Fort Collins DBA director Michael Short announces resignation plans

FORT COLLINS – The Downtown Fort Collins Business Association announced that executive director Michael Short will resign at the end of the year.

Short will assist in the search for his replacement and remain with the organization in a consulting role through April to support the transition. But his resignation also comes in the wake of major staff turnover over the summer that led to the DBA’s board of directors hiring Mountain States Employers Council to investigate what led up to the mass exodus of employees.

All of the DBA’s four full-time employees besides Short left over the summer, including three at…