Coffee & Community Connections

Start your morning with connection and collaboration! The Fruita and Palisade Chambers are coming together once again to bring you Community Over Coffee - a joint networking event where ideas are shared, relationships are built, and local insight is poured (along with the coffee ☕).

Hear from key voices in our region, including representatives from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Mesa County School District 51 Work Based Learning Program, Fruita & Palisade Tourism and City & Town Leadership. It’s your chance to stay in the loop on important community updates, ask questions, and connect with fellow business leaders.

Confirmed Speakers include:
- Dan Caris, Assistant City Manager, City of Fruita
- Deevan Aziz, Director of Community Development, Town of Palisade
- Kathaleen Recker, Business Teacher & Work-Based Learning Coordinator Fruita Monument High School
- Crystal Green, Career Coordinator. Palisade High School
- Johanna van Waveren, Fruita Tourism Advisory Council
- JuliAnn Adams, Palisade Tourism Advisory Board
- Pete Firmin, Park Manager, James M. Robb State PArk
- Kathleen Fischer, Operations Manager and Walt Proulx, General Manager Cameo Shooting & Spots Complex

Special thanks to Timberline Bank for sponsoring this event and fueling our morning with coffee and breakfast!

Let’s build stronger communities, one cup at a time.