REI Adds Two Board Members

REI Co-op, at its annual member meeting, elected Rose Marcario, Patagonia’s former CEO, and Charles Sams, former director of the National Park Service, to its board of directors while re-electing Ted Philip to serve another three‑year term.

REI said the directors “bring deep experience, shared values and a continued commitment to the long‑term health of the co‑op.”

Marcario is a partner at ReGen Ventures, an early-stage venture fund focused on restoring climate, planetary and human health, and the former CEO of Patagonia from 2014 to 2020. Sams is the 19th director of the National Park Service. His term ended in 2025.

Philip was, most recently, chief operating officer of Partners in Health, a non-profit focused on serving marginalized communities in Haiti, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Malawi, and Lesotho. He also has experience in the retail, consumer products and tech sectors. He has served on REI’s board since 2018.

Other board members include Mary Beth Laughton, REI’s President and CEO; Chris Carr; Eric Sprunk; John Vandemore; Doug Mack; Patricia Lopez; and Lisa Bougie.