Archives: Biographies

Seth Putnam

Seth Putnam

Seth Putnam is a journalist, editor and print consultant based in Chicago. A graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, he got his start as a hard-news repo...
Patrick Hutchinson

Patrick Hutchison

Patrick Hutchison writes about the outdoors, travel and the environment when he isn't working on his off-grid cabin in Washington's Cascade Mountains. REI membe...
Jess Daddio

Jess Daddio

Jess Daddio is a multimedia storyteller—writer, photographer, videographer—and a former travel editor at Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine. Her work has appeared in ...
Morgan Mackaay

Morgan Mackaay

A University of Washington student that couldn’t leave the PNW, Morgan studies Informatics in school and Oceanography in her free time. Her favorite hobbies inc...
Hannah Weinberger

Hannah Weinberger

Hannah Weinberger is a Seattle-based freelance journalist covering outdoor recreation and the environment. She has worked for Wirecutter, Outside and Bicycling;...
Kade Krichko

Kade Krichko

From mountain town to surf shack, Kade Krichko is on a never-ending search for the perfect burrito. Writer, skier, world wanderer, he is fluent in one language,...
Raquel Karls

Raquel Karls

Raquel is REI's SVP Human Resources and helps foster the co-op as a great place to work. A loud and proud Oregon Duck, she loves to hike, camp and fish with her...
Jenni Gritters

Jenni Gritters

Jenni Gritters is a writer and business coach for creatives based in Bend, Oregon. She also co-owns a content and community agency for emerging thought leaders ...
Erin Fitzgerald

Erin Fitzgerald

Erin is a freelance writer from Portland, Oregon. She loves trail running, playing in snow, coffee, and is a want-to-be dog mom. Through her blog, Adventures in...
Taylor Loren and Elaine Rystead

Local Wanderer

Local Wanderer is a travel blog to help you discover hidden, local gems wherever you go. Founded by Taylor and Elaine in 2014, Local Wanderer highlights bright ...
Laura Chapman

Laura Chapman

A born and bred Pacific Northwestern-er, Laura lived and explored all over the country before returning home to Seattle. Happiest in the woods, Laura loves to b...
Kathryn True

Kathryn True

Based on Vashon Island near Seattle, Kathryn True is the co-author of Nature in the City: Seattle and blogs for Vashon Nature Center, where she explores the won...