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Rebecca Serna has served as Executive Director of Propel ATL, formerly the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition and PEDS, since 2007. She has a Master’s degree from Georgia State’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies in Urban Policy in Planning and Nonprofit Management. Serna was a bike/ped intern with the Georgia DOT and draws on her experience as a Fulbright in Bogotá, Colombia, where she studied participatory planning practices and innovative public transportation projects. Awards include the 2020 Advocate of the Year from the League of American Bicyclists and 2015 Woman of the Year from the Women in Transportation Seminar.

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Jason Dozier represents District 4 on the Atlanta City Council. After graduating from Denison University with a degree in education, Jason joined the Army where he served as a reconnaissance officer in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Jason holds advanced degrees from the University of Georgia and Georgia State University. In addition to his District 4 commitments, Jason has contributed to Atlanta’s well-being through board service with Invest Atlanta, Atlanta BeltLine Inc., National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, West End Community Improvement District, Atlanta Urban Development Corporation, and Partners for HOME Continuum of Care Governing Council.

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Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek&#8217;s journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the &#8220;War on Cars&#8221; podcast. You can find more of his work <a href="http://www.naparstek.com/">on his website</a>.

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