Our Mission
To improve transportation in San Diego through public education, community events, and grassroots organizing.
Our Team
Board of Directors
RideSD started with a simple frustration: our transit could already accept open payments, so why couldn't riders use them? Our founders pushed for the change, built a coalition, and won. That early victory became the foundation for this organization.
Today, our Board is made up of regular San Diegans united by a passion for better transit, walkable neighborhoods, and safe streets.
Oliver Asis
Secretary
Connor Proctor
Founder
Manny Rodriguez
Comms Director
Leif Gensert
Vice President
Manny Rodriguez
President
Kesav Gupta
Youth Board Member
Data & Research Team
The Data & Research (D&R) Team digs into publicly available data to surface insights, test hypotheses, and build the case for smarter transportation in San Diego.
Evan Liu
Data Researcher
Alex Wong
Editorialist
Tom Whitehill-Nigl
D&R Lead
Events Team
Transit-accessible hikes, architectural tours, happy hours, presentations and more! The Events Team is the heartbeat of RideSD's public presence.
The Team designs experiences that are genuinely fun while building the informed, connected community that makes real change possible.
Aislyn Rose
Events Team Member
Leif Gensert
Events Director
Engineering & Planning Team
The Engineering & Planning (E&P) Team analyzes the feasibility of infrastructure proposals, conducts their own on-the-ground investigations, and works towards producing professional-grade plan sets for progressive transportation proposals.
Oliver Asis
E&P Team Member
Vanessa De La Rosa
E&P Team Member
Communications Team
The Communications Team keeps RideSD seen and heard. They craft the content that turns heads, grows our community, and spreads the message of public transportation far and wide.
Hunter Bashaw
Newsletter Writer