March 27th, the VMBA Office and Chapters held our Virtual Annual Meeting to share our accomplishments from the 2024/25 season and preview some of the exciting things in store for the year ahead! Huge thanks to all those who joined to learn about initiatives driven by the VMBA office and completed projects from 15 Chapters made possible, at least in part, through Naming and Trail Grant funding.
Didn’t’ have a chance to listen in, or curious to take a look at the materials we walked through? Check out the presentation on our YouTube Channel and/or our Annual Meeting Slides:
Alongside 2024/25 highlights, we shared the results of our Board Elections, announced our 2025 Ambassadors, and teased our upcoming Bike Raffle.
Board Election
In line with the VMBA Bylaws, the Board published a slate of candidates for the Membership to vote on two weeks before the Annual Meeting. This included the recommended reelection of two Board Members wrapping up their first terms – Quinn Keating and Tara Mirakian – and three candidates for the one open seat vacated by Tim Meyer. First and foremost, huge thanks to Tim for his contributions to VMBA, including a major revamp of our Ambassador Program and significant work on our Fundraising and Marketing committees. We’ll miss you Tim!
Our newly elected Board Chair, Cheryl Bronowski, shared that with 140 ballots received, both Quinn and Tara were overwhelmingly reelected (99% of votes) and that Steve Letendre would step into the open seat (62% of votes). Welcome Steve!
Want to learn more about Steve and why we wanted Quinn and Tara back? Check out our Board Election blog!
Highlights from 2024/25 Season
Last season was an historic one for VMBA, though also not without it’s challenges:
- Upgraded 150+ miles of trails
- Chapters built 24 new miles of sustainable, accessible trails
- Published Best Management Practices for MTB-Optimized and Multi-Purpose Trail Construction and Maintenance
- Launched the Visitors Guide to Mountain Biking in Vermont
- Conducted 8 Adaptive Assessments throughout the state
- Directed over $90,000 in total grant funding to Chapters
Previews for the 2025 Season
We are stoked for the year ahead, both for VMBA and our Members. A few highlights to look out for include:
- 100+ miles of Velomont Trail final design and construction
- 12 Adaptive Assessments across the state
- Advancing Recreation Access Recognition legislation
- A host of killer events like the Season S’Ender, VMBA Days, and Elevate Mountain Bike Festival
- Additional VMBA staff capacity to advance our mission and support our Chapters
- And more!
Thank you
We couldn’t do this without your help, our 9,300+ members, and partners such as Velocio, Fiddlehead, Thule, The Lintilhac Foundation, The Conine Family Foundation, among many others.
Have questions about our Annual Meeting Presentation? Reach out to Nick or the VMBA Board!