About Your Guide

Mark Serour
​​Co-Founder / Principal Interpreter

​Raised in Colorado, Mark has lived in Fort Collins since 1992. He holds a BA in History from Colorado State University and a MA in History (concentration Military and 19th Century American West) from American Military University. His subject knowledge is evidenced by 25+ years of research. 

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 Professional experience includes:

• History Interpreter with the National Park Service, Fort Laramie NHS (Fort Laramie, WY) – 2005-2012
• Adjunct Instructor of U.S. History and Colorado History at Aims Community College (Greeley, CO) and Front Range Community College
  (Fort Collins, CO) – 2006-2009
• Assistant Museum Director at Trinidad History Museum (Trinidad, CO) - 2015. Museum Collections Assistant with History Colorado –
  ​2010-2013
• Historic Preservation Specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Lakewood, CO) and Pinyon Environmental, Inc. (Lakewood, CO) – 2014-2017
• Guest Speaker at Council on America’s Military Past (Rapid City, SD), 2001; Scottsbluff NM (Scottsbluff, NE), 2011; Fort Collins Westerners (Fort Collins, CO), 2012
• In addition, Mark has been a living historian for over 15 years specializing in both 19th century civilian and military impressions.​

Wendy Serour
​​Co-Founder / Creative Director

​Raised Upstate New York, Wendy has lived in Fort Collins since 1993. She holds a BA in Graphic Design from SUNY Buffalo State College. During her career, Wendy has served in a variety of roles along the Front Range and has a passion for building relationships and connecting people, communities and programs.

Professional experience includes:

• ​Published illustrator​
• Program management
• Environmental consulting
• Commercial construction
• Event management
• Graphic recording 
• Public facilitation