Annalee was born and and raised in the Cuchara Valley. Growing up working for her grandparents, founders of the The Dog Bar and Cuchara County Store in Cuchara, instilled a love of people, customer service and work ethic. After graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Annalee came home and went to work as a program director for Huerfano County Youth Service and Medical Social Worker for Sangre De Cristo Hospice. She and her highschool sweetheart, Russell Hickey got married and spent their 20’s having fun in the mountains of Southern Colorado.