Mark has made a life in Boulder trying to serve his community and family while having fun and enjoying all the Boulder and the world has to offer. He is currently chair of the city's Planning Board and has served on many other boards and commissions. He has four generations of family living in Boulder.

A near native of Boulder, Marie-Juliette attended Phillips Exeter Academy and went on to become president of her class at Juilliard, before defecting to the open road in search of something altogether different. While earning an MFA from London International School of Performing Arts, she pioneered a music school, won an Independent Music Award and saw her fine jewelry designs featured on the cover of Vogue. Ever the prodigal daughter, Marie-Juliette returned to Boulder and founded THE NEW LOCAL in 2019, with a vision towards cultivating a vibrant arts community downtown. She is the recipient of The Boulder Chamber’s 2024 ‘Rising Star’ award.  

After practicing law for one year (1976-1977), Bob ran the Colorado office and two campaigns for then Congressman Tim Wirth (D-CO), and then directed Wirth’s successful 1986 U.S. Senate campaign. In 1984, Bob opened a Greek restaurant on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall.

In 1987, Bob teamed up with Paul Talmey, to form Talmey-Drake Research & Strategy, one of the state’s most successful market research firms, conducting annual election polling for The Denver Post and Colorado’s CBS affiliate, while also conducting over 2000 surveys and focus groups, including locally for the BVSD, the City of Boulder and Boulder County.

Brady Robinson is a climber and conservationist whose career has included over a decade at Outward Bound, 11 years running Access Fund, and engaging with businesses to protect wild places as executive director of The Conservation Alliance. He has worked on land conservation and rewilding projects in Chile and Argentina with Tompkins Conservation and Freyja Foundation, where he is currently the Director of Philanthropy. He serves on the Open Space Board of Trustees and the board of the Honnold Foundation.