Policy Advisory Committee

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.

Five subcommittees, called Sub-PACs, 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
Anne-Marie Braga	Co-chair, Colorado Department of Human Services
Tom Massey	Co-chair, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Matthew Dodson	Co-chair, CHSDA, Archuleta County
Dan Makelky	Metro Region
Kara Hoover	Northeast Region
Megan Burch	Northwest Region
Donna Rohde	San Luis Valley
Kim Mauthe	Southeast Region
Barbara Golden	Southwest Region
Katie McDougal	Member-at-Large

PAC Voting Members

Name	Representation
Anne-Marie Braga	Co-chair, Colorado Department of Human Services
Tom Massey	Co-chair, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Mary Berg	Co-chair, CHSDA,  Jefferson County
Katie McDougal	Metro Region
Kara Hoover	Northeast Region
Megan Burch	Northwest Region
Donna Rohde	San Luis Valley
Kim Mauthe	Southeast Region
Jill Calvert	Southwest Region
Jody Kern	Member-at-Large
Andrea Eurich	Financial Services
Yolanda Webb	Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services
Vacant	Office of Behavioral Health
Minna Castillo Cohen	Office of Children, Youth and Families
Mary Alice Cohen	Office of Early Childhood
Ki'i Powell	Office of Economic Security
Valerie Cassano	Performance Management Division

Agendas and Minutes

Resources

• PAC Request Form
• PAC Submission Timeline
• PAC Bylaws

Sub-PAC

There are five 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.
 

PAC and Sub-PAC organizational chart

Adult and Aging Sub-PAC

Meetings

The Adult and Aging 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 (list above) 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
Jessica Williamsen	Arapahoe County	Metro Region
Lori Lundgren	Phillips County	NE Region
Patricia Phillips	Lincoln County	NE Region Rep
Karen Crabb	Grand County	NE Region
Nan Sundeen	Pitkin County	NE Region
Andrew Bunn	El Paso County	SE Region
Russ Guerrero	Pueblo County	SE Region
Michael Aragon	Las Animas County	SLV Region
Donna Rohde	Otero County	SLV Region
Matt Dodson	Archuleta County	SW Region
Vacant		SW Region
Hayley Gleason	HCPF	Aging Policy Advisor
Kara Harvey	CDHS	Aging and Adult Services
Crickett Phelps	CDHS	OES
Peg Rogers	CDHS	APS Program
Chellie Voss	CDHS	OBH
Yolanda Webb	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

Adult Protective Services Task Group

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 (list above)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 Prevention 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

Early Childhood Sub-PAC

Meetings

The Early Childhood 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 (list above)and are included in the agendas posted below.

Agendas and Minutes

Membership

Name	Representative
Mary Alice Cohen (co-chair)	CDHS
Kendra Dunn	CDHS
Heather Craiglow	CDHS
Matt Holtman	CDHS
Gina Robinson (co-chair)	HCPF
Alison Brisnehan	Boulder County Housing and Human Services, Metro
Dani Crane	Jefferson County Human Services, Metro
Melissa Ingalls	Douglas County Human Services, Metro
Rogelio Segura	Morgan County, Northeast
Kelley Keith	Routt County Health and Human Services, Northwest
Sherri Valdez	Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley
Kim Mauthe (co-chair)	Teller County Department of Human Services, Southeast
Jeff Kuhr	Mesa County Health Department, Southwest
Melissa Schierland	Mesa County CCCAP Supervisor, Southwest

Task Groups

• The Rule Re-write Task Group

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 (list above)and are included in the agendas posted below.

Agendas and Minutes

Membership

For a list of members, please click here.

Task Groups

• Economic Security/Medicaid Error Rate Task Group

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 (list above)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