Miho Aida (she/they) is originally from Tokyo, Japan. Her Japanese name 民 (mi) 穂(ho) represents her parents’ wish for her to become a creator of the greater democracy and a protector of people, culture, and environment. Miho thrives by living up to their name. She is the founder of an environmental media project called If She Can Do It, You Can Too: Empowering Women Through Outdoor Role Models. By producing videos and films of dynamic outdoor women of color, Miho highlights role models for girls and women of color who look, sound, and live like them so that they know what outdoor careers, adventures and leadership opportunities are possible. Miho has taken their award-winning film, The Sacred Place Where Life Begins: Gwich’in Women Speak on bicycle film tours since 2014, riding more than 3,000 miles across the US. On their tours, Miho uses the film to advocate for the permanent protection of Gwich’in people’s sacred land from oil development in Alaska.

Miho is a featured athlete in the 2021 book National Geographic Almanac and 2019 World’s Most Adventurous Women in Men’s Journal. She is the recipient of the 2018 Alumni Achievement Award from the National Outdoor Leadership School and the 2017 SHIFT Adventure Athlete Award. Miho also serves as a member of the Outdoor CEO Diversity Pledge Steering Committee and most recently worked as the Director of Equity & Inclusion at NatureBridge.