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

2021 Summer Policy Presentations

Below are the presentations made during the Club 20's 2021 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 Committee

Colorado Department of Agriculture Update, Kate Greenberg, Commissioner, Colorado Department of Agriculture

Initiative 16 Then and Now, Terry Fankhauser, Executive Vice President, Colorado Cattleman's Association

Business Affairs Committee

Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) Community Investment, Jerilynn Francis, Director of Marketing and Community Relations, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA)

CLIMBER Small Business Loan Program, Dave Young, Colorado State Treasurer

Education Committee

Pertinent Issues Facing Post-Secondary Institutions, Dr. Kathryn Regjo, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Colorado Mountain College

Energy Committee

Status of Colorado's Just Transition Efforts for Coal Communities and Workers, Wade Buchanan, Director, Colorado Office of Just Transition

Colorado Energy Policy and the 2021 Legislative Session, Mike Kruger, Executive Director, Colorado Solar & Storage Association

Public Lands and Natural Resources Committee

The Colorado River, Drought, and Secondary Local Effects, Marielle Cowdin, Director of Public Affairs, Colorado River Water Conservation District

Colorado Forest and Water Alliance (COFWA) Principles 

News Clip -- Last Year's Wildfires Affecting Water Supply in Northern Colorado, CBSN Denver

Telecommunications Committee

Elevate Network Update, Mark Kurtz, Smart Grid Supervisor, Elevate--Delta Montrose Electric Association

Status of Wireless in Colorado, Leah Curtsinger, Director of Governmental Affairs & Grants, Viaero Wireless

Tourism & Outdoor Rec Committee

Recreation Economy & It's Impacts, Jeff Patterson, Director of Sales, MayFly Outdoors

Transportation Committee

HAZMAT Through the Eisenhower Tunnel, Greg Fulton, President, Colorado Motor Carriers Association and Grier Bailey, Executive Director, Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association

Water Committee

Hydro-Power in a Non-Fossil Fuel Future, Mike Berry, General Manager, Tri-County Water Conservancy District

Drought Conditions in Colorado, Bob Hurford, Division Engineer, Water Division 4, Colorado Division of Water Resources

Colorado River Updates, Rebecca Mitchell, Director, Colorado Water Conservation Board

2021 Winter Policy Presentations

Below are the presentations made during the Club 20's 2021 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.

Business Affairs

Double Trouble, Diane Schwenke, President/CEO, Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce

Education

Workforce Readiness, Alex Carter, Vice President of Implementation, Colorado Education Initiative

Higher Education, Kathryn Regjo, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Colorado Mountain College

Energy

Status of Colorado Senate Bill 19-181 and Oil & Gas Rulemaking, Chelsie Miera, Executive Director, West Slope COGA and Jep Semen, Principal/Co-Founder, Colorado Advocates

Joint: Public Lands and Natural Resources & Water 

South Platte Water Storage, Jim Yahn, General Manager, N. Sterling Irrigation District

A Story of Everything Working: The Wilder-Highlands Mountain Pine Beetle Response Project, Matt McCombs, USFS District Ranger -- Gunnison

Watershed Wildfire Recovery, Kimberly Mihelich, Source Water Protection, Northern Water

Telecommunications

OIT Update, Teresa Ferguson, Director, Federal Broadband Engagement, Colorado Broadband Office

Tourism

Arts Drive Tourism, Meredith Badler, Deputy Director, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts

Visit Grand Junction Update, Elizabeth Fogarty, Director, Visit Grand Junction

Transportation

10 Year Transportation Plan, CDOT

2020 Summer Policy Meeting Presentations

Below are the presentations made during Club 20's 2020 Summer 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

Colorado Agriculture Outlook, Dr. James Pritchett, Executive Association Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences

Energy

Colorado's Rural Electric Cooperatives, Kent Singer, Executive Director, Colorado Rural Electric Association

Health Care

Connect 4 Health Colorado Update, Kevin Patterson, CEO, Connect for Health Colorado

Public Lands and Natural Resources 

Colorado Forrest and Water Alliances (COFWA), Cindy Dozier, Past Club 20 Chair and Voting Member of COFWA

Lockeed Martin and Sikorsky FIREHAWK Helicopter, Jeanette Eaton, Worldwide Strategy and Business Development at Sikorsky

Transportation

Aeronautics Division Briefing, David Ulane, Director, Colorado Department of Transportation

Water 

Demand Management Feasibility Investigation Management, Amy Ostdiek, Deputy Chief, Federal, Interstate, and Water Information Section