Becky Timbers is a writer, traveler and mountain biker based in the Eastern Sierra of California. She enjoys telling stories that inspire people to adventure ou...
Lise Aangeenbrug is the executive director of the Outdoor Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Outdoor Industry Association (OIA). Prior to joining the Foundati...
Sam Morse is a wordsmith, snowboarder, traveler and yogi. He favors haggling in foreign markets, diving in the tropics and feasting on chili-saturated food. Ins...
Anna Callaghan is a freelance writer and film producer whose work has appeared in publications like Outside magazine, The Seattle Times and VICE. The short film...
Michaela Trimble is a travel writer and photographer who journeys to the most remote stretches of the Earth to write inspiring, transformational stories promoti...
Heather Hansman is an award-winning freelance writer, a former editor at Powder and Skiing magazines, and a semi-reformed ski bum. Her book, Downriver, about pa...
Brittany Leavitt is a preschool teacher and an Outdoor School instructor for REI. In 2018, she became part of the first all-Black U.S. team to summit Kilimanjar...
Tess Weaver Strokes is a freelance writer, mom and mountain lover based in Aspen, Colorado. A former ski magazine editor, she has contributed to The Wall Street...
Kelsey Sipple is a writer, REI copywriter, trail runner and New Englander who loves to scamper through the woods and spend time in saltwater. She firmly believe...
Susan Tanabe is a senior writer at REI. She has been published in the REI Co-op publication Force of Nature and The Seneca Review. She holds a master’s degree i...
Diana Le is a copywriter on the product copy team at REI. When she’s not planning her next hike or themed movie night, she enjoys cross-training in ballet and y...
Kristen Phillips is part of the REI Outdoor Programs and Experiences team for the NYC Tri-State market (NY/NY/CT) and the organizer of the Women's Speaker Serie...
