About The Ramble Collective

Donna Catalano, MS, PMP, is president of Eastlake Solutions, which provides consulting and training in project management, change implementation, and process improvement for organizations across the United States. With 30 years of leadership expertise in the nonprofit sector, most recently as ED/COO of Search, Inc. in Chicago, Donna knows first-hand the opportunities and challenges IDD providers face while working toward their mission-critical goals. As our Vice-Chair, Donna uses her experience by leading our efforts to strengthen our board development and governance responsibilities. Donna received a Bachelor of Social Work degree with majors in social work and psychology from Western Michigan University and a Master of Science degree in nonprofit management from DePaul University.

Sarah is one of our Founding Board Members and brings experience in nonprofit communications, fundraising, and acting as an Executive Director. Sarah graduated from UC San Diego with a bachelor’s in Urban Studies and Planning. Sarah received a Master’s from Marylhurst University in Food Systems and Society, studying food justice and social change.

Andy Co-Founded The Ramble Collective in 2013 with his wife, Connie. Before founding Ramble,  Andy had a 28-year career in the energy and air pollution control industries. 

In the years since, Andy and Connie built Ramble on Pearl into a thriving clothing boutique and foundation for a growing organization supporting the independence of adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across Boulder County – serving their needs in employment, housing and community connections. In addition to serving as Board Chair, Andy has served in a volunteer capacity as its Executive Director Andy has a BA from Dartmouth College and MSME from the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to being the father of an entrepreneurial son following in his father’s footsteps, Andy is the father of an adult daughter with IDD who is the inspiration behind The Ramble Collective and brings him delight with weekly games of Monopoly!

Luke was born and raised in Colorado, loves this state, and enjoys Boulder’s sense of community. Luke is an Assistant Vice President at FirstBank in Boulder and has been with the company for almost five years. At FirstBank, Luke’s role consists of customer development, employee management, financial analysis, and overall business growth. Before FirstBank, Luke attended the University of Colorado – Boulder, graduating with a B.S. in Finance and Marketing. In his free time, Luke enjoys visiting Colorado breweries, watching professional and collegiate sports, playing disc golf, as well as taking bike rides with his fiancé.

Connie Minden is a Co-founder of The Ramble Collective and the visionary behind establishing Ramble on Pearl, a clothing boutique that acts as a classroom to host the Ramble Opportunities apprentice program. Connie developed the curriculum for the program and continues to oversee this program and serve as a buyer for the stores.  In recognition of her efforts in these capacities, the Boulder Chamber of Commerce awarded Connie the “2018 Women Who Light the Community Award”. Previously, Connie worked as an elementary & middle school teacher and reading specialist in Chicago and Santa Cruz.  She also served as a Master Teacher for the Teaching Credential Program at San Jose State University.  She has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Master’s in Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Boston University. Connie enjoys hiking, skiing, puzzling with her daughter, and visiting her son in San Francisco.

David Wier is an avid baseball fan, water skier, snow skier, surfer, Disneyland visitor, and overall outdoor enthusiast, but his greatest and most enjoyable passion is spending time with his three children, Emma, Jackson, and Ethan.  David has served as Lumen Technologies’ Vice President of Intellectual Property and Deputy General Counsel in his professional role since 2010. He is responsible for the strategy and management of Lumen’s patent and trademark portfolios, intellectual property-related disputes, and Lumen’s intellectual property strategy concerning due diligence activities, emerging opportunities, strategic alliances, and other areas of corporate development.  In addition to serving on The Ramble Collective’s Board of Directors, David sits on the Board of Directors for the Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association. He is a charter board member and an executive committee member of the Colorado Intellectual Property American Inn of Court.

Scott is a Founder and current President of Cultivator Advertising & Design, a two-decade-old marketing agency, based in Denver that specializes in consumer lifestyle branding. Scott lives in Boulder with his wife, Kellie and two daughters Lindsay and Hannah. He is an avid photographer, cyclist, and occasional fly fisherman.  He has been involved in several non-profit boards, including Robbie’s Hope, teen suicide prevention foundation, and Protect Our Rivers organization for Rocky Mountain river health. He is an adjunct marketing professor at CU and a ski instructor with Ignite Adaptive program at Eldora Ski Area.