Our Team
We love wine. We love good design. Most importantly, we love helping you through the entire process of planning your home or restaurant wine cellar, from planning to the day your modern wine racks arrive onsite.
Leadership

Charles Malek
CEO
Charles has been involved in and around the beverage industry his entire career. He graduated from the University of Colorado and began his career at the E. & J. Gallo Winery in its Management Development Program working in California and Japan. While based in Tokyo for six years, Charles developed a passion for ramen, riding the high-speed bullet trains and occasional gazes at Mt. Fuji.
Charles is active in the Colorado Chapter of the Entrepreneur’s Organization. He and his wife are the proud parents of twin boys and a daughter who keep them moving and grooving.

Rachel Jensen
COO
Rachel was born in Boulder, Colorado, on leap day. She got her foot in the world of logistics 17 years ago and has spent the last 8 of those years working with VintageView. In her free time, Rachel enjoys listening and collecting music and tending to her vegetable garden. She is the proud owner of a 6 year old mini Labradoodle named Oski, who brings lots of joy and teaches her patience.

Jacob Harkins
VP of Global Marketing
A New England transplant, Jacob has called Colorado home since ’98 when he moved west to attend the University of Colorado-Boulder. Following an award-winning career in journalism, he transitioned to the ad agency world, simultaneously earning his sommelier certification and becoming an advocate for Colorado wine (naturally, his modest 100-bottle wine closet features several Grand Valley, Colorado, selections resting on VintageView racks). Jacob is also an avid skier and backpacker, who thru-hiked more than 1,400 miles of the Appalachian Trail and is working his way toward climbing Colorado’s 54 14ers.

Jessica Blais
VP of Global Sales
As a teenage beauty queen, Jessica Blais grew up in Parker Colorado and learned the power of public speaking and sales early on. After a 10-year stint in Idaho and Utah Jessica and her husband, Tim, moved back home to raise their three girls closer to her family. When she is not motivating and mentoring her sales team, Jessica enjoys reading, speaking to groups on turning marketing dollars into revenue for companies and attending her daughters’ all-star cheer competitions around the US.

Erynne Reardon
Senior Manager of Accounting
Erynne comes to VintageView with many years of accounting and finance experience from a variety of industries. Although raised around the world in a military family, she has called Colorado home since high school. Erynne is an avid traveler, foodie, wine enthusiast, and Disney addict. When not working you can usually find her planning her next trip to a beach or a food & wine festival.

Doug McCain
Founder (retired)
With a background in real estate investing and construction, Doug McCain founded VintageView in 2001 out of his garage in Castle Rock, Colorado. The first display system, which held over 3,000 bottles, was installed in his personal wine cellar and word quickly spread about the innovative wine display he had created. Soon friends and family began requesting their own label-forward racks and Doug began producing and selling them out of his garage, laying the groundwork for VintageView to become an award-winning, household name in the wine industry. Doug is an avid fly fisherman and car enthusiast. He enjoys traveling all over the world with his wife Sally. One of their favorite places to visit is Africa, where he likes to go on safaris and photograph the wildlife.
Customer Service

Megan Wawrzyniecki
Operations Manager
Megan was born and raised in Arvada, Colorado. She obtained a bachelors degree in Psychology from Metropolitan State University of Denver. Megan loves spending time with her husband and two children. In her free time, Megan takes pleasure in volunteering at her children's elementary school, taking road trips with her family, and scrapbooking.

Kaitlyn Renbarger
Operations Lead
Kaitlyn was born and raised in Sandwich, IL. She received a bachelors degree in Marketing from Iowa State University. While there, she met her husband, Jason, a Colorado native. Kaitlyn is excited to part of the VintageView team and looks forward to the days when there are dogs in the office (since she doesn’t have one of her own). When she isn’t at work, you can find her at home curled up with a good book, or at a Colorado Rockies game with her family. No matter what she’s doing, there’s always a smile on her face!

Heidi Thorpe
Data Specialist
Heidi lived in Florida for much of her life, earning her bachelor’s in education at the University of North Florida, until she continued her journey up north to Brooklyn, New York. There she worked in a variety of events-related positions which required a lot of travel. In 2018, she craved a change of pace, so she picked up and moved to Denver, Colorado. Although she still travels quite a bit, she spends most of her free time enjoying the Colorado sunshine and hiking with her dog.

