About

Our Staff

Savannah Lovelace

Executive Director & Co-Founder

Emma Pitcock

Applications & Programming Coordinator

Meghan Savona

Community & Events Coordinator

2025 Leadership Team

Rachel Newton

Sponsorships Officer

sponsorships@pedalthepacific.org

Ally Tripure

Training & Gear Officer

community@pedalthepacific.org

Emma Warner

Engagment Officer

engagement@pedalthepacific.org

Katherine Thomas

Route Officer

route@pedalthepacific.org

Caroline Murray

Fundraising Officer

fundraising@pedalthepacific.org

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Our Board

Dave Panos

Entrepreneur, Board Director, Advisor

Nancy Rodill

System Director, Philanthropy and Administrative Services, CHRISTUS Health

Grace Pfeffer

Co-Founder, Pedal the Pacific

Our Story

Grace, Sara, and Savannah pedaled the Pacific in 2017 with a desire to raise awareness about domestic child sex trafficking within their communities.  Sex trafficking is an intimidating topic, one of depth and complexity, so they wanted to create a space to talk about the issue with their friends and family in a welcoming way. They decided to do something so outside of their comfort zone that people couldn’t help but ask “why?” They taglined themselves as “hilariously un-athletic girls” and announced their plans to cycle 1,700 miles down the Pacific Coast. This immediately captured people’s attention and prompted them to dig deeper into their reason for riding.
Co-founder

Grace Pfeffer

I realized if I waited until I felt qualified, I'd still be waiting.

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Co-founder

Savannah Lovelace

I ride to demonstrate that no voice is too small to make a difference.

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Co-founder

Sara Belmer

While our journey is over, the fight against sex trafficking is far from it.

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