Who We Are

Bikes for the World is a sponsored project of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA). WABA provides formal board supervision via the WABA executive director. BfW’s accounts are included within WABA’s financial statements and are audited annually. For further information on WABA, visit www.waba.org.

As of early 2005, Bikes for the World is managed by a program director, KeithOberg. Keith is a salaried employee of WABA. His bio appears below.

In addition, an informal advisory board is being created to support the BfW director and provide strategic guidance. Al members serve on a volunteer basis. Among these members are Craig Annear, Nicholas Griffin, Louise Hirsch, James Kolb, Steve Reiss, Harvey Sachs, John Shettel, John Sutton, and Merywen Wigley. The board is open to others. Bios for these individuals are being prepared—some appear below.

Selected Biographic Summaries:

Keith Oberg

Keith Oberg is the director of Bikes for the World. Previously he served eight years as Vice-President and Washington DC Area Coordinator of Pedals for Progress, first as a volunteer and from 1999 as a salaried employee. Prior to that, Keith worked 13 years with the Inter-American Foundation, a U.S. Government agency providing grant support to grassroots development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Between 1986 and 1998, Keith also served on an unpaid basis as a member (and president, 1993-97) of the board of directors of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy.

Keith holds an M.A. in International Studies from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a B.A. in Political Science and History from Middlebury College. He currently lives in Arlington VA with his wife, Jessica Mott, and their two children.

Craig Annear

Craig Annear is a member of the Bikes for the World Advisory Committee. He is a life-long biker and he has been a supporter of Pedals for Progress in the DC Metro area and a member of WABA.

Craig retired from the Environmental Protection Agency in January 2005. He worked in the Office of General Counsel for over 21 years as an Associate General Counsel and Senior Counsel. He retired with more than 31 years of Federal service, including attorney positions at FEMA, HUD, and the FTC. Craig has a law degree from the University of Michigan and an undergraduate degree in Government from Cornell University. He has a long-standing interest in Africa, having first visited in 1966 with Operation Crossroads Africa. Craig lives in McLean, VA, with his wife, Sara. Their three sons are currently in Zambia (Chris, on a Fulbright), Chicago (Brian, completing a Masters in Education), and Charlottesville (Alex, an undergraduate at UVA).