Board Of Directors
Fran Hardman
Board Chair
I came to Fort Collins to attend Colorado State University in 1980 and never left. I graduated with a B.S. in Management and now own and operate RE/MAX Advanced, a local real estate office. I discovered the Fort Collins Museum of Art just a few years ago, and fell in love with their mission. I think that art is indispensable to a community.
Patrick Rosen
Vice Chair
Patrick Rosen was born in St. Louis, MO where he met his wife, Jenny, before moving to Loveland, CO in 2009. Upon moving to Colorado, he joined our local business partner, Eye Center of Northern Colorado and now serves as the Vice President of Marketing for Fort Collins-based Panorama Eyecare. Additionally, Patrick works with several small businesses in northern Colorado through his web design company, White Box Create. He has enjoyed bringing his children, Bayley, Jameson, and William to the museum, and joined the MoA board of directors in 2022 to provide support in promoting this treasure of Fort Collins.
Chris Fiala
Treasurer
Chris came to Fort Collins to attend Colorado State University in 1982. After receiving his degree he embarked on a 30+ year career in the banking industry. In 2016 he returned to Fort Collins, retired in April 2019 and began volunteering at the museum helping the Preparator between exhibits. His interests include hiking, mountain biking, skiing, pickleball and of course the arts!
Patti Tyrrell
Secretary
Patti Tyrrell moved to Fort Collins in 1973 with her husband, David A. Tyrrell. She was a union laborer for 45 years, in part to help her husband’s life work as an artist. Patti is excited to be part of the Museum of Art Fort Collins and is looking forward to helping share the value of the Arts with the Fort Collins community.
Dr. Shawn Bingham
Board Member
Shawn Bingham is entering his 21st year in academia, where he has been a faculty member in sociology and directed Honors Colleges in North Carolina and Florida. He has developed courses that link art, science, and mental health, traveled with students to multiple countries, and has worked with faculty from almost every department on campus to offer interdisciplinary undergraduate seminars. As the Director of the University Honors Program at CSU, his aims are to push students beyond their major and the classroom to understand that life is interdisciplinary. His academic works include books on Henry David Thoreau, comedians with disabilities, political art, the bohemian South, and the tiny housing movement.
Jared o. carter
Board Member
Jared Carter is a Small Business Specialist at U.S. Bank. He is a veteran of the United States Army and is a dedicated professional and active community advocate with a rich background in banking and marketing. In addition to his professional role, Jared serves on the Proud To Serve Board, is a member of Nos Otros Latinos BRG, and is an active participant in the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce and a member of the BNI Fast Track in Fort Collins.
Jared began his career in banking with CitiBank in Meridian, Idaho, where he engaged in various committees, including the Pride & Events Committee. Later, he moved to Twin Falls, Idaho, working as a Marketing Specialist for First Federal Savings Bank. In this role, Jared played an instrumental role in community engagement through event coordination and committee work, even helping to secure venues for the Magic Valley Art & Soul, a significant event for the Magic Valley Arts Council.
Dr. Bev Donnelley
Board Member
Dr. Bev Donnelley has been involved in community projects as well as healthcare initiatives and education during her 38-year career as an OBGYN doctor. She joined the Women’s Clinic of Northern Colorado as the fourth doctor in that practice in 1983.Donnelley has served on numerous boards including the Fort Collins Symphony board, the Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation Board, the Larimer County American Cancer Society Board, the Hope Lives Breast Cancer Foundation Board and the Foothills Childbirth Education Association Advisory Board. In 2000 she received the Paul Harris Fellow Rotarian Award. Donnelley became involved with the Museum of Art|Fort Collins as a board member during the museum’s formative years in the 1980’s.
Chandler Elmore
Board Member
Chandler is a public relations and marketing professional with almost a decade of experience in a wide variety of industries. He currently works at Blue Federal Department in community relations and development. Chandler is an active member of the Northern Colorado community and strives to be a community connector in all he does. Chandler is married to Kristine, and together, they have a beautiful daughter, an ornery cat, and an incredibly energetic Boxer. They live in west Fort Collins and enjoy (almost) all things outdoors.
