Ruth Wikoff-Jones Email & Phone Number

Believer in the transformative power of outdoor experiences. Advocate for equitable access to outdoor pursuits. Organizer of people and processes. Empathetic leader with a background in not-for-profit and corporate settings. Lifelong learner who knows the importance of teams in solving challenges.Specialties: Customer experience, relationship building, team leadership, strategic planning, contract negotiation, brand reinforcement, project and team management, database management, hospitality, team training facilitator, and mentorship.Ruth brings a strategic, organized and goal-oriented approach to each project. Her goal is to provide strategic solutions to enhance organizational objectives. She leverages her extensive experience in strategy development, customer service, meeting, event and travel management experience. She has a commitment to exceptional on time, on budget service and relationship building expertise. A background rooted in the arts provides her with creative solutions to conceptual, logistical and delivery challenges, while practical hands-on experience in the blending of marketing, operations and budgeting complete her knowledge base.She was most recently responsible for developing the processes supporting the expansion and visibility of REI's guided tours, classes and rentals thru B2B relationships. Passion for the outdoors, coupled with extensive background in providing memorable experiences informed her role. She is a collaborative team member, she actively seeks feedback from stakeholders to ensure an inclusive environment where all contributions are valued.She lives her belief in providing leadership development through experiences in the outdoors for future generations through her involvement with Scouts BSA and Women Who Hike. She is a Leave No Trace Trainer and supports Leave No Trace Principles in her outdoor adventures. An avid hiker, backpacker, she provides unique perspectives regarding women in the outdoors through her blog and interactions with the lives she touches.

Listed skills include Event Management, Event Planning, Marketing, Public Relations, and 46 others.