdoors and active, she’s directed summer camps, run paddle sports programs, and guided wilderness trips. Outside of work, Chloe enjoys all kinds of biking—social rides, commuting, and racing cyclocross and gravel with Femme Forty Racing—as well as canoeing, hiking, swimming, reading, and playing board games. Chloe is a League Cycling Instructor (LCI).
Laura Mandella
Communications and Donor Relations Managerlaura@wisconsinbikefed.org
Laura has been a lifelong recreational cyclist enjoying the Oak Leaf Trail, Menomonee River Parkway and Ozaukee Interurban Trail. Laura enthusiastically supports the Wisconsin Bike Fed’s advocacy for safe, fun cycling and walking in our communities and on scenic trails.
Nivali Mariam
Dane County Education Programs Instructornivali@wisconsinbikefed.org
Nivali got their first bike at age 8, and as a child played “mechanic” – disassembling the bike and putting it back together again and again. After moving from México City to Madison they got a used bike for primary transportation and learned basic mechanics at the Bike Resource Center. Nivali became interested in bike advocacy and making cycling more accessible to the latinx community, helped organize community rides with the BiciClub Latino of Madison, and later became a Wheels for Winners board member. Nivali is excited to join the Wisconsin Bike Fed and help more people enjoy cycling. Nivali is a League Cycling Instructor (LCI).
Heather Rainer
Events Managerheather@wisconsinbikefed.org
Heather is a longtime contributor to the cycling community, with experience ranging from racing in the WORS series to managing WORS registration. She has played a central role in organizing events like “Treadfest” and has been actively involved in building and maintaining new trails in her region. As a certified coach through the Bike Instructor Certification Program (BICP), Heather leads women’s mountain bike clinics throughout the state. She also serves as a Level 3 NICA coach and coach supporter, mentoring young riders and fellow coaches. A dedicated year-round cyclist, Heather enjoys exploring new places and is the proud mother of three boys.
Mike Ridgeman
Government Affairs Managermike@wisconsinbikefed.org
Mike joins the Wisconsin Bike Fed after several years working on cycling-based advocacy initiatives in the bike industry. Prior to that, he was a teacher at the secondary and post-secondary levels. His background demonstrates a desire to work in the service of others, and this position at the Bike Fed will allow him to continue this important work. If he’s not at his desk, you’re likely to find him reading a book, playing guitar, or riding his bike.
Zach Glembin
Community Coordinatorzachglembin@wisconsinbikefed.org
Zach is passionate about public service and has spent his career working in schools and community based organizations to improve equity and quality of life for people of all backgrounds. He is excited to support the mission of MilWALKee Walks and advocate for safer conditions for pedestrians in Milwaukee County. Zach enjoys going to local community events and festivals with family, walking his dogs in a variety of parks and playing Guitar Hero!
Melissa Tuttle Carr
Donor Relations Specialistmelissa@wisconsinbikefed.org
Melissa is a Wisconsin native and has always loved being on a bike! Her career has encompassed many areas of public health including meteorology, violence prevention, and equity in running and fitness, and she is excited to be on the Bike Fed team to help advocate for safe and accessible cycling. Melissa enjoys bike rides with her family and she raises money for cancer research through a cycling event. She also loves trail running, hiking, camping, and reading.
April Rammer
Program Assistantapril.r@wisconsinbikefed.org
April has spent most of their career in direct-service, public health roles focusing on youth development, homelessness, and mental health. She is passionate about collaborative resource building through harm reduction and anti-oppression frameworks. April’s interests include hiking, writing, ceramics, axiology, painting, somatics, biking, and kayaking. They are excited to join the MilWALKee Walks Program to help make Milwaukee a safer place to walk and roll.
Eric Arriola
Milwaukee High School Program Assistant
Eric is a highly skilled bike mechanic who joined the Bike Fed team shortly after graduating from Escuela Verde Alternative High School in Milwaukee. As a student, Eric participated in several Bike Fed programs, including Bicycle Driver’s Ed at Greenfield Bilingual School and a Safe Streets Workshop as a Senior at Escuela Verde. As a member of our Safe Routes Team, Eric works with students all over Milwaukee County, teaching them how to ride a bike, how to ride safely on the street, basic bike mechanics, and encouraging them to choose active modes of transportation. He is a great example of how our programs build the next generation of bike leaders.
Ben Varick
Special Projectsben@wisconsinbikefed.org
Ben has been working to empower students for 15 years in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Washington, and Wyoming. He has worked as a program director and wilderness trip leader for Camp Manito-wish YMCA, a 6th grade science teacher, and started a Teen Center at a Boys & Girls Club. Ben believes that everything is better on a bike. He is jazzed to be working to expand our active transportation education and support for high school students across Dane County, helping them to get where they want to go! Ben is a League Cycling Instructor (LCI).
Angie Livermore
Safe Routes Instructor
Angie has been involved with the Bike Fed for almost 18 years. Safe Routes to School is the program I have been most active in, which allows connections with communities that surpass anything beyond what people call work. Walking and riding a bike still amazes me everyday, it is how I experience the world. Angie is a League Cycling Instructor (LCI).
Ambra Baldwin- Hart
Education Coordinatorambrabaldwinhart@wisconsinbikefed.org
Ambra is joining the education team in Dane and Rock counties. She has a background in experiential learning and has been working in education for over two decades. Ambra is excited to bring her background to Wisconsin Bike Fed to support the ever expanding educational programming needs for both youth and adults. Ambra is a Dane county native and enjoys the riding available in the Driftless region. In addition, she is an active member of the NICA community supporting both youth initiatives and coach development.
Brittany Kirsch
Community Cycling Championbrittanykirsch@wisconsinbikefed.org
Brittany first got on a bike at the ripe age of 5 and still remembers very clearly how excited she was and how free she felt. She calls Stevens Point home and has lived here for over 20 years consecutively. She loves taking her bike all over the state and most enjoys bike-packing, but also gravel racing.
Jacob Klaameyer
Community Cycling Championjacobklaameyer@wisconsinbikefed.org
Jacob Klaameyer is a community organizer in Oshkosh, WI focused on actionable sustainability initiatives. You can find Jacob biking around using foraging to encourage native plantings in public spaces and trails, co-organizing a tool library cooperative, repairing electronics, advocating for homeless shelters and affordable villages, fixing bikes professionally and pro bono, and trying to maximize smiles per mile. Help him set new smiles per mile records together in Brown, Outagamie, and Winnebago Counties!
Daniela Lopez
Community Cycling Championdanielalopez@wisconsinbikefed.org
Daniela was taught how to ride a bike from her two older brothers, and from there, they went on many adventures together. By age five, she was riding to her local grocery store, the Boys & Girls Club, and even along risky roads to get to Walmart. She felt safe knowing her oldest brother guided the way while her middle brother watched from behind.
Reflecting on how dangerous some of those situations were, she now advocates for safer streets for cyclists. She began teaching bike safety with Bublr Bikes and now uses those skills to help adults become confident riders. Daniela is a certified League Cycling Instructor (LCI).