Speakers

The speakers for the 2017 SHIFT Festival represent a diversity of perspectives, all of which converge around one main point: an inspirational commitment to preserving our natural resources.

SHIFT Keynote Speakers

Jonah Yellowman Spiritual Advisor, Utah Diné Bikéyah View profile
Morgan Dixon Co-Founder, GirlTrek View profile
Lucas St. Clair Founder, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument View profile
Jonathan B. Jarvis Former Director, National Park Service View profile
Eric Descheenie Arizona State Representative; Utah Diné Bikéyah Community Specialist View profile
Cynthia Wilson Traditional Foods Program Director, Utah Diné Bikéyah View profile
Angelou Ezeilo CEO and Founder, Greening Youth Foundation View profile
James Q Martin Award-winning filmmaker View profile
John Northington Principal, Northington Strategy Group View profile
Robbie Bond Founder, Kids Speak for Parks View profile

The SHIFT Summit

Nizhooni Hurd El Pomar Scholar, Colorado College View profile
Garrett Long Conservation Liaison, Sitka Gear View profile
Aaron Bannon Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Director, NOLS View profile
Vickie Hormuth Development Director, American Alpine Club View profile
Kathryn Guylay CEO, Ketchum Innovation Center View profile
Katie Goodwin Public Lands Associate, Access Fund View profile
Alan Myers-Davis Director of Development, Whitefish Legacy Partners View profile
Heidi Van Everen Executive Director, Whitefish Legacy Partners View profile
Richard Kozoll Board Member, Nacimiento Community Foundation, Step Into Cuba View profile
Cody Mruk Business Development Manager, NIC Federal View profile
Ann Schwaller Wilderness Manager, Superior National Forest View profile
Caroleigh Pierce Nonprofit Outreach Manager, Klean Kanteen View profile
Mindy Crowell Co-Host, out•LAND•ish, Salmon Valley Stewardship View profile
Frank Jewell St. Louis County Commissioner View profile
Dan Zimmerer Statewide Partnership Coordinator, Colorado Parks and Wildlife View profile
Thea Chase Director, Southwest Innovation Corridor View profile
Kaylé Barnes Founder, The Great Outchea View profile
James Edward Mills Author, "The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors" View profile
Ambreen Tariq Founder, @BrownPeopleCamping View profile
Dan Rankin Mayor, Town of Darrington, WA View profile
Liz Townley Co-Host, out•LAND•ish, United States Forest Service View profile
Jenny Bruso Founder, Unlikely Hikers View profile
Jess Saba Environmental Responsibility Manager, 1908 Brands View profile
Ron Hunter Environmental Activism Manager, Patagonia View profile
Suzanne Catlett President, Escalante and Boulder Chamber of Commerce View profile
Gail Fanjoy Past President, Katahdin Area Chamber of Commerce View profile
Rachel Piacenza Director of Marketing, Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation View profile
Lance Pinn Founder, Brooklyn Boulders View profile
Michael Snyder Commissioner, Vermont Forests, Parks, and Recreation View profile
Charles Thomas Executive Director, Outward Bound Adventures View profile
Carrie Hamblen CEO/President, Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce View profile
James Ezeilo Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Development, Greening Youth Foundation View profile
Dave Conine USDA Rural Development Director for Utah View profile
Danielle Williams Founder, Melanin Base Camp, Team Blackstar Skydivers View profile
Mikhail Martin Co-Founder, Brothers of Climbing View profile
Peter Metcalf Founder, Black Diamond View profile
Lori Buck Mayor, Fruita, CO View profile
Brett Prettyman Intermountain Communications Director, Trout Unlimited View profile
Loretta Pineda Executive Director, Environmental Learning for Kids View profile
Taimur Ahmad Recreation and Forest Policy Fellow, The Wilderness Society View profile
Luke Nelson Activist, physician assistant, race director, runner View profile
Katie Shepherd Christiansen Microplastics Project Manager, Adventure Scientists View profile
Forrest Shearer Adventure athlete, climate change activist View profile
Shelma Jun Founder, Flash Foxy, the Women's Climbing Festival and the Never Not Collective View profile
Miho Aida Documentary filmmaker; Equity and Inclusion Coordinator, NatureBridge View profile
Eric Dinger CEO and Co-Founder, Powderhook  View profile
Jainee Dial Co-Founder, WYLDER View profile
Lindsey Elliott Co-Founder, Wylder Goods View profile
Gary Thorson Assistant Director for Information and Education, Colorado Parks & Wildlife View profile
Coby Tigert Deputy Director, Center for Western Lands, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership View profile
Cailin O’Brien-Feeney State and Local Policy Manager, Outdoor Industry Association View profile
Scott Fitzgerald Executive Director, Silicon Couloir View profile
Taldi Walter Community & Government Affairs Manager, REI View profile
Amy Roberts Executive Director, Outdoor Industry Association View profile
Connie Spreen Co-Founder, The Experimental Station View profile
Jason Keith Co-Founder, Public Land Solutions View profile
Cynthia Wilson Traditional Foods Program Director, Utah Diné Bikéyah View profile
Tanner Yess Program Manager, Groundwork Cincinnati View profile
Kyle Sullivan Monument Manager, Mojave Trails National Monument View profile
Maricela Rosales Los Angeles Coordinator, Latino Outdoors View profile
Justin Forrest Parks Logistics Assistant, Chicago Cares View profile
Len Necefer Founder, NativesOutdoors View profile
Marshall Masayesva Program Director, Adventures for Hopi View profile
Jessi Johnson Public Lands Coordinator, Wyoming Wildlife Federation View profile
Ryan Callaghan Director of Public Relations, First Lite View profile
Bob Ratcliffe Program Chief, Conservation and Outdoor Recreation, National Park Service View profile
Michael Degnan Former Associate Director for Land and Water, White House Council on Environmental Quality View profile
Luis Benitez Director, Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office View profile
Ray Rasker Executive Director, Headwaters Economics View profile
John Wentworth Board President, Mammoth Lakes Trails and Public Access Foundation View profile
Land Tawney President and CEO, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers View profile
Jessica Loya Government Relations and Public Affairs Associate, Hispanic Access Foundation View profile
Cailin O’Brien-Feeney State and Local Policy Manager, Outdoor Industry Association View profile

