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