In its Sixth Year, the Outdoor Afro Leadership Team Grows to 65 Leaders and Expands to 27 states.

Since it was founded in 2011, the Outdoor Afro Leadership Team has brought together volunteers that embody the promise and passion to write a new and different narrative about Black engagement in the outdoors.   The 2017 Leadership Team unites teachers, lawyers, tech sector consultants, artists, business owners, culinary experts, nonprofit professionals, G-men and women, parents, grandparents, gardeners, kayakers, backpackers, climbers, snowboarders,  swimmers, campers, mountain bikers, and picnic lovers committed to ensuring that African Americans enjoy all of the benefits of nature.
To date,  Outdoor Afro has recruited, trained and connected more than 100 Black outdoor leaders from cities around the country. In 2017, we are proud to be expanding to new cities including Birmingham, Honolulu, and Detroit.
In April 2017, the Leadership Team will take part in the annual training at National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.  In addition, our leaders will hike history in Harpers Ferry National Park and acquire skills to steward relationships between Black communities and their green spaces.
Outdoor Afro is deeply grateful to our sponsors including REI, KEEN Footwear, Klean Kanteen,  Columbia, Go Rving, National Wildlife Federation – California, The North Face, Osprey,  US Fish and Wildlife Service and Yakima.

Outdoor Afro Team Leadership

 

 

2017-2018 Outdoor Afro Regional Leads

 

 

2017 Outdoor Afro Leadership Team Roster

 

Alabama

 

 

California

 

 

Colorado

 

 

Connecticut

 

 

Florida

 

 

Georgia

 

 

Illinois

 

 

Hawaii

 

 

Kentucky

 

 

Maryland

 

 

Massachusetts

 

 

Michigan

 

 

Minnesota

 

 

Missouri

 

 

New Jersey

 

 

New Mexico

 

 

Nevada

 

 

New York

 

 

North Carolina

 

 

Ohio

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

 

South Carolina

 

 

Texas

 

 

Virginia

 

 

Washington

 

 

Washington D.C.

 

 

Wisconsin

 

 

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