In November 2016 REI started producing independent podcasts informally starting with "Wild Ideas Worth Living" by journalist Shelby Stanger"." Since then they have also released "Camp Monsters" and "Wildfire." In February 2019, REI acquired Arizona-based adventure tour operator "Arizona Outback Adventures." Arizona Outback Adventures had served as a vendor and operator of REI's adventure travel programs for over 15 years. The acquisition brought new tour and rental capabilities in house at REI and signaled a renewed efforts towards diversifying the company's experiential offerings. Sally Jewell joined the board of REI in 1996 and in 2000 was named chief operating officer. She became CEO in 2005. Jewell remained CEO of REI until she was named United States Secretary of the Interior in April 2013. Jerry Stritzke, former president and COO of Coach New York, was named president and CEO of REI in August 2013. Stritzke resigned in February 2019 and Eric Artz, previously COO of the company, was named interim CEO of REI. REI has a member owned co-operative headquartered in Kent, Washington, until 2020, when it will move to the Spring District in Bellevue, Washington. It is owned by its members, who each hold a single voting share. Members are entitled to a patronage dividend. Its flagship stores are in Cascade, Seattle, Washington; Bloomington, Minnesota; Washington, DC; New York City; and Denver, Colorado. It has distribution centers in Sumner, Washington; Bedford, Pennsylvania; and Goodyear, Arizona. REI is owned by its active members, persons who have paid a $20 lifetime membership fee and have purchased $10 or more of merchandise from REI in a given calendar year. Each active member is entitled to vote for members of the company's board of directors and is eligible to receive a patronage dividend on qualifying purchases. The annual dividend is normally equal to 10% of what a member spent at REI on regular-priced merchandise in the prior year. The dividend, which becomes unredeemable on December 31 two years from the date of issue, can be used as credit for further purchases or taken as cash or check between July 1 and December 31 of the year that the dividend is valid. REI members are allowed to buy returned/used/damaged goods at significant discounts at the REI Used Gear Sales. Other benefits of REI membership include discounts on rentals, deals on shipping charges, REI adventure trips, and shop services, as well as rock wall access at locations that feature indoor climbing walls.