Alexander “HONDO” Maness
I’m a Colorado native, and after more than a decade in Golden, it’s truly home. I was raised in that classic Colorado way—snow in the winters, trails in the summers, and a constant connection to…
Amanda Stoecker
I am originally from Southeast Missouri and moved to Denver after completing a graduate degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. I moved to Denver and lived with my sister while…
Elizabeth Hart
I was raised in a small town in Missouri near Kansas City and moved to beautiful Colorado in 2013. My husband and I first moved to Denver and then to Conifer to experience mountain living…
Cassondra Bottoms
I’m a Colorado native, proud mom of two, wife to my incredible husband, and someone who has always been passionate about helping others. After spending 20 years in the corporate world, where I focused on…
Rick Souders
I grew up in the rural high plains near the Pawnee National Grasslands in Colorado. Yes, very rural. My mom worked at a portrait studio, and my dad, amongst many things, was a professional leather…
Carrie Lamb
I am originally from St. Louis, Missouri, and first came to Colorado in the mid-’90s. My brother was going to CU, and I came out to visit and was hooked immediately. When I was applying…
Jennifer Toohill
My name is Jen Toohill, and my husband and I own Bob’s Atomic Burgers. In 2001, we bought our house in Golden that was built at the turn of the century. Luckily Bob was a…
Giles Flanagin
Originally from Chicago, I moved to the Golden area in 2013 with my wife Shannon, and we are currently raising two girls. I recently opened a restaurant on South Golden Road called Blue Pan Pizza….
Kristie Mather
I grew up in Michigan in the country; it was a small farm town, and my parents certainly gave me and my two sisters a unique childhood. They bought land in the middle of a…


