Ann is a Utah native currently living in Bayfield, Colorado. She received her BA in Fine Arts and has an extensive background with years of experience in arts & design, architectural and building trades, public presentations, and community relations.

During her long history volunteering with nonprofits and as owner/manager of a gallery and frame shop she’s curated, planned, and presented many art exhibits, as well as organized various community events, scheduled speakers, and supervised volunteers.

As a business owner Ann has been involved in speaking out for small businesses, serving as Vision Chair for the Cedar City Downtown Retail Alliance. She is also passionate about growing our cultural communities and worked as Visual Arts Liaison for the Community Engagement Committee for the then proposed Southern Utah Art Museum, a now thriving museum located in Cedar City, Utah.

Ann has been affiliated with multiple nonprofit organizations, having served as Chair for the ELHI Community Center, the Cedar City Art Committee and the Southern Utah Watercolor Society. She has volunteered for Manna Soup Kitchen, Spring Creek Horse Rescue and the Durango Arts Center, giving of her time to her communities.

Some of her awards include: Outstanding Leadership Award, MOSI Art Guild, Kirksville, Missouri; NxLevel Business Plan Contest state finalist, Salt Lake City, Utah; Artist-In-Residence at Willowtail Springs, Mancos, Colorado; Durango Arts Center Micro-Grant Award, Durango, Colorado.

A true Colorado native, Cora, has spent the majority of her life living between Durango and Pagosa Springs. She got her EMT certification in 2001, and then went on to study Early Childhood Education in college at both Adams State College and at Pueblo Community College. She worked with after school and summer programs, taught in several local pre-schools as well as a homeschool co-op, but ultimately chose to homeschool her four children and loves every minute of it.

Cora and her children are very active in church, and she spends much of her time helping in the many communities they are a part of by teaching 1st Aid, CPR and Trauma Response as well as coaching run clubs and offering fitness and nutrition training.

She and her children enjoy learning, exploring and experiencing life together and spend their time taking martial arts, running trail races, and keeping up with the myriad of random projects (and animals) that are going on in their lives.

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