Kim Waltrip

Kim Waltrip is a Producer and Director. Among her many film productions, she's also the President of Palm Springs Women in Film and has served as a juror for the Palm Springs International Short Fest, the California Independent Film Festival, the Red Rock Film Festival, the International Youth Silent Film Festival and is co-founder of the Feartastic Film Festival. She has moderated panels at Palm Springs Comic Con and has received the Most Valuable Patron award by the Garden State Film Festival. Her career began in New York City with the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency, in 1976. She traveled the world and has lived in Paris, Milan, Cannes, Munich and Zurich. In 1998, after the death of her friend Sonny Bono, Kim Waltrip moved to Palm Springs where she began work as the District Director for Congresswoman Mary Bono. There she helped establish the "Mary Bono Walk for Children's Charities," the "First Annual 44th Congressional District Mock Congress," the "Congressional Art Competition" was the liaison for the "Triangular Adoption" program which required detail discipline and a commitment to go to sea with the U.S. Navy in celebration of Assault Helicopter Warship's duties. She also established and produced the Semper Fi Memorial Honor Detail "Again They Serve" which took the top award in all services of the military and established the "Congressional Recognition for Service to the Country" certificate that is given to the families of fallen military members. She has served on the Board of the Olive Crest Homes for Abused and Neglected Children's Foundation, who honored her with the "Angel of the Year Award." She was honored with the "Desert Diva Award" at the Broken Glass Awards in 2012. Kim has served on the advisory board of CBS Local 2, the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, was a board member of the Tour de Palm Springs and Indian Wells Rotary and was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow from Rotary International. Kim was honored with the "Aide de Camp" award by the Semper Fi Memorial Honor Detail, the "Woman of Distinction" in the Arts by American Pen Women, and the Appreciation Award from the Semper Fi Memorial Honor Detail again in 2011. She has been awarded the Congressional Recognition for Service to the Community, the Desert Visionary Award by the Women's Leaders Forum, the Woman of Distinction Award by the California State Assembly, District 42, the Entrepreneur of the Year award by Palm Springs Life Magazine in 2013. She has served on the Board of the Olive Crest Homes for Abused and Neglected Children's Foundation, who honored her with the Angel of the Year Award. She is a former Board Member of Palm Springs Women in Film and Television and was honored with the Desert Diva Award at the Broken Glass Awards in 2012. Kim has served on the advisory board of CBS Local 2, the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, was a board member of the Tour de Palm Springs, Indian Wells Rotary. She was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow from Rotary International and she has organized numerous charitable events, tournaments and galas, including the Concert for Katrina and the Hurricane Sandy Relief Benefit for the Red Cross. She was the Co Chair for the Shelter From the Storm Gala 2014 and the chair of the American Cancer Society's Desert Spirit Gala for 2016. Kim is proud to be on the advisory board of the CJE House, an Artist Residency for Veterans, Palm Springs Speaks, a speakers series fostering an atmosphere of curiosity, imagination, and fun, she is the Producer of Palm Springs Women in Film speaker series and she is on the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce's nominating committee for the Walk of Stars.