Nick Enzweiler is a Bay Area native through and through. He was born in San Francisco, raised in Moraga, and now lives and works in Walnut Creek. He left the bay only briefly to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, but returned for his Master’s degree at St. Mary’s College in Moraga. Nick met his wife, Jen, at the downtown Walnut Creek restaurant Rooftop where a local love story bloomed. Nick went out for drinks with some co-worders one evening; one of the co-workers invited her friend Jen to come along, and the chemistry was instant. “We spent the whole night talking and dancing,” remembers Nick. They had their first official date a few days later. In Oct. 2019 they married at Gustafson Family Vineyards in Geyserville.
Jen was born in Vancouver, Canada, and went to school at the University of Arizona, also living in San Francisco for a short time before coming to Walnut Creek. She got her degree in Business Administration and worked as a Financial Controller for several law firms before starting her own consulting business helping law firms improve their accounting systems and the overall health of their businesses. Nick is also entrepreneurial, starting his own wealth management firm, Mercer Partners Wealth Management, after working as a Financial Planner and Investment Advisor for 17 years. He enjoys helping his clients pursue financial independence with comprehensive financial planning and investment management services.
In addition to rooting for our Bay Area Sports teams (Oakland A’s, San Francisco 49ers, and Golden State Warriors), the family is very active in local youth sports as well. Nick is a volunteer grassroots basketball coach and helps coach their son Nate’s Peanut League baseball team. Nate is 4 and will also be starting Walnut Creek Surf Soccer this fall. He likes going to the driving range with dad too! “Nate and I have gone to many A’s games this season and we hope to attend more games as a family before the team leaves for Las Vegas,” Nick adds.
Charlie is 10 and attends Valle Verde Elementary. She plays on the competitive U11 team for Walnut Creek Surf Soccer and also dances at The Ballet School Performing Arts Center in downtown Walnut Creek. She will be dancing in their annual “Once Upon a Christmas” production at the Lesher Center this December.
Jen used to ride her beloved horse Stella in hunter/jumper competitions, but since giving birth to Nate she now enjoys just riding her as often as time allows around the trails near Arbolado where Stella’s stabled at the DeVito Equestrian Center.
In addition to golf and fishing, Nick enjoys a monthly neighborhood “Dads Poker Night,” and the family also gets together with other families in the neighborhood for a monthly game night. “We rotate going to each other’s homes and play card/board games while eating great food and drinking nice wines,” says Nick.
The Enzweilers like to spend vacation time in our beautiful state and in Canada (seeing Jen’s family). “We enjoy spending time outdoors and appreciate how lucky we are to live in the Bay Area where there is so much to do outside. We love beach days in Bodega Bay and Santa Cruz, camping at Bass Lake, or being tourists in the Monterey Peninsula. Additionally, we love wine tasting trips up to Napa Valley, occasional ski trips to Lake Tahoe,” adds Nick.
“We enjoy the people and the location; we have nice neighbors, some of whom have become close friends. We hope to continue to expand our friendships within the community,” Nick says of living here.
We hope you get a chance to meet them on the soccer field, at the driving range, at Valle Verde, or anywhere around town.
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By Kara Navolio, Resident since 1991 Photos provided by the Enzweiler family