2023 Summer Policy Presentations
Below are the presentations made during Club 20's 2023 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.
Healthcare Committee
Behavioral Health on the Western Slope, Patrick Gordon, CEO, Rocky Mountain Health Plans
Learning from 2023 and Looking Ahead to 2024, Joshua Ewing, Vice President of Government Affairs, Colorado Hospital Association
Transportation Committee
Evolving Context of Transportation Policy and Funding in Colorado, Carla Perez, Move Colorado Chair and Principal Consultant for Advisory Services at HDR Engineering, Move Colorado
Wolf Creek Pass, Jennifer Allison, PE, Region 5 Traffic & Safety Program Engineer, Colorado Department of Transportation
Tourism Committee
Colorado Tourism Office, Jill Corbin, Deputy Director of Destination Stewardship, Colorado Tourism Office
Business Affairs Committee
Citizens For Space Exploration, Stacey Defore, Co-Chair, Colorado Citizens for Space Exportation
Water Committee
Reconstruction of Past Colorado River Streamflow: What Tree Rings Can Tell US About Drought, Connie Woodhouse, Regents Professor, School of Geography, Development, and Environment, Laboratory of Tree- Ring Research and Department of Geoscience, The University of Arizona
Colorado Precipitation Outlook Rest of 2023 & 2024- Was Last Winter/ Spring A Fluke?, Don Day, Jr., President and Meteorologist, Day Weather Inc.
Energy Committee
Policy Update in Colorado's Gas Patch, Chelsie Miera, Executive Director, West Slope COGA
2023 Winter Policy Meeting Presentations
Below are the presentations made during Club 20's 2023 Winter Policy 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
Wolf Management Update, Bonnie Brown, Executive Director, Colorado Wool Growers Association
AgNext, Robbie LeValley, County Administrator, Delta County
Business Affairs Committee
OEDIT Overview, Kat Papenbrock, Director, Rural Opportunity Office
Energy Committee
Rare Earth Minerals and The EV Revolution, Jim Sims, Chief Communications Officer, NioCorp Developments, Ltd.
Tourism Committee
The Economic Impact of the Continental Divide Trail , Jordan Williams, Colorado Conservation Fellow and Liz Schmit, Community and Outreach Program Manager, Continental Divide Trail Coalition
Water Committee
Navigating Federal Funding Opportunities , Amy Moyer, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Raquel Flinker, Senior Water Resources Engineer, Colorado River District
2022 Winter Policy Meeting Presentations
Below are the presentations made during Club 20's 2022 Winter Policy 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.
Business Affairs Committee
Colorado Division of Housing Update, Andrew Paredes, Director of Housing Finance and Sustainability, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA)
Rural Housing Initiatives, Jerilynn Francis, Director of Marketing and Community Relations, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA)
Education and Workforce Development Committee
Trends in Higher Education, Dr. Kathryn Regjo, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Colorado Mountain College
Health Care Committee
Medicaid Behavioral Health Access, Patrick Gordon, CEO, Rocky Mountain Health Plans
Public Lands and Natural Resources Committee
Joint Letter USDA and DOI on the 10 Year Wildfire Crisis Strategy, Chad Stewart, Forest Supervisor on the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunnison NF
Wildfire and Watershed Management Planning, Weston Toll, Watershed Program Specialist, Colorado State Forest Service
Telecommunications Committee
Federal Broadband Funding, Kate Sneed, Economic Recovery Officer, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Transportation Committee
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) 10 Year Plan Project Pipeline, Michael Goolsby, Region 3 Director, CDOT
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) 10 Year Plan Update, Michael Goolsby, Region 3 Director, CDOT
Water Committee
The Colorado River Compact: A Review of the Law of the Colorado River and Current Status, John McClow, General Counsel, Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District
Conservation Board