SHIFT Award Official Selections

Eric Descheenie Arizona State Representative; Utah Diné Bikéyah Community Specialist View profile
Cynthia Wilson Traditional Foods Program Director, Utah Diné Bikéyah View profile
Jonah Yellowman Spiritual Advisor, Utah Diné Bikéyah View profile
Vickie Hormuth Development Director, American Alpine Club View profile
Katie Goodwin Public Lands Associate, Access Fund View profile
Alan Myers-Davis Director of Development, Whitefish Legacy Partners View profile
Heidi Van Everen Executive Director, Whitefish Legacy Partners View profile
Lori Bellingham Vice President of Communications, El Pomar Foundation View profile
Mike Neustedter Executive Director, Paradox Sports View profile
Richard Kozoll Board Member, Nacimiento Community Foundation, Step Into Cuba View profile
Luis Perez Youth Programs Assistant Coordinator, Outdoor Outreach View profile
Shelma Jun Founder, Flash Foxy, the Women's Climbing Festival and the Never Not Collective View profile
Lindsey Halvorson 100% Committed Campaign Coordinator, Climate Reality Project View profile
Cody Mruk Business Development Manager, NIC Federal View profile
Ann Schwaller Wilderness Manager, Superior National Forest View profile
Caroleigh Pierce Nonprofit Outreach Manager, Klean Kanteen View profile
Frank Jewell St. Louis County Commissioner View profile
Dan Zimmerer Statewide Partnership Coordinator, Colorado Parks and Wildlife View profile
Gavin Noyes Executive Director, Utah Diné Bikéyah View profile
Ron Hunter Environmental Activism Manager, Patagonia View profile
Rachel Piacenza Director of Marketing, Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation View profile
Mikhail Martin Co-Founder, Brothers of Climbing View profile
Loretta Pineda Executive Director, Environmental Learning for Kids View profile
Luke Nelson Activist, physician assistant, race director, runner View profile
Katie Shepherd Christiansen Microplastics Project Manager, Adventure Scientists View profile
Forrest Shearer Adventure athlete, climate change activist View profile
Miho Aida Documentary filmmaker; Equity and Inclusion Coordinator, NatureBridge View profile
Cory Pukini Conservation Coordinator, WILDCOAST View profile
Eric Dinger CEO and Co-Founder, Powderhook  View profile
Jainee Dial Co-Founder, WYLDER View profile
Lindsey Elliott Co-Founder, Wylder Goods View profile
Gary Thorson Assistant Director for Information and Education, Colorado Parks & Wildlife View profile
Coby Tigert Deputy Director, Center for Western Lands, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership View profile
Taldi Walter Community & Government Affairs Manager, REI View profile
Connie Spreen Co-Founder, The Experimental Station View profile
Jason Keith Co-Founder, Public Land Solutions View profile
Morgan Dixon Co-Founder, GirlTrek View profile
Lucas St. Clair Founder, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument View profile
John McCauley Regional Organizer, Outdoor Alliance View profile

