The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its 2023 Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Chamber. Their purpose is to see that Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce best represents the Chamber members’ and Northern Colorado Prospers 2.0 investors’ interest in the organization. The Board includes leaders from industry and community. Ryan Schaefer, NAI Affinity, has been named Chairman of the 2023 Board of Directors, with Miles Kailburn, OTM, elected as Chair-Elect. The remaining officers of the 2023 board are Brett Kemp, Flood & Peterson, as Immediate Past Chair, and Carrie Baumgart, Markley Motors, as Treasurer.
In addition to announcing its 2023 Board, the Chamber released its updated vision and mission statement, a key project for the 2022 Board. Under the banner of Building Community Through Business, the Chamber is the trusted business champion, catalyst, and convener creating shared economic prosperity for Northern Colorado. We do this with Courage: We serve our members and the community with boldness, determination, and strength of character; Advocacy: We are action-oriented business advocates who listen and build informed decisions; Leadership: We are strategic thinkers, innovators and connectors who create impact.
2023 Board of Directors
Chair Ryan Schaefer, NAI Affinity
Chair-Elect Miles Kailburn, OTM
Treasurer Carrie Baumgart, Markley Motors Inc.
Immediate Past Chair Brett Kemp, Flood & Peterson
President Ann Hutchison, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce
Executive Committee Kate Baker, Brinkman Construction
Executive Committee Nicole Staudinger, FirstBank
Directors
Darin Atteberry, Elevations Credit Union
Clay Bartlett, Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC
Michael Bello, The CPI Group
Mat Dinsmore, Wilbur’s Total Beverage
Carrie Gillis, New Colony Apartments
Brandon Grebe, UpLift Development Group
Josh Guernsey, Waypoint Real Estate
Jennifer Guerro Johnson, The Light Center
Nick Haws, Northern Engineering
Brian Mannlein, Cushman & Wakefield
Patrick McMeekin, Hartford Homes
Ajay Menon, STRATA
Shawn Osthoff, Bank of Colorado
Amy Pezzani, Food Bank for Larimer County
Dan Provaznik, Woodward
Sheri Ridgeway, Ridgeway Group Innovations
Dan Soukup, Soukup and Bush
Lauren Storeby, Snack Attack
Kevin Unger, UCHealth
About the Fort Collins Area Chamber
The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce is the leading business association in Northern Colorado, dedicated to helping business succeed. Investing in the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce puts members in contact with more than 1,150 business owners and managers in the market. For over a century, the Fort Collins Area Chamber has helped shape the Fort Collins region into one of the most livable places in America.