Andy James was born and raised in Boulder. In 1981, he became the co-owner of James TravelPOINTS (1750 14th St.), an American Express Representative Travel Network office - specializing in corporate travel management and leisure vacation planning. Through the company, award winning travel specialists with broad destination knowledge assist clients with travel plans to far off places including Central America, Europe, France, Italy, Hawaii, Mexico, and the South Pacific. James TravelPOINTS specializes in cruise and ski vacations. James has been a member of the Downtown Boulder, Inc. board of directors since 2005. Prior to that, he served as the chair and a member of the Boulder Improvement District from 1999 – 2004. James has been extremely active in the Boulder community serving terms as the president and a member of the Boulder Valley Rotary Club, a YMCA board member and chair & board representative of the University Hill General Improvement District.

Cindy Ward is the Administrative Vice-President at JVA, Inc., a consulting engineering firm specializing in structural and civil engineering. JVA, Inc.(celebrating 52 years of business) is headquartered in Boulder has other offices in Fort Collins, Winter Park, and Bozeman, Montana. Ward has lived in Boulder for 22 years.

A founding partner of RRC Associates, Nolan Rosall has a varied and extensive background in both public and private sector planning and strategic research. He has been principally responsible for a wide-range of tourism-related research and master planning for ski resorts, convention and visitors’ associations, and municipalities. Rosall has been a major contributor of national level research and policy analysis for the ski industry. He has also provided ongoing advice for a wide variety of winter and year-round resorts throughout the United States. Nolan has administered numerous Public Planning projects, starting with his involvement as Planning Director for the city of Boulder in the ‘70s, and continuing through his consulting work. Rosall was responsible for coordinating the planning, design and implementation of the Pearl Street Mall. He was also actively involved in several mixed-use redevelopment projects located Downtown. In addition to serving on the Downtown Boulder Inc. Board of Directors, Rosall has also served on the Downtown Management Commission. He was part of the consultant team that assisted the Downtown Alliance in developing a Master Development and Public Infrastructure Plan for Downtown Boulder and has conducted annual visitor surveys for the Downtown Boulder Improvement District since 2001.

Bonnie Dahl has resided in Boulder since 1974, after graduating with a degree in sociology / psychology from Arizona State University. Dahl has co-owned a The Pipefitter (on the Hill) since 1975. She became actively involved in Downtown Boulder when opening Savvy (a women’s clothing and apparel store), at 1114 Pearl St. in 2007. Dahl became a member of the DBI board in 2008 and also holds a position as a city board member for the University Hill district.

Ed Byrne is an attorney with a private law practice, Ed Byrne, P.C., specializing in land use and development-related permit approval and real estate transactions. Mr. Byrne is also the President of Regional Planning Services (RPS), a governmental and public relations firm established in 1994 to help private and public sector clients secure neighborhood and community support for mixed use or infill/redevelopment projects.  RPS specializes in facilitating inter-jurisdictional long-range regional planning projects for private and public sector clients. Ed was an attorney for the City of Boulder for six years (1982-88) where he handled code enforcement, land use planning, zoning and open space issues.  In 1988, he became the Director of Operations for Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA). Ed is currently a member of the Boulder Daily Camera’s Editorial Advisory Board and the Community Affairs Council for the Boulder Chamber of Commerce..

Paul Eklund was born in San Diego, California and has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Oregon State University. He served as a Lt. in the US Navy from 1966 – 1970. From 1971 – 1984, Eklund became a general contractor & resident real estate developer in Colorado. From 1984 to date, he serves as President for P.N. Eklund Interests, Inc. - an asset management, commercial real estate company. He is an owner-partner in residential and commercial real estate property entities in Boulder and San Diego. Eklund has been a Downtown Boulder, Inc. board member since 1992 – serving as board chair in 1998. In addition, he sat on the Business Improvement District’s board of directors (and participated on the Finance Committee) from 2000 – 2004 and has been a member of the board of directors for Siddha Yoga Dham Boulder since 1994.

Richard Foy co-founded Communication Arts Inc. with Henry Beer in 1973. His work has appeared nationally in Print, Graphis, Communication Arts, The New Yorker, WIND, World Interior Design and Identity magazines. Foy has earned awards from the Art Directors Clubs of New York, Denver, Houston and Los Angeles, as well as the American Institute of Graphic Artists. In 1980, the firm won the National Honor Award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the design of the Downtown Boulder Mall. Foy received his Bachelor of Arts in Design from CaliforniaStateUniversity at Long Beach in 1968. He has served as the Chairman of the Downtown Boulder Mall Commission and has been on the board for over 20 years. In addition, he has been a member of the boards of the Society for Environmental Graphic Design, the Colorado Music Festival, the CU Artist Series, and the Alliance for Technology & Learning and Society.

