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At Algonquin Outfitters, we firmly believe that our most valuable resource is our staff and we hope that you will too. We are fortunate to have a group of long term "core staff" that help us through the extreme seasonality of our business.

	Rich Swift: Owner/General Manager location: Oxtonque Lake & Huntsville office Visionary leader of entire AO team, key decision-maker, liaison with Algonquin Park officials. quote "Hoo ho hoo!"
	Gordon Baker: Assistant General Manager since 1992 location: Oxtongue Lake, 1-800-469-4948, duties: oversees all aspects of outfitting/rentals, participates in overall marketing/strategy & customer relations. quote:"High technology has done us one great service: It has retaught us the delight of performing simple and primordial tasks - chopping wood, building a fire, drawing water from a spring." -Edward Abbey
	Jerry Schmanda: Opeongo Store Manager since 1990 location: Opeongo (summer), Huntville (winter) duties: oversees outfitting, rentals, & water taxi service at Opeongo, snowshoe, Nordic ski and souvenir buyer, trade show organizer. quote "Looking for something to do...?"
	Jake Pigeon: Brent Store Manager since XXXX location: Seasonal operations at Brent store on Cedar Lake duties: oversees all outfitting/retail at Brent, maintains the Brent Ranger Cabin. quote "I like the way we used to do it, and we still do at Brent."
	Beth Brittain: Oxtongue Lake Retail Manager location: Oxtongue Lake duties: oversees retail operations for Oxtongue, souvenir & technical clothing buyer. quote "The staff T-shirts are in"
	Jeremy Bessey: Oxtongue Backshop Manager location: Oxtongue Lake duties: oversees rental/outfitting operations for Oxtongue, property maintenance and vehicle fleet manager including transportation logistics. quote "Follow the bow of your canoe and you will never be lost."
	Will Lougheed, Bike Shop Mgr & Snowboard Buyer location: Huntsville duties: oversees retail and shop operations of the bike / snowboard department, bike & snowboard buyer, organizes off site demos. quote "Here's to sunshine and tail winds."
	Randy Mitson: Huntsville Marketing Director & Webmaster location: Huntsville duties: oversees company marketing, including advertising, special events and website development and promotion. Resident IT manager. quote "If you missed the web 2.0 bus, don't worry the web 3.0 one will arrive soon."
	Jeff Strano: AO Boatwerks Manager & Paddle Sport Manager location: Haliburton, Minden & Sir Sam's Ski Area duties: oversees operations at Boatwerks and Sir Sam's, paddle sport buyer, & events coordinator for Boatwerks & Sir Sam's quote "I'll make you an offer you can't refuse."
	Bob Sutcliffe: Huntsville Surf/Snowsport Floor Manager location: Huntsville duties: oversees surf & snowsport departments including operations at our Hidden Valley Shop, surf & snow hardgoods buyer. quote "I can get you a deal on that."
	Becky Stead: Huntsville Top Floor Assistant location: Huntsville duties: assistant to surf & snow departments, surf & snow clothing buyer, merchandiser.
	Fil Schreiner: Coporate Merchandiser location: Bracebridge duties: develops marketing/merchandising strategies for the company. quote "I'm on my way."
	Mark Sinnige, CMA: Controller location: Huntsville duties: Right hand man to Owner; providing input on strategic direction, finance, operations, marketing, etc quote "For many of us at AO, it's not so much a job as a way of life."
	Judy May: Accounts Payable location: Huntsville duties: accounts payable, daily sales records, hourly payroll, POS support.
	Andrea Waldron: Inventory Manager location: Huntsville duties: oversees shipping & receiving for all stores including inventory management for all locations. quote "Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today. -Mark Twain "
	Lynn Robinson: Huntsville Rental Manager location: Huntsville duties: oversees rental operations at Huntsville quote "Be like a duck, Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath. -Micheal Caine"
	Chris Bosworth: Retail Operations Manager location: everwhere duties: everything quote "We're all between swims."
	Chase Wilson: Camping & Footwear Buyer location: Huntsville duties: Camping gear (backpacks, tents, sleeping bag, etc) & footwear buyer. quote "My hair hurts!"
	Kate Kerr: Warranty / Receiver location: Huntsville duties: Oversees all warranty claims & assists with shipping, receiving & inventory management. quote "Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes" from On Walden Pond"