Archives: Biographies

Amber Scott

Amber Scott

Some people prefer one season over the other, but Amber loves all the seasons and the moments of chaos and change each one brings—it’s the sound of mountain bik...
Kimberly Beekman

Kimberly Beekman

Kimberly Beekman is the former editor-in-chief of the late Skiing Magazine (RIP) who now uses freelance writing as a beard to ski powder anywhere it falls. She ...
A photo of Hannah Nordhaus

Hannah Nordhaus

Hannah Nordhaus writes about history, science and the natural world for magazines such as National Geographic, Scientific American, Outside and Smithsonian, and...
Evelyn Spence

Evelyn Spence

Evelyn Spence is a Seattle-based freelance writer whose work has appeared in Bicycling, Sunset, Backpacker, The Voice, Gear Junkie, Ski, Alaska Airlines Beyond,...
Laura Poppick

Laura Poppick

Laura Poppick is a freelance environmental journalist based in Portland, Maine. Her stories have appeared in Scientific American, Smithsonian, Audubon and elsew...
Tazbah Rose Chavez

Tazbah Rose Chavez

Tazbah Rose Chavez is a citizen of the Bishop Paiute Tribe from the Nüümü, Diné and San Carlos Apache tribes. She holds a degree in American Indian Studies from...
Chris Fagan smiling at the camera in a red parka.

Chris Fagan

Chris Fagan is an adventurer, speaker and business consultant who shares the outdoors with her husband, teenage son and lab Winston. She’s the author of The Exp...
Kathryn Miles

Kathryn Miles

Kathryn Miles is the author of four books including, most recently, Quakeland: On the Road to America’s Next Devastating Earthquake. Her work has appeared in pu...
Ula Chrobak

Ula Chrobak

Ula Chrobak is a freelance science journalist based in Reno, Nevada. She’s written for numerous outlets including Outside, Knowable and Undark. You can find mor...
Patrice La Vigne

Patrice La Vigne

Patrice La Vigne is a writer who lives a life less ordinary with her husband. Although the self-proclaimed nomads spend most of their time on the road and explo...
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee

Jay Inslee

Jay Inslee is a fifth-generation Washingtonian who entered public service in 1985. He has served as Washington’s governor since 2013 and passed a comprehensive ...
writer karen gaudette brewer

Karen Gaudette Brewer

Karen Gaudette Brewer manages Staff Exclusives for the co-op. When she's not writing or editing you'll find her in the woods, on the slopes or curled up in a su...