Steve Bendzak
General Manager, ExOfficio

Since 1991, Steve has led the ExOfficio wholesale division of sales. Steve currently manages more than twenty independent field representatives and internal sales managers. He also has grown ExOfficio product placement to approximately 1000 retail doors in the U.S.A. and sales in eight countries globally. Steve was promoted to General Manager of ExOfficio as of February, 2007.

Steve brings a background of retail, sales management, and business development experience to ExOfficio. He served as Retail Merchandise Manager with The Archer and Angler, a specialty Fly-fishing and Archery pro-shop and owned and operated in addition to, Room to Move, a retail business. Steve grew up in a family of bow hunters and fly fishermen and honed his sales negotiating skills as the youngest of seven siblings. He now has three of his own thanks to his wife Carrie who was ExOfficio's first employee in 1987, being hired two months before Steve.

Bill Swan
Director of Administration, ExOfficio

Since joining the company in 1994, Bill has taken on a variety of vital company responsibilities resulting in immediate and sustainable successes. Currently, Bill is the Manager of Wholesale Dealer Services, Direct-to-Consumer Services and Human Resources. Additionally, Bill is responsible for researching and coordinating system solutions.

Bill married an early employee of ExO, Kay, and became interested in working for Ex Officio through her. They now have 3 children to raise in the ExO traditions that he and his wife help establish. Bill and Kay have the Martha Stewart touch (not the prison side) so you always want to be on the receiving end of the Swans. Bill is also an avid outdoorsman with a passion for fly-fishing.

Monica Smith
Design Director, ExOfficio

Seattle-native, Monica Smith, brings over 10 years of apparel design expertise to ExOfficio. Smith graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington, and then furthered her educational background with an Associates Degree in Apparel Design from Seattle Central Community College.

Prior to joining the ExOfficio design team, Smith managed her own apparel design company, BesaidBode, specializing in wardrobe consulting and custom design for a diverse line-up of private clients in the Seattle area. Smith joined ExOfficio's team in 2001 as the Women's Wear Designer, charged with bringing new developments to the Women's technical collection. An assortment of Smith's product designs such as the ExOfficio's Women's "Gill" and "ExO Dri" styles quickly became top-sellers. ExOfficio soon evolved Smith's responsibilities to include design for both the men's and women's collections and promoted her to the current role of Design Director in January of 2006.

Smith's innovative, multi-functional apparel designs are inspired by a lifetime of rich, travel adventures. Even as a very young child, many a port was explored by Smith and her family via their converted 42 foot World War II tugboat. Since then, Smith has enjoyed road tripping and camping throughout the US, Alaska, Hawaii and Canada. She has also explored Europe, Scandinavia, Mexico, Russia, Thailand, China, India, Indonesia, Taiwan and South Korea � and cannot wait for her next adventure.