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Tori smiling with her hand on the brim of her hat

Tori Twine

Tori is a journalist and internal communications specialist at REI who is based in Washington State. She enjoys hiking, live music, and photography. Her work ap...
Shannon Shelton Miller

Shannon Shelton Miller

Shannon is a writer and journalist living near Dayton, Ohio. Born and raised in Detroit, Shannon worked for 10 years at the Orlando Sentinel and Detroit Free Pr...
Sarah Neuburger

Sarah Neuburger

Sarah Neuburger lives in Atlanta and is a full-time freelance artist, illustrator and muralist who combines bold lines with flat color-fields to create friendly...
portrait of Bill Best

Bill Best

Bill Best is REI's Vice President, Supply Chain.  ...
Connor Ryan

Connor Ryan

A proud Hunkpapa Lakota and passionate skier, Connor Ryan was born and raised on the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Ute homelands at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. He ...
Casey Lewandrowski

Casey Lewandrowski

Casey Lewandrowski is an east-coast transplant living in Phoenix, Arizona. An avid hiker and runner, she firmly believes there is no sunset quite like a desert ...
Alexia Henderson

Alexia Henderson

Alexia Henderson is outdoor enthusiast both recreationally and professionally as a Washington state biologist. When she’s not hiking to mountain streams or Puge...
Virginia Rose

Virginia Rose

Virginia was paralyzed in a horseback-riding accident in 1973 at the age of 14. A wheelchair user ever since, she began birding 18 years ago and says, "I discov...
Marisa Herrera

Marisa Herrera

Marisa Herrera is a Chicana who grew up in the rural mountains of southeastern Arizona where her father and family members taught her to be a steward of the out...
Nicholas Nordmann

Nicholas Nordmann

Nicholas Nordmann is a marathon runner and triathlete. He is working toward running a marathon in each state and completing the six marathon majors. Nick earned...