The Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) was created by CDHS to provide a formal forum for counties and the state to work together to make recommendations to the CDHS executive director about policy changes that improve service delivery for children, families and adults throughout Colorado. The PAC discusses and votes on policy changes and submits those recommendations to the CDHS executive director. The PAC values collaboration, cooperation and communication.
PAC membership is intended to be multi-disciplinary to encourage broad policy analysis across many complex programs. There are three PAC co-chairs who represent CDHS, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and counties. In addition to the co-chairs, membership includes seven CDHS representatives and seven county representatives — one from each of the six regions in Colorado and an at-large member.
Four subcommittees specializing in specific program areas report to the PAC. These sub-PACs have similar membership composed of state and county representatives.
- Meetings
PAC meetings are held the first Thursday of the month after the first Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Please note: Due to the ongoing concerns related to COVID-19, all PAC meetings will be held virtually until further notice.
There are two ways to join the meeting:
- Using the dial-in number and PIN to join by phone.
- Clicking on the meeting link to join using your computer's audio and video.
Meeting link: meet.google.com/ozp-mqcv-dqs
Dial-in number: (617) 675-4444
PIN: 625 197 331 0674#
- Members
Name Representation Minna Castillo Co-chair, Colorado Department of Human Services Rachel Reiter Co-chair, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Megan Burch Co-chair, CHSDA Mary Alice Cohen Co-chair, Colorado Department of Early Childhood Jamie Ulrich Metro Region Deb Ruttenburg Northwest Region Kara Hoover Northeast Region Catherine Salazar San Luis Valley Kim Mauthe Southeast Region Jill Calvert Southwest Region Donna Rohde Member at large PAC Voting Members
Name Representation Minna Castillo Co-chair, Colorado Department of Human Services Megan Burch Co-chair, CHSDA Jamie Ulrich Metro Region Kara Hoover Northeast Region Deb Ruttenburg Northwest Region Catherine Salazar San Luis Valley Kim Mauthe Southeast Region Jill Calvert Southwest Region Donna Rohde Member at laarge Telly Belton Financial Services Erin Wester Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services Debbie Oldenettel Office of Children, Youth and Families Shelley Banker Office of Economic Security Alexa Salstrand Performance Management Division
- Agendas and minutes
- Resources
Sub-PACs
There are four sub-PACs that generate policy and practice recommendations about a specific program area and submit those recommendations to the PAC. Each sub-PAC has a county co-chair and a state co-chair, and membership of the sub-PACs includes both state and regional county representatives.
Adult and Aging Sub-PAC
- Meetings
The Adult and Aging Sub-PAC meets virtually monthly on the first Thursday of the month after the first Wednesday. Details on date, time and Zoom information of these meetings can be found on the public meetings calendar at the bottom of this page and are included in the agendas posted below.
- Agendas and minutes
- Membership
Name Agency Representing Lori Metz Larimer County Metro Region Whitney Nettleton Denver County Metro Region Jill Colavolpe Weld County Metro Region Lori Lundgren Phillips County NE Region Melissa Gossett Lincoln County NE Region Rep Sharon Longhurst-Pritt Garfield County NW Region Joanne Sprouse Summit County NW Region Andrew Bunn El Paso County SE Region Corrina Carcellero Pueblo County SE Region Michael Aragon Las Animas County SLV Region Donna Rohde Otero County SLV Region Malynda Evans Dolores County SW Region Crystal Hollingshead Montezuma County SW Region Jill Schnathorst HCPF Aging Policy Advisor Stefanie Woodard (Interim) CDHS Aging and Adult Services Jamie Malone CDHS OES Bettina Morrow (Interim) CDHS APS Program Chellie Voss CDHS OBH Erin Wester CDHS OAADS Sheannette Worden O'Dell CDHS ARD * This group includes a variety of stakeholders, but the membership list above includes only voting members.
- Task groups
Child Welfare Sub-PAC
- Meetings
The Child Welfare Sub-PAC meets monthly on the first Thursday of the month after the first Wednesday at the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services, 14980 E. Alameda Drive, Aurora, CO, 80012. Details on date, time and location of these meetings can be found on the public meetings calendar at the bottom of this page and are included in the agendas posted below.
- Agendas and minutes
- Membership
Click here to download a membership list.
- Task groups
- Administrative Review Division Steering Committee
- Child Protection Task Group
- Child Welfare Sub Policy Advisory Committee
- Colorado Trails User Group
- Continuous Quality Improvement Workgroup
- Differential Response Leadership Council
- Division of Youth Services and Child Welfare Transition Task Group
- Institutional Abuse Review Team (IART)
- Permanency Task Group
- RGAP Time-Limited Task Group
- SB 20-106 Youth Consent to Shelter and Services Rules Task Force
- Statute Review Task Force
- Training Steering Committee
Economic Security Sub-PAC
- Meetings
The Economic Security Sub-PAC meets monthly on the first Thursday of the month after the first Wednesday at the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services, 14980 E. Alameda Drive, Aurora, CO, 80012. Details on date, time and location of these meetings can be found on the public meetings calendar at the bottom of this page and are included in the agendas posted below.
- Agendas and minutes
- Membership
For a list of members, please click here.
- Task groups
Financial Management Sub-PAC
- Meetings
The Financial Management Sub-PAC meets monthly on the first Thursday of the month after the first Wednesday at the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services, 14980 E. Alameda Drive, Aurora, CO, 80012. Details on date, time and location of these meetings can be found on the public meetings calendar at the bottom of this page and are included in the agendas posted below.
- Agendas and minutes
- Membership
For a list of members, please click here.
- Task groups
- Adult Protective Services Task Group
- Colorado Child Care Assistance Program Task Group
- County Administration Task Group