BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — John Bliss, a former president of IMBA's board of directors, has joined the board of the Sustainable Trails Coalition. Bliss, who lives in Boulder, is an active cyclist and is currently general counsel and Chief Privacy Officer for the technology company Atigeo Corporation. He also is a former minority chief counsel to the Technology and Law Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee as well as chief counsel to former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown (R-Colo.).
The STC was formed last year, largely to push for allowing bicycles in some federally designated Wilderness areas; many STC supporters are critical of IMBA for not challenging the Wilderness Act, which bans bikes from those areas.
"We're delighted to add John to the team. His background in mountain biking advocacy, his interaction with the federal-government and his considerable experience in the legal arena bring invaluable expertise to STC's board," said Ted Stroll, co-founder of STC. "His addition is particularly well-timed as it coincides with our group's introduction of the Human-Powered Wildlands Travel Management Act of 2016."
"Mountain biking and cycling advocacy are topics for which I have great passion," said Bliss. "As STC's legislation nears introduction, I feel that my operational experience at the intersection of law, politics, technology and policy on or around Capitol Hill will prove particularly useful to the group."
For more information regarding The Sustainable Trails Coalition and the Human-Powered Wildlands Travel Management Act of 2016, visit sustainabletrailscoalition.org.
Bliss wrote an open letter to the mountain bike community explaining his decision to join STC.
