Dillon Osleger is a trail builder, mountain athlete, environmental advocate and scientist driving the outdoor communities’ narrative on climate, conservation and access. He resides in Truckee (the traditional and uncoded lands and territories of the Washoe Tribe) and travels the American West working to better the trail and conservation conditions across basin, range and crest. Osleger leverages his academic and athletic backgrounds to lead the sustainable trails and conservation movement towards a more holistic future. His writing on environment and public lands has appeared in High Country News, Outside Magazine, Mountain Gazette, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, and in his debut book - Trail Work - which received praise from Bill McKibben, Robert Moor, Rick Ridgeway, and Publishers Weekly as a foundational text on public lands and their value beyond solely recreation.

Brennan Lagasse wears several professional hats but is most regularly identified as a backcountry skier and ski guide, as well as an Assistant Professor of Sustainability at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe. He fights to protect wild places and works closely with the Tahoe Backcountry Alliance and the Winter Wildlands Alliance to advocate for access to the outdoors and the protection of public lands. His most recent multi-year effort focuses on the many intersecting issues surrounding protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Leveraging his diverse skill set, Brennan continues working with the Gwich’in tribe and other Arctic Refuge allies to raise awareness, and get people activated around the implications involved in allowing the last 5 percent of protected land on the Alaskan North Slope to be lost like the other 95 percent to fossil fuel development.

José González is the Founder of Latino Outdoors. He is a professional educator with training in the fields of education and conservation while engaging in different artistic endeavors with art and messaging—often exploring the intersection of the environment and culture. He has broad experience as a K-12 public education teacher, environmental education advisor, outdoor education instructor and coordinator, and university adjunct faculty. He is also an illustrator and science communicator. He serves on several volunteer leadership positions in the field, including as a Trustee for the National Outdoor Leadership School, a Trustee for the National Recreation Foundation, Parks Now Board Director, Resource Media Board Director, and Councilor for Save the Redwoods League, among others.

Katie Hawkins is a strategic leader and visionary advocate for outdoor recreation and conservation. She spearheads the policy and advocacy efforts for Trout Unlimited in California, driving transformative policies that secure robust conservation goals, elevate nature-based solutions to combat the climate crisis, and ensure America’s public lands and waters are safe and welcoming for all communities. She has orchestrated high-profile advocacy events in both California and Washington, D.C., forging powerful coalitions and uniting the voices of the conservation and outdoor enthusiasts across the country.

Appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to chair California’s State Outdoor Recreation Commission for Boating and Waterways, Katie also serves on the state’s leadership committee advancing the global 30x30 initiative. In recognition of her leadership and impact, she was selected for the Obama Foundation USA Leaders program and has represented the foundation at global climate conferences throughout the United States and Latin America.