by Hannah Bernstein, Recruiter and Director of Staff Fundraising Each year REI sends student intern teams to support the ongoing work of...

by K. Douglas Erdmann, President & CEO   Once every two years? Due to the logistics and expense involved with gathering staff from around...

by David A. Staff, REI Director of Field Staff Care The current decade (2021-2030) has produced a post-COVID-19 world. Quarantines have...

by Paul Yankey, Chief Advancement Officer, REI HQ   As we look back on recent months, I’m struck by the steadfastness of our supporters...

by K. Douglas Erdmann, President/CEO, REI HQ   He seemed tired. Almost sluggish. James Ong, our new REI Singapore Director, and I were...

By Wendy Moore, Director of Communications, REI HQ   “The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.” REI staff...

By K. Douglas Erdmann, President & CEO, REI HQ James Rosebush, former deputy assistant to President Ronald Reagan, writes in the Harvard...

by Maryellen Morgan, Director of Recruiting, REI HQ Our recruiting team is growing! There was a big push to finance this role in REI’s...

By Paul Yankey, Chief Advancement Officer, REI HQ Excitement is brewing for REI Advancement, as we witness the seeds of innovation...

By Ginny Teel, Interim Director of Staff Care, HQ When our family lived in the Philippines, my heart was captured by cross-cultural...

By Doug Erdmann, President & CEO REI staff work in some very hard places around the world. These are developing countries with...

Kian Schuemann, Finance Assistant & Office Administrator, REI HQ REI is best known for its international work of building people to build...

By Wendy Moore, Director of Communications and Foundation Relations, HQ “REI is an organization with a clear goal of transforming people...

by Maryellen Morgan, Director of Recruiting, REI HQ “How do you recruit Gen Z?” This is a question I’m asked frequently, not only as a...

By K. Douglas Erdmann, President and CEO What country has the world’s most widely accepted passport? If you guessed Singapore, you were...

Paul Yankey, Chief Advancement Officer, REI HQ As REI grows, so does our need for resources to support that growth. We’re excited to let...

By Tracy Pickett, Staff Care Specialist, REI HQ Living in Cameroon, West Africa, was a dream-come-true: new culture, stimulating...

The 1992 survey trip to Vietnam that birthed REI. Roderick Beidler (2nd from right), Doug Sparks, REI's founder (3rd from right), Ms....

New REI staff – headed to Djibouti, Indonesia, Laos, and Colorado REI is excited to welcome five new staff members! Each brings a unique...

Every two years, REI staff come together to connect and catch up with friends.