REI Coop: the 3 unelected board members who should immediately resign

 

  • 2025 Election Conflict: In May 2025, REI members voted to reject the board's uncontested slate of candidates for the first time in the co-op's history, amid a "Vote No" campaign led by the REI Union.
  • Board Appointments: To resolve the resulting vacancies, the board utilized its (conveniently and illegally modified) bylaws in September 2025 to appoint Lisa Bougie, Eric Sprunk, and John Vandemore. Their positions should have been ratified by a member vote in the next annual election in 2026. That did not happen. Therefore those 3 people have zero legitimacy and no legal mandate to sit on the REI-Coop board of directors and should immediately resign. People should ask for their resignation on all the platforms where they appear, starting with Linkedin as it is a favorite place for 'decision makers'.
  • Lisa Bougie (from Santa Barbara) cumulates 5 board of directors memberships with REI, Pendleton Wooden Mills, Alante Capital, MakerSights, Cora

Eric Sprunk (from Seattle) cumulates 5 board of directors memberships with REI, Universal Music Group, General Mills, Providence, Jigx

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