Cultivating service and expertise.
This is our fourth Board Member profile. If you missed previous profiles, we have already introduced Rose Zealand, Bill Burke, and Lisa Rodman. This month, we are pleased to introduce you to Kathy Fogo.
Meet Kathy Fogo
Kathy Fogo moved to the Gunnison Valley in June of 1995 after graduating from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1991. Over the last three decades, she has worked as a lawyer representing individuals, organizations and even our local municipalities, serving as Town Attorney for the town of Mt. Crested Butte from 2012-2022, and currently representing the City of Gunnison, the Gunnison Valley Transportation Authority, and Mountain Express. While she has served as a board member for CFGV for a number of years, she recently stepped into the role of Vice President.
What is your role on the board?
Vice President
What do you love most about the Gunnison Valley?
I love the people and community surrounded by beauty and extraordinary outdoor opportunities.
Why did you join the CFGV Board?
I wanted to get back to volunteering for a nonprofit and when I got a call about board service with CFGV I jumped at the opportunity because CFGV impacts and assists so many facets of the community.
What would you like the community to know about CFGV?
CFGV truly is Here for Good – funding, resources, community and non-profit governance and training opportunities, impact, reach, etc.
What are your hopes for the future of CFGV?
I hope that it continues to grow its influence and reach to assist the community.
Where are folks most likely to run into you in the Gunnison Valley?
They can find me on the pickleball courts, trails, campgrounds, and at local watering holes.
Is there anything else you want our newsletter readers to know about your charitable interests in the Gunnison Valley?
I think it’s important to give our time, talents, and resources to our community as we can because we all benefit from those efforts at one time or another.
Simplified Summary
Kathy Fogo is Vice President of the board for CFGV (Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley). She has been an attorney in the Gunnison Valley since 1995. She has worked for Mt. Crested Butte, Gunnison, and other organizations.
Kathy loves the people and the community in the Gunnison Valley. She also likes the outdoors. She wanted to volunteer for an organization. Someone asked her to join the CFGV board and she said yes.
Kathy likes that CFGV supports nonprofits in many different ways: grants, training opportunities, and more.
