We are excited to welcome two new transportation leaders, Jane Lyons-Raeder and Shilpa Shenvi to the Maryland Sierra Club!
Jane Lyons-Raeder, Maryland Sierra Club Transportation Co-Chair
Jane Lyons-Raeder works at the intersection of planning, organizing, and policy, with a focus on land use, affordable housing, and public transit. She is currently a Principal Planner at the City of Rockville and was previously Maryland Advocacy Manager at the Coalition for Smarter Growth. Jane serves on the steering committee of Montgomery for All, the Claggett Center Board of Trustees, and the Maryland Sierra Club executive committee as well as co-chairs the transportation committee. Additional previous professional experience includes EPA’s Smart Growth Program, the Maryland General Assembly, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, and Montgomery County Council. She was honored to serve on Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s transition team advising on road and pedestrian safety and to be an awardee of the 2023 Women Making History Award from the Montgomery Commission for Women and Montgomery Women. Jane holds a Master of Public Policy with a specialization in City Management and Public Finance and BA in Economics, both from the University of Maryland, College Park. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Shilpa Shenvi, Maryland Sierra Club Transit, Bike and Pedestrian Lead
Shilpa Shenvi is a medical editor who helps researchers throughout the world write clear, consistent, well-organized manuscripts. Since 2014, she has edited several textbooks, multiple online modules, and more than 100 articles for peer-reviewed journals. Shilpa received her Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
As someone who does not own a vehicle, Shilpa personally experiences the inadequacies of car-free transportation in Maryland. She knows first-hand the life-disrupting effects of scheduled buses that either arrive late or never come at all. Shilpa shares the frustration of other residents who want to bike and walk to places but, without safe paths, are afraid to do so. These direct experiences inform Shilpa's advocacy for car-free transportation solutions that benefit all Maryland residents.