THE FACES OF BROOMFIELD

Editor’s Note: In this issue of Our Broomfield I am proud to announce a new partnership with Raven Astrom and premiere the print version of “The Faces of Broomfield.” Raven is a local business person and an active member of the community. She is also the host of “Faces.” Each month Raven will profile a different community member from her website, TheFacesofBroomfield.com. Thank you, Raven, for this great endeavor to help us get to know each other better! This month, let’s get to know Raven...

Raven Astrom

Hello and welcome to my page!

I’m excited to share a little about myself, my family, and the community of Broomfield, Colorado! My family moved to Colorado when I was very young. I was raised in Boulder (Go Buffs!). And even though I said I would move back to Minnesota as soon as I was old enough, Colorado took hold and I have never looked back! My husband and I have raised our family here and are grateful that each one has decided to stay near and raise their families.

I am a realtor with Compass Colorado and what I enjoy the most about being a realtor is that Colorado residents are wonderful! It’s all about people for me and building relationships. This is something I take great pride in and many of my clients are now my friends! I wasn’t always a realtor. Before earning my real

estate license, I was in healthcare and was an NICU RN for more than 20 years with the majority of that time spent at Avista Hospital in Louisville. During my Healthcare Career, in addition to being an NICU RN, I was a Case manager, a Hospital Educator, earned my doctorate in psychology at CU Boulder, led Process Improvement Teams for UCHealth medical residents, and conducted research! Whew! However, corporate healthcare changed a lot during that time. Healthcare became more about the dollars and less about the patients and I wanted to be able to choose people over corporations.

A career change was imminent and in reviewing my options Real Estate was in the forefront and something I always wanted to do! I had a lot of personal real estate experience, I knew how to put people first and negotiate on their behalf, and I was willing to work hard.

Becoming a realtor was a no brainer! My love and enthusiasm for Colorado and the people who live here fuels my drive to help my clients find the right home and right neighborhood for them. When the opportunity came to share more about the community via The Faces of Broomfield, I was so excited. Here was the perfect vehicle to share their stories. What an honor it has been to meet so many people and we are just getting started! Our community is defined by its people. We are telling the story of our community to each other and to the world, one face at a time. I would love for you to nominate someone great who lives or works among us! Contact me anytime. Thank you very much.

–Raven