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Jason Tatum, Board Chair

Dear Friends and Supporters,

I will never forget the day that I finally worked up the courage to try riding my bike to work. I was terrified – of the traffic, of the miles, of the hills. I had thought about the idea for so long until one day I said, “I should just try it once.” I never looked back.

That chance I took led to meeting the team that ran a small non-profit called the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition. I had no idea what kind of world would be opened up to me from that initial meeting.

Through the years since that first encounter, there have been countless changes and so much evolution. The mission and brand expanded to PropelATL. New staff joined the team, and I had the honor of joining the board and eventually leading as its Chair.

I am constantly learning more about all of the big and little ways that this organization creates safer streets in our city by way of their tireless advocacy, organizing, and action. There are miles of bike lanes and pedestrian-friendly intersections. The transit hub that is Five Points remains open instead of being shut down and cutting off a crucial transit point. Turning right on red is becoming more rare. All while constantly holding our public officials accountable for Atlanta’s viability as a place where it’s safe for all to move.

There’s the great quote by Margaret Mead: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has". If there is a living embodiment of this ideal, then I believe the Propel ATL team is it. Cheers to them and the work of 2025, and further to what is to come.

Sincerely,

Jason Tatum

Board Chair

Staff

Brian Desarro – Finance & Operations Manager
Jeremiah Jones – Advocacy Manager
Sagirah Jones – Program Director
Israel Negrete-Abreu – Program Coordinator
Rebecca Serna – Executive Director
Hannah Velcoff – Development Director

We would also like to thank the following people who contributed to the work during the report period:

Karli Blalock
Lisa Rae Bowman
Reid Davis
Katie Schwartz

Board of Directors

Mark Balloun
Cary Bearn
Satya Bhan
Dorian DeBarr
Jonathan DiGioia
Ann Frazier
Jared Guyer
Brad Henn
Jacob Highsmith
Mary Frances Jones
Connie McKissack
Hamid Nazemi
Tito Sands – Vice Chair
Adam Shumaker
DeJon Tebought
Sharanya Thummalapally
Jason Tatum – Chair
Jacob Tzegaegbe – Treasurer
Naoya Wada
Matt Warenzak
Soo Huey Yap

We also want to thank previous board members who made valuable contributions to our work during the report period:

Neida Arrington
Eric Barton
Walter Brown
Julie Harlan
Stephanie Hudson
Amy Phuong
Shayna Pollock
Jamila Porter
Carden Wyckoff

League Cycling Instructors

Cheri Akins
Anthony Allen
Karli Blalock
Tatiana Gibson
Kysha Hehn
Shakeesha Jeffries
Kenneth Oladapo
Bruce Morton
Marjon Manitius
Israel Negrete-Abreu
Bavard Rahdar
Kimerie Swift
James Tyler
Monte Watson

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Our Team

Staff

We would also like to thank the following people who contributed to the work during the report period:

Board of Directors

We also want to thank previous board members who made valuable contributions to our work during the report period:

League Cycling Instructors

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