The Durango Area Diplomats are the goodwill ambassadors for the Chamber of Commerce and the Durango community as a whole. The organization, made up of 40 members provide a volunteer base for the community, assist with ribbon cuttings to celebrate grand openings and other special events throughout the year.  Its primary purpose is to promote and enhance Durango’s spirit of accomplishment and community involvement. 

The 2020 Diplomats are:
Angelia Cook, Vectra Bank Colorado
Ben Frihauf, Ben Frihauf Farmers Insurance
Bert Carder, Local News Durango
Brad Cook, Academy Mortgage
Carmen Drulis, 11th Street Station
Cindy Charley, Durango Electrical Service, Inc.
David Steele, Stoneage, Inc.
Deana Tomac, Four Corners HealthCare
Erin Allen, Buttoned Up Consulting
Geoff Overington, Keller Williams Realty Southwest Associates
George Johnson, Open Mortgage LLC
Jessica Low, Exit Realty Home & Ranch
​Jessika Buell, Marketing Concepts Squared
Johnny Castillo, Johnson Controls
Justin Kautter, Kysar Millennium Leavitt Insurance Agency, Inc.
​Kaettie Wenger, ProCorp Images
Kristi Barnett, FredrickZink & Assoc. PC
Laura Clutinger, Cruise Planners
Laura Ross, Durango Neighbors Magazine
Lisa Barrett, Tafoya Barrett and Associates PC
​Marian Hamlen, Tafoya Barrett and Associates PC
Matthew Gomez, ImageNet Consulting
Mitch Dye, ImageNet Consulting
Nancy Ottman
​Nick Johnson, Exit Realty Home & Ranch
Noah Lopez, Chem Dry of the Southwest
Rhonda J Yarbrough, Silver Mountain Mortgage
Rita Simon, Durango Chamber of Commerce
Sandy Lane, Sandy A Lane Consulting
Sara Walker, Buttoned Up Consulting
Stephanie Roberts, Peak Physical Therapy of Durango, LLC
Stephen Pease CFP, Oxford Financial Partners
​Tom Clutinger, Clutinger, Williams & Verhoye, Inc.
Tom Loch, Land Title Guarantee Company