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
Lisa Bourne
Executive
Director
Executive
Director
Candace Dantes
Communications
Director
Gina Wright
Program
Assistant
Deborah Hayman
Executive Manager
to the CEO
Camille Rochester
Operations
Director
Operations
Director
Janelle Whittaker
Operations
Coordinator
Operations
Coordinator
Shivanni Maharaj
Development &
Grants Assistant
Lauren Kelly
People Operations
Human Resources
People Operations
Human Resources