Archives: Biographies

Angela Anderson

Angela Crampton

Angela Crampton is a content marketer for REI. Her sense of adventure started on family camping trips and blossomed in college when she was introduced to rock c...
Rebecca Kraus

Rebecca Kraus

Rebecca Kraus has always been outdoorsy. She’s trekked to Machu Picchu, biked Mammoth Mountain, and kayaked amidst the San Juan Islands. After working in entert...
Ken Knapp

Ken Knapp

REI Editor Emeritus Ken Knapp became a member in 1977 and went on to work for more than 36 years at the co-op. A father of daughters (thriving) and monitor of m...
Jared Vagy

Jared Vagy

Dr. Vagy is a doctoral professor at the University of Southern California and a nationally recognized physical therapist who treats climbing related injury. He ...
Erik Dukes

Erik Dukes

Erik Dukes has lived, worked and played in the PNW all his life. An avid outdoorsman in backcountry travel involving snowboarding, fly-fishing, surfing, mountai...
Ftiz Cahall

Fitz Cahall

Fitz Cahall founded The Dirtbag Diaries in 2007 as a vehicle for sharing his love of story and the outdoors. He’s happiest organizing words on a computer screen...
Marc Berejka

Marc Berejka

Marc Berejka is the REI Co-Op’s director of community and government affairs.  He and his colleagues advocate for public policies that support the outdoors, and...
Stacey Cook

Stacey Cook

Stacey Cook is an REI staff writer. A Michigan native, she received her MFA in writing from Columbia University and a Fulbright to the Philippines, where she st...
Joni Sensel

Joni Sensel

Joni Sensel writes on business, environmental and tech topics for Seattle-area Fortune 500 companies. A co-op member since there was only one store, she lives a...
Anna Quinlan

Anna Quinlan

When I was in high school my dad told me that my athletic abilities were similar to those of the title character in the movie 'Rudy': "You're five foot nothin',...
Derek Hamilton

Derek Hamilton

Derek Hamilton is a rock climber, biker, hiker, backpacker and enthusiastic novice of many other outdoor activities. He understands the need for good gear and a...