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Department Assignments

STAFF DIRECTOR
Craig Harper
303-866-3481
Administrator IV
Jessi Neuberg
303-866-2061
Administrative Assistant II
Trudie Richardson
303-866-2587
Administrative Assistant II
Sara Shahzad
303-866-2587
House Appropriations
Emily Pope
303-866-4961
Senate Appropriations
Mitch Burmeister
303-866-3147
Capital Construction - Information Technology Projects
Scott Thompson
303-866-4957
Capital Construction - Controlled Maintenance/ Capital Renewal and Recapitalization, and Capital Expansion: State Facilities, Including Higher Education
Andrea Uhl
303-866-4956
Community Provider Rate Common Policy
Justin Brakke
303-866-4958
Marijuana Policy
Jon Catlett
303-866-4386
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
Kelly Shen
303-866-5434
Agriculture
Phoebe Canagarajah
303-866-2149
Corrections
Justin Brakke
303-866-4958
Early Childhood
Louellen Lowe
303-866-2981
Education - All Divisions Other than School Finance and Categorical Programs
Amanda Bickel
303-866-4960
Education - School District Operations (Public School Finance, Categorical Programs)
Andrea Uhl
303-866-4956
Governor - Governor’s Office/ Special Purpose/ Office of the Lieutenant Governor/ Economic Development Programs
Mitch Burmeister
303-866-3147
Governor - Office of State Planning and Budgeting
Eric Kurtz
303-866-4952
Governor - Office of Information Technology/ OIT Common Policies
Scott Thompson
303-866-4957
Health Care Policy & Financing - Executive Director’s Office/ Medical Services Premiums/ Indigent Care Program/ Other Medical Services
Eric Kurtz
303-866-4952
Health Care Policy & Financing - Behavioral Health Community Programs
Emily Pope
303-866-4961
Health Care Policy & Financing - Office of Community Living
Tom Dermody
303-866-4963
Higher Education - Financial Aid, College Opportunity Fund, Governing Boards, Local District College Grants, Area Technical Colleges
Amanda Bickel
303-866-4960
Higher Education - Dept. Admin. Office, CO Commission on Higher Ed. and Special Purpose, Div. of Occupational Ed. (except Area Technical Colleges), Auraria Higher Ed. Center, History CO Center
Louellen Lowe
303-866-2981
Human Services - Executive Director's Office, Indirect Costs (lead)/ Administration and Finance/ Office of Children, Youth, & Families (Administrative Review Unit (Administration & Finance)/ Division of Child Welfare/ Division of Youth Services)
Emily Pope
303-866-4961
Human Services - Office of Economic Security/ Office of Adults, Aging, and Disability Services
Tom Dermody
303-866-4963
Human Services - Behavioral Health Admin./ Off. of Behavioral Health/ Office of the Ombudsman for Behavioral/ Health Access to Care (EDO)
Emily Pope
303-866-4961
Judicial - Supreme Court and Court of Appeals/ Courts Administration/ Trial Courts/ Probation and Related Services/ Office of State Public Defender/ Correctional Treatment Cash Fund (lead)
Alfredo Kemm
303-866-4549
Judicial - Alternate Defense Couns./ Child's Rep./ Respondent Parents’ Couns./ Child Protection Omb./ Ind. Ethics Comm./ Pub. Guardianship/ Comm. on Judicial Dis./ Statewide Behavioral Health Court Liaison/Admin. Serv. for Ind. Agencies/Judicial Dis. Omb.
Scott Thompson
303-866-4957
Labor & Employment
Phoebe Canagarajah
303-866-2149
Law (Attorney General’s Office)
Scott Thompson
303-866-4957
Legislature
Craig Harper
303-866-3481
Local Affairs - and Federal Mineral Lease Revenues (lead)
Amanda Bickel, Andrea Uhl, Connor Alcorn
303-866-4960
Military & Veterans Affairs
Jon Catlett
303-866-4386
Natural Resources - Executive Director's Office/ Division of Parks & Wildlife/ Colorado Water Conservation Board/ Division of Water Resources
Kelly Shen
303-866-5434
Natural Resources - Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety/ Oil & Gas Conservation Commission/ State Board of Land Commissioners/ Severance Tax Policy
Mitch Burmeister
303-866-3147
Personnel - Executive Director’s Office/ Division of Human Resources/ Constitutionally Ind. Entities (Personnel Board)/ Division of Central Services/ Division of Accounts & Control/ Admin. Courts/ Division of Capital Assets/ Operating Common Policies
Tom Dermody
303-866-4963
Personnel - PERA/Compensation Common Policies only
Mitch Burmeister
303-866-3147
Public Health & Environment - Admin. & Support/ Air Pollution and Control Div./ Water Quality Control Div./ Hazardous Materials and Waste Mgmt. Div./ Div. of Environmental Health & Sustainability
Andrew McLeer
303-866-4959
Public Health & Environment - Health Equity/ Pub. Health Practice, Plan. & Local Partnerships/ Cent. for Health & Environ. Info./ Disease Ctrl & Pub. Health Resp./ HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STI’s/ Preven. Serv. Div./ Health Facilities/EMS
Kelly Shen
303-866-5434
Public Safety- Colo. State Patrol/ Div. of Fire Prevention & Control/ Colo. Bureau of Investigation/ School Safety Resource Center (in EDO)/ Div. of Homeland Security & Emergency Mgmt./ Disaster Emergency Fund
Alfredo Kemm
303-866-4549
Public Safety- Exec. Director’s Office/ Division of Criminal Justice
Justin Brakke
306-866-4958
Regulatory Agencies
Michelle Curry
303-866-2062
Revenue
Jon Catlett
303-866-4386
State (Secretary of State)
Andrew McLeer
303-866-4959
Transportation
Michelle Curry
303-866-2062
Treasury
Louellen Lowe
303-866-2981

The Colorado Senate and House of Representatives will not convene on Monday, January 20, 2025 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day.

The effective date for bills enacted without a safety clause is August 6, 2025, if the General Assembly adjourns sine die on May 7, 2025 (unless otherwise specified). Details