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Michael Ehrenreich, Owner
- Michael is a dermatologist and founder of SOMA Skin and Laser with offices in Millburn and Paramus.
- Created board games Start Up and Election.
- Designer of the Zigo Leader Carrier bicycle.
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Interests: Hiking, kayaking, building rustic furniture, biking, trail building, travel, music.
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Something you may not know about him: He wrote three musicals: Medicine the Musical, The War and Hooked.
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Favorite Place: Lambertville, NJ.
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Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Mint Chocolate Chip
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Mission at Big Bear Gear: Dreaming the big dream
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Rebecca Gelman, Owner
- Rebecca is a licensed architect specializing in residential homes and historic renovation.
- Co Dreamer with her husband Michael Ehrenreich.
- Volunteers for beautification and storefront programs and serves on the boards of various organizations.
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Pastimes: Hiking, kayaking, biking, art, spending time with family, exploring new places along the Delaware River.
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Something you may not know about her: She speaks Italian and lived in Hong Kong and Italy for five years.
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Favorite Place: Lambertville, NJ.
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Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Moose Tracks
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Mission at Big Bear Gear: Creating a fun in-store experience and connecting with customers and the community.
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Chris Lomas, Manager and Director of Outdoor Education and Events
Chris is a graduate of Appalachian State University, NC. Having studied Recreation Management, specializing in Experiential Education , he has 10+ years of experience in outdoor instruction and guiding.
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Interests: Backpacking, paddling and climbing.
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Favorite Place: Glacier National Park, Montana
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Mission at Big Bear Gear: To create an outdoor learning and activity center
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Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Huckleberry
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Something you don’t know about him: Chris is an avid cook and loves cooking with wild edibles.
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Christine Cho, Associate |
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Patrick Jet, Associate |
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Aiden Ehrenreich, Associate and Farm Stand Manager
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Interests: Kayaking, hiking, biking, reading, playing board games and hanging out with friends. he also enjoys robotics, library leadership, travel, model UN and working with differently abled youth.
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Favorite Hike: Ein Gedi, Israel.
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Favorite Place: Lambertville, NJ.
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Mission at Big Bear Gear: Establishing and running the Farm Market.
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Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Cookies and Cream
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Something you don’t know about him: He likes to cook once in a while and he's pretty good at it.
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Zach Ehrenreich, Associate
- Interests: Kayaking, hiking and biking. Also cars, motorcycles, computers, watches and outdoor gear.
- Favorite Hike: Goat Hill
- Favorite Place: Home
- Mission at Big Bear Gear: To expand our offerings of beginner experiences and classes, and researching gear.
- Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: "I prefer eating chocolate bars"
- Something you don’t know about him: He sails and he's a "techie."
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Joel Coyne, Paddling Instructor and Environmental Outreach Coordinator
- Advocate for Environmental causes. Volunteer for The Sourland Conservancy and The Watershed Institute.
- Life long paddler and avid canoeist.
- Paddles through the Wing Dam on a regular basis for fun. (don’t try this at home)
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Interests: Biking, hiking, paddling, music, birding and traveling.
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Favorite Place: Somewhere in the middle of the Delaware River (exact location not to be disclosed)
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Mission at Big Bear Gear: To get people on the water and to teach stewardship.
- Donates his Big Bear Gear earnings to The Sourland Conservancy by gifting a copy of “Seeing the Sourlands” to students.
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