2025 New Shared Mobility Summit

Carlos Hernandez is a Senior Transportation Planner with the City of Santa Monica, managing projects that improve conditions for people walking, bicycling, and taking transit. His career spans over 10 years and has worked in the non-profit sector, consulting, and with four cities throughout Southern California, focusing on delivering active transportation projects. He has volunteered as a board member for Cycles of Change in Oakland, L.A. Walks in Los Angeles, and with the Vision Zero Network.

James Giblin is a public sector professional with experience in Los Angeles area mobility planning. His work has focused on advancing shared mobility and active transportation initiatives. He is attending this event in a personal capacity while on leave, and his views are his own and do not represent Los Angeles Metro.

Courtney Aguirre is the Mobility Planning and Goods Movement Manager for the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). In this role, she oversees teams focused on building a more robust and integrated mobility ecosystem, advancing key initiatives such as the regionwide mobility hubs network, studies to enhance transit and rail ridership, and planning efforts to support efficient and resilient goods movement across the six-county region. In preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, she serves as the lead for the Games Mobility Executives Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Subcommittee, supporting more coordinated strategies across agencies. Courtney’s collaborative approach extends to statewide and national efforts, including her contributions to CalSTA’s Transit Transformation Task Force Technical Working Group and the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations’ Safety Leadership Team.

Lena Williams, Program Director at People for Mobility Justice and General Manager at Ride On! Bike Coop, is a bike and community organizer as well as a pet care expert. She develops classes and cycling education programs, and curates bike rides and tours centered on communities of color. Having cycled over 1,000 miles across the South and now throughout California, Lena continues to champion mobility and joy. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, cooking, and making lasting memories with her family and partner.

Wesley Reutimann has almost two decades of experience in diverse nonprofit settings including community-based organizations, government, and educational institutions. His public service has focused on realizing healthier, more sustainable communities via evidence-based public policy, infrastructure, and community programs. As Deputy Director for Active San Gabriel Valley, Mr. Reutimann has managed multi-jurisdictional projects that touch the lives of over 2 million Californians in east Los Angeles County. Examples include the region’s ambitious greenway development campaign (2014-), the SGV’s first e-bike incentive program (2016), long-term cargo/family e-bike share (2021-), and some of the largest open streets events in the nation (2017-).

Eli Akira Kaufman is a lifelong bike commuter dedicated to creating a more livable Los Angeles through sustainable transportation. He brings over a decade of leadership experience from roles at Film Independent, GOOD, River LA, and Swell Creative Group, where he helped pass LA County’s Measure W. Eli holds an MFA in Directing from UCLA and a BA from Oberlin College, where he played Varsity Lacrosse. A founding parent of the IKAR ECC Garden and youth soccer coach, Eli enjoys weekends outdoors—gardening, kayaking, and biking with loved ones. He proudly advances biking as joyful, equitable, and climate-friendly mobility.