Spring Conference Presentations
Below are the presentations made during the Club 20 2018 Spring Conference. Not all speakers had presentations or made their presentations available for distribution. If you have any questions regarding a presentation please contact Club 20 Staff.
The Current State of Transportation Funding – Christian Reece
The Residential Assesment Rate and the Gallagher Amendment – Jo Ann Groff, Colorado Property Tax Administrator
Gallagher and Colorado’s Fire & EMS Districts – Chief Ken Watkins
The Effect of Gallagher on Colorado Mountain College – Dr. Matt Gianneschi, Chief Operating Officer
German Marshall Memorial Fellowship – Christian Reece
Putting a Measure on a Ballot – Secretary of State Wayne Williams
Winter Policy Committee Meeting Presentations
Below are the presentations made during the Club 20 2018 Winter Policy Committee Meetings. Not all speakers had presentations or made their presentations available for distribution. If you have any questions regarding a presentation please contact Club 20 Staff.
Telecommunications
Improving Broadband in Colorado, what works – Diane Kruse, Founder and CEO, NeoConnect
FirstNet Update – John Matovich, FirstNet Solution Consultant
Health Care
The State of Western Slope Mental Health – Sharon Raggio, LPC LMFT President & CEO Mind Springs Health & West Springs Hospital
State Legislative Overview: Colorado 2018 – Dana Malick Senior Director, State Policy
Connect for Health Colorado Update – Linda Gann, Western Slope Outreach Coordinator
State Innovation Model – Krysten Joyce, MPH
Business Affairs
The Residential Assement Rate and the Gallegher Amendment – JoAnn Groff, Property Tax Administrator- Colorado Division of Property Taxation
Transportation
CDOT – RoadX – Director Peter Kozinski
Tourism & Outdoor Recreation
Agriculture
Stream Management Plans and Agriculture – Daniel R. Birch, P.E., Deputy General Manager
Water
2018 Water Supply and Water Administration – Bob Hurford – Division Engineer, Colorado Division of Water Resources
“Big River” Issues for 2018 – John McClow, General Counsel, Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District, CWCB
Education
Education Leadership Committee – Tim Foster
Boosting Engineering Science and Technology – Jose Lopez
Eureka! McConnel Science Museum – Jenn Moore
Public Lands & Natural Resources
USFS, DOI Efforts on Challenges & Improved Management EfficienciesEnvironmental Analysis/Decision Making Reform & Forest ProductsModernization Effort – Scott Armentrout – Member of FS Leadership Team
Energy
Energy Policy and Perspectives in Colorado – Kathleen Staks, Director Colorado Energy Office
The Future for Coal Use in the U.S.-Eric Eddings, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah
Summer Policy Committee Meeting Presentations
Below are the presentations made during the Club 20 2018 Summer Policy Committee Meetings. Not all speakers had presentations or made their presentations available for distribution. If you have any questions regarding a presentation please contact Club 20 Staff.
Agriculture
BigGame Forever – Denny Behrens, Regional Director, Colorado Big Game
Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Conflict – Bonnie Brown, Executive Director, Colorado Wool Growers Assoc.
Business Affairs
Exploring – Discover Your Future – Chirs John, Exploring Chair, Boy Scouts of America, Western Colorado Council (Please note, clickable links in the presentation.)
Education and Workforce Development Committee
Rural Alliance Overview 3 – Frank Reeves, District Superintendent, East Grand School District
Energy
EPRI National Electrification Assessment – Mari Angeles Major-Sosias, Strategic Account Executive, Electric Power Research Institute
Health Care
CPC Plus Advancing the Delivery of and Payment for Primary Care & Partnering with Primary Care – George Trantow, Chief Officer of Physician Operations, Valley View Hospital
End of Life Spending – Christy Whitney, CEO HopeWest
Cost Sharing Reductions & Silver Loading Strategy for 2019 – Linda Gann, Senior Manager, Connect for Health CO, Western Slope Region
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Club 20 Policy Committees meeting – PPT PLNR – Ellen
All Hands All Lands – Proactive Investments in Forests and Watersheds – Christina Burri, Watershed Scientist, Denver Water
Healthy Forests, Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities – Lyle Laverty
Transportation
2018 Transpo Funding Options – Christian Reece, Executive Director, Club 20
Tourism
CO Tourism Office – 2018 Review & The Plan for 2019 – Cathy Ritter, Director of Colorado Tourism Office
National Western Center Project – Christine Vilsack & Tiana Nelson
2018–1 CSBR Road Trip – Joe Rice & Team
Water
“The Colorado River” – Looming Crisis? – James Eklund, Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board