Second Regular Session | 74th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
Amanda Bickel
Chief Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4960
amanda.bickel@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Education - All Divisions Other than School Finance and Categorical Programs
Higher Education - Financial Aid, College Opportunity Fund, Governing Boards, Local District College Grants, Area Technical Colleges
Justin Brakke
Principal Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4958
justin.brakke@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Community Provider Rate Common Policy
Corrections
Public Safety - Division of Criminal Justice
Mitch Burmeister
Principal Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-3147
mitch.burmeister@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Governor - Governor’s Office/ Office of the Lieutenant Governor/ Economic Development Programs
Natural Resources - Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety/ Oil & Gas Conservation Commission/ State Board of Land Commissioners/
Severance Tax Policy
Compensation Common Policies (including PERA)
Senate Appropriations Committee
Phoebe Canagarajah
Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-2149
phoebe.canagarajah@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Agriculture
Labor and Employment
Jon Catlett
Senior Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4386
jon.catlett@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Marijuana Tax Policy
Military & Veterans Affairs
Revenue
Gustavo Cortés
Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4955
gustavo.cortes@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Public Safety- Exec. Director’s Office/ 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 (lead)
Transportation
Tom Dermody
Principal Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4963
tom.dermody@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Health Care Policy and Financing - Office of Community Living
Human Services - Office of Economic Security/ Office of Adults, Aging, and Disability Services
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
Madison Kaemerer
Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-2062
madison.kaemerer@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Local Affairs
Federal Mineral Lease Revenues (lead)
Regulatory Agencies
Alfredo Kemm
Chief Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4549
alfredo.kemm@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Judicial Branch and Independent Agencies - Supreme Court and Court of Appeals/ Courts Administration/ Trial Courts/ Probation and Related Services/ Office of State Public Defender
Correctional Treatment Cash Fund (lead)
Eric Kurtz
Chief Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4952
eric.kurtz@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Governor - Office of State Planning and Budgeting
Health Care Policy & Financing - Executive Director’s Office/ Medical Services Premiums/ Indigent Care Program/ Other Medical Services
Louellen Lowe
Senior Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-2981
louellen.lowe@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Early Childhood
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
Treasury
Unclaimed Property Trust Fund (lead)
Andrew McLeer
Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4959
andrew.mcleer@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Public Health & Environment - Admin. & Support/ Air Pollution and Control Division, Water Quality Control Division, Hazardous Materials and Waste Mgmt. Div., Div. of Environmental Health & Sustainability
State
Jessi Neuberg
Administrator IV
303-866-2061
jessi.neuberg@coleg.gov
Assignments:
Administrative assistance for the Joint Budget Committee and its staff, oversight of Administrative Assistant positions
Emily Pope
Principal Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4961
emily.pope@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Health Care Policy & Financing - Behavioral Health Community Programs
Human Services - Executive Director's Office, Indirect Costs (lead)/ Administration and Finance/ Office of Children, Youth, and Families
Administrative Review Unit (in Administration and Finance)/Administration/ Division of Child Welfare/ Division of Youth Services,
Behavioral Health Administration, Office of Behavioral Health (Office of the Ombudsman for Behavioral Health Access to Care (in EDO))
House Appropriations Committee
Trudie Richardson
Administrative Assistant II
303-866-2587
trudie.richardson@coleg.gov
Assignments:
Administrative assistance for the Joint Budget Committee and its staff.
Sara Shahzad
Administrative Assistant II
303-866-2587
sara.shahzad@coleg.gov
Assignments:
Administrative assistance for the Joint Budget Committee and its staff.
Kelly Shen
Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-5434
kelly.shen@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Natural Resources - Executive Director's Office, Division of Parks & Wildlife, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Division of Water Resources
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
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
Scott Thompson
Principal Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4957
scott.thompson@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Capital Construction - Information Technology Projects
Governor - Office of Information Technology/ OIT Common Policies
Judicial Branch Independent Agencies - Office of Alternate Defense Counsel/ Office of The Child's Representative/ Office of The Respondent Parents’ Counsel/ Office of The Child Protection Ombudsman/ Independent Ethics
Commission/ Office of Public Guardianship/ Commission On Judicial Discipline/ Statewide Behavioral Health Court Liaison/ Office of Administrative Services for Independent Agencies/ Office of The Judicial Discipline Ombudsman
Law (Attorney General’s Office)
Andrea Uhl
Principal Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4956
andrea.uhl@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Capital Construction - Controlled Maintenance/ Capital Renewal and Recapitalization, and Capital Expansion: State Facilities, Including Higher Education
Education - School District Operations: Public School Finance, Categorical Programs