Our Board and Advisory Council
Director
Sara Liberatore
Sara had the honor of being the 2016 Inaugural Queen for the Arapahoe Rodeo Royalty Association. She became interested in the Rodeo Royalty Program in 2012 with the Pageant and Clinic process. She has attended the Miss Rodeo Colorado and many other local clinics. When she discovered that Arapahoe County did not have a program for Arapahoe County girls, she began the process of starting a program, working toward a partnership with the Arapahoe County Fair. She has being riding horses the majority of her life. She competes in local gymkhanas around Arapahoe County with her OTTB Tuffy. Tuffy has been her partner through gymkhanas and her rodeo queen adventure. She also competes in gymnastics and is part of the 2016 Overland State Chapionship Team. She attends Colorado State University majoring in Sports Medicine and is part of the CSU Rodeo Team.
“Work until you never have to introduce yourself.”
Royalty Coordinator
Amy Rabe
Amy is a Colorado native, with a family history going back over 200 years. Her Great Grandfather started the Loveland museum and wrote several books about Longs Peak and Northern Colorado.
Amy has been riding horses since she was a teenager, riding family friends horses. She was an FFA member and showed market beef. The last couple years she has had the pleasure of being on an equine drill team with her horse Teagan.
She has 4 kids, 2 sons and 2 daughters. Both daughters are past Royalty with 4H and Saddle Club, this is where her passion for Rodeo Royalty started. She is devoted to helping current and future Rodeo Royalty achieve their goals and becoming strong women in the western way of life and rodeo.
Treasurer
Dan Liberatore
Dan had a career in engineering management in the telecom industry for 31 years. Shortly after moving to Denver in 2003, he became a small business owner, partnering with his sons. Dan developed a passion for Colorado and the Western Lifestyle. When his daughters became involved with horses, he discovered how many different ways being around horses fostered responsibility and personal growth in young people. When he and his daughters discovered that there were limited opportunities for the young ladies of Arapahoe County to participate in the Rodeo Royalty program, they sought out and found partners to create ARRA. He now spends as much time as he can trying to give a little back to the animals that have given so much to humans. He also enjoys the great outdoors hiking, camping and running.
dvliberatore@comcast.net