Colorado native growing up in Southern California, Bonnie Brown has maintained her legacy in Grand Lake over 60 years. A former restaurateur, she served retired President Gerald R. Ford and his wife Betty Ford as their personal chef. At age 59 she returned to college to get her degree in Arts/Humanities. A survivor of alcoholism, abuse, and parental alienation she lives in the Pacific northwest and invests her life in other people through mentoring and public speaking.