Kryss Bennett
Senior Accountant
Kryss was born and raised in Arvada, Colorado and is a proud native. She has a double major in Accounting and Business Management and has been in the accounting field for a little over 4 years in industries such as reproductive medicine and REO management. She loves spending time with her husband and dog Mucho, going hiking, skiing, off-roading, working on cars, napping, or reading with a nice glass of wine.

Joleen Patterson
Admin Assistant
Born and raised in Colorado, Joleen has brings more than 10 years of customer service to the world leader in wine rack design. She's worked in a variety of industries, including veterinary and pet services, putting her associates' degree in veterinary medicine to good use. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family and trying different types of food.

Ashley Rogers
Data Coordinator
Ashley, a people lover, has been in the customer service industry for 10+ years. Her track record shows that she truly believes people are amazing. For the past 5 years she’s managed an optical shop. Her outlook on customer service is to not just provide for people, but to provide an experience. On her weekends if she’s not spending 4+ hours playing D&D then she’s binging 4+ hours of whatever video game she’s hacking away at until completion. This doesn’t mean she doesn’t enjoy getting some sun with her dogs. She considers herself a sun worshiper. A day spent laying in the sun with dogs while reading is a day well spent. When she’s not busy enjoying the sun with her dogs, she’s busy tending to her 100+ lung snails and 30 house plants.
Sales

Katie Betsworth
Account Development Mgr, Lead
Since moving to Denver in 2010, Katie has worked in customer service and management roles in the pet industry. While her love of animals certainly didn’t wane, she joined VintageView for the challenge of expanding our service along the East Coast (and in Iowa). Away from the job, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Andy, and their three rescue dogs, Heidi, Roadie, and Roz.

Renee Krull
Account Development Mgr, Lead
Although born in Traverse City, Mich., Renee has been in Colorado long enough to be easily be confused with a native. She brings a strong background in manufacturing and construction sales, management, and interior design acumen to her role at VintageView. Outside the office, Renee enjoys spending time with her husband, two teenage boys, and friends. You can also find her traveling to tropical regions, attending concerts, shopping, enjoying Colorado’s 300 days of sunshine, remodeling her home — or just binge-watching HGTV.

Sam Brown
Account Development Mgr
Born in San Diego and a Colorado resident since 1994, Sam graduated from UCCS with a finance degree. He brings experience from various areas of the luxury real estate and travel industry where he worked in banking, sales, operations, and finance. Sam has been involved in athletics for most of his life including competitive swimming, boxing, and weight lifting. Currently, these activities are an excellent attempt at offsetting the food and wine he tends to enjoy.

Chancey Hebert
Account Development Mgr
Chancey moved to Colorado in 2011 after graduating college. Italy called and she left for two years to live there, then recently moved back in April 2018. Chancey has been working in customer service since she was 14 years old, and is passionate about developing relationships. She loves to travel, hike, and paddle board, along with spending time with her husband and two huskies, Lyla and Quinn.

Marcy Sturm
Strategic Partnership Manager
Born and raised in Colorado, Marcy grew up helping her father run his landscaping business and from that point on has continued to work in sales and customer service bringing over 15 years of experience to the table. When not working, you can catch Marcy outside exploring new trails and mountain ranges, fishing, camping, snowboarding, kayaking or simply enjoying time outside with her furry companion Dynamite.

Natalie Storey
Residential Account Manager
Natalie moved to Colorado from Iowa in 2011. Before joining VintageView, she was a Nanny for five pretty awesome kids. Her own kids are of the four-legged kind. A 14 lb goofball named Boyle and the sweetest boy ever, pittie Opie. She loves going to concerts in beautiful CO venues, hiking, and cooking/food in general.

