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William Beeker

William Beeker

Will Beeker is a mountain bike trail designer as well as a freelance consultant who helps companies and business leaders realize their potential through persona...
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Giovanna Fischer

Giovanna Fischer is an educator, cultural strategist and marathoner based in Los Angeles. She runs with Black Roses NYC and Capri Collective. In both her work a...
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Fiona Lowenstein

Fiona Lowenstein is an independent journalist, speaker and producer covering health, disability, the media, and gender and sexuality. Their writing has been pub...
Christopher Solomon

Christopher Solomon

A contributing editor at Outside, Christopher Solomon has written for The New York Times, National Geographic, Runner's World and other publications....
A headshot of writer Elissa Garay

Elissa Garay

Modern-day explorer, perpetual seeker and diligent travel scribe Elissa Garay is a champion for sustainable tourism, believing that we can all travel with consc...
Chelsea Lesky

Chelsea Lesky

Chelsea is a portfolio manager for membership who's been with the co-op for 11 years and based just outside of Seattle, Wash. She is the communications chair fo...
Zack Harold

Zack Harold

Zack Harold is a freelance journalist and lifelong West Virginian. His work has appeared in The Guardian and The New Republic, among other publications. He spen...
Outdoor Afro Founder and CEO Rue Mapp

Rue Mapp

Rue Mapp transformed her kitchen table blog into a national nature business and movement. Today, Mapp is founder and CEO of Outdoor Afro. For more than a decade...
Reciprocity Project

Reciprocity Project

Reciprocity Project is produced by Taylor Hensel (Cherokee), Adam Mazo, Kavita Pillay and Tracy Rector. Reciprocity Project is a collaboration between Nia Tero ...
Carrie A. Back

Carrie A. Back

Carrie is a part-time freelance writer and full-time globetrotter based in Southeast Asia. Leaving her home in the States in 2015, she has embarked on an around...
Ellyn Barry

Ellyn Barry

Ellyn is an Internal Communications Specialist for the co-op. She is based out of Salt Lake City, UT and enjoys roadtrips accompanied by a good hammock. Ellyn h...