Wildhorse Cinema & Arts advances creativity by empowering artists to live, work, and thrive in Northwest Colorado. We actively identify and respond to community needs, bridging the gaps between existing resources and vital opportunities to nurture artistic growth and cultural enrichment.
Our Team
“Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.”― Vesta M. Kelly
Jennifer Grathwohl
Board Chair & Secretary
Jennifer Grathwohl is the Steamboat Symphony Orchestra’s Executive Director. With over 15 years of experience working side by side with non-profits throughout the country, she takes pride in her ability to build strong partnerships, execute successful events and programs, and help non-profits fulfill their mission and vision through strategic planning. Jennifer is also a visual artist often paying homage to endangered and threatened animal species. Jennifer currently serves as the Routt County Humane Society Board of Directors Vice-Chair, Steamboat Skating Club Board of Directors Chair, Undiscovered Earth Board Chairman, and as a Steamboat Springs Chamber Board of Directors Member.
Holly Nelson
Treasurer
Holly Nelson has a keen interest in both the performing and visual arts and has volunteered for both since moving to Steamboat in 2003. She is a former president of the Strings Guild and continues volunteering at the Pavilion and with the Kitchen and Garden tour. She joined the Steamboat Strings Arts Council Board around 2005, serving for a number of years. Before then, she served as a docent at the depot with gallery sitting and other activities. Holly continues as a volunteer with Steamboat Creates. Her other interests include gardening, photography, cross country skiing and learning to make pottery. In her past life, she served as a special assistant to a Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Labor and at the state level as a manager for the Medicaid program.
Jim Cook
Board Member
A real estate broker/owner and developer, Jim is celebrating his 54th year in the real estate industry. Beginning in South Bend, Indiana, Jim was responsible for multiple mixed-use projects in the urban corridor while serving as a board member on the South Bend Re-Development Commission, South Bend Heritage Foundation, Indiana Association of Realtors and president of the South Bend-Mishawaka Board Of Realtors. Jim brought the Prudential real estate name to Steamboat (later to become Sotheby’s) and later founded, with his son, Colorado Group Realty, now known as The Group. Currently operating as an independent broker specializing in commercial real estate with an emphasis on development consulting and leasing, Jim was a founding member of Main Street for downtown Steamboat Springs, a former board member of the Steamboat Arts Council, now known as Steamboat Creates, and a long-time board member of Perry Mansfield, one of the nation’s oldest performing arts camp. His urban development experience carried over to Steamboat where he was a creator and partner in such properties as Howelsen Place, Alpen Glow, Anglers Retreat, Mid Valley Business Center and has been very instrumental in the re-development of the Yampa Street corridor. Jim is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).
Dagny McKinley
Executive Director
Dagny McKinley is the Executive Director of Undiscovered Earth, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering creativity and ensuring that artists can live, work, and thrive in Northwest Colorado. The organization pioneered the program Prescription for the Arts, the first arts-based social prescribing program in the state of Colorado. McKinley is also the co-publisher of Art with Altitude Magazine and the author of several regional and cultural histories, including The Springs of Steamboat: Healing Waters, Sparkling Soda and Mysterious Caves; Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp: A History of Art in Nature; and The Adventures of a Girl & Her Dog in the Mountains. In addition to her professional work, Dagny serves on the Mineral Springs Protection Committee for the City of Steamboat Springs, is a member of the Advocacy Committee for the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) and is a board member of the Steamboat Symphony Orchestra.