I learned about Women Outdoors at a local outdoor expo and joined shortly after I joined the BOD in 2021. Over more recent years as family responsibilities have decreased, I have been able to devote more time to: hiking, skiing, snow shoeing, birding, biking and kayaking. I have truly enjoyed meeting new friends and learning about nature & conservation and what we each can do to take better care of mother earth. I enjoy leading hikes and showing participants interesting features. We are fortunate to have such wonderful and diverse parks and great people with whom to explore.

Sandy Green, Western MA

Randi Lynn Quackenbush, 
Finger Lakes

Randi joined the WO Board in 2021. She loves hiking, backpacking, paddling, skiing, and camping in all seasons, and she travels to the mountains at every opportunity - she recently became an ADK 46er.  After attending a few Becoming an Outdoors Woman events in NY and VT, Randi sought out women-specific outdoor opportunities and found Women Outdoors. As a newer Board member and resident millennial, Randi has been helping plan events and provide technical support. She lives in Trumansburg, NY with her husband and dog Luna.

Jehanne-Marie Gavarini, Eastern Mass

Before moving to Somerville, MA, Jehanne-Marie was a San Francisco, Bay Area resident. For several years, she explored the West Coast in her VW van while assembling a collection of extraordinary memories. She has vivid recollections of hiking in National Parks, walking on deserted beaches, or gazing at pristine lakes while backpacking in the magnificent Sierra Mountains with her friend Merri. 

Currently, Jehanne-Marie enjoys all the outdoors opportunities that New England has to offer. She loves bicycling, hiking, contemplating autumn’s mist and foliage, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, kayaking, swimming, and most of all camping! Caring for, and respecting the environment has become one of her top priorities. She strongly believes that we need to question the powers that be and find ways to live more sustainably. She is an advocate for natural medicine and practices herbalism. A member of a Somerville community garden, she grows most of her vegetables and medicinal herbs. As a new WO’s Board member, she looks forward to serving in an organization that empowers women. 

Shelly Rafferty, Finger Lakes

Shelly is a writer, editor, and lesbian advocate. By some estimates, she’s spent more than 1,000 nights in a sleeping bag under the stars in places as diverse as Perce Rock, (Canada),  Robbers’ Cave in Oklahoma, and throughout the Finger Lakes. A new Board member, Shelly expects to play a pivotal role in designing communications and building WO’s membership in western New York State.