2023 Board of Directors
Bill Meiklejohn
Board President
Bill is a Schwinn factory trained mechanic & graduate of Barnett Bicycle Institute of CO. He’s been volunteering at the CAT Co-op for 2 years & was instrumental in developing CAT’s holiday bike giveaway program. Bill has 30 years experience as CEO/pres. of tech companies & is currently the COO of Fraser Optics LLC. He recently completed e-bike mechanical/electrical training.
Jennifer Cunningham
Vice President
Jennifer is the AVP for Alumni Relations at Lehigh University. She bikes to work when she can, competes in triathlons, & has recently been bitten by the bug of overnight bike touring. She’s also taken some classes in bike mechanics & hopes to put her newfound skills to use at CAT and on the D&L Trail, where she’s a Trail Patroller. When she hits the lottery, all the winnings will go to making cities more pedestrian and bike friendly. Until then, she’s trying to make a difference overseeing the fundraising committee.
Edwin Kay
Treasurer
Ed is emeritus professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Lehigh University. He has commuted by bike to work for the last 45 years. He and his wife, Jannie, have bike toured on three continents. He strongly supports CAT because its advocacy has substantially improved his and Jannie’s biking in the Lehigh Valley.
Shari Wilson
Secretary
Shari began biking as a pre-teen and never looked back. While her friends were rushing to the DMV to get their licenses, Shari was perfectly happy without one. As a student at Western Michigan University, she continued to prefer biking. Even as a carpooling mother, Shari’s passion for cycling flourished. She enjoys all the senses of being outside zooming around on her bike.
Jennifer Swann
Board Member
Jennifer is committed to increasing individual mobility. She’s worked on the CAT board for about a decade to improve pedestrian safety, cycling education, and access to public transit. Jennifer previously served as board president, promoting and shepherding many changes in the organization. As a result, CAT has grown in its ability to procure funds, expanded membership, and initiated new programs.
Predo Nisic
Board Member
As a refugee from Sarajevo, Bosnia, Predo Nisic moved to Pittsburgh in 1996 where he worked as a social worker and later as a foreman with Pittsburgh’s steel mills. In 1997, he was given his first bicycle (ever!) and developed a friendship with a bike collector. As his friend’s business grew, Predo helped him find new bikes and set up a bike museum. Predo is passionate about bicycles and likes working with people. He’s been volunteering regularly at the CAT Co-op since May 2019.
Gary Madine
Board Member
Gary is a founding member of CAT, co-author of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code section for bicycles, and a daily car-free bike commuter in the Lehigh Valley for over 20 years. Gary served as CAT Board president for many years.
Anna Zawierucha
Board Member
Anna remembers fondly learning to ride her first bike at five years of age, shortly after moving to Shaker Heights, Ohio from Bordeaux, France. Biking is in her genes as she’s half Dutch and has always loved the independence that a bicycle gives her. She uses a bicycle as her main means of transportation whenever possible. She believes that we need to make our communities more people centric and that a bicycle plays a key role in that goal.
Tim Phillips
Board Member
Tim was an educator throughout his career. He started as an elementary school teacher & finished as a professor & chairperson of the Dept. of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University. He’s been riding bikes since he was a boy and never stopped. Tim bikes for transportation, shopping, exercise, & just the joy of riding. He completed century rides as well as multi-day rides like the Erie Canal Trail & the Greater Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail. He enjoys teaching people how to ride safely as well as repair their bikes.
Ayana Brown
Board Member
Ayana found her passion for biking through an Afros in Nature collaboration event in 2021. It’s been love at first sight since. She learned the ropes very quickly and became a CAT ride leader for the women’s ride on Tuesdays, as well as the weekend bakery rides. She’s an advocate for education, safety awareness, and mechanics. Ayana earned her certification as a League Cycling Instructor and enjoys connecting others to the delights of biking with CAT.
Anne Felker
Board Member
Anne joins the board after serving as CAT’s attorney for 20+ years. Anne supports as a League Cycling Instructor, leading the CAT weekly women’s rides and weekend bakery rides.
Lisa Lubin
Board Member
Lisa is a former broadcast journalist who recently moved to Bethlehem from Chicago where her bike and public transit were her main modes of transport. She’s biked all over the world in places like Vietnam, London, Melbourne, Berlin, and Buenos Aires. When not riding, Lisa freelances as a travel writer and video consultant, and is the executive director for a farm animal welfare non-profit. Her goal is to help make the Lehigh Valley an area centered around people, not cars!
Support Staff
Scott Slingerland
Executive Director
Scott has served as CAT’s Director since 2015. From 2008-2015, he was CAT’s bicycling education director, teaching bicycling traffic skills to over 250 adults, and basic bike education to over 8,000 children. Scott has been a League of American Bicyclists certified instructor (LCI) since 2006 and completed his CyclingSavvy Instructor (CSI) Training in February 2018. Scott is licensed in Pennsylvania as a Professional Engineer.
Jason Schiffer, Esq.
Attorney (ex-officio)
Jason is the Lehigh University Police Chief, as well as practicing lawyer, formerly with Cohen, Feeley, Altemoose and Rambo representing bicyclists and pedestrians. He was also formerly with the City of Bethlehem as Police Commissioner. Prior to that as Sergeant on the bicycle unit. Before that Jason was known to be a young BMX rider about Fountain Hill.
Frank Pavlick
Bike Mechanics Instructor
Frank has over 40 years experience working in bicycle shops, supporting racers and running his own mobile repair business. Frank was a founding member of CAT and remains committed to the cause 25 years later as a full-time bike commuter. Frank is currently a professional welder with Weldship Corporation.
Wayne Strader
Accountant
Wayne and wife Michelle have been preparing CAT’s taxes since 2005 through their business, Strader & Associates. They have relocated to Kanawha Head, West Virginia where they still prepare CAT’s taxes and run their family sheep farm.
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