The Emerging Leaders

Brooklyn Bell Ambassador, The Kona Supremes View profile
Danielle Williams Founder, Melanin Base Camp, Team Blackstar Skydivers View profile
Tanner Yess Program Manager, Groundwork Cincinnati View profile
Aisha Weinhold Founder, No Man’s Land Film Festival View profile
Aaron Wolf Founder, Adventures Accessed View profile
Robert Vessels Military and Veteran Coordinator, Sierra Club Outdoors View profile
Bea Trumann Diversity Consultant, Maine Environmental Education Association View profile
Kyle Sullivan Monument Manager, Mojave Trails National Monument View profile
Gerben Scherpbeier Youth Programming Manager, Youth Opportunities Program, Appalachian Mountain Club View profile
Maricela Rosales Los Angeles Coordinator, Latino Outdoors View profile
Krystle N. Ramos Director of Programs, Community Nature Connections View profile
Andrew Pineda Project Manager, Amigos de los Rios View profile
Justin Forrest Parks Logistics Assistant, Chicago Cares View profile
Victoria Ortiz Development Coordinator, Santa Barbara Middle School View profile
Taiji Nelson Naturalist Educator, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy View profile
Natrieifia Miller Conservation Leadership Corps Lead Coordinator, Appalachian Trail Conservancy View profile
Len Necefer Founder, NativesOutdoors View profile
Marshall Masayesva Program Director, Adventures for Hopi View profile
Eva Malis Uplift Coordinator, Uplift Climate, Grand Canyon Trust View profile
Andrew Loffredo Costa 5 Rivers Coordinator, Trout Unlimited View profile
Jessi Johnson Public Lands Coordinator, Wyoming Wildlife Federation View profile
Austin Hopkins Conservation Associate, Idaho Conservation League View profile
Mateen Hessami President, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers student chapter, University of Montana View profile
Grete Gansauer Northwest Montana Field Coordinator, Montana Wilderness Association View profile
Paola Flores Interpretation, Education, Volunteer, and Youth Fellow, National Park Service View profile
Nancy Fernandez Bilingual Urban Outreach Coordinator, Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex, United States Fish and Wildlife Service View profile
Kevin Farron Western Field Associate, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership View profile
Jacky Elizarraraz California Training Officer, Bureau of Land Management View profile
Zintkala Eiring, Jr. Native American Liaison, Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Regional Office View profile
Allie D’Andrea Founding Member, Artemis Sportswomen View profile
Zach Brown State Representative, Montana Legislature View profile
Mitch Breton Video Coordinator, Outside Magazine View profile

Workshops

Meryl Harrell Principle Consultant, Meryl Harrell LLC View profile
Michael Snyder Commissioner, Vermont Forests, Parks, and Recreation View profile
Van Schoessler President, Oregon Outdoor Alliance View profile
Janette Heung Deputy Director, Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office View profile
Cailin O’Brien-Feeney State and Local Policy Manager, Outdoor Industry Association View profile
Rachel VandeVoort Director, Montana Office of Outdoor Recreation View profile
Noah Wilson Executive Director, Outdoor Gear Builders of Western North Carolina View profile
Domenic Bravo Administrator, Wyoming Parks, Historic Sites and Trails Division View profile
Adam Baylor Stewardship and Advocacy Manager, Mazamas View profile
Sarah Shrader Co-Chair, Grand Valley Outdoor Recreation Council View profile
Gabe Kiritz Public Lands Business Organizer, Conservation Colorado's Outdoor Business Alliance View profile
Ray Rasker Executive Director, Headwaters Economics View profile
Brad Petersen Director, Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation, 2013-2015 View profile
Lana Weber Community Engagement Associate, Idaho Conservation League View profile
 
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