Danielle Williams,
Founder (2018 onwards) and
Senior Editor - Blog

Danielle Williams is the founder of Diversify Outdoors, senior editor and founder of Melanin Base Camp, and co-founder of Team Blackstar Skydivers. She’s a disabled Army veteran with 10.5 years of service and an disabled skydiver with over 600 jumps.

Logan D. A. Williams,
Business Manager (2020-2022) and
Assistant Editor - Blog (2022)

Dr. Logan D. A. Williams organized the 2015 "Knowledge from the Margins: Social Justice and Sustainability" three day conference including a green tour of Detroit. In 2011, she interned for the Senior Gender Adviser in the United Nations Environment Program working in a zero energy balance building in Kenya. She has co-authored chapters on Colorado and Texas in the 2010 report Building Clean-Energy Industries and Green Jobs: Policy Innovations at the State and Local Government Level. Dr. Williams was a founding member of the student sustainability task force at Rensselaer in 2008. Her first hike was a 14-er in Colorado (yes aspirin was required because of the altitude, but she loved it — thanks Audrey!).

Sarai Pak,
Social Media Graphic Artist (2021-2022)

Educator and designer.

Celebrator of all perspectives.

Showing up for a more inclusive outdoors.

Shi-Lynn Campbell,
Social Media Coordinator and
Production Editor - Blog (2021-2022)

Shi-Lynn is a native of Plainfield, New Jersey, and a longtime resident of Las Vegas, NV, the ancestral lands of the Nuwuvi. He attended UNLV and developed a love for hiking while trying to stay active after the birth of his daughter. After joining several local hiking groups, Shi realized that the outdoor community was very white and had a one size fit all mentality. That made him feel uncomfortable. He, along with several of his friends, started their own hiking group where they could be themselves and provide a safe space for other POC. That group became Hike Nevada. Today, Shi-Lynn is a field ranger working at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge and freelance photographer. He uses his talents to stand up for diversity, equity and inclusion as well as indigenous rights. His mission is to support decolonization by any means necessary.

Jess LaPolla,
Membership Coordinator and
Developmental Editor - Blog (2022)

Jess LaPolla is a hiker, climber, backpacker, and all-around outdoor enthusiast. Her goal is to make the outdoors more accessible and welcoming by drawing on her experiences, as well as the experiences of others. In her free time, Jess can be found playing with her two dogs, Sawyer and Jorah, or planning out her next adventure.

Khristina Rhead,
Assistant Editor - Blog (Summer 2022)

Khristina is an environmentalist, writer, and rock climber. Although her love for nature started as a kid growing up in Maryland, her passion for outdoor recreation really took off once she moved to the West Coast in 2018. Since then, she's made getting outside a big part of her life. By sharing photos and videos of herself camping, hiking, and climbing on Instagram and other social media platforms, she hopes to inspire Black/Latinx and plus size people to take up lots of space in the outdoors.