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.