Geoff Grimmer will assume the responsibilities of Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (SSCV) Academic Director. His responsibilities will include overseeing the Vail Valley Tutorial Academy (VVTA). In doing so, he becomes the 4th Academic Director following founder Terresa Herbst, Kathy Payne and Tanya Tanner in the 16 year history of the program.

Geoff will continue his work as Academic Director of Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy (VSSA) the groundbreaking one year old partnership with Eagle County School District (ECSD). As a result of his dual role as Academic Director of both VVTA and VSSA, he will relinquish his direct responsibilities at Battle Mountain High School and relocate his office to be present full-time at the Minturn Middle School (MMS) campus where both VVTA and VSSA are housed.

Geoff Grimmer was born and raised in Madison, WI. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BS in Finance through the Carlson School of Management, during which time he spent 9 months studying Economics at the University of Leiden, Holland. Geoff spent two years travelling overseas in Asia and South America before meeting his wife McKinley, a Madison native herself. McKinley was offered a Peace Corps fellowship in New Mexico where the couple taught in a public school on the Navajo Reservation for five years before relocating to Eagle in 2006. In 2006-07 Geoff accepted the position of Dean of Students at Battle Mountain High School. Last year he became the Assistant Principal of BMHS, as well as, the Academic Director of the newly established Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy (VSSA).

Geoffrey and McKinley have two sons; Owen age 4 and Sam who turns one in November. Geoff has a MA in Secondary education and a second MA in Education Leadership from Western New Mexico University, Gallup.

Geoff is excited about focusing solely on the talented students at both VVTA and VSSA and is committed to provide these young athletes with an exceptional and dynamic experience in education.