Feet First is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving Washington State, with a focus on the Puget Sound Region. We were founded in 1996 to promote the rights and interests of pedestrians and to encourage walking.

Feet First is known around the region for its long history of innovation and volunteer activities. A grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation enabled us to hire our first staff person at the end of 2003. We now serve communities statewide and are regularly consulted and invited to participate in national initiatives and research programs.

See our brochure for more information.

Staff

Lisa Quinn - Executive Director
Rebecca Deehr - Policy Director
Jen Cole, MSW - Safe Routes to School, Director
Ellie Taylor - Safe Routes to School, Community Organizer
Seth Schromen-Wawrin - Active Communities Program, Director

Interns
Megan Skinner - Safe Routes to School Research, University of Washington Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology Graduate Student
Teresa Tam - An Evaluation of Audit Tools Measuring Walkability, University of Washington Bothell Policy Studies Graduate Student
Bell Girawongkraisorn - International Business from the University of Washington

Board of Directors
John Stewart, President
Jim Davis, Vice President
Michael Atkins, Secretary
Charles Redmond, Director

The board of directors includes two committees: a Pedestrian Master Plan Committee, and a Communications Committee.

Advisory Board
Joan McBride, Deputy Mayor of Kirkland
Michael Pyatok, FAIA, Pyatok & Associates
Charles Royer, Former Mayor of Seattle and Director of the Urban Health Initiative
Anne Vernez-Moudon, PhD, University of Washington
Bill Weis, PhD, Seattle University

A Conduit to National Advocacy Organizationas

Feet First works closely with many of the other 50+ America Walks pedestrian advocacy organizations, the National Partnership for Safe Routes to School, the Transportation Research Board committee on pedestrians, and others to bring leading information and solutions to the local level. 

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