On behalf of all the thousands of Green Streets participants, hundreds of coordinators, and involved organizations, Director Janie Katz-Christy passed on her sincere thanks to Steven Miller, for serving as one of the first members of the Green Streets Initiative's Board Directors as its Treasurer. Steve, who is also the Executive Director of the Healthy Weight Initiative at the Harvard University School of Public Health's Dept. of Nutrition and is a member of the Board of Directors of the LivableStreets Alliance, involved Green Streets in an ad hoc organization that met with Massachusetts officials in the the Public Health and Transportation Departments to discuss the integration of their realms to facilitate active transportation. He also oversaw Green Streets obtaining 501c3 non-profit status. Though Steve will no longer serve on the Board, Steve plans to continue to help Green Streets with his excellent communicating skills.
Thanks again, Steve.
Nicole Rioles, Somerville, MA's Green Streets and Shape Up Somerville Coordinator, will be Green Streets' new Treasurer and Board member. Her focus will be on helping Green Streets to become a more financially sustainable organization.
Nicole came to the City of Somerville with a deep commitment to healthy community design. As Shape Up Somerville Coordinator, Nicole
manages City efforts to increase access to healthy foods and active
living opportunities, including transit oriented development and
bike/pedestrian access. She collaborates with Shape Up Somerville’s
partnering organizations to initiate policies, education, and activism
that makes Somerville a clean, healthy and vibrant community. She
brings green and sustainable elements into community design through her
support for complete streets and the Green Line & Community Path
extensions. Nicole earned a Masters in Communications at the University of London and is a member of the Somerville Bicycle Committee.
“Walk/Ride Day is, hands down, my
favorite day of the month. Seeing more people traveling outside a car
is music to my ears, lungs, and heart. Show me a road and sidewalk
filled with bikers, walkers, runners, and skaters and I’ll show you a
happy and healthy crowd. It’s magic.”
Welcome, Nicole!
