Authors & Presenters



posted Jul 18, 2018

Emilia Strong Sykes

Born and raised in Akron, State Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes was elected to represent her hometown (OH-34) in November 2014. Two years later, Sykes was elected by her colleagues to serve in leadership as the assistant minority whip. With a strong sense o...



posted Jul 16, 2018

Mary Farr

Mary Farr is a lifelong amateur horsewoman. According to her family lore “my first independent ride was at 18 months, my 4-year-old birthday gift was a Shetland pony, my first major purchase after graduation from the University of Kentucky was a youn...


posted Jul 16, 2018

Lyndall Erb

Lyndall Erb is the San Mateo County director and president of Bay Area Barns and Trails. BABT assists landowners and land managers with preservation and maintenance of publicly accessible barns, stables, pastures, staging areas, horse camps, and trai...


posted Jul 9, 2018

Catherine D. Ingram

As a public servant, university instructor, realtor, neighborhood leader, mom and grandmother, Catherine Ingram knows how much the decisions made in Columbus personally impact all of us. Catherine Ingram has been a member of the Cincinnati Board of ...


posted Jun 25, 2018

Tom Henry

Tom Henry is serving in his third term as Mayor of Fort Wayne. Leading Indiana’s second largest city, Mayor Henry is making government the best it can be for residents and businesses by demonstrating a commitment to engagement, innovation, and perfor...


posted Jun 25, 2018

Katherine Fuller

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posted Jun 20, 2018

Rose M.Z. Gowen, M.D.

As a commissioner for the Brownsville City Commission since 2009 and a physician of more than 20 years. Dr. Rose Gowen has focused her career on issues related to smart growth, quality of life and the combating of obesity and chronic disease. Throug...


posted Jun 20, 2018

Patrick Wojahn

Patrick Wojahn serves is the mayor of the City of College Park, Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC. Patrick also works as Director of Government Relations at Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC), which works to build connected and safe trails and ...


posted Jun 20, 2018

Brian K. Housh

Brian K. Housh is an avid cyclist and Council President for the Village of Yellow Springs in Ohio, where his active-transportation lifestyle is supported by living along the Little Miami Scenic Trail—which is part of the nation’s largest paved trail ...