M E M B E R S

Lucy grew up on a working farm in rural Kentucky. She has always felt very much at home in the natural places she loves--the question that has taken her on many of her life pursuits is: What helps people and the planet simultaneously thrive?

This curiosity has led her to: research the blue crab fishery in remote Baja, help restore Musqueam Creek in Vancouver, study human biology and environmental policy and creative writing at Stanford, and work as environmental and wellness journalist. The science of happiness, self-compassion, mindfulness, gratitude, and ecology are some of the disciplines that inform how she thinks about the world. Along the way she has written for The Atlantic, InsideClimate News, The Jackson Hole News and Guide, and Berkeleyside, in addition to other places. Most recently, she had her poem Wonderland Lake published in humana obscura…

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City Club member Jeremy Ciampa is a writer, guitarist, and entrepreneur. He came west in 2004, ostensibly for a university education. In truth, a saxophonist from boarding school needed a guitarist for an upcoming show at The Fox Theatre. Colorado University had rolling admissions and the Rocky Mountains. It was an easy choice.

Since then, Jeremy has obtained a degree in Literature, toured regionally and nationally with rock groups and traditional swing jazz ensembles, and studied for over a decade with legendary guitarist Dale Bruning. While working as a touring musician, he taught music and writing lessons on his laptop.

Capitalizing on a knack for standardized tests, Jeremy started Higher Learning Test Prep in 2010 at the beginning of the remote learning era. He has since taught thousands of students from all over the world. He now works as a writing coach, editor, and academic mentor. His current project, Ewald Hall, is a laboratory for Life of Mind– A counter society for thinking people…

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Julien is a seasoned freelance senior designer with over fourteen years of diverse experience. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with renowned agencies like Landor, Carré Noir, and Publicis, just to name a few. His portfolio boasts projects spanning various sectors from energy and transport with firms like EDF and SNCF, to consumer goods with brands like Nestlé, and even extending to the realms of banking and nonprofit organizations.

After establishing Cenitz Studio, Julien quickly garnered the attention and loyalty of major brands, including Nike, PSG, and Dassault Systemes. An alumnus of ECV with a master's degree in visual communication from Créapole, Julien's latest accomplishment is the launch of Cenitz Studio's innovative and award-winning website…

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Curiosity makes me tick, and I ask “why” a lot. I enjoy getting to the root of problems quickly. I believe one can quantitatively analyze anything and achieve operational efficiency in everything we do. 

My wife and I moved from Chicago to Boulder in 2020 and have thoroughly enjoyed life here. We are avid hikers, backpackers, and skiers. Mack, our samoyed, joins us for all of our adventures. I enjoy long, hard, mountain, gravel, or road biking and extended backpacking trips. My wife and I welcomed our son, Sebastian, in April 2023. We enjoy hikes and picnics in the mountains with Seb and Mack. 

I studied finance and economics at Loyola University Chicago and then obtained my MBA from the University of Chicago. I am the Head of Value Engineering at Cribl, a data observability platform company based in San Francisco. Previously, I have worked at Google and Palo Alto Networks, leading their Business Value Consulting practices…

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Born and raised in Chicago, Stuart earned a liberal arts degree from the University of Colorado and received his law degree from the University of Denver School of Law.

Stuart has been a member of the Colorado State Bar since 1986, and has represented clients before the Colorado Supreme Court, the United States District Court, the Tenth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, and the United States Federal Claims Court.

Outside the office and courtroom, Stuart is an avid cyclist and devotes time to grass roots non-profit cycling organizations that promote youth cycling and road safety. He has competed in multiple ultra-endurance races, including the Leadville Trail 100, La Ruta De Los Conquistadores in Costa Rica, Transcordilleras in Colombia, Steamboat Gravel, Unbound Gravel, and many more…

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Geoff Keys is a Boulder native and second-generation real estate veteran. Geoff’s first tenancy at the Highland was in 1983, working with his team to develop the South Tech Center at 47th and Valmont, and working with Sina to design and develop The Registry on Spruce Street in Downtown Boulder.

