Rogues’ Gallery of Bloggers
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Jean Christen is a retired elementary teacher who indulges her passion for children by telling stories to 2nd graders and babysitting her grandson. In retirement she has begun writing vignettes about her life to pass down to her children and grandchildren. She lives in Fort Collins with her husband, and together they enjoy family, volunteering, and traveling the world.
After retirement from HP in 2018 Mark Coleman continued to live in Fort Collins. He enjoys being a part-time beekeeper, a volunteer for the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas and he is a “sometimes” speaker on executive leadership topics, corporate storytelling and beekeeping. Yes, they are all related 😊
Kathy Kuenzer received her Ph.D. in the humanities at the ripe old age of 55. She has been a professor of writing and literature and has written for several magazines. She and husband Dick lived in Fort Collins since 2012. Kathy died April 2021 at the age of 78.
Linda Johnson (B.A. CU Boulder, 1964, and M.A. Colorado College) is a local historian and genealogist . She has published articles in genealogical journals and done speaker presentations of neighborhood history and genealogy. From 1983 to 2015, she owned and was the designer for her theatrical costume rental business, “Ivywild Costumes,”
Cherry Sokoloski’s favorite jobs were in journalism. She wrote for a Montana newspaper and later for the North Forty News based in Wellington, CO. She also wrote monthly articles for the NFN about the women’s suffrage movement during the year marking 100 years since the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote.
Frances Green grew up in Western Virginia, graduated from the college of William and Mary Anne followed a career path into retail and management. She and husband Bob moved to Fort Collins in 2013. They have always been dog people .She's also a goat person, a musician and, when she finds the time, she writes.
Libby James was a freelance journalist for many years and the author of middle grade novels, Running Mates and Frisbee Dreams and a picture book, Muffin Magic. She is also an award-winning runner.
Norma Glad passed away in December 2023. She was a member of congregation Har Shalom in Fort Collins. She was a certified yoga, instructor and wrote and spoke about the challenges of her own aging with grace and good humor.
For Collins native, Lila Bartmann, started volunteering in her Colorado and Idaho communities at a young age. She retired in 2019 from her 30 year career as an occupational therapist in rehabilitation and school settings. Lila enjoys playing multiple instruments, visiting numerous natural areas, biking, birding, and dancing with dogs.
Betty Aragon-Mitotes never ages. She is a community organizer who is socially and politically active throughout Larimer County, creating communities and assisting underserved communities find access resources and programs that strengthen families and neighborhoods.
Denise Culver, recently retired, has been an ecologist/botanist with the Colorado Natural Heritage Program since 1995. She is the author of the Field Guide to Colorado’s Wetland Plants: Identification, Ecology and Conservation as well as three pocket field guides for common wetland plants.
Anne MacDonald is an author of essays and short stories. She and her husband live in Fort Collins, where they raised their two kids, received their graduate degrees, and generally enjoy the color of life of hiking, biking, and brewing.
Steve Nelson is a native of Colorado and very curious about things, how things work out and how they begin. He is active and enjoys Pickleball, bicycling, camping, cooking, and spending time with his wife.
Rebekah Shardy is a professional speaker, poet, playwright, and author of "indivisible: nature, people, spirit" and "98 things a woman should do in her lifetime .” Creating community is her passion. Rebekah lives in Loveland, where she has cared for her inspiring elder sister, and a vociferous rescued Savannah.
Early in his career Jim Norris worked for the Climax Mine outside of Leadville, then on the Roberts Tunnel project followed by a stint as a bus driver for the city of Denver where he joined the Westminster volunteer fire department. He ultimately took a job with the Fort Collins Fire department from which he retired 33 years later.