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Kelley Hall

Kelley Hall

Kelley Hall is the co-op's Chief Financial Officer. When she’s not hard at work, Kelley enjoys spending time in Washington’s San Juan Islands and the Oregon Coa...
Kelsey Mirando

Kelsey Mirando

Kelsey works on West Elm’s content team, helping shape brand storytelling and strategy. When it comes to opting outside in the Big Apple, Kelsey loves taking lo...
Gabriel Cabrera

Gabriel Cabrera

West Elm’s go-to recipe developer, Gabriel Cabrera is a photographer and stylist living and working in Vancouver, Canada. He's a travel addict with a penchant f...
Tommie Ethington

Tommie Ethington

Tommie Ethington is a freelance writer who currently lives in Dallas, but will always consider Jackson Hole, Wyoming, home. Formerly an editor for Southwest Air...
Sarah Lamagna

Sarah Lamagna

Sarah is an ecologist-turned-writer specializing in the outdoors, environmental education and advocacy. She is the Media Coordination Manager for the nationwide...
Mattie Schuler

Mattie Schuler

Mattie Schuler is a freelance writer specializing in the outdoors, adventure gear and travel, as well as education and parenting. When she isn’t writing, she is...
Erin Sullivan

Erin Sullivan

Erin Sullivan is an outdoor and travel photographer and host of the REI video series In Our Nature. She is based in Los Angeles when she is not traveling. REI m...
Richard Louv

Richard Louv

Richard Louv is co-founder of the Children & Nature Network (C&NN). He is also author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Defici...
Neal Simpson

Neal Simpson

A Seattle native, Neal worked as a journalist in the Boston area for more than a decade before returning to the Pacific Northwest in 2020 and joining the intern...
Will Rochfort

Will Rochfort

Will Rochfort is a freelance writer and photographer based in Carbondale, Colorado. His hobbies include backpacking, bikepacking and skiing with his wife and da...
Anders Nordblom

Anders Nordblom

A transplant from New England, by way of Colorado, Anders lives in Seattle and can often be found skiing, running and biking in the PNW. Previously the Program ...
Jeremy Jones

Jeremy Jones

As an accomplished filmmaker, entrepreneur, environmentalist and snowboarding pioneer, Jeremy Jones is widely regarded as one of the most legendary big mountain...