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Collage of the Aspen City Council candidates 2021. Top row from left: Sam Rose, Erin Smiddy, Casey Endsley, John Doyle; second row from left: Ward Hauenstein, Jimbo Stockton, Mark Reece, Kimbo Brown-Schirato.
Editor’s note: The Aspen Times has posed five questions to each of the eight Aspen City Council candidates running for two open seats in the March 2 election. We will run answers (200-word limit) to one question each day this week, beginning Monday with some background and the first question:
What can you do as an Aspen City Council member to improve the average citizen’s quality of life?
Guest commentary
My name is Kimbo Brown‐Schirato and I am running for City Council. I grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, studied business and economics at the University of Cape Town, came to Aspen-Snowmass for a post‐university ski season in 2004-05 and effectively never left. A 16‐year resident of the Roaring Fork Valley, I have lived in Snowmass Village, owned a home at the height of the housing crisis in Carbondale, and a week before my daughter was born, moved to Aspen after winning the APCHA lottery.
I met my husband on “Day 1, Job 1, Season 1” and we’ve been together since. After a few years of J‐1 and H2B visas in the hospitality industry, I received my green card by marriage and got my first job at an Aspen nonprofit, Aspen Youth Experience. In 2009, I started working at Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel, where I manage client service and help our clients navigate their complex financial lives. In addition to my full‐time job, I help my husband run our
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Tips and Tricks to Make Van Life Work for You
Jason Schirato, co-owner of Aspen Custom Vans shares ideas for making road tripping a little easier. Plus, where to rent and buy your hotel on wheels.
Angela Ufheil •
January 1, 2021
Winter Pro Tip: Schirato always packs insulation between the exterior and interior walls of his campervans. Make sure whoever put together the vehicle you’re using did the same, and cover your windows with curtains and Reflectix (silver sheets of insulation that would look right at home on a spaceship).
Spring Pro Tip: The problem with small spaces like vans? They get smelly, fast. Schirato likes to wash up at gyms but also recommends solar showers. The popular RoadShower has a reservoir that sits atop your vehicle, so when you use the pressurized hose to rinse off outside your van, the water has absorbed a touch of the sun’s warmth.
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