Archives: Biographies

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...
Chilton Tippin

Chilton Tippin

Chilton Tippin is a traveling writer currently based in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico. Read more about his 2015 trek up the Continental Divide Trail at...
Tory

Tory Hayssen

Tory, like many before her, has followed the path of 'ski bum' in Jackson Hole and is a self declared gear nerd. She has done it all - managed a Mexican Restaur...
Craig DiPaolo

Craig DiPaolo

Craig DiPaolo is a writer and editor with more than 20 years of experience in the outdoor and adventure travel industries. Craig has worked for both REI and Orv...
Tamon George

Tamon George

I am Tamon, I live in Washington, D.C., however I originally spent the first 25 years of my life in Canada. I currently operate as an independent digital strate...
Torin Daniels

Torin Daniels

Torin Daniels is a breakfast sandwich collector at REI. He caught his first trout (a Dolly Varden) at age four, but was unable to pronounce "Dolly Varden” so he...