M E M B E R S

Raised in Buffalo, NY. as the oldest of six, Pat was blessed with a loving family and brilliant grandparents. As an enthusiastic footballer and swimmer in high school, he focused his zeal for life into a five-year degree in International Economics with distinction from the University of Buffalo.

Anxious to depart Buffalo, Pat spent three years at a West Coast consulting firm specializing in digital technologies and production optimization designs. As an encore to consulting, he spent five years in San Diego cutting his teeth on all things wireless, and for the past 32-years loving life in Boulder as an entrepreneur focused on building Cellport System, which specializes in connected vehicle technologies, securing four essential patent portfolios, and promoting open licensing of connected vehicle designs and software.

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Born and raised in Colorado, Brett Zimmerman discovered his passion for wine while working his way through the University of Colorado, first as a busboy and then as a waiter for Boulder’s Laudisio and Flagstaff House. After graduation, Brett was accepted for a sommelier position at Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago and continued his education after relocating to San Francisco as a sommelier for Aqua, before returning to Colorado to open his own restaurant, Mateo.

Three years later, Brett left the restaurant business to focus on his true passion – fine wine – taking a position as Colorado’s General Manager of the American Fine Wine Division of Southern Wine and Spirits. This dedication to his craft culminated in the spring of 2007, when he successfully passed his Masters Examination and earned the highly coveted distinction of Master Sommelier.

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Craig Jones is a husband, father, dog friend, and businessman. Born and raised in Northern California, Craig has lived in London, the Boston area, various Bay Area California locations, and twice in Boulder, in the 1980's and again since 2013.

Craig was trained as an attorney but turned his back on the law (mistake?) to go into business, spending 25 years of his career as a venture capitalist with an emphasis in healthcare and technology. Ten years ago, Craig began to invest in private equity at what is considered the very low end of the market in small but profitable companies throughout the US and Canada (with two investments in Boulder and Longmont).

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Alan has been a City Club Social Member for nearly five years and truly enjoys being a part of our Highland City Club community. Alan came to Boulder 49 years ago to get a doctorate in Clinical Psychology at CU, and ended up working as a Certified Financial Planner in Boulder for over thirty years.

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At his core Sergei is a software engineer, with deep family roots in engineering and the Silicon Taiga. Originally from Akademgorodok Russia (the technological hub of Siberia), he moved to the US in middle school, grew up in Boulder, attended Boulder High, and later got his Masters degree in Computer Science from CU. After graduating, he worked with various software companies, from tiny startups to several major corporations, and on projects such as software security for code escrow and discovery, socially aware advertising networks, and more recently, processing and analysis of big data for cloud-on-prem systems.

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Lopa van der Mersch is a serial entrepreneur, mother of two, a sustainability freak, and a TEDx speaker who practices Kalari, an ancient Indian martial art. Lopa’s adventures have taken her around the world in search of health, spiritual fulfillment, and boundless energy.

Three years ago Lopa added a new chapter to her life story as the Founder and CEO of Rasa, the adaptogenic coffee alternatives revolutionizing people’s relationship to their energy.

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Jack is a former U.S. Naval Intelligence Officer with over ten years of active duty experience including multiple aircraft carrier and Middle East deployments. He has a background in Computer Science with an emphasis in cryptography and AI, which, along with a love of Economics, led him to start buying Bitcoin in 2011.

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Sara is the oldest of three daughters, all born and raised in Boulder within a mile from the historic Highland School building. After graduation from Boulder High, Sara spent 10 nomadic years exploring the world outside the Boulder Bubble. When she graduated from Barnard College at Columbia University in New York City, Sara wasn’t quite ready to settle down; so, she spent six months working at a pub in Galway, Ireland before moving to San Francisco and attending law school at Hastings. After a couple of years doing the big city law firm gig, Sara happily heeded Chief Niwot’s call to return home loving Boulder more than ever for having lived away for a while.

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Charles is a husband and father, a fly fisherman, a former philosophy major and an avid reader.

