We are thrilled to welcome Rachael Minucciani to the SheJumps Board of Directors!
Rachael has spent the past 15 years merging both her passion with her profession - Relationships. The active outdoor landscape, paired with the community, is purely a bonus throughout her decade-long career leading experiential marketing, women’s adventure retreats, and brand partnerships at REI. Rachael has recently taken on the role as the Director of Partnerships for Selkirk Sports where her focus is to oversee authentic and strategic alliances that enable everyone to live their best life outside moving and connecting to something bigger.
Rachael is based in Seattle, a mom of 2 very young kids (Luke and Grace), married to her outdoor adventure partner (Matt), leads multiple West Seattle run and fitness clubs (for women and children), and has found that true happiness does exist when you bring everyone you love outside with you - and rub a little dirt all over it! Her mission and contributions to the SheJumps organization will pull from a collection of her deep passion and expertise developing, designing, and evolving relationships to strengthen the whole.
Q: Place of work, title, location.
A: Selkirk Sports, Director of Partnerships, Coeur d'Alene, ID
Q: Why did you join SheJumps as a board member?
A: To connect to something bigger than myself, contribute in ways that make a lasting impact on the community, and fight for equity and opportunity in the outdoors. As a mother of a little girl I hope that I’m setting her, and every generation behind me, up for a healthy future outside.
Q: What goal of the SheJumps Strategic Plan is the most important to you?
A: Broaden SheJumps’ scope to include Leadership and Wellness; I firmly believe that strong mentorship, relationships, and leadership help to shape the strongest future for people and organizations.
Q: What do you hope to contribute to the SheJumps Board of Directors?
A: My eager nature to connect people and organizations to one another to strengthen the whole. Help to identify and support strategic alliances that expand the reach of SheJumps, enables the growth of participation, increases funds, and builds a stronger future filled with evolution.
Q: What is your vision for SheJumps?
A: Continue to grow sustainably with heart and hustle designing more onramps for women and girls to experience the outdoors.
Now, it’s time for the lightning round:
Q: Outdoor activity of choice (pick one, two if you must)?
A: Trail running and backcountry skiing!!!
Q: Who inspires you to go outside and why?
A: My husband, my children, and my community of strong women – they give me a reason to get up every day, continue to design ways to get out and move, and keep me going … even at 4:45am
Q: Where is your favorite place to go outside or on an adventure?
A: Methow Valley – climbing, backpacking, trail running, mtn biking, skiing (I mean come on!)
Q: How has the outdoors benefited your health and overall physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing?
A: It’s my religion - period. I pray to it, I get energy from it, I restore in it, I heal in it, I count on it to keep me healthy and balanced and I teach my children to respect all that it has to offer us.
Thanks, Rachael!
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