Leadership Fort Collins graduates 43rd class

FORT COLLINS — Graduates of the 2025-2026 Leadership Fort Collins class, which will conclude Thursday, will receive their diplomas May 21.

Leadership Fort Collins, a program of the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, is designed to “educate and motivate leaders who are committed to shaping the future of the community while encouraging inspired and active involvement that contributes to the betterment of the community,” according to a news release from the chamber. The cohort to be honored is the program’s 43rd.

Thirty-three current and emerging leaders from throughout the Fort Collins area were selected to participate in the 2025-2026 program, which began last September. Participants came together on the second Thursday of the month for day-long sessions to learn more about team building, government and transportation, economy and the environment, education and our community, social capital, state government, health and emergency service providers, and the overall economy.

The graduating class is a diverse mix of professions with representatives from education, large and small businesses, government and not-for-profit organizations.

In addition to attending the nine all day educational sessions, members of the class were also challenged to complete a service-learning project in the community. The 2025-2026 Leadership Fort Collins Class planned and produced five different class projects to benefit the Fort Collins area.

“The Chamber is thrilled to be able to produce this important program for our area,” Ann Hutchison, president and CEO of the chamber, said in a prepared statement. “The individuals graduating this year are second to none and will be impacting our community in very mighty ways. They are leadership personified.”

The Leadership Fort Collins graduation event, to be held at the Rio Grande Agave Room, 149 W. Mountain Ave., will include recognition of individual class members and a keynote address by Colorado State University volleyball coach Emily Kohan. The graduation event is sponsored by EPS Group, Hot Corner Concepts, UCHealth and Rebekah Harvey Real Estate.

Graduating members of the class include: Rachael Z. Ardanuy of RZA Legal, Bill Carpenter of CSU, Cliff Clark of UCHealth, Heather Conradson of the Poudre Fire Authority, Lindsey Coyle of the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, Stephanie Dohn of Dohn Construction, Codi Farrar of the NoCo Foundation, Will Flowers of the City of Fort Collins Real Estate, Sydney Fulcher of Neighbor to Neighbor, Scott Golembiewski of Austin’s American Grill, Kyle Gruver of MHP Advisory Services LLC, Allison Havelda (self-employed), Kaylea Hougnon of The SAVA Center, Alli Hutchison of Hutch Design Build, Mallory Ives of the City of Fort Collins, Nickole Kalinay of SummitStone Health Partners, Tiana Kennedy of CSU, Brittany Langlois of GH Phipps Construction Cos., Chris Leck of CSU, Heather Loeb of SouthState Bank, Luke Margheim of Horse & Dragon Brewing Co., Damon Nash of United Way of Larimer County, Tanae Peninger of the Front Range Community College Foundation, Mark Rivera of the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Adam Sass of Adolfson & Peterson, Stephanie Shepard of Clark & Enersen, Emily Shore (seeking employment), Ryan Smith of Public Good Talent, Sarah Sullivan of ANB Bank, Holly Tarry, Sustainable Runoff Solutions, Nick Tomlinson of FNBO, Debi Triplett of CARE Communities and William Wilsford of Precision Security Team.

The program was produced by the Fort Collins Area Chamber with assistance from a

steering committee and The Place Setting Co.

Applications for the 2026-2027 Leadership Fort Collins program will be available in July. Anyone interested in learning more about the program or applying should contact Ann Hutchison at 970-482-3746 or [email protected].

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