Our own Peter Ismert is running for the ACA Board

Peter Ismert from our Mix1 45+ squad is running for a seat on the Board of Directors for the American Cycling Association (ACA), soon to be the Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado (BRAC). This organization is the primary bike-race permitting entity for Colorado and eastern Wyoming, and will be a local association for USA Cycling. Cycling team leaders will be voting for the new Board at the annual meeting on Dec. 14th.

Peter wants to give back to the sport, the organization, and its members by becoming an active member on the BRAC Board of Directors.  If elected, Peter looks forward to addressing the many organizational and operational issues that will arise when changing from ACA, which has been an autonomous, self-supported entity, to BRAC, which will be partially supported by USAC.  Peter wants to find creative ways to maintain the level of service seen under ACA and also capitalize on the advantages of becoming BRAC. Peter believes that developing a more diversified funding plan is one of the top priorities for BRAC.  With his experience working with other nonprofit organizations and helping them develop fund-raising plans, he can offer creativity to the BRAC Board to help bring sustainable funding to the organization. He also understands that having a full-time, paid, Executive Director for a nonprofit organization such as BRAC is a great opportunity and he wants to help that person succeed to the fullest extent possible. Finally, he wants to promote how the Board of Directors and Executive Director can best interact with its members (racers, promoters, officials, mechanics, and others) to draw upon their skills and to solicit help to move the new organization forward.