Reg Gupton has presented programs to real estate and business groups for almost 30 years. He has been a guest speaker at numerous industry and trade group conventions across America. Gupton has consulted for national, regional and local firms in numerous areas. His consulting projects focus on areas such as strategic, business and marketing planning, negotiation, turnover reduction, productivity increases and conflict resolution. He is the founder and president of Creative Growth Solutions, a service dedicated to “creatively help businesses solve critical problems and grow to new levels of productivity and profitability."Gupton is actively involved in the community as a member of DBI’s board of directors. In addition, he participates on the Marketing Committee, Online Strategy Task Force and serves as the chair of the Non-Survey Task Force. Gupton has been a member of the National Association of REALTORS® since 1980. He is a member and former president of the Bouler Flyercasters (Trout Unlimited) and serves on the board of directors for Historic Boulder, Inc. Gupton holds both a bachelor’s degree in Business and Master of Business Administration degree from Eastern Michigan University. He is an avid reader and enjoys hiking, bicycle touring and fly‑fishing.

Dan Haward is a George native who has lived in Colorado for over a decade.  After a career that spanned 15 years in the restaurant business, a Peace Corps volunteer stint in Russia and a position as a Property Manager, he met his business partners Mike and Janet Johnston in 2004 and thus began his career in the spice business.  Dan began as a part-time employee for the Savory Spice Shop and in 2008 became an owner/managing partner when the Downtown Boulder store opened its doors.  Dan developed a passion for food, culture, history and travel at an early age.  He enjoys cooking, gourmet food, traveling and meeting interesting people – all hobbies that fit nicely with his role at Savory Spice.   In January 2010, Downtown Boulder, Inc. recognized the Savory Spice Shop as Business of the Year for 2009 at the annual awards luncheon.

Peter Heinz runs his architecture practice at his firm PEH ARCHITECTS, on the historic Pearl Street Mall. In its over two decades of service, his multi-disciplined firm has received awards for energy-conscious design and material sustainability. Heinz has served on numerous community boards concerning the management of Downtown Boulder. Outside of work, he participates in softball, skiing, running and hiking and performs with the University Men’s Chorus.Heinz and his wife, Arlene, live next to the foothills in Boulder where they enjoy walking their black lab, Abby. Their daughter Erica teaches English at Montana State University. She and her husband, Brian along with daughter, Gracie Ruth live in Billings. Heinz son, Kevin (a 2005 CU Journalism graduate) is video editor / producer for Plum TV in Vail.

Chuck Hunker grew up in the Chicago suburb Barrington, attended Gunnery School in Washington, Connecticut and Miami   University in Oxford, Ohio. A resident of Boulder since 1979, Hunker ran the Applause retail stores with locations in Boulder, Denver’s Cherry Creek and at Flatirons Crossing in Broomfield with his wife, Jody. He has been a counselor with the SmallBusinessDevelopment Center, a division of the US Small Business Administration, since 2004. Hunker has served on the board of directors for Boulder’s Business Improvement District and is currently the chair of the board for Downtown Boulder, Inc.

In May 2006, Dr. Donovan Martin opened Studio One Dental in Downtown Boulder, and has since earned much respect as an exceptional dental service provider and as a passionate philanthropist. His generous contributions have impacted the Boulder community in countless ways. As a natural reflection of his professional accomplishments, Dr. Martin is well rounded in his personal interests and pursuits. From the arts to athletics, he is inclined to appreciate all things positive. A competitive cyclist, he founded the Studio One Dental Cycling Team. Dr. Martin supports health and wellness within Phoenix Multisport, Boulder Triathlon Club, and other community based athletic programs. Energetic and ambitious, Dr. Martin shows no signs of slowing down. Every day, more Boulder smiles are brightened as he cares for his ever expanding patient base. In addition to supporting Downtown Boulder Inc., Dr. Martin is currently involved with Boulder Independent Business Alliance and proudly serves on the Board of Directors for Boulder Chamber of Commerc

Virginia Patterson. If Downtown Boulder is the heart of the community then it is people like Virginia Patterson that are its heartbeat. Patterson has been a pillar of the community and been especially influential in the success of Downtown Boulder. She owned the Printed Page in downtown for twenty-five years. She is a founding member of both the Downtown Boulder Association and Downtown Boulder, Inc. Coupled with these business achievements has been Patterson's incredible commitment to the Boulder community. She has been a board member of the Boulder Valley School District, Boulder Community Hospital, United Way, Impact on Education, Boulder County Business Hall of Fame, Boy Scouts, Boulder Rotary, Boulder County Republican Party, St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, Colorado Canterbury, Joycare and the Boulder Chamber of Commerce.

