Liz Palmer
Organization:Silver State Games
Liz Palmer grew up in Colorado and competed in track and field where her prep hurdle record stood for almost 40 years. She was a collegiate scholarship athlete at the University of Northern Colorado, earning a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She later earned an MBA in Management from the University of Colorado and was the youngest member of her graduating class. She went on to an almost 35 year successful career as a senior accountant and project manager in utilities, construction, and healthcare.
As a masters athlete Liz has medaled in national and world competitions and set several American age-group records. She took her love of sport to the role of coach, working with youth, high school, and later special needs athletes. After moving to Las Vegas in 2016 Liz wanted to become more involved in her community; she became a volunteer for Special Olympics Nevada and was selected as their 2017 Volunteer of the Year.
Liz later connected with the Nevada Senior Games, now the Silver State Games and served as the Games' executive director from 2019 to 2023. She was recently elected to the office of President of the Board of Directors of the Silver State Games. In addition she currently serves the National Senior Games Association as Vice-Chair for the Pacific Region.
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