Jean Knaack

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  Road Runners Club of America

  Aug 2005 - now

  Jean Knaack is the CEO of the Road Runners Club of America where she has served in the role since 2005, bringing over twenty years of nonprofit management experience to the position. In 2015, she was named as one of the 50 Most Influential People in running by Runner's World magazine. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay with a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Nutrition. She earned a Master’s of Public Administration with a concentration in nonprofit management from George Mason University. She regularly counsels running club and event leaders around the country on various topics of importance to the running community. Through her work with the RRCA she is a fitness advocate promoting running as healthy exercise and a competitive sport on a national scale. She served on the coordinating committee that developed the first National Physical Activity Plan for the United States and now serves on their board of directors. She has experience managing the financial operations of organizations ranging in size from $100,000 to $10 million. Jean has extensive skills in organizational and financial development, board and member relations, and program planning and implementation. She has appeared on local, national and international news shows and morning talk shows to discuss running, including the CBS Morning News to discuss event safety. She is often quoted in local, regional and national news outlets and magazines including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and more. She is an avid runner and has completed several marathons and countless road races and triathlons. She was a finisher at the inaugural Ironman Louisville race in 2007 and finished Ironman France in 2009 and Ironman Coeur D’Alene in 2010 and DNF'd Ironman Maryland after the bike in 2017. She is the proud mother of two college-aged adults. Show less

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Aug 2005 - now

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Aug 2005 - now