Gov. Gary Herbert has named Patrick “Pitt” Grewe as director of the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation (OOR).
“We conducted an extensive two-month search to find our new director for the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation,” said Val Hale, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, which oversees OOR. “Pitt quickly rose to the top of the candidates because of his love for Utah, the great outdoors and his noteworthy experience working in, marketing and managing some of Utah’s most recognizable outdoor brands. We know he’ll represent the state and the governor very well and look forward to welcoming his contributions to the GOED team.”
Grewe’s parents worked in Utah’s ski industry. Growing up, he spent every winter weekend at one of Utah’s ski resorts and started his professional career working at one of the resorts.
In his role as director of the OOR, Grewe will work to expand and improve Utah’s outdoor recreational opportunities and assets. He’ll collaborate with local, state and federal land managers and natural resource agencies to represent outdoor recreation’s interests. He’ll work to inspire Utahns, especially the state’s youth, to engage in outdoor recreation.
A husband and father of three who lives in Sandy, Grewe comes to OOR from Bivy.com, where he served for three years as the company’s marketing director. Before that, he worked as marketing operations manager at Goal Zero, customer sales and support manager at Petzl America, founder and instructor of Rapid Pogression Kayak School and lift operations supervisor and training coordinator at Canyons Resort. Grewe has a bachelor of arts in international studies from Utah State University.