Susan Gutowsky is a longtime educator and public servant in Fort Collins. With 26 years of teaching experience in the Poudre School District (PSD) and time spent on the PSD School Board, she has built a career focused on education and community involvement. After six years on the Fort Collins City Council, Susan is now […]
Episodes
The Squeeze on the Average American with Mike O’Connell
Mike O’Connell is a retired entrepreneur and former director of the Larimer SBDC. His career spans corporate leadership and small-business ownership (including a furniture manufacturing company). In retirement, he performs music around northern Colorado and southern Wyoming and presents a data-driven talk, “The Squeeze on the Average American,” exploring how policy choices and economic trends […]
The Urban Forest Strategic Plan with City Forester Kendra Boot
Kendra Boot is the City Forester for Fort Collins and a senior manager within the Parks Department. Her background includes rural/standard forestry and urban forestry work for local governments and tree care companies. She oversees management of the city’s public trees and related policies, permitting, and programs. Episode Summary City Forester Kendra Boot explains how […]
Fixing Our Democracy, One Step at a Time – Dear Fort Collins
Welcome to Dear Fort Collins, a podcast exploring issues in and around Fort Collins. Our guest on this episode is Rick Hubbard, an 81-year-old activist who is on a mission to fix our broken political system. Rick is currently undertaking a cross-country walk from the West Coast to Washington, DC, to raise awareness and support […]
A Vision for Transparent and Informed Elections – Dear Fort Collins
Welcome to another episode of Dear Fort Collins. Today, we have the pleasure of speaking with Robbie Moreland, a representative from Represent Fort Collins, a group dedicated to bringing transparency to our local elections. Robbie and I worked together on the Ranked Choice Voting campaign, which was successfully implemented last year. In this episode, we […]
A Closer Look at Poudre School Board Candidate Conor Duffy – Dear Fort Collins
Welcome to Dear Fort Collins, a podcast dedicated to discussing issues in and around Fort Collins. In this series, we interview candidates for the Fort Collins City Council and Poudre School District (PSD) board to help voters make informed choices. Today, we’re joined by Conor Duffy, who is in the running for PSD District F. […]