Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc. Announces Beth Shimanski To Board of Directors
July 17th, 2023, Wichita, KS – Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc. Board Chairman Ryan Bronson announced the addition of a new member to the Board of Directors. Joining the board is Beth Shimanski, Director of Marketing for Savage Arms. Beth will join members Ryan Bronson, Eric Dinger, Brett Walton, Scott Vance, Pete Alfano, and Joel Hodgdon.
“I have known Beth Shimanski since she joined Savage Arms, and she is an impressive marketer with a true passion for growing the hunting and shooting market,” said Board Chair Ryan Bronson. “Her expertise in business and reaching new audiences will be a tremendous asset to the governance of Pass it On.”said PIO Board Chair Ryan Bronson.
Beth stated, “We started working with Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors over five years ago. As we helped tell their story through our video projects, we were impressed not only with their vision and mission, but the team they had in place to accomplish their goals. I am honored to be asked to help support that mission by serving on their Board of Directors.”
About Beth Shimanski:
Beth Shimanski is the Director of Marketing for Savage Arms. She joined Savage in 2017, since then her hunting passion has been ignited. She is now an avid hunter and shooter and loves tackling new challenges whenever they arise. She loves continual learning and creating content to help others, like herself, who want to be more active and comfortable in this space but are not always sure where to turn for advice.
Raised in Hutchinson, MN, Beth grew up being very active and spending time outdoors- Hiking, camping, fishing and still enjoys those passions today. After being a 3-sport athlete in Hutchinson, she followed her passion of swimming to a 4-year career at the University of Minnesota. She stayed near her passion of swimming by coaching for 15 years after college at the collegiate and high school level. Her love of helping others become better versions of themselves and helping them achieve things they once thought impossible was further cultivated while coaching.
Beth earned a Bachelor's degree in Sports Management from the University of Minnesota, a Masters degree in Sports Administration from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse, and her MBA from Augsburg College. Prior to joining Savage, she spent a decade at Polaris Industries, where she fell in love with connecting her brands to people who also loved the outdoors. When she joined Savage Arms, she took that same passion and applied it to the hunting and shooting sports communities.
Today Beth spends time with her family in the woods or on the waters of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Hiking, hunting and exploring has become a huge part of her free-time and she enjoys seeing as much of our beautiful world as she can.
About Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc.
Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors’ mission is to provide outdoor experiences and ongoing opportunities to youth and volunteer mentors in order to develop future generations of hunters and anglers, thereby positively impacting the conservation of natural resources and the lives of youth. Our program focus is to bridge the gap between target shooting and outdoor recreation, but will take any youth out hunting and fishing. We take great pride in passing it onto the next generation!. For more information about Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, please visit www.outdoormentors.org.