Leadership & Governance

The RMAIIG Founder

Dan Murray, Founder of RMAIIG

Dan Murray

FOUNDER
ROCKY MOUNTAIN AI INTEREST GROUP

Dan founded RMAIIG and continues to lead its programming, working with his own executive committee and student board. The community’s events, subgroups, and day-to-day activity are his.

RMAI Board of Directors

The board holds fiduciary responsibility for Rocky Mountain AI: the legal entity, its finances, its fundraising, and its compliance obligations as a Colorado 501(c)(3) public charity.

Lauri Hofherr, President RMAI

Lauri Hofherr

PRESIDENT

Chairs the board and leads the Community & Partnerships committee.

Crys Black, Board Treasurer

Crys Black

TREASURER

Responsible for financial reporting, reconciliation, and grants. Chairs the Communication & Operations committee.

Karla Pascarella, Board Secretary

Karla Pascarella

SECRETARY

Maintains the corporate record, board minutes, and governance documentation.

Committees

Four standing committees carry the board’s work between meetings.

Committee Chair Remit
Education & Programming Korey Mercier Curriculum, learning pathways, and programming standards
Community & Partnerships Lauri Hofherr Community relationships, partner organizations, regional expansion
Communication & Operations Crys Black Brand, content, digital presence, and internal operations
Fundraising Lauri Hofherr Sponsorship growth, individual giving, and grants

How We Are Governed

People often conflate the organizations, so it is worth stating plainly.

Rocky Mountain AI (RMAI)

The nonprofit governance entity. RMAI holds the legal entity, the finances, fundraising and sponsorship, and fiduciary responsibility for the community. It does not run events.

Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group (RMAIIG)

The community that delivers the programming. Founded and led by Dan Murray, with its own executive committee and student board. Subgroup leaders run their own Meetup pages and communications. RMAIIG operates under RMAI’s governance.

Governed by volunteers, funded by community

No one is paid to govern RMAI. Board and committee service is unpaid, and the money we raise goes into programming, including paying the instructors and coaches who teach our workshops. Our filings are open for anyone to check.

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Donor Documents

Questions about governance, the board, or our filings? Email hello@rockymountainai.org, or review our donor documents.