New York Bicycling Coalition Annual Bike Summit

Joe Martens is currently the Director of the New York Offshore Wind Alliance. Mr. Martens served as Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation from March 2011 to July 2015. From 1998 through 2010, Commissioner Martens served as President of the Open Space Institute, directing and overseeing land acquisition, historic preservation and farmland... Read More →

As the founder and Executive Director of GObike I have been fortunate to turn a hobby into a job. I love to bicycle—whether it’s for errands, enjoyment, or long excursions to exercise. Only when you’re on two wheels do you get to see the rich diversity of all the people and small... Read More →

Leah Golby currently serves on the Albany Common Council where she annually sponsors the city’s “May is Bike Month” Resolution and ushered in the city’s 2013 Complete Streets ordinance. With a degree in theatre and a career in non-profit fundraising, Leah considers herself an accidental advocate for people who ride bicycles and walk. When she stopped driving a car regularly in 2007, it... Read More →

Tom was born in White Plains, and currently resides in the Westminster Ridge section of the city with his wife, Beth and their two children. Tom received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Albany and his law degree from the University of Buffalo. He was the first person in his family to earn a four year degree and is a product of the public education system from Kindergarten through his law degree. | | Tom began his legal career representing the poor with the Legal Aid Society in the Bronx. He then entered the private practice of law in Westchester County specializing in trial work. | | In February of 2011, while serving as Council President, Tom became Acting Mayor. He was elected mayor in a special election shortly thereafter and won election to his first full term in office in November 2013 with 76% of the vote... Read More →