IMBA adds state reps in Washington, Delaware, Mississippi, and Virginia

IMBA Trail News
Volume 12, Number 1
March 1999

IMBA welcomes four new mountain bike advocates to our growing state representative network.

· Mike Curley from Tacoma, a long-time trail advocate and co-founder of the Single Track Mind Cycling Club, is representing IMBA in Washington.

· Steve Hicks, with many years of bicycle industry experience on the East Coast, is helping mountain bikers with efforts to maintain access in Delaware.

· Paul Damlouji, who has developed strong working relationships with local Forest Service representatives in the South, is supporting advocates and expanding IMBA's work in Mississippi.

· Tom Horsch, on the board of Virginia Creepers in Damascus, is representing IMBA in Virginia.

· Gary Kessler from Waitsfield, a dedicated mountain bike advocate and avid rider, assumes Paul Rea's state rep responsibilities in Vermont. Thanks to Paul for all of his effort on behalf of off-road cyclists in the northeast.

IMBA's state rep networkthe backbone of our U.S. advocacy workprovides information, contacts, and strategic advice to help individual mountain bikers and clubs keep existing trails open and build new trails. Please contact IMBA at if you'd like to reach your state rep directly.

If you or anyone you can recommend is interested, IMBA is still searching for representatives for Nevada, Montana, South Dakota, Arkansas, Alaska, and Indiana.