Passionate about the uniqueness of individuals and striving to help people connect with the work they are made for, Charles loves serving others by building his primary company, Agile Partnering, a back office service and cash funding provider for staffing firms. In addition, he has an on the side project; a software startup called Matchstik.

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Boulder was blessed to have had Joe de Raismes as a citizen for over 50 years. Educated at Yale University and Harvard Law School, Joe served as Boulder's City Attorney for 24 years, counseling many Mayors, and handling multiple ground breaking litigations, three of which he took to the U. S. Supreme Court. During most of my professional career, Joe was The Law.

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Jessie Kennedy is the General Counsel at RoadWarrior, an app company co-owned with her husband, Rick. RoadWarrior headquarters is located on the second floor of Highland | City Club, where Jessie can be found negotiating deals, pondering deep life questions, and/or carefully perusing the H | C lunch menu.

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Pamela originally hails from North Carolina, but she found her way West in the early 1980s and never looked back. A cowgirl at heart, Pam has had the incredibly good fortune and privilege of an abundant life, a mix of great joys and deep sorrows, including the recent loss of her husband Bill.

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Originally from Kansas City, Andy and his wife Katie moved to Boulder in 2012. In February 2013, they launched Boulder Lifestyle Magazine followed by Cherry Creek Lifestyle in 2015. Their newest endeavor, Sweep Balayage Bar, a salon on Pearl St., opened in 2019, and they look forward to launching a second Sweep location in Cherry Creek later this summer.

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An accomplished entrepreneur and senior executive, Kevin is currently President/CEO of SOBRSafe, Inc. with Global Headquarters residing at the Highland | City Club. Come by and say hello!

As of June 8, 2020, SOBRSafe has been approved and is listed on the OTC board with plans on up listing to the NASDAQ in 2021. “We are focusing our efforts on integrating disruptive technologies into detection devices that save lives or improve productivity”, Kevin states. With an extensive background in private business, Kevin is very excited about learning the public side of business and enhancing shareholder value. He is currently an active business and real estate investor through Moore Holdings Incorporated.

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"It is not how much we give but how much love we put into giving."

Mother Theresa's quote speaks to Adriana's passionate drive to give to others. The newest addition to the Highland | City Club team, Adriana will be working at the Concierge Desk with a smile on her face and an eagerness to assist in any way she can. Adriana was born and raised all over the golden state of California while studying acting, playing the violin, and practicing yoga.

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Douglas Gardner grew up in Wellesley Ma. and had the urge to travel from an early age. After graduating from Denison University with a dual degree in Economics and English, he scratched that travel itch by joining the Peace Corps for service in Burkina Faso.

A subsequent masters degree in business, leading to a job in the three-piece suit on Wall Street with the Chase Manhattan Bank did not cut it. Instead, he found his real calling working for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for over 30 years, with assignments around the globe in places like Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Mongolia, Ukraine, as well as New York).

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One one of the newest members of the Highland | City Club team, Addison Smalley will be assisting at the concierge desk, helping with Lunch and Happy Hours, and a myriad of other things to keep the cogs turning.

He grew up in Golden, Colorado and has since made Boulder his new home. You may often find him riding his Trials Bicycle on the CU campus, Dirt Biking in the Colorado Mountains, or even Downhill Skateboarding on the local steep hills.

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Parker Johnson was born to sing. A boy soprano by age 7, Parker joined his first rock band at age 15, and took a gap year at age 18 to travel to 11 European countries and 22 US states to sing with Up With People. Attending college at UNC-Chapel Hill, Parker’s rock band travelled up and down the east coast, playing the fraternity/sorority circuit from the University of Florida to Ohio State.

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Tommi Wolfe was raised in Africa, lived barefoot till she was 12, and learned to be tough and resilient thanks to having a lot of brothers. She started birdwatching at age four, leading to her lifelong passion for nature and conservation of our breathtaking planet.

Widowed young, Tommi learned how fleeting and precious life is. Ever since she has been committed to helping people live their dreams and not take life for granted.

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