Faces of Whipplewood Kimmy Massa Feb. 2015 | Page 4
FACES OF
An Interview With Kimberly Massa
Where were you born and raised? I am a Colorado na ve! I was born and raised in Li leton and I have
never lived outside Colorado.
What is your fondest memory growing up? My fondest memory growing up is the Christmas Blizzard of
1982. It snowed three feet! I was 14, and my parents and siblings and I loaded up our wrapped gi s
(one was a grill my parents got for my grandparents!) onto a sled and walked to my Grandparent's
house which was about four miles away. In 1982, people didn't have the 4x4 cars like today and we did‐
n't see a single car driving the whole way there! It took us a half day to get there, but it was so fun and I
will never forget it!
Where did you go to college and why? What was your major and why did you choose that major? I went
to Colorado State University in Fort Collins. My major was language arts because I have always had a love
for languages.
What was your first real adult job? My first real adult job was at the famous Broker restaurant in Boul‐
der. I started as a waitress and worked my way up to Opera ons Manager. I worked there for 14
years. We had a busy restaurant, a nightclub, a 116 room hotel and a catering /conference center. I loved
that job. When the owner sold it, I came to work for my Dad!
What has been your career thus far and where all have you worked? When I was 21 I started at the Bro‐
ker, came to Massa in 2003 and I've been here ever since. In college I worked at the Mr. Steak in