Connor Gilmartin

About Connor Gilmartin

Systems architect, grant writer, storyteller, and permaculturist with a knack for bringing form to the formless. Deeply committed to stewarding the canyons, ridges, rivers, and forests I call home — and equally committed to the invisible architecture that helps organizations and teams do their best work. I transform undocumented processes, fragmented systems, and institutional knowledge into structured, maintainable solutions designed for the people who depend on it. I care about intentional design and removing the friction that prevents people from showing up fully. My passions include permaculture, regenerative land stewardship, forestry, whole-systems design, and creative event production — especially where they intersect to inspire connection and a deeper sense of place. How we do anything is how we do everything — \"Without love in the dream it will never come true\"

Experience

1. Director of Development

   Butte County Fire Safe Council

   Jan 2026 — Present · Paradise, CA, US

   Leading organizational development, grant writing, and whole-systems design. Building the information infrastructure that connects donor management, marketing automation, and program tracking into a single source of truth. Write state and federal grants and cultivate major donor relationships. Translate complex operational processes into structured, auditable documentation across the organization.

Education

• California State University, Chico

  Bachelor of Science

  2014 — 2019