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Kristin sits down with Tiffany Smith, CEO of Camber Outdoors. Tiffany speaks to past experiences that have led her to Camber Outdoors during a pivotal time, how the outdoor industry is primed to help support the national economy, and how Tiffany’s career path brought her to the organization. Building inclusive workplaces, fundraising, and understanding the industry-specific landscape of DEI efforts are all vital in creating a more equitable working world.
Read MoreLife Time’s Big Sugar Gravel and the SHIFT‘22 Bicycle Leadership Conference are both taking place in the region this month, and Verde Brand Communications and our clients will be on the ground taking part in these needle-moving discussions and activations.
Read MoreCamber Outdoors, the non-profit organization with the mission of supporting workplace inclusion, equity and diversity for outdoor-recreation focused organizations, in partnership with KEEN Footwear, welcomes its fall Mentor Allyship program cohort. The Mentor Allyship program, named to reflect the critical role men have in promoting gender equity in the workplace, pairs those who identify as male (mentors) with those who identify as women (mentees).
Read MoreThis summer, the Winnebago Industries Foundation is funding a new internship program in partnership with Camber Outdoors, a nonprofit leader driving workplace inclusion, diversity and equity in the outdoor industry. In total, five outdoor recreation companies are hosting fifteen interns with the goal of building career pathways for diverse talent.
Read MoreCamber Outdoors, the non-profit organization with the mission of supporting workplace inclusion, equity, and diversity for Outdoor-Recreation focused organizations, announces Tiffany Smith as the organization’s new CEO, following an intensive selection process. Most recently serving as Chief Development Officer of Camber, Smith steps into the new leadership position effective immediately.
Read MoreMore than a year after the murder of George Floyd and ensuing BLM protests, Kristin Carpenter, host of the Channel Mastery podcast, organized a Facebook Live with Camber Outdoors. The live conversation offers an opportunity for brands and businesses in specialty markets and the outdoor industry too ‘check in’ on progress made over the last year [and areas for improvement] in creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace environment.
Kristin Carpenter, hosted Emily Newman, the Executive Director of Camber Outdoors, and Renita Smith, Camber’s Chief Programs Officer, to talk about action and continued steps that WE can all take to build equitable systems and processes, and a culture of awareness around diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
Read MoreCamber Outdoors announces its Workplace Anti-Racism Action Agenda. Designed as a free resource for the active-outdoors industries, The Action Agenda will help companies activate their commitment to the ongoing work of creating and sustaining inclusive, equitable, and diverse workplaces.
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter. Here is a preview of Camber Outdoors’ Anti-Racism Agenda. It’s time to take the necessary steps to dismantle racism, here are the beginning steps for your organizations journey.
Read MoreDiversity and Inclusion Communications resource to help guide your specialty brand to take a stand or make a statement on the incredibly unfortunate and unforgettable circumstances.
Read MoreCamber Outdoors announces the appointment of five new board members: Katie Carlson – Vice President of Human Resources, Brooks Running; Hawi Keflezighi – owner of Hawi Management; Eileen Mulry – Vice President of Human Resources, SRAM; Victoria Payne – Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Mountain Khakis; and Traci Reandeau – Vice President Global People and Culture, Fuerst Group.
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