Company Profile
Cascade Bicycle Club
Company Overview
Cascade Bicycle Club, the nation’s largest statewide bicycle organization, is powered by 17,000 members and serves bike riders of all ages and abilities throughout the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. With a mission to improve lives through bicycling, we deliver community and school-based education programs, grassroots organizing workshops, free group rides, world-class events and more. Our signature programs include events like the STP and RSVP; advocacy work like Connect Puget Sound; and education programs like Let’s Go, the Major Taylor Project, and more! Learn more at cascade.org.
Company History
In July 1970, two young brothers, Mike and Rick Quam, called a public meeting to discuss bicycling in the Puget Sound region. Sons of a trail advocate, the Quam brothers saw the need for a bicycle club that wouldn’t just organize recreational group rides, it would also promote the development of bicycle trails in Washington. Thirty people, united by a love of bicycling, attended the first public meeting and together, they grew the club, engaging a membership of 300 people within just two years.
Two early successes were Chilly Hilly and the Burke-Gilman Trail. In the 1970s and 80s, the volunteer-led club went on to create STP and RSVP, two iconic bike events. Fueled by excellent leadership and professional staff, in the 1990s and 2000s Cascade experienced rapid growth and expanded into bike education. In the 2010s, the organization’s size and stature has continued to grow. Today, decades since that first meeting, the Cascade Bicycle Club is a powerhouse in event-producing, bike education and advocacy with more than 17,000 members, 900 volunteers and 40 staff.
How far we’ve come!
Read more about Cascade's history at https://cascade.org/about/history
Benefits
***** BENEFITS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES INCLUDE: *****
~ 100% Employer sponsored health, dental, vision, STD, and life insurance coverage for the Employee.
~ Matching contributions to a 401(k).
~ 12 sick days, 10 vacation days (first year), 2 personal holidays, 10 paid federal holidays
~ Office-wide winter recess between December 25 and January 1
~ Comp Time/Flexible Schedule.
~ Cash incentive for commuting by bike or non-single occupancy vehicles.
~ Free entry and guest pass on some Cascade rides!