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Backstage Rialto hosts and participates in a variety of events throughout the year.  Attending our events is fun and supports the crucial work we do for the Historic Rialto Theater. Check out our events page for ticketing and other important info.

Becoming a Backstage Rialto Volunteer is a great way to get involved in the important work we do. Whether you have few hours a year or all the time in the world, we can always use good help. Click the link below to apply to be a BSR Volunteer.

We are actively seeking individuals for the Backstage Rialto Board who have a genuine interest in our organization and mission and seek to use their experience, time and expertise to support the organization and the Rialto Theater.

BACKSTAGE RIALTO BOARD

JIM DOHERTY

BOARD CHAIR

Jim is the Community Director for desk chair workspace, a coworking community in downtown Loveland, right across the street from the Rialto.  Jim is a long-time resident of Loveland and has vivid memories of seeing first run classics at the Rialto such as “Outlaw Josey Wales”, “Logan’s Run” and numerous midnight “Creature Features.”  Jim is thrilled the Rialto is now a first-class performing arts venue and as a board member of Backstage Rialto, Jim is committed to raising sizable supplemental funds to enhance the Rialto’s programming calendar

LYNNE NIEMEYER

BOARD SECRETARY

Lynne has been a Backstage Rialto Board Member since 2019. She has also served on the boards of the House of Neighborly Service, Angel House and the Women’s Resource Center in Fort Collins. For 36 years, Lynne represented State Farm Insurance across the country before returning to Loveland to retire in 2006. She has two sons and two grandsons in the area and enjoys hiking, biking and traveling in her spare time.

SUSAN RUFF

BOARD MEMBER

Susan and her husband Brian relocated to Northern Colorado in 2001, where her four children were born.  She has served at the Fort Collins Mission. She also helps out with Operation Christmas Child and Homeless Gear. She is a well versed real estate agent with an extensive background in both real estate and rental investment properties. Susan also participates in axe throwing and two women handsaw competitions in her spare time..

KAREN COBB

BOARD MEMBER

Karen has been a Loveland resident for 12 years.  She is blessed to live close to her children and 2 grandchildren.  Her background has been working in the hospitality, meetings and events industry for most of her career and is currently working as a Human Resources Outsourcing Advisor.  She loves to travel and play golf in her spare time, dabbles in jewelry making and is a movie, theater and music lover. 

LEAH JOHNSON

BOARD MEMBER

Leah grew up in Loveland and is a former City Council Member. She has worked with many local businesses and non-profits including The Community Foundation of Northern Colorado and the Bohemian Foundation.  

DAN ENGELHARDT

BOARD MEMBER

Dan is a Loveland native and serves as a Lieutenant with the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority  He has worked with the LFD since 2006. Before his firefighting career, Dan worked for many years as a professional actor in Northern Colorado and the Denver Area. 

CHAD KENNERK

BOARD MEMBER

Chad recently relocated to Colorado from New York City where he studied acting and Theatre at Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University.  He is a working actor, a writer for Film Review, and is currently writing a book.  He also has extensive fundraising experience and was an agent for the Vincent Price Estate.

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