Shane Farthing

Execuitve Director

Shane is a lawyer, policy analyst, weekday bicycle commuter, and weekend recreational cyclist. Formerly the head of the Office of Green Economy within the District of Columbia’s Department of the Environment, Shane has been involved in the environmental planning and development of many of the projects currently changing the face of the District. In addition to his detailed understanding of infrastructure and land development policy, Shane comes to WABA with an understanding of the larger social and environmental benefits of cycling. When not biking, Shane spends his time kayaking, camping, following the slow-but-steady improvement of the Nationals, and trying to make his 1912 rowhouse “greener” on the cheap.

Shane possesses graduate degrees in law and public policy from the George Washington University and a Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies from Virginia. He is admitted to the New York Bar.

Jenn Bress

Membership and Development Assistant

Jenn Bress graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor in Art and Culture (an amalgamation of New Media art and Poetry) in 2006.  As a student, she began working as a word wrangler at Book Bank Used Books, an independent bookstore in Old Town Alexandria, until she joined forces with WABA in April 2007.  In her free time, she’s the crafty sort, who spends her free time as a local DJ extraordinaire and as a curator of art shows in the DC area.

Chantal Buchser

Event Manager

LCI #2044

Chantal is a Maryland local having grown up outside of Baltimore and attending St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Chantal graduated in 2005 with a BA in Political Science with minors in French and African Studies. After completing a semester abroad in West Africa, Chantal began working in international health at Population Services International. After over two years with PSI, Chantal decided to turn her public health interests locally working with WABA. Biking has always been a large part of Chantal’s life as a way to get around, spend time with friends and family, and to stay active. These days you can find her barreling down single track mountain bike trails or riding around town and surrounding areas. Chantal joined WABA in 2007 and manages WABA's events and bike valets.

Greg Billing

Events Assistant

Greg grew up in beautiful Ithaca, NY where he later attended Cornell University, graduating in 2008 with a BS in Communication concentrating in online media and sustainability. After college, Greg worked in marketing positions with Cornell Outdoor Education and Finger Lakes ReUse in upstate New York. After a stint working with Outward Bound's "at-risk" youth programs in Minnesota & the Mid-Atlantic Region, Greg found himself in DC and at WABA. When he's not planning the next local WABA event, you can find him cruising the streets on his fixie or unicycle, juggling something, or outside in the mountains hiking or climbing. Greg coordinates WABA events and assists in WABA's marketing and communications.

Glen Harrison
Bicycle Education Program Director

LCI #1639

Glen joined the WABA staff in the fall of 2006 as WABA’s Bicycle Education Program Coordinator. A League Cycling Instructor (LCI), Glen directs, manages and delivers WABA’s youth and adult bicycle and pedestrian education programs. After serving in the US Air Force, Glen spent three years in Romania and one year in Uzbekistan as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Glen holds a BA in English from the University of Houston.

Henry Mesias

Bicycle Education Coordinator

LCI #2046

Henry graduated from the University of Maryland with a BA in Sociology in 2005. After graduating from college Henry spent the next few years as a touring musician and local DC area music promoter. Henry joined WABA part time at the end of March 2007 to help out with the busy events season, but soon found himself working full time during the summer months managing events. After leaving DC to live abroad in Chile for a short time Henry returned to WABA in January 2008. Henry assists with WABA’s youth and adult bicycle and pedestrian education programs in Washington, DC and Maryland. Henry is a lifestyle cyclist and goes everywhere by bike. After work hours you can find Henry enjoying a bike ride around the city, playing music with friends, or volunteering his time with local community organizations.     

Gina Arlotto
Safe Routes to School Network Coordinator

Gina joined WABA in January of 2010 as the Safe Routes to School DC Network Organizer and Regional Advocate, taking over the position that Glen Harrison has held for several years. Returning to the paid workforce after taking time off to raise her three children, Gina will work to build a new SRTS network for the Greater Washington region as well as continuing to build the DC state network while advocating for the removal of physical or logistical barriers to walking or biking to school. A lifelong DC area resident, Gina and her husband have lived on Capitol Hill since 1994 and live there currently with 13 year-old Andrew, 10 year-old MaryGrace, and 7 year-old Maisie. Rounding out the family is their dog named Metro, a cat, Taxi, a zebra finch named Oscar and two hermit crabs who would prefer to remain anonymous. The Arlottos spend their summer vacations in Bar Harbor Maine biking the carriage roads and hiking the mountains of Acadia National Park. Gina also enjoys biking the national Mall and knitting sweaters, socks, and hats in her spare time.

Gina has a BA in History and English from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College as well as a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia.

Daniel Hoagland

DC Bicycle Ambassador

Daniel came to WABA in 2010 from Boston, MA where he attended Tufts University, graduating with a BA in English Literature in 2003. He also completed most of an MS in Political Science at Boston’s Suffolk University. After leaving grad school, Daniel worked for the City of Boston’s Bicycle Programs Department and then developed and ran the CitySmart social marketing program for the City of Cambridge. He took over the DC Bicycle Ambassador program in March 2010. The DC Bike Ambassador makes appearances at local events, teaches bike commuting clinics and distributes bike maps and bike safety information all with the goal of gettting more people riding bikes, educating road users about biking, reducing barriers to cycling and providing resources to help people choose bicycling as a transportation mode. Being a DC transplant, Daniel spends his time getting out and exploring the District.

Dorcas Adkins
Grants Coordinator / Interim Executive Director

LCI #1364

Dorcas began work at WABA in February of 2004 and manages WABA’s grants for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Education Program, funded by the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, the Maryland State Highway Administration, and the cities of Arlington, VA and Takoma Park, MD.  This program includes school safety lessons for children in grades K-5, weekend or summer camp safety events for children, and a variety of programs for adult cyclists including WABA’s Confident City Cycling classes.  Dorcas is responsible for managing the various grants from all agencies and for teacher trainings, equipment trailer coordination and maintenance, and scheduling of classes. Dorcas has a BS in Medical Technology from Colby-Sawyer College and many years of experience managing her own manufacturing business.  She is a League Cycling Instructor.

Jon Fleming
Volunteer

A great American and WABA office volunteer, father of BikeDC, commuter mentor extraordinaire. Our resident Montgomery County expert.

Bruce Dwyer
Volunteer

LCI #1367

Bruce is on the Board of BikeWalk Virginia and the former Chair of the Alexandria Bicycle Committee. A long time WABA member and cross-state cyclist, Bruce commutes to WABA from Alexandria to help out with just about everything.

John Telesco
Volunteer

John is a Rockville resident and makes Bike to Work Day happen in Rockville each year.  He is also kind enough to drop by the WABA office once a week and make sure the membership renewals go out on time.

Alison Horton

Volunteer

Alison rides in from Gaithersburg to volunteer during the day on Wednesdays.