SVBC Award Winners
2023
Santa Clara County Bicycle Champion of the Year: April Beyersdorf
San Mateo County Bicycle Champion of the Year: Marin Holt
Summit Professional of the Year: Kyle Wong, San Jose Department of Transportation
Summit Program of the Year: Trace Elementary Walk n’ Roll, Santa Clara County
Summit Project of the Year: Midcoast Multimodal Trail, San Mateo County
2022
Santa Clara County Bicycle Champion of the Year: Ari Feinsmith
San Mateo County Bicycle Champion of the Year: Amol Patwardhan
Summit Professional of the Year: Andrew Yee
Summit Program of the Year: Every Kid Deserves a Bike
Summit Project of the Year: Highway 101 Bike and Pedestrian Bridge
2021
Santa Clara County Bicycle Champion of the Year: The Wood Family
San Mateo County Bicycle Champion of the Year: Sonia Elkes and her children
Person of the Year: Rafael Avendaño
Program of the Year: Eastside Connect Farm Box by Bike
Project of the Year: Paved trail connection between University Avenue and Ravenswood Open Space Preserve
2020
Lifetime Achievement Award: Virginia Panlasigui
Person of the Year: Jennifer Shearin, Walk Bike Cupertino
Program of the Year: Bicyclean!
Project of the Year: Daly City Vision Zero Action Plan
2019
Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Marc Graci
San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Avana Andrade
Person of the Year: Ed Solis, Recreation Superintendent, City of San José
Program of the Year: Team Asha Biking Program, Santa Clara
Project of the Year (tie): East Palo Alto Highway 101 bicycle and pedestrian bridge & Better Bikeways, San José (BBSJ)
2018
Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Molly Clancy
San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Morgan Cole
Person of the Year (tie): Bill Kelly, San Mateo County Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Chair & Chelsea Biklen, Cupertino Safe Routes to School Coordinator (SRTS)
Program of the Year: Parents for Safe Routes in Menlo Park
Project of the Year: San Mateo Public Health System’s equity analysis of Safe Routes To School (SRTS)
2017
Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Stefan Rosner
San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Kate Gibson
Bike Professional (or volunteer) of the Year: Penny Ellson, Palo Alto PTA Traffic Safety Committee Chair
Program of the Year: Viva CalleSJ 2016
Project of the Year: King Road bike lane, San Jose
2016
Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Isaac DeLeal
San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Beverly Thames
Infrastructure Project of the Year: Resurfacing of the Bay Trail from Mountain View to Sunnyvale. Recipients: Google and The San Francisco Bay Trail.
Non-Infrastructure Project of the Year: San Jose Bike Party.
Public Official of the Year: Teresa O’Neill, Vice Mayor of Santa Clara.
2015
Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Katie Heaney
San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Nathan Losch
2014
Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Michele Rowic
San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Lori Burns
2013
Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Brandon Tyler
San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Jill Quindiagan