Meet the Board

Katriona Hembury
President

Katriona Hembury, owner of the Hembury Group, has lived in the Roaring Fork Valley since 2000. She has over 30 years of experience in guest services and luxury hospitality operations for properties including The Little Nell, The Residences, and Limelight Hotels. Her roles have touched every aspect of the hospitality industry.

In the past seven years, Katriona has focused on learning and development, designing and facilitating a wide range of trainings and operational practices for teams ranging from Aspen Skiing Company ski patrol, lift operations and retail sales divisions to hotel operations and food & beverage.

Topics that she consults and trains on range from organizational effectiveness, leadership and manager trainings to building guest services and communications skills to personal and team development topics like conflict resolution, teambuilding, how to give effective feedback, and train the trainer workshops. She is a certified facilitator for Take Flight Learning and has extensive experience with hospitality service standards including Forbes and AAA.

In 2025, Katriona founded the Hembury Group, a boutique company dedicated to creating personalized learning and training experiences for a wide range of organizations in the valley.

In her spare time, Katriona loves to perform in local music and theatre groups and spend time with her husband, Jeff, and three wonderful children.

Current clients include Viceroy Snowmass, the Dancing Bear, the Aspen Mountain Residences, Aspen Music Festival and School, City of Aspen.

Vivi Alves Ribero
Vice President

Viviane Ribeiro is a Financial and Life Coach with strong experience in personal financial planning, employee benefits, and business management. She holds an MBA in Financial Planning and has more than five years of HR benefits experience, supporting employees with retirement plans, financial education, and overall workplace well-being.

With 14 years of experience managing her own businesses, Viviane brings a practical and strategic perspective to financial decision-making, personal organization, and long-term planning. She works effectively with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Her coaching approach integrates financial guidance with life-planning principles, helping individuals reduce financial stress, improve daily organization, and build sustainable long-term strategies. Her areas of support include budgeting, credit and debt management, retirement planning, asset protection, and goal-setting.

Viviane regularly delivers financial wellness workshops for communities and organizations across Colorado, always emphasizing clarity, inclusion, and actionable guidance. Her mission is to empower individuals to make informed decisions, build confidence, and move toward greater financial and personal stability.

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Begoña Platt
Director

Begoña is a bilingual (Spanish–English) SHRM-CP certified HR professional committed to creating workplaces where people feel seen, heard, and supported. Her career spans public and private sectors, including union collaboration—an experience held by fewer than 10% of Colorado HR professionals. She champion inclusive hiring, thoughtful onboarding, and shared leadership.

Begoña is also a Colorado Notary Public and Friend of FAMLI.