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It is intended to be a quick reference guide to Colorado state government. It provides telephone numbers, locations, contact names, email addresses, and home pages for the major offices of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of Colorado government. The Legislative Council Staff thanks the department liaisons and Debbie Grunlien for assisting in the preparation of this directory. This page intentionally left blank Table of Contents Legislative Leadership of the Senate and House ....................................................................... 1 Department of Agriculture .......................................................................................................... 2 Department of Corrections ......................................................................................................... 3 Department of Education ........................................................................................................... 4 Governor – Lieutenant Governor ................................................................................................ 6 Department of Health Care Policy and Financing ....................................................................... 7 Department of Higher Education ................................................................................................ 9 Department of Human Services ................................................................................................11 Judicial Branch..........................................................................................................................13 Department of Labor and Employment ......................................................................................14 Department of Law ....................................................................................................................15 Legislative Branch .....................................................................................................................16 Department of Local Affairs .......................................................................................................17 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs ..............................................................................18 Department of Natural Resources .............................................................................................19 Department of Personnel and Administration ............................................................................20 Department of Public Health and Environment ..........................................................................21 Department of Public Safety ......................................................................................................22 Department of Regulatory Agencies ..........................................................................................23 Department of Revenue ............................................................................................................24 Department of State ..................................................................................................................25 Department of Transportation ...................................................................................................26 Department of Treasury ............................................................................................................27 This page intentionally left blank Legislative Leadership of the Senate and House Senate Majority Leadership House Majority Leadership President Senator Leroy Garcia 866-4878 Speaker Representative KC 866-2578 Becker President Pro Senator Nancy Todd 866-3432 Speaker Pro Representative Janet 866-2944 Tempore Tempore Buckner Majority Leader Senator Stephen 866-4872 Majority Leader Representative Alec 866-2911 Fenberg Garnett Assistant Senator Rhonda Fields 866-4879 Assistant Representative Chris 866-2951 Majority Leader Majority Leader Kennedy Majority Whip Senator Kerry Donovan 866-4871 Majority Co-Whip Representative 866-2964 Adrienne Benavidez Majority Senator Faith Winter 866-4863 Majority Co-Whip Representative James 866-2909 Caucus Chair Coleman Majority Caucus Representative Edie 866-2915 Chair Hooton Senate Minority Leadership House Minority Leadership Minority Leader Senator Chris Holbert 866-4881 Minority Leader Representative Patrick 866-5523 Neville Assistant Senator John Cooke 866-4451 Assistant Representative Kevin 866-2936 Minority Leader Minority Leader Van Winkle Minority Whip Senator Paul Lundeen 866-4835 Minority Whip Representative Perry 866-2907 Buck Minority Senator Vicki Marble 866-4876 Minority Caucus Representative Lori 866-2906 Caucus Chair Chair Saine Other Security 866-3660 Building Maintenance 866-HELP 866-4357 Central Switchboard 866-5000 Print Shop 866-3526 Deli 866-2985 Bill Room/Information Center 866-3055 Legislative Leadership of the Senate and House 1 Department of Agriculture Kate Greenberg, Commissioner Steve Silverman, Deputy Commissioner 305 Interlocken Parkway Broomfield, CO 80021 Phone: 303-869-9000 Fax: 303-466-2867 Email addresses: [email protected] Homepage: Colorado.gov/ag Agency Director or Head Phone Address Animal Health Dr. Keith Roehr 303-869-9130 305 Interlocken Parkway Broomfield, 80021 Brand Inspection Chris Whitney 303-869-9165 305 Interlocken Parkway Broomfield, 80021 Business Operations Jill Schnathorst 303-869-9020 305 Interlocken Parkway Broomfield, 80021 Chief Administrative Officer Jenifer Gurr 303-869-9002 305 Interlocken Parkway Broomfield, 80021 Communications Mary Peck 303-869-9005 305 Interlocken Parkway Broomfield, 80021 Conservation Services Les Owen 303-869-9032 305 Interlocken Parkway Broomfield, 80021 Inspection and Consumer Hollis Glenn 303-869-9091 305 Interlocken Parkway Services Broomfield, 80021 Legislative Liaison/Policy Jordan Beezley 303-869-9011 305 Interlocken Parkway Advisor Broomfield, 80021 Markets Tom Lipetzky 303-869-9172 305 Interlocken Parkway Broomfield, 80021 Plants Industry Wondirad Gebru, Interim 303-869-9052 305 Interlocken Parkway Broomfield, 80021 State Fair Scott Stoller 719-404-2015 1001 Buelah Avenue, State Fair Grounds Pueblo, 81004 2 Department of Agriculture Department of Corrections Dean Williams, Executive Director Travis Trani, Deputy Executive Director, Prison Operations Ruth Coffman, Deputy Executive Director, Community Operations 1250 Academy Park Loop Colorado Springs, CO 80910 Phone: 719-226-4701 Fax: 719-226-4728 Email addresses: [email protected] Homepage: www.colorado.gov/cdoc Agency Director or Head Phone Address Adult Parole David “DJ” Johnson 303-763-2422 940 Broadway Denver, 80203 Budget & Business Mary Ensminger 719-226-4762 1250 Academy Park Loop Operations Colorado Springs, 80910 Clinical & Correctional Michelle Brodeur 719-226-4530 1250 Academy Park Loop
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