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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Yvon Chouinard</b></font><p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/831/000106513/" class=proflink>9-Nov</a>-<a href="/lists/937/000105622/" class=proflink>1938</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/083/000079843/" class=proflink>Lewiston, ME</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> <a href="/lists/869/000071656/" class=proflink>Buddhist</a><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Business, <a href="/lists/199/000068992/" class=proflink>Activist</a><br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Democratic<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Founder, Patagonia<p><b>Military service:</b> US Army (1962-64)<p><b>Father:</b> Gerard Chouinard<br><b>Mother:</b> Yvonne<br><b>Sister:</b> Rachel Hopkins<br><b>Sister:</b> Doris Blackey<br><b>Brother:</b> Gerald Conrad Chouinard (b. 23-Sep-1923, d. 19-Jun-2008, heart failure)<br><b>Wife:</b> Malinda Pennoyer (m. 1971)<br><b>Son:</b> Fletcher<br><b>Daughter:</b> Claire<br><p> High School: Burbank, CA<br> University: Valley Junior College, Valley Glen, CA<br><p> <u>Patagonia</u> Founder<br> <u>1% for the Planet</u> Board of Directors (emeritus)<br> <u>1% for the Tetons</u> Advisory Board<br> <a href="/org/217/000164722/">America Coming Together</a> <br> <u>Balanced Rock</u> Board of Directors (emeritus)<br> <a href="/org/105/000172586/">Bill Bradley for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/290/000134885/">Conservation International</a> Board of Directors (emeritus)<br> <u>Defense of Place</u> Board of Directors<br> <a href="/org/674/000171161/">Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee</a> <br> <u>Environmental Defense Center</u> Advisory Board<br> <a href="/org/676/000205061/">League of Conservation Voters</a> <br> <a href="/org/677/000167176/">Nader 2000</a> <br> <u>Restore Hetch Hetchy</u> Advisory Committee<br> <u>Save the Waves Coalition</u> Advisory Board<br> <a href="/org/761/000041638/">Sierra Club</a> <br> <u>Southern California Falconry Club</u> <br> <a href="/org/377/000051224/">Surfrider Foundation</a> Founding Advisory Board Member<br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/028/000051872/">American Express</a> 2010<br> <a href="/crime/845/000054683/">Vagrancy</a> Winslow, AZ (1962)<br> <a href="/lists/490/000050340/">French-Canadian Ancestry</a> <br> <p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Climbing Ice</i> (<tt>1978</tt>)<br><i>Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman</i> (<tt>2005</tt>, memoir)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle 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