New OIA chief: Trade group will be ‘catalyst for meaningful change’ in outdoor industry

BOULDER — In a recent online letter to members, new Outdoor Industry Association president Kent Ebersole pledged that the Boulder-based industry group will embrace a role as a “catalyst for meaningful change” within the sector. That means garnering a broad base of support for businesses but also ensuring that the industry does its part to ensure diverse stakeholders (including those not yet born) have access to outdoor recreation. 

OIA’s “government affairs team is a force for collective action,” Ebersole said, dedicated to establishing state-level outdoor recreation agencies, such as the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, across the country. “We won’t…