Parker, CO— Two new staff members recently joined the Colorado Horse Park team. Renowned author Frank Holmes is the new Director of Museum Development. Lori Mellon will be focusing on fundraising and grant writing as the Director of Development. Both Holmes and Mellon join the non-profit with the goal of moving the Park towards its long-range vision of bringing the history and heritage of the West to life through interactive museums and displays.
“We are already seeing positive growth from these two talents,” said General Manager Rob Janson. “Frank and Lori have been very successful in other organizations. We look forward to watching their talents flourish at the Colorado Horse Park.”
Holmes is one of the foremost historians of the Western horse. His broad-based knowledge of the origins of the Quarter Horse, Paint, Appaloosa and Palomino registries have established him as one of the pre-eminent equine historians of all-time. He has been penning horse-related feature articles and historical books since 1965. As a former staff writer for Western Horseman magazine, Holmes authored The Hank Wiescamp Story and co-authored volumes 2-7 of the immensely popular Quarter Horse Legends book series. He is also the author of Wire to Wire – the Walter Merrick Story, More Than Color – the Paint Horse Heritage Series, Spotted Pride – the Appaloosa Heritage Series and King P-234 – Cornerstone of an Industry.
Mellon has been a writer, manager, and fundraiser in the nonprofit sector serving the fine arts, cultural history, and historic preservation field for over 25 years. A native Coloradoan, she has been affiliated as executive director, fundraiser, consultant, and volunteer with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the American Swedish Historical Museum, the Denver Art Museum, DU’s Rocky Mountain Conservation Center, and the Mesa Verde Foundation. Lori has served on several boards, including the Douglas County Cultural Council of Denver’s Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. Her love of horses, open space, and the rural lifestyle combine with her professional experience to make her position as Manager of Development for the Colorado Horse Park, as she says, “a dream come true.” She looks forward to helping CHP establish a cultural heritage park that will celebrate ‘the history and heritage of the West through the icon of the Horse.’
About The Colorado Horse Park
The Colorado Horse Park is a 501 (c) 3 not for profit organization. The purpose of the Colorado Horse Park is to showcase the history and heritage of the West using the horse as the primary teaching tool through hands-on educational programming, museum exhibitions, competitions, boarding and training, recreation, entertainment and therapy for all ages. Visit www.coloradohorsepark.org.
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