In 1984 Geoff launched Keys Commercial Real Estate, a boutique commercial brokerage specializing in third-party fee commercial real estate services. With Crestone Capital as its main client, Keys Commercial built an office/retail portfolio in San Diego County, as well as the US/36 corridor in Boulder.

Geoff sold Keys Commercial in 2021 but just recently repurchased the brokerage arm of the business, which he operates daily at Highland City Club. In addition to real estate, Geoff owns and operates a high-end wholesale auto dealership, Keys Motors. 

Geoff serves on the Boards of Mile High United Way, and The Dairy Arts Center, while living in Downtown Boulder with Partner Lea Incandela, a renowned local artist, and their Labradoodle Jack…

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City Club member Timothy O’Donnell is an American long-course triathlete with over 50 podium finishes, including more than 25 wins at major events throughout the world. Among his wins are eleven Ironman 70.3 victories and two Ironman wins.

Before dedicating his career to Ironman racing, O'Donnell represented the Navy and the US with six consecutive wins at the Armed Forces National Championship and a win at the 2009 ITU Long Distance World Championship.

At the 2019 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, O’Donnell finished in 2nd place, with his sub-eight-hour performance being the fastest time ever recorded by an American at the World Championship. Proving himself to be one of the most consistent athletes in Kona, he finished 2nd place in 2019, 4th place in 2018, 6th place in 2016, 3rd place in 2015, 5th place in 2013, and 8th place in 2012. In March of 2021, O’Donnell suffered a major heart attack during the Challenge Miami triathlon. After a year off in recovery, he returned to racing and the Ironman World Championship in 2022 where he once again finished as the Top American for the 5th time. In 2023 he completed his journey back to the top with a win at IRONMAN 70.3 Peru…

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Monica's roots are in a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Shortly after college, Monica moved on a whim to the Bay Area and landed a job on Apple's marketing team, where she had the opportunity to work on launching new products globally during tumultuous times. The entire experience netted incredible learnings which she parlayed into a successful marketing consulting business, working with other high-tech clients such as Adobe, Salesforce, Intuit, and others.

Today the entrepreneur bug has fully bitten and Monica is the co-founder of a new platform called Trumee, a storytelling, video-based alternative to LinkedIn for the younger workforce. Though the new company is in its very early stages, Monica is eager to connect with the HCC community to glean insights into the start-up journey.

In her spare time, Monica enjoys travel, making memories with her daughter and son, and adventures with her chocolate lab, Roxy. She's an avid foodie who enjoys cooking, yoga, farmers' markets, and paddle boarding…

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Andrew is the President of Brodsky Research and Consulting, with the mission to ensure that all children have an equal opportunity to thrive. He is a nationally recognized expert in the field of early childhood policy research, a writer, speaker, and mystic. His first book, Science for Seekers, explored the relationship between rationality and spirituality. 

Andrew is currently at work on a second book, How To Be God: A User’s Manual, which explores finding purpose beyond Self. His other interests include leveraging privilege, unbreaking capitalism, ultrarunning, adventure traveling, improv, and psychedelics, which have radically transformed his life. 

Andrew is proud to live in Longmont, where he spends quality time with his exceptional wife and two beautiful daughters.

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Howie Rubin was born as 'Howard' outside New York City and has been calling Boulder his home for over 27 years. 

Howie’s career consists of over twenty years of experience on the front lines of brand building for some of the most iconic consumer brands in the world. From 1999 through 2018, he was a partner at Action Marketing Group, an agency focused on groundbreaking experiential marketing programs which blended digital and social media with live events leading to brand recognition, cultural relevance, and sales.  

Howie currently leads First Tube, another agency creating live events to drive reach and engagement with online audiences through targeted media, influencers, and social platforms. He is also an investor and advisor to various organizations and technology startups, a designer, an inventor (OneClock.co), and a lover of all things outdoors…

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I was born and raised in NY around Manhattan and Long Island. I attended The Guitar Institute in Los Angeles and earned a degree in performance guitar. In addition to playing and recording with several bands, I went to work for the global leader in the nascent field of digital audio workstations.

