Outdoor Afro HQ
Headquartered in Oakland, California, Outdoor Afro’s staff spans the country. With backgrounds ranging from nonprofit, corporate, education, entertainment, agriculture, and finance sectors, our home office team’s unique expertise and experiences work together daily to keep network operations moving year-round.
Meet Outdoor Afro’s Team
Know the ones who collaborate on partnerships, in education, with programs, and across multimedia to change the narrative of who gets outdoors. Outdoor Afro is a love story with nature. The following team members help tell this story every day:

Rue Mapp
Founder
& CEO

Executive
Director

Candace Dantes
Communications
Director

Gina Wright
Program
Assistant

Deborah Hayman
Executive Manager
to the CEO

Operations
Director

Operations
Coordinator

Shivanni Maharaj
Development &
Grants Assistant

People Operations
Human Resources