Visit Estes Park Board of Directors
Current Members
Deborah Gibson
Chair
DGibson@VisitEstesPark.com
Appointed by the Town of Estes Park. Deborah is a co-founder, co-owner and general manager of the Rams Horn Village Resort since 1989. When not working you will find Deborah at the Gore Range Overlook on Fall River Road enjoying the sunset, hiking, or savoring the real sense of community Estes Park offers.
Sean Jurgens
Vice Chair
SJurgens@VisitEstesPark.com
Appointed by the Town of Estes Park. Sean is the co-owner and manager of the Quality Inn, a business that has been in his family for four generations. When not working, you will find Sean biking or skiing with his kids, or enjoying a craft beverage at one of Estes Park’s craft beverage makers.
Scott Webermeier
Treasurer & Town Trustee
SWebermeier@Estes.org
Appointed by the Town of Estes Park. Scott is the owner of The Country Market of Estes Park and is a Town of Estes Park Trustee. What Scott loves about Estes Park: this extraordinarily unique town, our scenic setting, a welcoming business community, and the broader community that is so very willing to step up and help each other in so many ways.
McShan Walker
Secretary
MWalker@VisitEstesPark.com
Appointed by Larimer County. McShan is co-owner and sales/marketing partner of Elkins Distilling Co. What McShan loves about Estes Park: to have the opportunity to live, work and hike (with his blue heeler) in a place where millions of people work and save to just get a glimpse of; this privilege is not lost on McShan.
Pat Murphy
Director
PMurphy@VisitEstesPark.com
Appointed by Larimer County. Pat owns Murphy's Resort and Murphy's River Lodge. What Pat loves about Estes Park: seeing families getting together and creating memories during their time in Estes Park.
Jerusha Rice
Director
JRice@VisitEstesPark.com
Appointed by the Town of Estes Park. Jerusha is the Western Region Buyer for the Parks and Resorts division of Delaware North, parent company of The Ridgeline Hotel and Trendz at The Park. When not working you’ll find Jerusha hiking, running, rollerblading or spending time outside with her two dogs: Betty, a Sheepadoodle, and Boone, a Siberian Husky.
Rich Chiappe
Director
RChiappe@VisitEstesPark.com
Appointed by the Town of Estes Park. Rich owns Windcliff Homes Vacation Rentals. What Rich loves about Estes Park is the fact that some of the world’s most sought-after views, trails, scenic drives and outdoor adventures lie just outside our doors.
Board Meetings, Videos & Minutes
Click here to join virtual board meetings.
Videos
Board Meeting Live Stream and Past Videos
Upcoming Board Meetings & Agendas
- Monday, September 19, 2022 - Joint Meeting: County/Town/VEP - 2023 Operating Plan - 3:00 p.m. - online. Agenda & Packet.
- Thursday, October 27, 2022 - Regular Board Meeting - 2:00 p.m. - online.
- Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - Public Budget Hearing - 2:00 p.m. - online.
- Thursday, December 1, 2022 - Regular Board Meeting - 2:00 p.m. - online.
- Thursday, December 15, 2022 - Budget Vote - 2:00 p.m. - online.
Past Board Meeting Minutes & Videos:
- 9/27/22 - Regular Board Meeting - Video.
- 9/7/2022-Special Board Meeting: Lodging Tax Extension Ballot Language Review - 11:30 a.m. - Video
- 8/25/22: Regular Board Meeting: Video
- 8/1/22: Joint Meeting: County/Town/VEP - Lodging Tax Exploration Task Force Recommendations: Video
- 7/28/22: Regular Board Meeting: Video
- 6/23/22: Regular Board Meeting: Meeting Minutes, Video
- 5/26/22: Regular Board Meeting: Video
- 5/9/22: Special Board Meeting: Meeting Minutes
- 4/28/22: Regular Board Meeting: Meeting Minutes, Video
- 3/24/22: Regular Board Meeting: Meeting Minutes, Video
- 2/24/22: Regular Board Meeting: Meeting Minutes, Video
- 1/27/22: Regular Board Meeting: Meeting Minutes, Video
- 1/4/22: Restart Destinations Workshop w/ CTO
- 12/16/21: Regular Board Meeting: Meeting Minutes, Video
- 11/18/21: Regular Board Meeting: Meeting Minutes, Video
- 11/9/2021: Special Meeting, Public Budget Hearing: Agenda, Video
- 10/28/21: Regular Board Meeting: Meeting Minutes, Video
- 9/23/21: Regular Board Meeting: Meeting Minutes, Video
- 8/26/21: Regular Board Meeting: Meeting Minutes, Video
- 7/29/21: Regular Board Meeting: Meeting Minutes, Video
- 6/24/21: Regular Board Meeting: Meeting Minutes, Video
Archived Board Meeting Minutes
View archived meeting minutes and videos from Visit Estes Park Board of Director meetings.
CEO & Chairperson Standing Meeting
Meetings are monthly at Rams Horn Village Resort.
*Minutes will only be taken if more than two board members attend.
Board Policy Manual:
In line with Visit Estes Park's objectives for 2018 the Board of Directors adopted policy-based governance in April 11, 2018. View the full policy manual here.
Board Public Emails:
Board public emails can be viewed here:
- New public viewing platform: https://groups.google.com/u/1/a/visitestespark.com/g/visit-estes-park-public-email
- Old public viewing platform, archived emails: https://boardemails.visitestespark.com/
Or for Scott Webermeier's email go here: https://groups.google.com/a/
Policy #22: Visit Estes Park Board emails will be uploaded and available for public viewing via a link located at www.visitestespark.com/partners/board. Emails containing private, confidential, personnel or personal in the subject line or the Visit Estes Park Attorney’s email address anywhere in the message will not be publicly posted. Any emails which are not public record or are not allowed to be publicly inspected pursuant to the Colorado Open Records Act or any other State or Federal legislation or regulation, will not be posted. Posted email may be removed by Visit Estes Park under the following circumstances: posted email is found to not be allowed to be physically inspected under the Colorado Open Records Act or any other State or Federal legislation or regulation, email contains obscene, libelous or false information, or any member of the public may request removal of posted emails if they expected the email to be confidential or the email contains a personal or private matter. Emails posted to the site are not monitored in real-time. Visit Estes Park is not responsible for the content of the emails sent by users.