E. Richard Polk is the president and co-founder of Boulder's 40-year-old Pedestrian Shops, known as the region's leading retailer of comfortable footwear. In addition, the company is noted for social programs and green business practices, including shoe drives that have collected over 30,000 pairs of reusable footwear for community members in need, as well as a variety of environmental programs. Most recently Pedestrian installed a 10 kilowatt photovoltaic array that is believed to have made it the world's first solar powered shoe store. Prior to being elected to Boulder's City Council in 2005, Polk served on a variety of boards and commissions, including chair of the original Downtown Mall Commission, chair of the Downtown Management Commission, business partner of the Community Foundation, member of the 9th and Canyon Civic Task Force, member Transportation Master Plan Update, president of the Polk Family Charitable Foundation, member of the board of the Dairy Center for the Arts, president of the Boulder Parks and Recreation Foundation, and board member of Downtown Boulder, Inc.  While serving on the City Council, Polk proposed Boulder's socially innovative Solar Rebate ordinance, which contributed to a dramatic and unprecedented increase in solar installations during the first two years after it became law. Since completing his council term in 2007, Polk has continued serving on the Parks and Recreation Foundation and the board of Downtown Boulder Inc. He has joined the Citizens Advisory Board of the Xcel Renewable Energy Trust, has been elected chair of the DairyCenter for the Arts, and most recently was elected to the Board of the Colorado Chautauqua Association. He works with his daughter, Lauren Polk, in managing their family businesses, and lives in Boulder with his younger daughter, Zoe Polk, a senior at BoulderHigh School.

A Colorado-native, Jack Stoakes moved to Boulder in 1967. He attended the University of Colorado at Boulder. For over 25 years, Stoakes has walked to his business, Liquor Mart an average of four days per week. Actively involved in the Downtown Boulder community since he arrived, Stoakes served as a foster parent to over 42 children (mainly infants) in the early ‘80s and was involved with Club 1360 (a teen center on the Hill) in the early ‘90s. During those years, he also participated in the Chamber of Commerce board eventually serving as board president. He also has been involved with Community Food Share since its inception in 1980 – serving as the first board president. And, he has been actively involved with the Imagine Foundation for the past six years. Stoakes participated in the Downtown Businessman’s Association which turned into Downtown Boulder, Inc. (DBI) of which he has chaired the board and served on the Marketing Committee. Today, Staokes remains an active board member for DBI. In 2003, Stoakes was elected to City Council and met his wife, Gale. Between the two, they have five children and nine grandchildren who keep them busy and extremely happy.

Mary Nagle Street moved to Boulder in 1976 with her three children and then husband, Jack Street, after living in Asia for 10 years. The Streets opened an upscale jeans store, Boulder County Clothing Company (“BC’s”) which was branded and designed by Richard Foy and Henry Beer of Communication Arts with construction by Phil Shull of Deneuve Construction. Street was involved with the then DBA (“Downtown Boulder Association”) and was on CAGID board and “ex officio” member of the Mall Commission.With a 1966 major in French and minor in German, Street attended the University of Colorado Law School from 1983-1986. During law school she was a law clerk for the Boulder County District Attorney’s office, Colorado Attorney’s General Office, two downtown Denver commercial litigation law firms and Judicial Arbiter’s Group. After law school Street worked for a Greeley banking law firm and then was in-house counsel for Monfort, Inc., handling workers’ compensation cases. In 1990, after working for William Louis Dreyfus’ Ralph Lauren operations in Europe, Street came back to Boulder and opened her sole practitioner's law office, specializing in family law and continues that practice to present. It was at that time that she became re-involved with Downtown Boulder and joined the DBI board. In addition, she spent five years on the University Hill General Improvement District commission, three years on the Bach Festival and YWCA boards, as well as various law-related boards/committees.

Sam Sussman, along with his wife Cheryl, have owned Eight Days A Week for 32 years. Over three decades, Eight Days A Week has grown from a small general store to the high tech imaging and copy center it is today. From the first color copier in Boulder in 1977 to today's most state-of-the-art equipment the Sussmans have kept Eight Days A Week on the cutting edge of technology in a friendly hometown atmosphere. The Sussmans have fostered strong ties within the community with participation and generous donations to many local charities and organizations such as ETown, EFAA, Parenting Place, Boulder Valley Women’s Health and KGNU radio. Sussman is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and has lived in Boulder for 36 years.