Kimberly Parmeter, President & CEO

As the President & CEO of the Hermantown Area Chamber of Commerce, Kimberly works with business owners and community leaders each day to make the Hermantown Area the best place to live, work and play. She brings over two decades of experience in nonprofit leadership, business development, and communications.

Kimberly holds an MBA from Bethel University and a BA in Communications, Marketing & International Studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth. She is also a graduate of Leadership Duluth and the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Organization Management.

Before leading the Chamber, Kim served in executive roles across several nonprofits, raising millions for charitable causes and consulting nationally with Convergent Nonprofit Solutions. She continues to advise nonprofits in her spare time.

A former broadcaster, Kim is still active as a professional voice talent and is currently working on a book about nonprofit leadership. She lives in Midway Township with her husband, Jim, their two children, and rescue pets. Her community involvement has included school board service, youth sports, and Girl Scouts.

Highlights:

• -U.S. Chamber IOM Graduate (Nonprofit Leadership)

• -U.S. Chamber Foundation Task Force on Child Care

• -Past Chair, NE MN Chamber Executives

• -Small business owner (past and present)

• -Former board member of multiple regional organizations