Mandy Farrow
Sr Project Manager
Howdy! Although Amanda is a Texas Native, she has mostly lived in Colorado. Amanda brings 16+ years in customer service and 10+ years in management. She has worked in a variety of industries including the hospitality and medical field. When Amanda is not at VV she is out looking for her next camping adventure with her dog Congo and kitty Dottie. Yes, Dottie is a camper kitty. Fun Fact: Amanda has her black belt in Taekwondo.
Logistics

Eric Spaulding
Warehouse Manager
A Colorado native, Eric spent most of his youth on the West Coast before returning to Denver in 1987. For nearly 20 years, he served in increasing warehousing capacities at Albertsons distribution center. In total, he has nearly 25 years of experience in logistics and warehouse management. Eric has an 8-year-old Shiba Inu named Sienna, who he takes to the mountains whenever possible. He is also an avid skier and loves to travel to New England to visit family.

Peter Escovedo
Material Handler/Shop
Hailing from Surf City USA, The Land of Beaches, Babes and Brunches. Peter felt the need to leave Huntington Beach CA, a calling if you will, for change, a chance to challenge himself in a place unknown. After quitting his job, packing his car with the basics & faithful companion Laika (4 year old Siberian Husky), throwing his stuff in storage, and hitting the road he found himself in wonderful Denver, Colorado. When he's not working you can find him on an adventure with Laika, nerding out on some video games/movies, listening to music, or shredding the gnar in some righteous pow pow. He's looking forward to everything Colorado has to offer Cowabunga Dudes/ Dudettes!

Drew Bonsall
Material Handler/Shop
Well, it all started about 50 years ago in a town called Westchester, PA. Drew spent most of his teen years following around a band called the Grateful Dead. He moved to Hawaii in 1992 and came to Colorado in 1995, where he spent most of his time learning how to cook. He cooked at the first vegetarian restaurant in Denver. He has three kids and likes to spend time reading, walking, and bike riding, mixed in with occasional skate boarding.

Kimberly Akers
Material Handler/Shop
Kim is a proud Colorado native; played sports her whole life and went to Pace University in Pleasantville, NY on a softball scholarship. She got her Bachelor’s in English/Communications with more of a focus in writing. She worked on-board a private luxury train that traveled all over North America, Canada, and Mexico. She lived like a gypsy and it allowed her the great honor of being able to say, that she is only 3 states shy of visiting all 50 states! She resides back in Colorful Colorado with the love of her life and they have three fur babies and four regular children.
Design

Katie Swoboda
Design Manager
Katie comes to the wine cellar design world with experience working on a diverse portfolio of projects including model homes, corporate offices, and sports arenas and stadiums. She holds an Interior Design degree from the University of Nebraska (Lincoln). When she's not designing your wine cellar, you can find Katie teach barre class (and recruiting her VintageView colleagues to take classes), spending time with her family (husband, daughter and two dogs), exploring local breweries, and watching Cornhusker football.

Natasha Molina
Design Coordinator
Natasha was born in Southern California, but raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. With years of experience in the hospitality industry, she comes to VintageView with the aspiration to learn everything she can about the wine rack industry. When not working she loves to spend time with family and friends, snowboard and explore the world with her pup, Lucy, by her side.

Thomas LaFiura
Cellar Designer
Thomas went to school for Architectural Design. Before he made it to VIntageView he used to design playgrounds for a living. He loves seeing his ideas go from his brain into the computer and then applied to art in real life. Most of his life revolves around him being outside, which is why he spent a year living in his van traveling and enjoying the great outdoors. Some of his hobbies include snowboarding, mountain biking, whitewater rafting, scuba diving, and really anything you can think of that is adventurous and outside.
Marketing

Dana Dodrill
Senior Digital Marketing Manager
Dana has been crushing it in the digital marketing space for over 9 years. Fascinated with the instant feedback from digital ads, she strives to assess and improve the outcome of ads in real time. Outside of work, Dana spends time outdoors with her husband and pups, going hiking, off-roading, and kayaking.

Claire Edwards
Social Media Specialist
With what some may call an obsession with social media, Claire has turned it into a 5-year content and digital marketing career. When she’s not scrolling Instagram for cute animal videos, you can find her playing Animal Crossing, scoping out the best coffee shops, or participating in bar trivia with her husband.
Office Dogs

Panda Bear
Chief Barking Officer
Panda loves to share kisses but barks first and asks questions later — especially in front of the men in the office. She can usually be found curled up under a desk in the marketing department on Fridays. In her spare time she chases tennis balls and is known as the fastest dog in Jefferson Park. Her dad is Jacob.