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Meet the OTC Team

We are looking forward to our next adventure.

Scott Swift

Scott Swift is a startup veteran. He has experience in for-profit and non-profit work having started his career with World Vision Relief organization. He founded OutsidetheCity.org in 2022. His love for the outdoors began early in life getting out to California & Baja California beaches to body surf, boogie board and surf. This was followed by plenty of hiking and backpacking across the Southwest. He is the proud father of a son with autism and epilepsy.

Corey Swift

Corey Swift

In his young career, Corey already has experience as a controller for a California-based, $50M privately held company where he holds responsibility for all finance and accounting. As a graduate of the University of Arkansas, a military veteran, and having been deployed to Afghanistan to serve his country, he a strong addition to the OutsidetheCity team He is a seasoned traveler (always on the go), adventurer, hiker and walks five miles a day just to stay in shape.

Darren Porter

Darren Porter

Darren has spent the better part of 3 decades in advertising, marketing, video production, and post-production producing an impressive body of work from sports documentaries to reality TV shows. An avid surfer and mountain biker, he loves to be able to combine his love of sports and storytelling. Darren loves to help people through hard times, divorce, relationships, and business motivation. Being a mentor is something near and dear to his heart. According to Darren, showing people a new way to live and having it stick is the most rewarding thing to do in life.

Join the OTC Team

Join the OTC Team

Join us for local outings throughout Southern California and the Southwest! If you love the outdoors as much as we do, we would love to hear from you.

Join us in the great outdoors as a volunteer!

We are looking for the volunteers with the following experience for outings in Orange, San Diego and Los Angeles Counties and beyond. 

  • Wilderness guides and survival experts
  • Team builders- with experience running outdoors adventure tours
  • Trail runners, cyclists, endurance athletes, fitness trainers