“Dave Petri is an outstanding leader in the outdoor industry. Dave is universally respected and sought out by a broad variety of members of the industry for thinking through challenging situations facing our industry. Dave took the leading role in engaging the industry to better support and engage with veterans, both in the industry and to help make the outdoor industry more welcoming and available to veterans.”

“I’ve known and worked with Dave for many years, both when I was at REI and also with bluesign and always have found it to be positive, productive and energetic! Dave has a can-do attitude and his personality lends itself to great interaction. He is quite outgoing and personable. I appreciate the way he embraced sustainability and has become a champion of the cause.”

“I’ve been in the outdoor industry for 25 years and have worked with hundreds of people during that time. Dave ranks at the top of the list of people I most admire and respect. They guy is good at what he does, strike that...he’s great. He has an innate ability to see, know, and understand the 30K foot view, and then be able to efficiently transfer that down to the micro level - with clear actionable items that generate results.”

“During our time working together, I watched Dave expand the reach and awareness of Farm to Feet through a number of marketing initiatives, including both conventional and digital marketing. He knows the value of community-level marketing and building engagement through both major targeted national campaigns, but also grassroots marketing. ”

“David is extremely organized. He is diligent at planning and executing projects as well as managing groups to complete projects successfully. He has great insight into managing sustainability and is very dedicated to making sustainability part of an everyday routine both personally and professionally. He would make a positive addition to any team. ”