Meet the Guides
Suzi Mitchell
Sophie Berkley, LPC
Tina Harlow, LCSW
Suzi Mitchell is a writer and artist based in Steamboat Springs. Born in Scotland, Suzi made Steamboat her home in 2002, where she lives with husband Chuck, three children, Kristina, Ellie and Roo, Nell the dog, and Little the cat. She is a freelance writer, and her work is published on both sides of the Atlantic. She stumbled upon her r
Suzi Mitchell is a writer and artist based in Steamboat Springs. Born in Scotland, Suzi made Steamboat her home in 2002, where she lives with husband Chuck, three children, Kristina, Ellie and Roo, Nell the dog, and Little the cat. She is a freelance writer, and her work is published on both sides of the Atlantic. She stumbled upon her role as an artist through happenstance and has been painting and selling her work since 2015. Before she picked up a paintbrush and pencil, she worked in the golf industry and taught at Colorado Mountain College. Suzi is a huge proponent of giving back to the community. Over the last two decades she has served on committees or volunteered with the Haymaker Golf Committee, Strings Music Festival, Routt to Work, Girl Scouts, Steamboat Soccer Club, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, Steamboat Creates, Piknik Theater and the Steamboat Springs School District. She loves doing anything that involves being immersed in nature from hiking through aspen groves or sitting by the river with a picnic, to swimming in the sea or painting the changing seasons.
Tina Harlow, LCSW
Sophie Berkley, LPC
Tina Harlow, LCSW
Tina is a child and family therapist, speaker, consultant and the founder of Guiding Bright. She specializes in working with gifted, twice exceptional and neurodivergent children and their families. Tina is also the creator and co-producer of the World Hope Project, an international children’s video troupe comprised of children from 25 c
Tina is a child and family therapist, speaker, consultant and the founder of Guiding Bright. She specializes in working with gifted, twice exceptional and neurodivergent children and their families. Tina is also the creator and co-producer of the World Hope Project, an international children’s video troupe comprised of children from 25 countries. Tina is excitedly anticipating the opportunity to work alongside local youth via You Out Loud to create a video message for our community. Her simple pleasures include community dancing, hiking, drumming on anything with friends, imaginary play and communing with the Aspen. To learn more about Tina's work/play, go to www.guidingbright.com or www.worldhopeproject.com.She specializes in working with gifted, twice exceptional and neurodivergent children and their families.
Sophie Berkley, LPC
Sophie Berkley, LPC
Sophie Berkley, LPC
Sophie is a wife, mother, clinically trained mentor, coach and consultant. She was born and raised on a ranch outside of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. As a child and teen, she believed counseling was for crazy people, and meditation and energy healing are what spacey weirdos do. She never would have thought she would be embodying those th
Sophie is a wife, mother, clinically trained mentor, coach and consultant. She was born and raised on a ranch outside of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. As a child and teen, she believed counseling was for crazy people, and meditation and energy healing are what spacey weirdos do. She never would have thought she would be embodying those things in her life now! “My life journey began at home with who thought I should be, and has led me to a new more authentic sense of home and self with who I really am. I am no longer defined by my past experiences and generational trauma but by who I am Divinely created to be. My horses and spirituality were my resiliency factors growing up. I am good at falling and getting back up. Find Sophie at www.sophieberkley.com
Brooke Lightner
Sophie Berkley, LPC
Sophie Berkley, LPC
Brooke Lightner has worked with youth and young adults in the Yampa Valley for over twenty years and in a therapeutic capacity since 2015. Her approach focuses on authenticity, empathy and having a sense of humor. She is a Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist. For the past five years, she has been working in R
Brooke Lightner has worked with youth and young adults in the Yampa Valley for over twenty years and in a therapeutic capacity since 2015. Her approach focuses on authenticity, empathy and having a sense of humor. She is a Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist. For the past five years, she has been working in Routt County schools serving elementary, middle and high school aged youth. More recently, she was a school based therapist at Steamboat Springs Middle & High School working with teens and their families. In the fall of 2021, Brooke opened her own private practice, b Light Counseling, serving youth & teens and their families providing individual and family therapy.
Her favorite things to do to restore herself are read, knit, practice yoga, be outside in nature, hike, snowboard, mountain bike and go camping with her family and friends.
Meet the Guides
Gregory Block
Jennifer Baker
Gregory Block
Greg was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1986 and moved to Colorado at an early age. As a child growing up near the small mountain town of Oak Creek, he quickly developed an intense curiosity for the natural world and spent countless hours outdoors with a sketchpad, closely examining everything from streams to stones to skies. He con
Greg was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1986 and moved to Colorado at an early age. As a child growing up near the small mountain town of Oak Creek, he quickly developed an intense curiosity for the natural world and spent countless hours outdoors with a sketchpad, closely examining everything from streams to stones to skies. He continued to develop his skill as an artist throughout high school and painted whenever he could while earning his BA in biology at Colorado College. As a student, he made a conscious decision not to take any painting courses or adopt a mentor, opting instead to learn through experimentation and the study of paintings by artists he admired. After graduating summa cum laude in 2009, he devoted himself to painting and has since gained recognition as "one of the most promising young artists in the representational art world" (Fine Art Today).
Missy Borden
Jennifer Baker
Gregory Block
Born and raised in Steamboat Springs, CO., Missy and her husband Scott have chosen to continue to make this valley their home. They have a blended family of four children and many pets. Life is in constant flux; some days are lost in motherhood, while others pass by under paint palettes and brushstrokes.
