Welcome to The Hanzon Foundation

The mission of The Hanzon Foundation is to share the history, philosophy, mediums, and methods
central to the life and work of Lonnie Hanzon and Terry Koepsel Hanzon

It has been a fascinating career and educational journey thus far. At this stage of life, I see no retirement in sight. But I don’t know if I will be able to unlock enough skills and circumstance to reach the zenith of my own creative work as a designer/creator in this lifetime. The world is moving faster and faster, and I can’t outrun the young bulls. So I am trying to see my works and our work process as a living thing – a “School” that allows (itself) to be added to and continued on in the most fundamental levels of craft, art, design, structure, and magic making. It is how I can commit deeply during the senior chapter of my career. I may spend the rest of my days designing what I would have built if I had been afforded the opportunity rather than to wait for the magic wand to point my direction. As in my personal fictional “world” or “Lore”, the Wizard always leaves everything he can behind to help the hero break through to a higher place. I
wouldn’t be the first to approach a life this way – an honorable way to dedicate a career and life.

As a “Keeper”.
Letter from LONNIE HANZON

Our Founders & Board:

After over 40 years of living, loving, and working, and with hundreds of projects
under our belts, we are excited to create this legacy venture.

Lonnie Hanzon & Terry Koepsel Hanson – Founders


Shanda Plock graduated from Scripps College in 1991 with a degree in Art History and received her master’s degree in Art History and Museum Studies from the University of Denver in 2000. After graduating from Scripps and while studying at DU, Shanda worked at several museums, including the Children’s Museum of Denver, the Denver Art Museum, the Museum of Outdoor Arts, and the Denver Botanic Gardens.

Later, she began teaching Art History and Art Appreciation at Community College of Denver and Red Rocks Community College and served on the board of DU Art! While teaching at the Community College of Aurora, she worked on curriculum development, received the Adjunct Teacher of the Year Award, and served as the Director of the Donna Moravec Gallery.

Shanda has also worked with the 40West Arts District as an educational contributor, guest juror, and curator. She returned to teaching at Front Range Community College in 2020 and currently serves as the Executive Director and archivist for The Hanzon Foundation.

Lon Seymour is a longtime art educator and artist with years of experience. He began as a fine arts high school teacher in Jefferson County, Colorado, and later became the District Coordinator of Art for the same county. He also worked in the nonprofit sector as the Executive Director of the Arts Education Equity Network, a program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Colorado Council.

Lon worked in higher education as the Coordinator of Art Education at Metropolitan State College of Denver and as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. He later became the Chairman of the Art Education Department at Rocky Mountain, where he assisted with the accreditation process while also teaching foundation courses.

Lon has also been an instructor at Community College of Denver and Regis University. His many awards include the 1995 Colorado Art Educator of the Year Award, the 1992 Marion Quinn Dix Leadership Award from the National Art Education Association, and the 1988 Arts Administrator of the Year Award in Colorado.

A longtime member of CAEA (Colorado Art Education Association), his roles have included Treasurer, President, and Vice President. Lon has also served on the Board of the Colorado Alliance for Arts Education and as Chairman of the Colorado Association of Visual Art Administrators.
He has authored a variety of art education materials and articles, as well as several works of fiction that tell tall tales about the City of Denver, the Beatles, Wyandotte Indians, and wild art teachers.

Leslie Mitchell retired in June 2010 after 26 years with FirstBank Holding Company. At the time of her retirement, she was the president of FirstBank of Cherry Creek. During her tenure with FirstBank, she was Credit Policy Committee Chair, as well as Chair of the Loan Committee.

Along with serving on the Denver Audit Committee, Leslie currently serves on the board of AAA Colorado, as well as on the State of Colorado Board of Mortgage Loan Originators. Past community service includes serving on the boards of the Cherry Creek North Business Improvement District, Denver Public Schools Foundation, Public Education and Business Coalition, the State Board of Real Estate Appraisers, and Saint Joseph’s Hospital Foundation. She also volunteers with InnovAge.

A passionate runner, Leslie coaches with Girls on the Run, an after-school running program at Schmitt Elementary. She has completed eight marathons, including the Boston Marathon, and serves on the board of the Rocky Mountain Road Runners.
Leslie graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a B.S. in Business Administration and from the University of Colorado Denver with a Master of Business Administration. She has been named a Girl Scouts Women of Distinction honoree and has twice been nominated for Colorado Outstanding Women in Business.

She has held positions on a variety of boards, including AAA Colorado, the Independent Audit Committee for the City of Denver, and the Emily Griffith Foundation Board. She and her husband, Rob Insinger, live in Washington Park and are intrepid travelers. She has two adult sons, Mitch and Peter Goudy.

Kristy Rowe is a multifaceted professional with a background in marketing, photography, and immersive arts. She is the owner of Moodeous Photography, which she founded in 2007 with the vision of capturing the love, joy, and community that support a couple on their wedding day.

She brings a lifelong passion for immersive arts and theater, as well as for the magic created when the divide between the audience and the stage is bridged. She currently works closely with Lonnie Hanzon of Hanzon Studios, developing creative projects, most notably Camp Christmas.

Her leadership experience includes serving as past president of Rocky Mountain Roller Derby and current president of Control Group Productions. When she is not skating or volunteering, Kristy enjoys traveling and has visited 45 countries (and counting) around the world.

