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Wild Rye

Founder / CEO

Michael Anderson

Snow Peak USA

Director, Brand and Marketing

Denise Anderson

The North Face

Head of Marketing, AMER

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

Best Day Ever

Co-Director / Producer

Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)

Sr. Director of Engagement and Impact

Black Men Run - Trail & Ultra Running Fanatics (TURF)

Chief Trail Running Officer (CTRO)

Outsize Consulting

Principal

Brumidi Group

Founder / Managing Partner

Emerger Strategies

President

Curtis Accounting Solutions

CPA

Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)

Director of Research

Slim Pickins Outfitters

Founder

Black Men Run - Trail & Ultra Running Fanatics (TURF)

BMR TURF Ambassador / Endurance Athlete

Founded Outdoors

Co-Founder

Outdoor Foundation

Executive Director

Best Day Ever

Adaptive Athlete / Associate Producer

Karla Estudillo Fuentes

Running Industry Diversity Coalition (RIDC)

Partnerships and Program Activation Manager

Chris Frangiosa

VILD Consulting Group / TCO Fly Shop

Owner

Duane Goulbourne

Black Men Run - Trail & Ultra Running Fanatics (TURF)

Vice-Captain / TURF Ambassador

W.L. Gore & Associates

Account Marketing Specialist

AllTrails

Head of Environmental and Social Impact

Alejandro Guanaga

Outdoor Gear Revival

Co-Owner

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

Executive Director

Rumpl

Head of Color and Trend

Wild Idea Media

President

Running Industry Diversity Coalition (RIDC)

Senior Program Manager

Switchback

Marketing Manager

Jonathan Jarosz

Land of Outsiders

Co-Founder

Darren "DJ" Josey

First Seed Sown Sales and Marketing

Founder / 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

Mountain Hardwear

Brand Creative Director

Piragis Northwoods Company

Senior Buyer

REPatron

Founder

Virginia Lynn Peterson

SWOOP

Founder / Owner

The North Face

Professional Skier

Spurwink River

Advisor

WVU Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative

Outdoor Business Development Coordinator

Eagles Nest Outfitters, Inc

Chief Marketing Officer

Anders Reynolds

The Wilderness Land Trust

President / CEO

Creator

Leave No Trace

Senior Manager of Partnerships

Mountain Hardwear

President & Global GM

Monday Creative

CEO

Mountain Equipment Company (MEC)

Chief Merchandising Officer

Megan Stoneburner

MCS Sustainable Solutions

Founder

W.L. Gore & Associates

Sustainability Integration Champion, GORE-TEX Brand

Columbia Sportswear Company

Director, Global Customs & Trade

Garage Grown Gear

Co-Founder / CEO

Mike Wallenfels

Oregon Outdoor Alliance

President

3 Dots Design, Inc.

Founder/ Visual Visionary

TOGS

Co-Founder

Trailheads

Editor