After a successful first career in music technology, I went into the creative space, and for the past 30 years, I have been a film and TV sound designer and mixer in NYC. My projects have won Emmys for sound, Sundance Grand Jury prizes, NYFF Audience Awards, and a Cannes Palme d'Or.

I have produced films, TV pilots, albums, a live concert DVD, and have toured nationally with my music project, which was a rock band for children called Princess Katie & Racer Steve. That band had a #1 single on XM Radio and was named Nickelodeon's Parent Pick for 2017, with over half-million YouTube views…

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David grew up in Maryland and later received a B.A. in Chemistry from Duke and M.D. from University of Maryland. He practiced for 25 years in Florida in Emergency Medicine, Family Practice & Wellness Medicine, Diving & Hyperbaric Medicine, and Medical Informatics. In 2007 he moved to Boulder, working part-time in Urgent Care and Wealth Management (2007-2019).

He’s been a Highland City Club since 2007, and loves the friendships, the exquisite cuisine, the Securus Locus scene, and the Community Table.

He married his South African penpal, Avril, in 1978, they've raised two Bright sons, Adam and Steven, and now are blessed with 3 baby grandchildren. He's a 9 on the Enneagram (Peacemaker) with a 2 (Helper) wing…

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I wanted to travel the world so badly. I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I grew up with two sisters and a large tribe of cousins, in a home infused with languages, education, and creativity to face life's challenges.

So after obtaining my degree in Industrial Design and working as an in-house designer, I moved to Europe to explore as many factories, exhibitions, conferences, and design events as possible. I lived, worked, and studied in London, Milan, Berlin, Copenhagen, and Munich until love and my concern for climate change brought me to the US. I am married to Pietro, an Italian engineer devoted to Wind Energy research, and I am the mum of a 1/2 cup Argentinian, 1/2 cup Italian, and 1 tbsp American daughter.

When I moved to Boulder I founded my own design company, called ESIDE⋮, because I wanted to work in a creative environment surrounded by people that inspired me and who have a commitment to making great things happen in the world…

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Matt was born and raised in Boulder where he stayed through his graduation from CU. He then traveled and worked through New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Europe, and Patagonia, eventually finding himself on a fishing boat in Alaska.

It was on the deck of that fishing boat at the end of a 40-hour shift when Matt decided to apply to Lewis & Clark law school in Oregon, dreaming of a career in environmental litigation. Despite the distractions of fly fishing for steelhead, and training a hunting dog, he actually did graduate on time.

Matt spent the next five years working for a litigation firm specializing in natural resource issues, handling cases in state and federal courts related to agriculture, timber, mining, public lands, tribal law, fisheries, wildlife management, and most importantly, water. During this same span of time, Matt and his wife Sonya bought a small ranch in southern Oregon where they kept sheep, cattle, horses, chickens, bees, and did endless fence work and wildfire mitigation…

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Rett grew up in Mississippi and Alabama, and has been a Colorado resident for over 15 years. He has spent most of his career building sales teams or leading growth for a wide range of businesses, from early-stage venture-backed startups to Fortune 50 companies.

In 2021, Rett founded Sholder, an Uber-like platform providing radically affordable, one-to-one emotional support as an employee benefit for low/mid-wage workers. Compassionate elders are trained and qualified as Spaceholders™ (aka "Sholders"), allowing them to earn a side income while delivering non-clinical video & audio sessions on the platform.

Rett is a classically trained singer who is always on the hunt for new karaoke locations and duet partners…

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Kip grew up in Loveland, Colorado as the youngest of three siblings. In his early years, he narrowly focused on sports (basketball & baseball), and analytical challenges (math & chess). Growing up, his best friends were twins so loved being in a "crowd of three.”

