Kim Gammond joins the Bend Don’t Break podcast this
week, talking with the Source about her vision for the City Club of
Central Oregon, its mission, future topics of conversation and the
challenges the organization has faced in creating programming around
community conversations during a global pandemic.
This conversation took place via Zoom, and there are a few hiccups in the recording—please excuse the occasional tech issue!
Kim Gammond is
the Executive Director at the City Club of Central Oregon. A proud
graduate of Bend Senior High School, she continued her education at the
University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political
Science and Master of Science in Communication from Purdue University.
Prior to City Club, Kim was the Communications and Public Affairs
Director at the Central Oregon Association of REALTORS. Kim spent ten
years working in fundraising and event management at the Pacific Forest
Trust, the High Desert Museum and her own company, Specialized Events.
She is a previous recipient of Accomplished Under 40 from Cascade
Business News and a Certificate of Appreciation from the Redmond City
Council for her work on the Redmond Centennial.
Kim is deeply
involved in our community having served on the Bend2030 Leadership
Alliance, Bend Midmarket Housing Workgroup Steering Committee, Bend
Livability Conference Steering Committee, OSU Cascades Community
Integration Committee and as University of Oregon Alumni Chapter
President.
While not working hard, she enjoys swimming,
cross-country skiing, reading and traveling alongside her husband, young
son and a dog of indeterminant breed.
This article appears in Jan 5-12, 2022.
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