MEET OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEER BOARD
Jess Bean
Executive Director
Jess (She/They) is a full time muralist with 20+ years experience and a passion for helping emerging artists. She resides in Fort Collins and has coached artists across the US in residential and commercial murals. Her goal is to bring large scale public art to local businesses to keep Fort Collins representative of the entire population. When they’re not working (rare moment) you can find them visiting new businesses in town or out in nature with their two rescue pups.
Director@fcmuralproject.org
Mēgan Kelly
Project Manager & Board Chair
Mēgan (She/Her) is a longtime resident and lover of Fort Collins who enjoys finding beauty in the unexpected. A creator herself in clay and fiber, she is passionate about supporting the artists that make our community authentic and transforming the mundane into the unexpected.
Admin@fcmuralproject.org
Chelsea Gilmore
Artists & Events Director
Chelsea (She/Her) is a professional artist focused on sculptural installation and mural works. Based in Northern Colorado, she works as arts and events coordinator with an arts nonprofit, cultivating a sense of belonging through community connections and vibrant cultural opportunities. Chelsea has a deep reverence for the wild and natural world— finding inspiration in the smallest of spaces and expresses these moments in a macrocosmic perspective. Find Chelsea making art for the people around town, walking by the river, or slinging drinks at Wolverine Farm Publick House.
Artists@fcmuralproject.org
Jessi Kauffmann
Marketing Content Director
Jessi (They/She) loves to spend time outdoors, and is currently focused on the art of metalsmithing and making hand-crafted jewelry pieces. They also love music, hiking, climbing, and pretty much anything outdoors. She also has a passion for accessibility and loves contributing to the community by making art more accessible and inclusive!
Marketing@fcmuralproject.org
Lauren Nagle
Treasurer/Financial Director
Direct as a compass and just as dependable, Lauren (They/Them) is also the kind of person who might admit, after a pause, that they’ve always wished they could fly. An analog photographer by craft and an organizer by instinct, they’ve navigated a twisty path to the Fort Collins Mural Project, where conquering fears sometimes means standing on scaffolding in the wind. Like a rolling summer storm, they bring energy, motion, and a touch of unpredictability, leaving people curious for what’s next.
Treasurer@fcmuralproject.org
Callie Coberly
Tech Director
Callie (She/They) is a full-time professional and part-time artist-superfan. Drawn to the mission of FCMP to uplift local underrepresented and emerging artists, you can often find her supporting events featuring local artists and musicians, and also carving out time to dabble in her own various forms of creativity. When not in town, Callie is usually outside with her dog, Gary (near, on, or in a body of water) practicing her favorite creative directive: “pay attention”—to stones flat enough to skip, curious bugs, river bends, and the quiet patterns of the place we’re lucky to call our backyard.
Technical@fcmuralproject.org
Ray Tollison
Community Relations Director
Ray (He/Him) has called Fort Collins home for more than 30 years. A passionate printmaker and painter, Ray creates work that reflects his love of characters and storytelling through art. In addition to his art, he serves as Marketing Director for Trees, Water & People, another amazing Fort Collins non-profit focused on environmental stewardship, where he combines creativity with a commitment to the environment and working with underrepresented communities. When he’s not working or making art, you can often find him int he Poudre Canyon camping and fishing.
Community@fcmuralproject.org