One River Run Acquisition

Scott Russell is the Managing Partner of One River Run Acquisition, LLC (“ORRA”). He is responsible for the day-to-day management of all aspects of the development, design, budget, capital/financing, land-use approvals, and construction. Mr. Russell founded RGE Group, LLC (“RGE”) in 1996 and is the Principal overseeing development of mixed-use, hospitality, multi-family, commercial retail, resort, education, light industrial, self-storage, subdivision and luxury single family projects. RGE Group has self-performed many of its development projects but has also partnered on large projects such as ORRA.

Born and raised in the Chicagoland area, Mr. Russell has resided in Colorado for more than 34 years with almost 30 of those years in Aspen. He is involved with the community and has served as Chairmen of the Board of Trustees at Aspen Country School, Vanguard member at the Aspen Institute, and President of the Rotary Club of Aspen.

Shervin Rashidi is responsible for the day-to-day management of operations, including but not limited to design through planning and operations, budgeting, approvals and construction. Over the past 30 years, Shervin has been a part of some of Colorado’s most iconic restaurants projects. Having built one of the largest restaurant management companies in Colorado and a successful construction company, Shervin’s expertise has been instrumental in putting River Run on the map – by opening and operating the four anchor restaurants along with co-founding the world-famous Keystone summer festivals.

With his wealth of experience, Shervin brings a background in the areas of construction administration relative to hospitality, commercial and residential development as well as planning, scheduling and contract compliance. His expertise includes construction management, monitoring project schedules and coordination of performance of the commissioning among contractors, architects and engineers. He has worked on residential and commercial construction projects aggregating more than $100 million, which include multi-million-dollar restaurant design projects wherein his expertise in strategic planning, marketing, advertising, general contracting, project coordination and developing positive relationships with clients and investors was invaluable.

Jeff Geller is the Executive Vice President for Alvarado Concepts, LLC and Palo Alto Inc., one of the largest franchisees of Yum! Brands which include Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut. Palo Alto Inc. currently holds more than 250 assets in six states. In his role with Palo Alto, Jeff manages and oversees the organization’s real estate assets, construction and facilities management. Jeff’s dedication to the community spans several local and national organizations including serving as a founding member and ongoing supporter of the Denver Hospice NexGen committee; organizer of Wines for Life, a cancer fundraiser in honor of his father, James V. Geller, which was a catalyst for bringing the first PET-CT scanner to Colorado; serving on the ticketing committee of the I Have a Dream Foundation. He is currently a member of the board of directors for Denver Health Foundation, the National Restaurant Association and Colorado Academy, one of Colorado’s most prestigious private schools.

A graduate of Ithaca College with a B.A. in Political Science, Jeff was named Division III “Player of the Year” and two-time All American for his skill and leadership as a baseball player. He was recently inducted into the Ithaca College Sports Hall of Fame. In 2010, Jeff was selected as one of fifty members to the Leadership Denver program.

Ryan Geller is responsible for project consulting, financing, and design. Ryan, a Colorado native from the age of 4, has a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, with a concentration in beverage management and finance. After graduating from Cornell, he went to work with Moet Hennessey USA & Diagio in brand development. Ryan applies his passion for brand marketing, startup entrepreneurship and 15 years of experience in the alcoholic beverage industry to his roles as Managing Partner at Base Camp Wine & Spirits (http://basecampliquors.com/) and VP of Marketing with the property management group at Sloans Lake Medical Center. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of Eagle County Charter Academy.