Steve Vandermeer
Board Member
Steve VanderMeer is an Executive Consultant with over 40 years working in and around public and private nonprofit organizations. Mr. VanderMeer has a long history within the nonprofit world. His first job out of undergrad was with the Philadelphia Zoo, doing curriculum development, marketing, and fundraising. After earning his Master’s in Public Administration he began work with the City of Fort Collins Colorado as an assistant to the city manager, working closely with the city manager and city council managing public participation and continuous improvement efforts. Mr. VanderMeer then moved over to the municipal utility as the director of marketing and energy services, overseeing utility branding, market research, green power, and energy conservation programs.
Mr. VanderMeer has served on numerous governing and advisory boards. He was a founding board member and vice-president of the Friends of Philadelphia Parks, which today, as Philadelphia Parks Alliance, remains an active advocate of the city’s park system. For 13 years Mr. VanderMeer served on the board of directors of the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, six years as board president. During this time, Mr. VanderMeer facilitated an historic public-private partnership with the City of Fort Collins, culminating with the building of a $29 million state of the art, LEED Platinum museum. More recently, he has served on the board of Legacy Land Trust and the Larimer County Open Lands Advisory Board.
Staff
Lisa Hatchadoorian
Executive Director
Lisa Hatchadoorian is currently the Executive Director of the Museum of Art Fort Collins. She received a B.A. in Art History and Music from the University of Virginia and an MA in Curatorial Studies of Contemporary Art from Bard College, NY. She has over 25 years experience in arts administration, curating, grant writing, organizing public art projects and fundraising and her experience has ranged from the corporate to academic, municipal and non-profit venues. She has been a visiting lecturer at CSU (Osher Institute), Casper College, Casper, WY and has taught art appreciation at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ and Casper College, Casper, WY. Read a recent article about Lisa from Voyage Denver.
kim graves
development manager
I am thrilled to join the Museum of Art Fort Collins as the Development Manager. I come to MoA most recently from Bohemian Foundation, where I worked to develop deep relationships with a variety of community members. As a passionate advocate for the arts and a dedicated member of the Fort Collins community, I am eager to use my skills to contribute to our already vibrant, inclusive cultural scene.
With a deep love for creative expression, I am honored to be a part of this Fort Collins institution. I have lived in Fort Collins for many years and studied fine arts at Colorado State University and the University of Auckland. I truly appreciate the unique blend of creativity and community engagement that defines this city. I look forward to leveraging my enthusiasm and experience to support the continued success of the Museum of Art Fort Collins through my role as Development Manager.
Cheryl Rogers
Director of Exhibitions
Cheryl’s work as Director of Exhibitions draws on her personal experiences as an artist. She has been with the Museum of Art Fort Collins for nearly a decade after her time with the City of Fort Collins art galleries and Art in Public Places. Working directly with artists is one of the most rewarding parts of her position, and she’s grateful to the dedicated volunteers who join her to prepare the exhibition spaces and install each show.
Josie Taylor
MoA for All Manager
Josie was born and raised in the deep south and graduated from Mississippi College with a B.S. in Biology and English Literature. During college, she worked as a wrangler in the mountains outside of Fort Collins and fell in love with the city. The MoA For All Manager is responsible for the Museum’s community engagement and educational duties, which entail creating, developing, scheduling and implementing educational programming for youth and adults, as it relates to the MoA For All Program, as well as finding creative ways to execute on the mission of connecting art, artists and community. She develops and implements community engagement strategies and educational activities that are accessible, insightful, and inclusive and break down barriers to equity and inclusion creating a sense of belonging for all members of the community.
lesly alvarez-rivera
VISITOR SERVICES ASSOCIATE
Lesly was born and raised in Greeley, Colorado up until her move to Fort Collins where she attended school at Colorado State University as a fine arts major. She has a passion for fiber artwork within the arts with interests in weaving, dyeing with natural and fiber reactive dye, and embroidery. Outside of the art world her favorite curiosities are trying different cultures of food and learning about events throughout all of the years in history.
Necklace by Gary Hixon Designs.
ANNA DE SOTO
VISITOR SERVICES ASSOCIATE
Originally from the DC area, Anna is an Art History major at CSU whose main focus is fiber arts. Some of her favorite artist are Antonio Canova, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Vincent Van Gogh. She loves traveling around but loves Scotland the most. In her free time, you can find her skiing the slopes, in the climbing gym, or on her mountain bike falling on one of the many trails around town. She is a dedicated mom to her dog, Dakota.
Necklace by Gary Hixon Designs.