Bike Calgary invites all members, supporters, and cycling advocates to our 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) — your chance to connect, share ideas, and help shape the future of cycling in our city!
We’ll review highlights from the past year, share updates on key advocacy projects, and look ahead to our goals for 2025 and beyond. Members will also have the opportunity to vote on board positions and participate in open discussions about how we can continue building a safer, more connected cycling community in Calgary.
Date & time: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. (doors at 6:45 p.m.)
Location: Sunalta Community Hub, Calgary (in-person); 1639 10 Avenue, SW, T3C 0J5. (Right across from the Sunalta LRT Line and near the Bow Valley Pathway)
Purpose of the meeting
- Receive the 2024–25 annual report and financial statements
- Elect Directors to the Board
- Review priorities for the coming year and member business
Who can attend & vote
- All Bike Calgary members are welcome; voting privileges are limited to members in good standing as of the meeting start time.
How to attend
- Please RSVP here on Zeffy, our membership and donation partner.
- In-Person (attend by bike! We will have a volunteer keeping an eye over all bikes locked up outside, for extra security.)
Meeting materials (click link to view)
Accessibility
- The venue is accessible.
Questions
- Contact: Treyton Zary, Secretary, Bike Calgary (connect@bikecalgary.org).
- Please do not reply to this email as the account is not monitored; please email connect@bikecalgary.org with all inquires.
2025 Board of Director candidates
Bike Calgary’s success depends on the dedication and passion of our volunteer board. At this year’s AGM, members will have the opportunity to elect or re-elect several positions on our Board of Directors. Learn more below about the individuals putting their names forward to join the organization and the experience they bring to our cycling community.
Adam Scrivens
I’ve called Calgary home for over a decade and have come to appreciate just how much cycling adds to the city’s vibrancy and livability. Whether commuting, exploring pathways, or getting out for weekend rides, I’ve experienced firsthand how a connected and safe cycling network builds community and supports a healthier, more sustainable city.
Professionally, I’m Chief Strategy & Legal Officer at Leeg Group, a Canadian technology company focused on enabling growth and resilience across industries. My background combines law, strategy, and governance, with experience spanning startups, regulated industries, and global operations. I’ve held senior roles with organizations such as Neo Financial, Wawanesa Insurance, and Gran Tierra Energy, helping teams grow while balancing innovation, compliance, and long-term stability.
I’ve also served on several non-profit boards, including governance and finance committee work with GreenWorks ESG, RallyWest, and Little Mountain Neighbourhood House. These experiences have strengthened my belief in community-driven leadership and the value of practical, transparent governance.
For Bike Calgary, I hope to contribute those skills – supporting governance, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement – while helping advance advocacy for safer cycling infrastructure and broader community participation. I’m particularly interested in helping expand outreach to new riders and neighborhoods so that more Calgarians can safely and confidently choose cycling as part of daily life.
I’d be grateful for the opportunity to serve on Bike Calgary’s Board and contribute to building a more bike-friendly and connected city for everyone.
Karen Almadi
My name is Karen Almadi and this will come as no surprise – I am a bike enthusiast. I wasn’t always an avid rider. I rode as a teenager but gradually biked less and less. In 2008, the fates intervened & I joined a friend on Cookbook Company’s Cooking and Biking tour in France and fell passionately back in love with cycling. Over time as I became braver and more experienced, I blossomed into a 365 day a year all season rider. I share my love of cycling, hiking, snowshoeing, theatre and travelling with my wife, Lori.
I am the newest lifetime member of the slipper club (i.e. newly retired lawyer (30 years of practice as an in-house lawyer)). Law was a second career. I graduated from UofC & worked as librarian & animal records clerk at the Calgary Zoo before heading back to school to get my law degree. I am also passionate about teaching & continue to teach Business Law at the Bissett School of Business at MRU.
I have been a member of Bike Calgary for over ten years, casually volunteering. In the past year I have become more involved and I am an active member of the Advocacy Committee.
I believe we are entering a period of time when bike riders, pedestrians and transit users are facing new challenges and back-lash from conservative governments and some members of the public who are pushing back on funding and supporting active transportation. I believe more people are cycling than ever, and Calgary has made great strides to provide safe accessible active transportation infrastructure but I also believe we still have a long way to go. That we need to redouble our efforts to proactively advocate for safe and accessible infrastructure and to work cooperatively with partners, stakeholders and the public to achieve that goal. I believe my passion and enthusiasm for biking coupled with my experience as a lawyer and educator make me well positioned to assist and support Bike Calgary in its mission to make Calgary a great place for all bikers – present and future – through advocacy, education and community.
Hugo Batteke
I have been a year-round bicycle commuter in Calgary since the mid 1990’s and have commuted around 150,000 km by bike. I also frequently use Calgary’s pathways for running. Although Calgary’s cycle friendly infrastructure has been developed significantly since the 1990’s, I feel that there are areas for improvement. This includes sudden ends to cycling infrastructure that leave cyclists on busy roads and the design of multi-use pathways. Having used this infrastructure as it has evolved, I feel I have insight that I can bring to the Bike Calgary board as it looks ahead to improve and encourage cycling and active mobility in Calgary.
Whether bike commuting or touring, my first priority is always safety. I think that safety awareness on a bike should be introduced at an early age, possibly with children’s bike safety events. Safety for cyclists involves the education of cyclists and motorists, and with the rising popularity of e-bikes, there are many more people cycling. I have worked as an operations engineer for most of my career with a focus on safety and feel that this experience would be an asset for Bike Calgary.
My prior board experience is with the Marda Loop Communities Association (MLCA). I spent two years on the MLCA mobility committee involved in vehicle, bicycle, scooter, and pedestrian related issues. I spent one year as a director at large, and my final year on the MLCA board was as Vice President and Acting President. I was part of several ad hoc committees including governance and policy development. As Acting President, I ran monthly board meetings, monthly executive meetings, prepared the AGM information package and ran the AGM. While on the MLCA board, I attended seminars at the FCC related to board member responsibilities. I feel that this experience will be beneficial as a member of the Bike Calgary board.
We look forward to seeing you on November 5 and shaping the year ahead for safer, better cycling in Calgary!