Our board is a diverse group of engaged citizens from a variety of backgrounds and professions. As Local Motion continues to grow into Vermont's walk-bike advocacy organization, we are making more connections and seeking additions to our active Board. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a member of the Local Motion Board of Directors, we encourage you to email our Executive Director.
Our directors are typically appointed to 3-year staggered terms, which ensures continuity for Local Motion. Our current board members are listed below:
Nic Anderson, South Burlington - President
Nic is the Senior Director of Planning and Operations at Champlain College where he oversees folx encouraging students, employees, and even visitors to commute to Champlain by bus, bike or foot (anything but a car). Although still holding onto his born-and-raised New Zealand accent, he has been a resident of South Burlington since 2008 and lives there with his family of bike enthusiasts, wife Amy, son Sage, and daughter Cora. Nic bikes year-round, either commuting or fat biking, and you have likely seen him sporting a bright yellow jacket and matching helmet crossing over exit 14 between Burlington and South Burlington every weekday for more than a decade, no matter the temperature or weather. His kids walk to school all year too! Nic’s passion is to get more folks on bikes, year-round, and to help Vermont be recognized as one of the best states in the country to bike, whether on the road, gravel, mountain, fat, BMX or touring bikes. Nic is an active member of the South Burlington Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee and joined the Board of Local Motion in January 2020, and became Board President in June 2024.
Prospero "Perky" Gogo, Burlington - Vice President
Prospero, who goes by the nickname “Perky”, is an Interventional Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine at UVM Medical Center, where he is also the Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab as well as the training program in interventional cardiology. A road and mountain biker since the 1980s, Perky currently pursues his competitive dreams on a gravel bike. He also claims to be one of the few cardiologists in America who rides his bike to emergencies, taking advantage of the wonderful Burlington cycling infrastructure. He is interested in promoting public health policy and believes that sound bicycle infrastructure can significantly contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular disease. He arrived in Vermont in 1997 after graduating from medical school at GWU in Washington, DC. He lives in downtown Burlington with his wife, Amy, and his son, Henry. Perky joined the Board in January 2020 and was appointed Vice President in January 2022.
Sandy Yusen, Waterbury - Secretary
Since her first bike ride on a purple Schwinn with a banana seat, Sandy has nurtured her passion for biking and outdoor recreation. She has forged a career as a communications professional with experience in corporate, higher education, and other nonprofit sectors. She has held leadership roles in communications, public relations, and community relations at Champlain College, Keurig Dr. Pepper (formerly Green Mountain Coffee Roasters), Burton Snowboards, and Cone, a public relations firm in Boston. Sandy holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an M.S. in Communications from Boston University. She lives with her husband in Waterbury, Vermont, where she rolls around on a Yamaha e-mountain bike and recently started her own business, Fly Write LLC, which provides communications consulting to all types of clients. Sandy joined the board in September 2023 and was appointed Secretary in June 2024.
Bill Regan, Charlotte - Treasurer
Bill brings to Local Motion over three decades of experience leading progressively larger and more complex organizations in Washington, DC, where his public service career focused on foreign policy and national security. He won some of the highest awards for his profession, including a Presidential Rank Award, for his organizational performance and values-based leadership. Bill has been an avid cyclist for over 40 years and a regular runner, walker, and hiker. He has volunteered with Local Motion, as he did previously with cycling organizations in DC, and facilitated Local Motion’s most recent strategic plan. He is a League of American Bicyclists-certified cycling instructor and is certified to teach Nordic skiing and kayaking. Bill was chair of the Charlotte Trails Committee, is chair of the board of The Charlotte News, a Senior Fellow with Vermont’s Energy Action Network, and a member of the Green Mountain Bicycling Club. He guest lectures at UVM and Tufts University. He joined the board in June 2022 and was appointed Treasurer in June 2024.
Katie Langrock, South Burlington
Katie is the Vice President of Operations at The Vermont Teddy Bear Company and enjoys participating in her community as the current Chair of South Burlington's Recreation and Parks Committee. Katie is also a board member at Spectrum Youth and Family Services and served as their Board President for several years. Katie lives in South Burlington and loves the accessibility and connectivity of our bike paths. She enjoys commuting to work by bike and loves longer rides throughout the state on the weekends. Katie joined the Board in March 2020, was appointed Vice President in January 2021 served as President from January 2022-June 2024.
Kelly Brush Davisson, Charlotte
Tim Tierney, St. Johnsbury
Suzanne Kelley, Colchester
Noah Greenstein, Jeffersonville
Noah Greenstein is an associate attorney at Dinse PC in Burlington, Vermont, where he works in the firm’s litigation department. Prior to joining Dinse, Noah worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Justice Carroll at the Vermont Supreme Court. Noah lives in Jeffersonville (right next to the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail) with his partner, Kelsey, and their corgi, Bernie. Before he became a lawyer, Noah spent several seasons in the outdoor industry, working as a ski patroller in Colorado and raft guiding all over the Western United States. Since moving to Vermont in 2017, Noah has become an avid road and mountain biker. Noah joined the board in January 2023.
