Thank you for joining us!

​Thank you for joining over 50 Colorado and national conservation organizations, outdoor industry companies, and diverse community leaders as we honored the intersection of outdoor recreation and conservation, celebrated the ways we already work together, challenged ourselves to do more, and acknowledged how equitable policies are good for us all. 

We came together to foster and maintain the integral roles that conservation, climate change mitigation,  sound public lands policies, and equity play in supporting a successful outdoor industry. 


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SPEAKERS

Clark Tenakhongva is the Vice-Chairman for the Hopi Tribe and Co-representative of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition. He was born at Keams Canyon, Arizona, and was raised in the small Hopi village of Hotevilla, high atop Third Mesa. After attending a boarding school in Riverside, California, he served in the United States Army.

Jaylyn Gough, Founder & Executive Director, Native Womens Wilderness Jaylyn, is from the Navajo Tribe in New Mexico. Native Womens Wilderness was created out of the frustration of the lack women of color, let alone a Native Woman, represented in the outdoor industries. Her desire is for NWW to be a platform for Native voices, a place to express the love and passion for the Wild, and to provide education of the ancestral lands we all love to explore. Jaylyn has been a guide, a mountain bike race coordinator for eight years, and an avid mountain climber, hiker, mountain biker, climber, and a landscape photographer. You can always find her exploring the Wild with her camera in hand!

MUSTAFA SANTIAGO ALI A renowned thought leader, international speaker, policy maker, community liaison, trainer, and facilitator, Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali wears many hats, he is the Vice President of Environmental Justice, Climate & Community Revitalization for the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and also the Founder & CEO of Revitalization Strategies. Before joining the NWF Mustafa was the Senior Vice President for the Hip Hop Caucus, a national, non-profit and non-partisan organization that connects the Hip Hop community to the civic process to build power and create positive change.  As HHC Senior Vice President, he led the strategic direction, expansion, and operation of the Hip Hop Caucus’ portfolio on Climate, Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization. 

MYRIAN SOLIS CORONEL REI CO-OP’S NEXT GEN MARKETING PROGRAM Solis Coronel has held multiple positions at REI since 2008. Currently, she leads the Co-op’s Next Gen Marketing program, an effort whose objective is to inspire, attract and engage multicultural millennials in their outdoor journey. Prior to joining REI, she worked at KPBS, the local PBS and NPR affiliate, where she managed special events and developed and implemented media and outreach campaigns. Solis Coronel is also committed to the community where she works and plays. She was a board member for I Love a Clean San Diego and MANA de San Diego and, co-creator of the Latina Giving Circle. She currently serves as Vice Chair for the CA Park and Recreation Commission. In 2019, Solis Coronel will assume the Chair position for the Commission, serving as the Commission’s first Latina Chair. Solis Coronel holds a BA in Communications from San Diego State University. In her down time, she dreams and schemes of her next family vacation. ​

José G. González Green Chicano; Founder, Director Emeritus- Latino Outdoors; Partner- Avarna Group José G. González is the Founder of Latino Outdoors. He is an experienced educator as a K-12 public education teacher, environmental education advisor, outdoor education instructor and coordinator, and university adjunct faculty. He is also an illustrator and science communicator. His commentary on diversity and environmental/outdoor equity has been featured by High Country News, Outside Magazine, Earth Island Journal, and Latino USA, and he engaged in collaborations with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, U.S. Department of Interior, and the National Park Service during the Obama Administration. He also represented Latino Outdoors in several coalitions including the Latino Conservation Alliance, the Next 100 Coalition, and California Parks Now. He has been recognized with several honors, including the National Wildlife Federation Environmental Educator Award, Grist Magazine “Grist 50”, and The Murie Center Spirit of the Muries, among others. You may have also seen him in various outdoor spaces or read his poetic musings. He received his B.A at the University of California, Davis, and his M.S at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources & Environment. You can connect with him on social media @JoseBilingue.

Yesica Chavez, Environmental Learning for Kids Yesica is a first-generation student at the University of Colorado Denver getting her B.S. in Psychology. She was born and raised in the Montbello community of Denver. As a high school student, she joined ELK’s Leadership Corps program, where she received the help she needed to get her to her next step in life, which was higher education. Eventually, she joined ELK's Urban Ranger summer employment program. As an Urban Ranger, she taught hundreds of kids to fish, helped supervise camping trips, and began advocating for the importance of getting youth outside. After three years, she became the College Lead for the team. Her leadership since then has grown tremendously, as has her passion to help her community. Currently, Yesica is ELK's Student Coordinator where she helps lead the program that helped her, Leadership Corps. She is also the Youth Ambassador for the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Office, a volunteer for Latino Outdoors, and a Natural Leader with the Natural Leaders Network. In her free time she enjoys hiking, dancing, or binge watching Netflix shows.

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FRIEND OF THE CAUSE

Native Outdoors - Fishpond - Wallaroo Hat Company - Merrell - Alpacka Raft - Granite Gear -  Next 100 Coalition - Latino Outdoors - Continental Divide Trail Coalition - Big City Mountaineers - Trust for Public Land - National Parks Conservation Association - Sierra Club - Access Fund - Montana Wilderness Association - Environmental Learning For Kids - Defenders of Wildlife - Environment America - cityWILD - Native Women Wilderness - OUT There - Artemis - Hispanic Access Foundation - MiiR - HECHO - Western Resource Advocates - Alaska Wilderness League

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