Allen Muchnick is a director and past president of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. He spearheads many local advocacy issues, participates in regional cycling, sustainable transportation, smart growth, and trail coalitions groups, and serves on the Arlington and VDOT bicycle advisory committees. Allen is an Effective Cycling instructor and teaches bike safety classes throughout northern Virginia. Arthur H. Ratcliffe has bicycled seriously since 1978. He served on the Governor s Committee that resulted in the bicycle being recognized in the Code of Virginia as a vehicle entitled to use the roadways.
Art is a retired state auditor with an abiding interest in environmental and consumer issues.
He helped the Virginia Citizens Consumer Council become a state-wide organization. Carole Taylor is immediate past president of the Tidewater Bicycle Association. In her several years as president she was instrumental in increasing the cycling advocacy of the club. Carole teaches in the public school system. The Federation is always seeking cyclists with the skills and dedication to fill future vacancies on the Board of Directors.