Kelly DiMartino was appointed in June, 2022 as the Fort Collins City Manager, becoming the first female city manager in Fort Collins’ history. Her career with Fort Collins spans more than 25 years, beginning as the Communications and Public Involvement Coordinator, and including multiple roles in communications, technology, Human Resources, and the City Manager’s Office.  

Throughout her career, Kelly has been committed to providing high-quality services, enhancing community engagement, and fostering a culture of operational excellence and innovation. She leads a team of approximately 2500 City colleagues who deliver 24x7x365 services and advance Council priorities. Kelly leads with heart and backbone and feels fortunate to be in both a job and a community that she loves. 

Kelly holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Hastings College, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University.

Tyler’s career with Fort Collins spans ten years in the City Manager’s Office, beginning with his time spent as an intern as both an undergraduate and graduate student. In his current role as Deputy City Manager, which he has held since 2022, Tyler works with a broad portfolio of services spanning Planning, Development, and Transportation; Sustainability Services; and Community Services (Parks, Recreation, Natural Areas, and Cultural Services). In addition, he oversees the City's federal and state legislative advocacy program, all with the goal of delivering exceptional municipal services to the community in mind.  In his years with the City, he has led and assisted numerous special projects with various departments and resident groups to reach collaborative and innovative resolutions on topics spanning infrastructure, housing, climate, collective bargaining, and community engagement. 

Tyler holds a Master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Colorado State University.

Denzel started in Fort Collins in 2023. Throughout his career, Denzel has been committed to enhancing the connection between the City, residents, and visitors.

Past projects before arriving at the City of Fort Collins include:

• Developing and leading a State and Federal legislative policy program
• Capital improvement projects
• Secured 9 Million in State and Federal Grants
• Developing and managing a centralized approach to grant initiatives
• Master Plan Development

Denzel has a master’s degree in public administration from Texas Tech University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Oklahoma State University.

Rupa Venkatesh comes to Fort Collins from the City of Northglenn (CO) where she has served as Assistant to the City Manager. She was instrumental in helping the city navigate the COVD-19 pandemic and several other key initiatives including: 

• Forming the Diversity, Inclusivity and Social Equity (DISE) board,
• Helping develop the Crisis Response Unit which takes the co-responder model a few steps further,
• Expanding homelessness response to include a Winter Housing Program - the first of its kind in Adams County
• Implementing the No Need for Speed program to empower residents to collaborate with the city on solutions to residential speeding 

Prior to her role in Northglenn, Rupa was the Assistant to the Town Manager/Deputy Town Clerk for the Town of Mooresville, North Carolina where her primary accomplishments included re-establishing the Mooresville Youth Council, working with Council on strategic planning retreats, and understanding how communities respond to crisis. 

Rupa started her public sector career working in constituent services for U.S. Senator Bill Nelson in Florida where she helped residents resolve issues with federal agencies. She worked there for 8 years and ended as the Deputy Director of Constituent Services. In her time there, Rupa learned the importance of relationship building and that by establishing trust, government can be viewed as a helpful resource. Her federal government work inspired her desire to shift to local government to have a greater impact on residents and work directly with them in a community. 

Rupa has a Masters in Public Administration, a Bachelors in Political Science and a Bachelors in Film all from the University of Central Florida.