Welcome to
The Hanzon Foundation

The mission of The Hanzon Foundation is to share the history, philosophy, mediums, and methods central to the life and work of Lonnie Hanzon and Terry Koepsel Hanzon.

It has been a fascinating career and educational journey thus far. At this stage of life, I see no retirement in sight. But I don’t know if I will be able to unlock enough skills and circumstance to reach the zenith of my own creative work as a designer/creator in this lifetime. The world is moving faster and faster and I can’t out run the young bulls. So I am trying to see my works and our work process as a living thing – a “School” that allows (itself) to be added to and continued on in the most fundamental levels of craft, art, design, structure and magic making. It is how I can commit deeply during the senior chapter of my career. I may spend the rest of my days designing what I would have built if I had been afforded the opportunity rather than to wait for the magic wand to point my direction. As in my personal fictional “world” or “Lore”, the Wizard always leaves everything he can behind to help the hero break through to a higher place. I
wouldn’t be the first to approach a life this way – an honorable way to dedicate a career and life.
As a “Keeper”.
Letter from LONNIE HANZON

Our Founders & Board:

After over 40 years of living, loving, and working, and with hundreds of projects under our belts, we are excited to create this legacy venture.

Lonnie Hanzon & Terry Koepsel Hanson
Founders


Shanda Plock graduated from Scripps College in 1991 with a degree in Art History and received her master’s degree in Art History and Museum Studies from the University of Denver in 2000. After graduating from Scripps and while studying at DU, Shanda worked at several museums, including the Children’s Museum of Denver, the Denver Art Museum, the Museum of Outdoor Arts, and the Denver Botanic Gardens.

Later, she began teaching Art History and Art Appreciation at Community College of Denver and Red Rocks Community College and served on the board of DU Art! While teaching at the Community College of Aurora, she worked on curriculum development, received the Adjunct Teacher of the Year Award, and served as the Director of the Donna Moravec Gallery.

Shanda has also worked with the 40West Arts District as an educational contributor, guest juror, and curator. She returned to teaching at Front Range Community College in 2020 and currently serves as the Executive Director and archivist for The Hanzon Foundation.

Lon Seymour is a longtime art educator and artist with years of experience. He began as a fine arts high school teacher in Jefferson County, Colorado, and later became the District Coordinator of Art for the same county. He also worked in the nonprofit sector as the Executive Director of the Arts Education Equity Network, a program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Colorado Council.

Lon worked in higher education as the Coordinator of Art Education at Metropolitan State College of Denver and as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. He later became the Chairman of the Art Education Department at Rocky Mountain, where he assisted with the accreditation process while also teaching foundation courses.

Lon has also been an instructor at Community College of Denver and Regis University. His many awards include the 1995 Colorado Art Educator of the Year Award, the 1992 Marion Quinn Dix Leadership Award from the National Art Education Association, and the 1988 Arts Administrator of the Year Award in Colorado.

A longtime member of CAEA (Colorado Art Education Association), his roles have included Treasurer, President, and Vice President. Lon has also served on the Board of the Colorado Alliance for Arts Education and as Chairman of the Colorado Association of Visual Art Administrators.
He has authored a variety of art education materials and articles, as well as several works of fiction that tell tall tales about the City of Denver, the Beatles, Wyandotte Indians, and wild art teachers.

Leslie Mitchell retired in June 2010 after 26 years with FirstBank Holding Company. At the time of her retirement, she was the president of FirstBank of Cherry Creek. During her tenure with FirstBank, she was Credit Policy Committee Chair, as well as Chair of the Loan Committee.

Along with serving on the Denver Audit Committee, Leslie currently serves on the board of AAA Colorado, as well as on the State of Colorado Board of Mortgage Loan Originators. Past community service includes serving on the boards of the Cherry Creek North Business Improvement District, Denver Public Schools Foundation, Public Education and Business Coalition, the State Board of Real Estate Appraisers, and Saint Joseph’s Hospital Foundation. She also volunteers with InnovAge.

A passionate runner, Leslie coaches with Girls on the Run, an after-school running program at Schmitt Elementary. She has completed eight marathons, including the Boston Marathon, and serves on the board of the Rocky Mountain Road Runners.
Leslie graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a B.S. in Business Administration and from the University of Colorado Denver with a Master of Business Administration. She has been named a Girl Scouts Women of Distinction honoree and has twice been nominated for Colorado Outstanding Women in Business.

She has held positions on a variety of boards, including AAA Colorado, the Independent Audit Committee for the City of Denver, and the Emily Griffith Foundation Board. She and her husband, Rob Insinger, live in Washington Park and are intrepid travelers. She has two adult sons, Mitch and Peter Goudy.

Kristy Rowe is a multifaceted professional with a background in marketing, photography, and immersive arts. She is the owner of Moodeous Photography, which she founded in 2007 with the vision of capturing the love, joy, and community that support a couple on their wedding day.

She brings a lifelong passion for immersive arts and theater, as well as for the magic created when the divide between the audience and the stage is bridged. She currently works closely with Lonnie Hanzon of Hanzon Studios, developing creative projects, most notably Camp Christmas.

Her leadership experience includes serving as past president of Rocky Mountain Roller Derby and current president of Control Group Productions. When she is not skating or volunteering, Kristy enjoys traveling and has visited 45 countries (and counting) around the world.