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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST
Coffee Chat | Hike It Baby
4/4/2023 - 4/4/20233:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST
Event Description
Grab your coffee, smoothie, tea or water and come listen in as AORE’s Executive Director, Jeannette Stawski, speaks with Jessica Carrillo Alatorre, Director of Hike It Baby. Intended to be part interview, part podcast; these 30 minutes are meant to help you learn a little more about the topics, people, issues and perspectives that impact AORE members.
Jessica is passionate about bringing equity and inclusion into the outdoors and is working with a variety of experts, board members, staff, and volunteers to help shape HiB into a more inclusive and equitable organization. She is committed to building a future where the outdoors is a safe, accessible space for all families to enjoy, regardless of their race, gender, ability, socioeconomic status, orientation, or religion and the definition of outdoorsy isn’t limited to one type of person with specific gear engaging in specific activities.
Since its grass-roots beginning in 2014, Hike it Baby has reached more than 1 million people off and online. Social media was an integral part of the organization’s growth, allowing Hike it Baby to connect with 280,000 families through Facebook, nearly 40,000 families on Instagram and nearly 50,000 families a month through the Hike it Baby blog. As Hike it Baby matures, Jessica is proud to be doing more outreach, partnering with community organizations and representatives that allow for more culturally responsive solutions to lowering barriers for traditionally excluded and underserved populations to find their own connection to the outdoors from birth.
Jessica and her husband Chris enjoy exploring with their two girls, Natalie (8) and Elisabeth (6) around the Portland metro area they call home. Their home includes 4 generations of Alatorres ranging from 6 to 106, 1 dog, and 2 cats. Jessica’s favorite hikes often include waterfalls and wildflowers. Continually inspired by the passion and commitment of the volunteers who drive Hike it Baby along with the mission that has created the kind of community she wants her girls to be a part of, Jessica is proud to be raising a generation to love the outdoors.
This session is FREE for members and $25 for non members.
About Jessica Carrillo Alatorre
Jessica Carrillo Alatorre has been a part of Hike it Baby since the summer of 2014 when she took her 6 month old for a new moms hike. There she met HiB founder, Shanti Hodges and sparked a friendship and partnership that has helped make HiB what it is today. Growing up on the Oregon coast, Jessica spent a lot of her youth outdoors, falling in love with nature. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Management and Organizational Leadership from George Fox University, which has helped her to excel first as the Operations Manager and now as the Executive Director at Hike it Baby, ensuring that as the organization grows, systems, culture, partnerships, and personnel are put in place to help the non-profit’s long-term success.Jessica is passionate about bringing equity and inclusion into the outdoors and is working with a variety of experts, board members, staff, and volunteers to help shape HiB into a more inclusive and equitable organization. She is committed to building a future where the outdoors is a safe, accessible space for all families to enjoy, regardless of their race, gender, ability, socioeconomic status, orientation, or religion and the definition of outdoorsy isn’t limited to one type of person with specific gear engaging in specific activities.
Since its grass-roots beginning in 2014, Hike it Baby has reached more than 1 million people off and online. Social media was an integral part of the organization’s growth, allowing Hike it Baby to connect with 280,000 families through Facebook, nearly 40,000 families on Instagram and nearly 50,000 families a month through the Hike it Baby blog. As Hike it Baby matures, Jessica is proud to be doing more outreach, partnering with community organizations and representatives that allow for more culturally responsive solutions to lowering barriers for traditionally excluded and underserved populations to find their own connection to the outdoors from birth.
Jessica and her husband Chris enjoy exploring with their two girls, Natalie (8) and Elisabeth (6) around the Portland metro area they call home. Their home includes 4 generations of Alatorres ranging from 6 to 106, 1 dog, and 2 cats. Jessica’s favorite hikes often include waterfalls and wildflowers. Continually inspired by the passion and commitment of the volunteers who drive Hike it Baby along with the mission that has created the kind of community she wants her girls to be a part of, Jessica is proud to be raising a generation to love the outdoors.
This session is FREE for members and $25 for non members.