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Presented by Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)

Wild Rye

Founder / CEO

Michael Anderson

Snow Peak USA

Director, Brand and Marketing

Jeff Armstrong Sr.

Black Men Run

International Captain Chief Motivation Officer

Press Forward

Account Manager

35 North

Construction Project Manager

Lusire Boyd Sr.

Black Men Run

Vice Captain, Black Men Run - Detroit

Director / Producer / Freelance Journalist

Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)

Sr. Director of Engagement and Impact

Trail & Ultra Running Fanatics (TURF)

Chief Trail Running Officer (CTRO)

Emerger Strategies

President

Curtis Accounting Solutions

CPA

Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)

Director of Research

Black Men Run - TURF

BMR TURF Ambassador / Endurance Athlete

Outdoor Foundation

Executive Director

Kelly Brush Foundation

Program Director

Karla Estudillo Fuentes

Running Industry Diversity Coalition (RIDC)

Partnerships and Program Activation Manager

Marchelle Falcone

GORE-TEX® Brand

B2B Marketing

Presented by Founded Outdoors

Chris Frangiosa

VILD Consulting Group / TCO Fly Shop

Owner

Duane Goulbourne

Black Men Run

Vice-Captain / TURF Ambassador

AllTrails

Head of Environmental and Social Impact

Hatchet Outdoor Supply Co. / WeekEnds

Founder

Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)

Head of Government Affairs

REI Co-op

Senior Manager of Community & Government Affairs Team

The Conservation Alliance (TCA)

Executive Director

Rumpl

Head of Color and Trend

Wild Idea Media

President

Running Industry Diversity Coalition (RIDC)

Senior Program Manager

Switchback

Trailheads Editor

Jonathan Jarosz

Land of Outsiders

Co-Founder

First Seed Sown Sales and Marketing

Founder and CEO

Jenna Klein Jonsson

Blaze Partners

Principal, Managing Director

Utah State University

Professional Practice Associate Professor

Douglas Strategies

Owner / Principal

Outdoor Equipped

Business Development Coordinator

Dawn Mancini Moyer

Fenix Outdoor

Regional Sustainability Manager

Jennifer McLaren

Altra

Global Brand President

The Landmark Project

Co Founder

Piragis Northwoods Company

Senior Buyer

REPatron

Founder

The North Face

Professional Skier

Spurwink River

Advisor

Eagles Nest Outfitters, Inc

Chief Marketing Officer

Creator

Leave No Trace

Senior Manager of Partnerships

Mountain Hardwear

President & Global GM

Monday Creative

CEO

Mountain Equipment Company (MEC)

Chief Merchandising Officer

W.L. Gore & Associates

Sustainability Integration Champion, GORE-TEX Brand

Presented by The Conservation Alliance (TCA)

Powered by The North Face

Columbia Sportswear Company

Director, Global Customs & Trade

Garage Grown Gear

Co-Founder / CEO

3 Dots Design, Inc.

Founder/ Visual Visionary

TOGS

Co-Founder

Trailheads

Editor

LGBTQ Outdoors

Executive Director