In the early 2010s, Kip lived in Ireland while getting his MBA at Trinity College Dublin, and still tries to make it back yearly to see friends in Europe. His time in Europe shaped his worldview and helped him discover a keen interest in investing and developing business strategies.

Kip is striving to build a business that allows him the opportunity to do the work he loves with people he respects. He supports digital service businesses in DC, Los Angeles, Houston, and Indianapolis as a Fractional CFO. He has an investing podcast that is focused on making investing fun and approachable while still being grounded in the quality investing principles of Benjamin Graham…

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David is a Neo-Renaissance man who believes in living a fulfilling multi-dimensional life. He was born and raised in the southern part of India and immigrated to the US in 1999 during the dot.com boom. Since his arrival to the U.S., David has lived in California and New York and moved to Colorado in 2004.

Over his twenty-year career working in corporate IT, David has been active in the startup world as a mentor and innovator and is currently working on growing his own Business Strategy & Advisory practice, which focuses on developing strategic positioning, business identity, building Intellectual property, and incorporating economies of scale.

Among his many other passions, David enjoys reading, creating content, playing music, riding his motorcycle, and getting his style on point. His life heroes include Soren Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Jacques Lacan, and Woody Allen. His routine of sunrise walks, physical workouts, and meditation gives him the freedom to pursue his vision, purpose, and mission…

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Eddie Zapata is a Chicago native who moved to Boulder ten years ago from Washington DC. Upon graduation from high school, Eddie joined the US Marine Corps, where he spent six years serving in Somalia, Morocco, Honduras, Okinawa, and Korea. 

After his military service, Eddie attended Northern Illinois University to study History, and then teach high school history in Illinois, Arizona, and Colombia. He is also an amateur writer who needs to stop procrastinating and finish his manuscript! 

Currently, Eddie works as a ride share driver, offering private trips to executives, and many City Club members, to and from Boulder…

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Anna Stephenson grew up the oldest of seven siblings working on a family farm in a wild and beautiful region of Wisconsin. Living life communally close to nature continues to be a guidepost on her path.

While obtaining degrees in business and anthropology, Anna grew up spending summers doing humanitarian and mission work as part of teams around the world. She continues to enjoy adventures with a purpose such as a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago, and backpacking in Utah with her teenager’s therapy program.

Anna believes journeys are full of lessons in the art of navigating life with common sense, grace, hopefully some wisdom, and love most of all. Her current adventure of raising her three children with her husband of 25 years provides plenty of opportunities to practice what she preaches. In her work as a career coach, it is a true joy to help others discover the course toward their self-knowledge, fulfillment, and legacy…

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I grew up on a Kansas dirt road on the outskirts of Wichita, down the road from our family business, Gilpin Feed and Supply, which my grandfather started. I happily worked at the store and helped out at the farm and the dog kennel as far back as I can remember, loading and unloading bales of hay, straw, grass seed, sweet grain, dog food, and bird seed. I cleaned out the stables, rode, brushed, and fed the horses and other animals, herded cattle, drove them to market, and learned a lot about life along the way. I was never treated differently because I was a girl, as long as I always worked hard, and made myself useful.

My interests include running outdoors, hiking, writing snail mail letters, fashion, art, calligraphy, learning about and experiencing different cultures, wine, seeing how fast I can go on a go-cart, and listening to and making music. I play the saxophone with my Rockstar husband.

My major motivators include nurturing community, harmony, genuine connection, transparency, hard work, respect, integrity, a strong relationship with God, and the idea that small things make a big difference.

During high school, I spent every penny I earned traveling to NYC during summer and spring breaks to find internships, explore the city, learn the trains, and convince Columbia University to let me live in their vacant dorm rooms or rent a room at the midtown YMCA. Current projects include guest/substitute teaching in Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley school districts, taking calligraphy classes and jobs, playing more music, and helping my husband with his business start-up called HearLabs. Future projects include buying a house with enough land for some cattle, horses, and a music studio…

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