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JESSICA TURNER

President, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable

Jessica (Wahl) Turner is the first President of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), America’s leading coalition of outdoor recreation trade associations, businesses and organizations and Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Association (ORRA). Under her leadership, ORR has connected all segments of the outdoor recreation economy to pass historical legislation like the Great American Outdoors Act and achieve millions of dollars in funding for public lands, waters and rural gateway communities. Jessica has over a decade of experience navigating the halls of The White House, Department of the Interior (DOI), Capitol Hill, state recreation offices and outdoor lifestyle brands. Prior to ORR, she directed Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) outdoor recreation portfolio in Washington D.C. where she successfully gained landmark government recognition of outdoor recreation’s contribution to the national Gross Domestic Product as one of America’s leading industry sectors.

Jessica began her career at the Department of the Interior where she managed external relations for the Secretary, as well as First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Outside and Let’s Move! in Indian Country initiatives. Jessica is also the co-founder and past-chair of the Coalition for Outdoor Access, serves on the Board of the Foundation for America’s Public Lands and has been recognized for her leadership in D.C. and the outdoor industry with the Hill’s Top Lobbyist and Outdoors’ 30 Under 30. Jessica has a Master of Arts and bachelor's degree in American Government from Georgetown University and is a passionate outdoorswoman.

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