Board of Directors

Paul Zimmerman - President

Paul Zimmerman began skateboarding in 1976, inspired by the fluid moves of neighbor Ricky Baca first seen carving up the banked driveways and sidewalks of Wedgewood Street in East Paso on a yellow plastic-kicktail'd, open-bearing'd California Freeformer model. The 70's skateboarding explosion was in full swing. At age 11, Z-man scored big with a 2-year gift subscription to Skateboarder Magazine - the bible to everything cool.

Influenced by Alva, empty pools and SoCal style, Z-man built the scrappy Wedgewood ramp (6ft QP, 1ft vert) with zero dinero (and re-purposed coping from the Fire Bowl) and honed his skills at Desert Surfing Skateboard Park, just 3 blocks down the street! An avid snowboarder, Z-man was re-born in the late 90's and began skating weekly with local legend Jaime Favela at the Tidy Bowl ditch and various empty pool spots. Proud of their outlaw roots but done with the hassles of trespassing to skate, the best friends completed the Huevo DIY backyard pool project in 2004 for $7k and a lot of bust ass. As host of the action/adventure sports segment Wild Wednesday, Z-man documented the origins, construction and impact of Carolina Skatepark with a 30 minute feature aired on KTSM-TV.With a 20-plus year career in unconventional TV sports/news reporting and public relations, Zimmerman is uniquely qualified to provide knowledgeable, field-tested, skater-approved leadership for the El Paso Skatepark Association.

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