Graham Zimmerman
Professional Athlete + Non-Profit Leader + Climate Advocate/Organizer
- Role
- Board Chair at Dirtroad Organizing
- Location
- Bend, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Graham Zimmerman
I am honored to have the opportunity to lead and empower at the intersection of mountain sports, climate, and people. As an organizer and leader, I strive to build high-functioning teams and political groundswell that empowers communities to change the world.As a Piolet d\'Or winning professional alpinist, I strive to complete what was once considered impossible.As a creative, I have directed award-winning films, written an award winning memoir, launched acclaimed podcasts, and written for various print publications while focusing on the broader impacts of content strategy and accessibility through consulting and coaching. My work has shown that taking well-calculated risks in combination with astute strategies is a pathway to success. I have constantly found that stories, well told, have the power to change the world. Above all, I believe in the power of nurturing talent to create the professionals and community leaders we need to move towards an equitable society that is in better balance with the planet on which we live.Currently, in 2025:I manage a team that harnesses the power of the outdoor community by organizing, resourcing, and deploying a team of 150+ top professional athletes turned climate advocates through my role at Protect Our Winters. I am the founding board chair of the exceptionally powerfully-positioned democracy organization Dirtroad Organizing.As a professional athlete, I continue to go on expeditions, tell stories through various mediums and represent a group of core brands that share my values and support my work.I am working on a second book exploring the bleeding edge of alpine climbing as it pertains to both climbing mountains and impacting the world around us.
Experience
Board Chair
Oct 2022 — Present
Founded in 2022, Dirtroad Organizing is a 501(c)4 non-profit that empowers rural people to build power for a resilient, equitable, and democratic future. As the founding board chair, I am tasked with building the foundation of a highly functional board that will support the organization\'s leadership and subsequently empower DO\'s mission, operations, and programmatic work.
Education
Wilderness Medical Institute
EMT-B
2008 — 2008
University of Otago
BSc, Physical Geography
2005 — 2007
University of Washington
CERTIFICATE IN STORYTELLING AND CONTENT STRATEGY
2020 — 2021
Skills
- Technical Alpine Climbing
- Video
- Social Networking
- Final Cut Pro
- Blogging
- Hydrology
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Photography
- Gravitational Geosurveying
- Writing
- Video Collection and Production (Experience with Adobe Suite and Final Cut)
- Event Planning
- Social Media
- Back-Country First Response Medicine
- Social Media Marketing
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