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 2018 Diplomats are:
Amanda Mangold, TBK Bank
Angelia Cook, Vectra Bank Colorado
Ben Frihauf, Ben Frihauf Farmers Insurance
Brad Cook, Academy Mortgage
​Christal Dye, Waterstone Mortgage
​Claire Barker
​Colleen O'Brien, City of Durango
​Cory Kahn, Imagenet Consulting
David Steele, Stoneage, Inc.
Deana Tomac, Four Corners HealthCare
Diana Murray, ASAP Accounting & Payroll Services
Erin Allen, Buttoned Up Consulting
Geoff Overington, Keller Williams Realty Southwest Associates
George Johnson, Open Mortgage LLC
Jessica Low, Exit Realty Home & Ranch
Justin Kautter, Kysar Millennium Leavitt Insurance Agency, Inc.
​Kaettie Wenger, Specialty Incentives
Ken Duncan, Western Wealth Management
Kristi Barnett, FredrickZink & Assoc. PC
Laura Clutinger, Cruise Planners
Laura Ross, Spectrum Business
Laura Vaughan, Intelligent Investment Management, LLP
Lisa Barrett, Tafoya Barrett and Associates PC
​Marian Hamlen, Tafoya Barrett and Associates PC
Matthew Gomez, ImageNet Consulting
Megan Aus, Durango Motor Company
Mitch Dye, ImageNet Consulting
Nancy Ottman
​Nick Johnson, Bank of the San Juans
Noah Lopez, Chem Dry of the Southwest
​Patti Salomon, Salt 360 Float Studio
Rhonda J Yarbrough, Academy Mortgage
Rita Simon, Durango Chamber of Commerce
Sara Walker, Buttoned Up Consulting
Stephanie Roberts, Peak Physical Therapy of Durango, LLC
​Stephanie Schnurr, Holiday Inn & Suites - Durango
Stephen Pease CFP, Oxford Financial Partners