Sung-Hee Chung, Craftsbury
Sung-Hee is a dedicated leader in the nonprofit sector as a founder and manager of charitable organizations that have demonstrated remarkable longevity and impact. A passionate rower and cross-country skier, she joyfully travels on her pedal-assist e-bike whenever possible to minimize her carbon footprint and overcome the hills in her town. Additionally, she carries a traditional hybrid bike in her truck just in case she can get on the bike path when she's in the Burlington area. Driven to promote human-powered outdoor activities, Sung-Hee firmly believes that every person of all abilities has the right to connect with the outdoors and experience joy. To further this vision, she founded Powered Magazine, which strives to create equitable access to the outdoors for all individuals to recreate. Its focus is enhancing the mental, physical, and social health and well-being of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Committed to this mission, she actively creates barrier-free opportunities, encouraging engagement in human-powered outdoor activities year-round. In addition to her volunteer work with Powered, Sung-Hee contributes to her community by serving on the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and Northern Counties Health Care. She chose to become a resident of the NEK, where she appreciates the abundant beauty of nature. Sung-Hee joined the board in January 2023.
John Reilly, Burlington
John is an independent consultant with over 40 years in the field of communications and public relations, with experience in journalism, public and media relations, corporate philanthropy, community involvement and employee engagement. John began his career as a reporter with the Burlington Free Press. He spent 12 years as a journalist with the Gannett and Newhouse newspaper groups in Burlington and in Washington D.C. and was part of the pilot team of Gannett reporters and editors that launched USA Today in 1982. From 1989 to 2014 John worked at MFS Investment Management in Boston, creating several new functions for the company, including its first media relations department, its first organized corporate philanthropy program, a broad-based program of employee volunteerism, and a Global Corporate Citizenship program encompassing the offices across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. John is a former board member of the AmeriCorps program City Year Boston and for the past 22 years has captained a team of cyclists that have contributed over $12 million to the Pan Massachusetts Challenge to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College and Johns Hopkins University and lives in Burlington. John joined the board in September 2023.
Ethan Pepin, Rutland
Ethan grew up in Burlington’s New North End, playing in the street, walking to school and biking just about everywhere that was too far to walk. Ethan found his bike such an effective means of transportation, he never bothered to get a driver's license until he was going off to college in rural Pennsylvania. When he finally got it, he viewed it as more of a chore than a rite of passage. Today, Ethan is a Planner with the Rutland Regional Planning Commission, where he oversees the Transportation Planning Program which provides planning support and technical assistance to all the communities of the region. He lives in Rutland and walks and bikes to work every day, returning back to his roots after years living and taking mass transit in Boston and New York City. Ethan is also a Commissioner of the Board for the Marble Valley Regional Transit District, the second largest transit operator in Vermont and a Supervisor of Board for the Rutland County Solid Waste District. He is an avid skier and rock climber and enjoys getting off the beaten path and trekking through the Rutland Region’s majestic mountains and valleys. Ethan joined the board in December 2023.
Alice Charkes, Brattleboro
Alice was a Board member of the Vermont Bike/Ped Coalition from 2003-2009 and is excited to return to a position with Vermont's statewide bike/ped organization! She has been a strong advocate for bicyclists and pedestrians for over 20 years in the Brattleboro area. She is a founding member of BCAT, Brattleboro Coalition for Active Transportation. Alice was a tour leader and leader trainer for Adventure Cycling Association for 25 years. Bicycle touring is her passion and primary form of vacationing. She has ridden across the US and the UK, as well as done tours in Canada and a half-dozen countries in Europe. She regularly teaches a Share the Road lesson in Driver’s Ed classes at Brattleboro Union High School. Alice retired from teaching French in June 2024 after 33 years. In addition to cycling, she loves to play the violin, knit, read, do crossword puzzles, learn Yiddish and German, and cook vegetarian food. She lives in Brattleboro with her husband and cats. Alice joined the board in December 2024.
Mark Anders, Bennington
Mark is the Senior Transportation Planner at the Bennington County Regional Commission (BCRC), where he has worked since 2010. He has assisted the Bennington Region’s 17 towns and villages in planning, funding, designing, permitting, and constructing bicycle and pedestrian projects, including bike lanes, sidewalks, shared-use paths, and shared streets. His professional goal is to create infrastructure that encourages walking and biking, fostering fun, healthy, and vibrant communities. Since high school, Mark has commuted by bike year-round in Bennington, Boston, New York City, Providence, and across the cobblestones of Rome, Italy. He is also a founding board member of the Bennington Bike Hub, a non-profit bike shop, education, and advocacy organization, where he currently serves as co-president. Mark joined the board in December 2024.