Sarah Bradham is the Acting Executive Director at Mazamas, a 127 year old mountaineering organization formed on the summit of Mount Hood in 1894. Sarah’s strong passion for the outdoors combined with her strategic leadership has provided her with the opportunity to help the Mazamas continue to evolve, tackling new challenges and changes, while maintaining the soul and history of the organization.
In this episode, Sarah Bradham talks about her role as Acting Executive Director at Mazamas. Sarah mentions the challenges the organization has been facing and how the pandemic has forced Mazamas to adapt their in-person mountaineering classes towards a more virtual oriented platform. Sarah also shares how Mazamas are politically active in protecting the outdoors, whilst restoring a sense of community amongst a socially-distanced society.
EPISODE NOTES
2:30 – The history of Mazamas
5:30 – How to lead through change while maintaining the soul of the organization
8:45 – The role as Acting Executive Director
11:15 – How to adapt and create new opportunities in the light of Covid-19
17:30 – Increasing diversity in the outdoors
21:30 – The complexity of permits and being actively engaged in the topic
25:00 – Being a member of Outdoor Alliance and having a voice in legislation matters related to the outdoors
28:00 – Being a female leader in a male-dominated space
31:30 – Feeling pride in the purpose of the organization
33:30 – An organization that also provides a community
37:00 – Advice on how to lead a volunteer organization
LINKS
Sarah Bradham on LinkedIn
Learn more about the Mazamas
CREDITS
Produced by Emma Holmstrom
Music by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’