Meet the team

         Crystal Tanaka, General Mgr

MamaBear Extraordinaire minds the den and keeps the cupboards filled. Not from Colorado, but she knows what she likes, this matriarch enjoys driving, watching wildlife, and walks in the woods with her best friend and all around favorite person, her son.

Brittany kopren, Operations Mgr

Our very own Ambassador Of Fun, Brittany keeps all the wheels of the Rayback turning! Born and raised in Boulder County, she enjoys dog-walking, live music, and cheering in the stands of her daughter’s many sports activities. Around here, she is also known as Overly-Competitive Spice, so don’t catch yourself opposite her in a disc golf tournament because the inevitable truth is, you’re gonna lose.

Bailey Neppl, Events & Marketing Director

A Colorado native and CU Alum, Bailey loves hiking with her beautiful dog, live music, doing watercolor painting, cars and sports. Autumn is her favorite season when she lives her white girl fall fantasy, filling her instagram with high leather boots, round hats, a pastel coffee mug and her puppy in pumpkin patches.

Tim Bruno, Bar Mgr

The Choreographer of our eccletic tap wall and our enticing liquor selection, Tim fuels the machine that takes us all on this adventure called the Rayback.

Kat Reysen, Head Bartender & Facilities Mgr

Kat is the Hub which all of the Rayback rotates around. They have been here since day one and have, literally, built this place with their own hands. Beer connoisseur and vibe engineer, they run the live music program and manage the power tools.

Avery Fowler,  Mgr On Duty

She’s not an artist, she’s a potter. Don’t get it twisted! Unless she is painting frogs, and that totally doesn’t count.

hope thompson, MGR on duty    .

Nobody works a room like this Queen from New York! Confident, capable, and deeply kind, when she’s not out grabbing life with both hands, she is at the Rayback, making sure this team is having their best possible day!

AJ Chambers, Bar lead & MGR on duty    .

If there is such thing as a Pool Shark for golf, AJ is it! Don’t let that sweet Tennessee smile catch your game off guard, this guy is a savage on the greens and a cocktail shakin’ monster!

Rayback history

Marion Arthur Rayback was the owner of Rayback Plumbing Supply, which he ran in Boulder for 60 years. As a beloved member of the Boulder community, he loved and served this city through his passion for plumbing. He passed away at the age of 92 on June 13th, 2014.

Marion Rayback served in the Navy all throughout World War 2 and after being honorably discharged, he moved to Boulder to begin his career in plumbing. In its early years, Rayback Plumbing worked on service calls and new construction projects before settling into selling new and used plumbing supplies. His desire was to help people out by helping them save on those pesky home repairs we all face.

Marion also gave back to the City through donation programs set up for Habitat For Humanity and Boulder Seniors to address plumbing needs. He was dedicated to reusing products that still had life in them and selling them back to the community.

The Rayback now stands on the site of the old Rayback Plumbing building, and we, like Marion, have a desire to serve our community through our passion for food, drink, music and play. While honoring the past history of this building and the man who spearheaded it all, we are taking the heart of serving this great community to new places for a new generation.