You can read all about the ride at Manhattan Beach patch.com, and read our co-chairs’ opinion piece in the Daily Breeze.
We’d like to offer a huge thanks to all who rode, and especially to our event co-chairs:
- Steve Diels, Redondo Beach Council Member
- Michael DiVirgilio, Hermosa Beach Mayor
- Jean Ghianuly, The Aerospace Corporation
- Richard Montgomery, Manhattan Beach Mayor Pro-Tem
- Cliff Numark, Torrance Council Member
- Vanessa Poster, Beach Cities Health District Board President
- Andrea Zislis, The Zislis Group
And an extra thanks to Andrea Zislis of The Zislis Group for hosting a wonderful reception for riders and co-chairs at the beautiful Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach.
At Shade Hotel with (from left to right) Ann Hempelmann, SBBC Board Member; Todd DiPaolo, SBBC Chair; Joe Galliani, SBBC Board Member; (unknown); Andrea Zislis, The Zislis Group and SBBC Bike to Work Week Co-Chair; Adam Gerad, President of the Tree Musketeers; Raul Saenz, City of Manhattan Beach; Wayne Powell, Manhattan Beach Council Member; Sona Kalapura, Manhattan Beach Environmental Programs Manager; Jean Ghianuly, The Aerospace Corporation and SBBC Bike to Work Week Co-Chair; Louise Chavez, The Aerospace Corporation; Steve Diels, Redondo Beach Council Member and SBBC Bike to Work Week Co-Chair; Luke Diels, future bike-to-work rider; and Elisabeth Diels, wife and tandem partner of Steve.
Redondo Beach Council Member and Bike to Week Co-Chair Steve Diels and family: Elisabeth and Luke.