Missy works primarily in acrylic a
Born and raised in Steamboat Springs, CO., Missy and her husband Scott have chosen to continue to make this valley their home. They have a blended family of four children and many pets. Life is in constant flux; some days are lost in motherhood, while others pass by under paint palettes and brushstrokes.
Missy works primarily in acrylic and mixed media. Her layered style pays reverence to the journey of life, while her gestural mark making and bold colors are meant to uncover the contents of your heart and provide comfort in the wandering.
She is looking forward to participating in You Out Loud because it provides the opportunity for her to connect with new people and to share her creativity with an organization of which she supports. Although Missy enjoys the solitude of being an artist, she truly loves having meaningful conversations and encouraging others to find a personal way to express themselves.
WEBSITE: WWW.MISSYBORDEN.COM
INSTAGRAM: @MISSYBORDENART
Jennifer Baker
Jennifer Baker
Jennifer Baker
Jennifer is a glass artist in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. She lived in the Midwest before moving to Colorado in 2007. Her work is inspired by nature being influenced as a child working in her grandmother’s gardens and as an adult exploring the world’s various landscapes. Jennifer was deeply impacted with the sudden loss of her father w
Jennifer is a glass artist in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. She lived in the Midwest before moving to Colorado in 2007. Her work is inspired by nature being influenced as a child working in her grandmother’s gardens and as an adult exploring the world’s various landscapes. Jennifer was deeply impacted with the sudden loss of her father when she was a young adult. This only furthered her wanderlust and a sense of urgency to go out and see everything -yet taking time to slow down and really see everything, the colors, color changes with light, shadows, etc. She is often told her work evokes joy. She shares her vision of those colors and landscapes and embraces her relationship with nature in her artwork that can be enjoyed by those who view it.
Maggie Smith
Jennifer Baker
Jennifer Baker
Maggie Smith is a Steamboat Springs-based artist, enjoying what she deems as her 5th and final career. She feels her many life experiences have brought her to where she is now. Maggie is inspired by flora, fauna and landscapes.
Brian Bonebrake
Brian Bonebrake
Brian Bonebrake
Brian grew up in Denver and spent his winter weekends on skis. School wasn’t his thing, but he found a balance in college by studying in summers and skiing on the Pro tour in Europe in winter. He holds a master’s in fine art from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Not one for conformity, Brian opened The Red Trike gallery inside a disused me
Brian grew up in Denver and spent his winter weekends on skis. School wasn’t his thing, but he found a balance in college by studying in summers and skiing on the Pro tour in Europe in winter. He holds a master’s in fine art from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Not one for conformity, Brian opened The Red Trike gallery inside a disused meat factory in an underprivileged part of Chicago. His client list ranges from the Wrigley family to the Sara Lee Corporation. He’s painted everything from murals and stage sets for television, to pet portraits and athletes.
Brian sees art in everything, opting for day-to-day objects to depict in neon hued abstract form. His passion to push the boundaries of realism reflects his unorthodox approach to mainstream life.
Recent works fill large walls in the Jace Romick Gallery on Lincoln Avenue in his hometown of Steamboat Springs. The father of two teenage girls has built a career doing exactly what he loves. Not bad for a rebel, who chose defiance over dedication in high school.
Kelly Anzalone
Brian Bonebrake
Brian Bonebrake
Kelly Anzalone has been interested in video production since the day his Dad brought home their first Curtis Mathis VCR. Kelly loved the buttons and the lights. From then on, Kelly has been fortunate enough to know that is what he wanted to pursue as a career.
In college, he became the Chief Engineer his freshmen year, Station Manager hi
Kelly Anzalone has been interested in video production since the day his Dad brought home their first Curtis Mathis VCR. Kelly loved the buttons and the lights. From then on, Kelly has been fortunate enough to know that is what he wanted to pursue as a career.
In college, he became the Chief Engineer his freshmen year, Station Manager his junior year and produced his own show called "Out of Sync" for 3 years. Kelly was selected for an internship at WKBK-TV, the ABC affiliate in Buffalo, NY where he learned the ins and outs of the city's number one news station.
He moved to Steamboat the winter of '95-'96 and he has been here ever since. Kelly worked as a Commercial Producer for ATT Media, then Comcast Spotlight for 5 years during which time He also started his own production company: KPA Productions in 2003. He left Comcast in 2005 to start Steamboat Mountain Theater. Unfortunately the building that the theater was in got torn down. Since then Kelly has been working full time with KPA Productions.
Sandi Poltorak
Brian Bonebrake
Sandi Poltorak
Sandi Poltorak was born into a military family so moving is her blood. She enjoys visiting new areas and appreciates different cultures. Sandi travels as much as possible, and never without her camera, as many of her photographs provide ideas and inspiration for her work.
Sandi is constantly discovering new paper, pencils, and techniques.
Sandi Poltorak was born into a military family so moving is her blood. She enjoys visiting new areas and appreciates different cultures. Sandi travels as much as possible, and never without her camera, as many of her photographs provide ideas and inspiration for her work.
Sandi is constantly discovering new paper, pencils, and techniques. She loves graphite and charcoal, and feels she sees the world in degrees of light and shadow, enjoying the gradation of grays.
She is a happily retired forensic artist and scientist. After thirty years of working for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, I was anxious to start a new life in a new place.