SVSEF Board Profile: Wally Limburg
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The board of directors plays a vital role in SVSEF’s realization of its mission and goals. Get to know our board members; next up is Wally Limburg, a commercial real estate broker by profession. Wally learned about SVSEF on the hill – he ran into Brian Caulkins, whose enthusiasm for the program apparently rubbed off. Here, Wally shares a bit about himself and what he's excited to work on with SVSEF.
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Wally with his son, Wyatt, and wife, Kathy.
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BACKGROUND
College/graduate programs: Arizona State University, Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing
Career background: Commercial Real Estate Broker specializing in shopping center landlord representation as well as retail tenant representation on a national basis.
1998-Present – Founding Partner with Strategic Retail Advisors (SRA), a retail commercial consulting and brokerage firm, Newport Beach, CA
Prior to that, Senior Vice President with CBRE, Newport Beach, CA
Career accomplishments:
Awarded CBRE’s Number One Retail Broker for Orange County for ten years.
Founding Member of X-Team, a national network of retail brokers with over offices across the country.
Family/hobbies:
Married to his wife, Kathy, since 2005.
They have an eight-year old son, Wyatt.
Hobbies include skiing, fly fishing, camping, mountain biking, and golf to name a few.
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Where are you from? Newport Beach, California.
Has skiing always been a big part of your life? Not really, as I started skiing in my mid-twenties. Even though I was late to the sport, it has changed my life’s path.
How did you get involved with SVSEF? In 2016, I met Brian Caulkins at Warm Springs Lodge and he introduced me to the LASAR program. My son has been part of the LASAR program for the last two years and last year, he was fortunate to be a part of the Devo Team. This year he will be advancing to the Mini World Cup Team.
What do you tell people about the organization? That it’s not just about the skiing – the program helps teach mountain safety, teamwork, respect for others, all the while helping to lead a healthy & positive lifestyle.
What are you most excited to work on as a new member of the board? My goal is to be involved in helping develop a permanent training venue for the ski team, including assisting with the development of Rotarun Ski area.
What do you do for fun? First and foremost, spending time with Kathy and Wyatt. We love to travel, ski, fish, golf, etc. That being said, I also like to fish for Trout and Steelhead in a lot of different places in the West as well as spending time in exotic locations where I like to salt-water fly fish. About every other year, I go on a whitewater expedition, somewhere in the World with some lifelong friends. Past locations have included Africa, India, China, South America, to name a few.
Thank you so much, Wally!
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SVSEF Board Profile: Andy Cooley
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The board of directors plays a vital role in SVSEF's realization of its mission and goals. Get to know our board members; first up is Andy Cooley, who has been skiing since he was nine, and whose daughter, Skylar, just began her first semester at Boston University after graduating from SVSEF and Community School. Andy, a lawyer in Seattle, discusses what he's looking forward to as a new board member, as well as how his family landed on SVSEF and why this organization matters to him.
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BACKGROUND
College/graduate programs:
University of Washington, B.A. Accounting 1982
Seattle University, J.D. 1985
Career:
Practicing attorney since 1985.
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Why did you decide to study law? What keeps you excited about this career choice?
Honestly, the law was a safe career during a moderate recession. I am blessed that I am good at it.
Has skiing always been a big part of your life?
Yes. I started skiing late, at 9 years old. I have raced, instructed, coached and worked as an official since then.
How did you get involved with SVSEF?
I had been on the board at Crystal Mountain Alpine Club as a parent. I realized that once my daughter graduated, I could be a good addition to SVSEF because I did not have a direct personal interest any longer. I could be more objective as the parent of an alumna.
What do you tell people about the organization?
SVSEF is poised to rival Vail, Aspen and Rowmark in the output of high caliber athletes. There is no excuse for not having athletes on the World Cup.
What are you most eager to work on as a member of the board?
Rotorun and CPOC. These are the two initiatives going forward that will make the most change.
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Your daughter skied with SVSEF – why did you choose Sun Valley and this organization?
My daughter had the choice of Sugar Bowl and Rowmark, but chose SVSA for a couple reasons. One was the friendliness. As she put it, “I could talk to the kids at Community School.” The second was that Sun Valley was a place my wife would be willing to live with her. You couldn’t say that about Park City or Truckee.
What do you hope she’s learned from the experience? What do you know she’s taken away from it?
Like most alpine athletes, she has become a committed, disciplined and reasonably driven person. She will go to Boston University next year, but will not ski race in college. Sun Valley remains a speed skier hill, and one area where we need to round out our program is to provide better tech skiing. In college, only tech matters.
What do you do for fun?
I do fun things with my wife. These include fly fishing, trail running, mountain biking and skiing. Last year my wife skied over 105 days at Sun Valley. I only got 35!
Thank you so much, Andy!
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