I've gotten a lot more interest in biking to happen in my workplace, and i'd like to teach or host a bike safety (how to ride safely in traffic, adjust the bike to be comfortable, etc) course and reflective vest giveaway for employees, relatives, and their kids, in a month or two.
I don't personally have any certification in that, though i've studied a good bit. Does anyone know where I can find either someone in the area qualified to teach the class, some way to certify myself, or any resources I can use?

I've gotten a lot more interest in biking to happen in my workplace, and i'd like to teach or host a bike safety (how to ride safely in traffic, adjust the bike to be comfortable, etc) course and reflective vest giveaway for employees, relatives, and their kids, in a month or two.
I don't personally have any certification in that, though i've studied a good bit. Does anyone know where I can find either someone in the area qualified to teach the class, some way to certify myself, or any resources I can use?

Here's a listing of League Cycling instructors in Alaska (http://bikeleague.org/cogs/resources/findit/?courses=1&instructors=1&state=AK&submit.x=23&submit.y=8). Unfortunately, Alakanuk and Sitka are both a very long trek for you!

League Instructor certification sessions are few and far between, but perhaps you could arrange something through one of the current LCIs, if they're certified to teach instructors.

Cheers,

Allan

A co-worker of mine is from Mat Su... she writes:

There was an organization called Valley Healthy Communities that used to host bike rodeos for kids and have adult & child helmet give-aways. VHC dissolved a few years ago and some of the programs were absorbed by Mat-Su Health Foundation. One of the foundation’s big focus areas is encouraging active lifestyle (primary focus is on kids, but they are involved in some adult things) & they may help. The Marketing & PR director at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center might also be a good person to try. Like all hospitals, there get all excited about injury prevention. Alaska Health Fairs (a statewide non-profit) could be a good source for some contact information or ideas. There is also a pretty active core group of people in the Alaska Triathlon Club.


This co-worker also has contact info for some of these folks; if you want these contacts, write me off-line at kartik[at]railstotrails[dot]org.

JusticeZero, maybe you can see if these organizations would give you a grant to cover the costs of LCI training? That would sure be cool.