Hospitality & Tourism  May 13, 2021

New Estes tourism exec draws on more than travel experiences

ESTES PARK — She’s been a journalist, a prosecuting attorney, a business owner, a marketing manager in glitzy South Florida, a wife and mother, and even a National Football League cheerleader.

Kara Franker intends to tap all those skills as the new chief executive at Visit Estes Park, the local marketing district for the Larimer County mountain village at the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park.

She assumed her new duties May 5, succeeding Eric Lund, who was asked to resign by the VEP board last fall after two years on the job over “personnel” issues that were not officially specified.

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With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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