Among the myriad things your Chamber offers the Fort Collins Area, Leadership Fort Collins stands as one the most impactful. This experience educates and motivates leaders who are committed to shaping the future of our community while encouraging inspired and active involvement that contributes to community betterment.
The selection committee had a tremendous task when they were asked to select this year’s cohort. We had fantastic applications for the program and as a result, have an outstanding class. We are honored to provide amazing experiences and insights to this tremendous class. The resulting group is a diverse mix of professions with representatives from education, large and small business, not for profit and government.
The 2026-2027 Leadership Fort Collins Class
Rachel Bailey, Joy & Justice
Lexxi Baker, City of Fort Collins
Hope Bernstein, Town of Timnath
Zach Bowden, Professional Engineering Consultants
Grace Brown, Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County
Catherine Bucholz, NoCo Foundation
Bradley Davis, Dohn Construction
Natalie Demple, CyberWyoming
Hanna Doreen Brown, Sound Affects Music
Adrian Garcia, Recon Literary
Jessica Henley, First Southwest Bank
Talia Hirsch, Larimer County Department of Health and Environment
Molly Hogan, Hot Corner Concepts
Dalton Keane, Waypoint Real Estate
Kainoa Kitagawa, GH Phipps
Lyle Levy, ANB Bank
Sophie Matthews, Colorado State University Alumni Association
Kelly McFerrin, UCHealth
Jacy McNulty, Larimer County
Ed Moore, Mountain Financial Capital
Justin Mueller, Woodward
Jamie Nayokpuk, New York Life
Jasmine Nikki, Clark & Enersen
Dimitrios Palmer, Palmer Properties
Santosh Prakash, Elder Construction
Jared Reimer, Elevations Real Estate
Jaime Reyes, Reyes Home Lending
Brent Rood, Inteleos
LJ Salyers, Terracon
Anne Smith, Orthofix US LLC
Sandy Stoltzfus, Liberty Common School
Bradley Stubblefield, Flood & Peterson
Sinclaire Vandervoort, Crossroads Safehouse and Services
Lauren Weller, Moore Engineering
Tatiana Zentner, CARE Communities
Nancy Zola, Community Volunteer
The Leadership Fort Collins program begins September 10 with a day-long experience at the CSU Mountain Campus, followed by eight program sessions running from October 2026 through May 2027.
Leadership Fort Collins Steering Committee
Sessions for the 2026-2027 program are planned by the Leadership Fort Collins Steering Committee, which is made up of graduates from previous leadership programs. Committee members include:
Paul Baker, Clark & Enersen
Chad Beane, Clark & Enersen
Imran Bhimani, LC Real Estate Group
Laura-Jo Bhimani, The Group Real Estate
Heather Buoniconti, Food Bank for Larimer County
John Caesar, IMA
Kiersten Chuven
Tatum Cochran, Horse & Dragon Brewing Company
Amanda Crose, Colorado State University Foundation
Mark Culloton, Banner Health
Jess Dyrdahl, Larimer County
Jerick Flores, Vuelo
Jill Foster, The Place Setting Company
Charles Grant, PNC
Rebekah Harvey, Rebekah Harvey Real Estate
Huston Hoffman, Cheba Hut Franchising
Ann Hutchison, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce
Mara Johnson, Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity
SeonAh Kendall, City of Fort Collins
Rev. Bradley Laurvick, First United Methodist Church
Erika Michalski, Strategically Authentic
Amanda Miller Nye, The Place Setting Company
Jesse Patton, SouthState Bank
Ali Raza, Colorado State University
Diana Rogers Jaeger, Love To Appreciate Consulting
Lauren Smiley, GH Phipps
Gretchen Stanford
Zachary Sumner, Kuka
Abe Theiss, NWM Risk Management
Joe Voss, GH Phipps
Brad Ward, Fort Collins Connexion
Meghan Willis, UCHealth
Congratulations to the 2026-2027 Leadership Fort Collins class. We look forward to the conversations, connections and experiences ahead, and to seeing the ways this group will continue to contribute to our community.
Here’s to a great year ahead!
Ann Hutchison
President & CEO
Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce