Annual Celebration

Hosted by the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber hosted its 119th Annual Celebration April 10 at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland. We returned to the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland spending an evening with over 600 Chamber members and others from across Northern Colorado.

Reflecting on 2023 and Looking Ahead to 2024

Continuing the theme Building Community Through Business, we offered our business community a two-part experience to learn about what the Chamber accomplished in 2023, where we are headed in 2024 and how we are celebrating community leaders.

Our Online Celebration includes comments from Ann Hutchison, our President & CEO; Ryan Schaefer, our 2023 Board Chair; and Miles Kailburn, our 2024 Board Chair. These leaders discuss our 2023 accomplishments while previewing our 2024 priorities in less than 7 minutes!

View Our 2023 Annual Report

2024/2025 Sponsorship Information

Image contains a flyer titled "ANNUAL CELEBRATION: Your company featured in front of 600+ business leaders in our region." The flyer details sponsorship levels and benefits for an event. Three tiers are Gold Sponsor ($5000), Silver Sponsor ($3500), and Bronze Sponsor ($2000) with lists of in-person and virtual benefits for each tier. Event date: February (Virtual) & April (In-person) at Hilton Hotel. Contact number at the bottom: 970-490-7026.

Honoring Outstanding Business Leaders

“Business is the cornerstone of the community,” said Ann Hutchison, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce President & CEO. “As the trusted business champion, catalyst and convener creating shared economic prosperity for Northern Colorado, it was our honor to celebrate these amazing community leaders.”

Throughout the evening, several business leaders were recognized with Chamber honors.

Congratulations to those recognized for their contributions to our business community and involvement with the Chamber:

2023 Collins Award Recipients: Connie and Doug Dohn, Dohn Construction CLICK HERE

2023 Valerie Arnold Volunteer of the Year: Sharie Grant, President (Norther Division), Slate an Elements Studio CLICK HERE

2023 David May Advocacy Award: Lindie Dykson, Account Executive , LND Merchant Services, LLC CLICK HERE

2023 Board Chair: Ryan Shaefer, CEO, NAI Affinity

Retiring Chamber Board Members: Nicole Staudinger, Shawn Osthoff, Ajay Menon, Brian Mannelin and Michael Bello

2023 Local Legislative Affairs Committee (LLAC) Chair: Michael Bellow, Senior Project Manager, The CPI Group

2024 Image Gallery

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2023 Annual Celebration

The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its 118th Annual Celebration April 19 at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland. The Chamber continued its theme of Building Community Through Business as more than 500 Chamber members and others from the area came together to celebrate the success of the Fort Collins Chamber and the business community.