First Regular Session | 74th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
Craig Harper
Staff Director (Beginning October 1, 2023)
303-866-3481
craig.harper@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Legislature
Amanda Bickel
Chief Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4960
amanda.bickel@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Education - Management and Administration: Assistance to Public Schools (Grant Programs, Distributions, and Other Assistance),
Library Programs, and School for the Deaf and the Blind
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
Natural Resources - Executive Director's Office, Division of Parks & Wildlife, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Division of Water Resources
Public Safety - Division of Criminal Justice
Mitch Burmeister
Senior Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-3147
mitch.burmeister@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Governor - Colorado Energy Office
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
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:
Human Services - Executive Director's Office, Indirect Costs (lead)/ Administration and Finance/ 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
Emily Hansen
Senior Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4961
emily.hansen@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Health Care Policy & Financing - Behavioral Health Community Programs
Human Services - 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
Madison Kaemerer
Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-2062
madison.kaemerer@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Health Care Policy and Financing - Office of Community Living
Local Affairs
Federal Mineral Lease Revenues (lead)
Alfredo Kemm
Chief Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4549
alfredo.kemm@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Governor - Economic Development Programs
Judicial Branch and Independent Agencies
Correctional Treatment Cash Fund (lead)
Eric Kurtz
Chief Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4952
eric.kurtz@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
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)
Abby Magnus
Senior Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-2149
abby.magnus@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
Labor & Employment
Public Health & Environment - Administration and Support (A&S), Office of Health Equity; Office of Public Health Practice, Planning, &
Local Partnerships (in A&S), Center for Health & Environ. Information, Disease Control & Public Health Response, Office of HIV, Viral Hepatitis
and STI’s, Prevention Services Division, Health Facilities & Emerg. Medical Services
State
Jessi Neuberg
Administrator IV
303-866-2061
jessi.neuberg@coleg.gov
Assignments:
Administrative assistance for the Joint Budget Committee and its staff
Scott Thompson
Principal Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-4957
scott.thompson@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Capital Construction - Information Technology Projects
Governor - Governor’s Office/ Special Purpose/ Office of the Lieutenant Governor/ Office of State Planning and Budgeting/
Office of Information Technology/ OIT Common Policies
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
Matthew Valeta
Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
303-866-5434
matthew.valeta@coleg.gov
Department Assignments:
Agriculture
Regulatory Agencies
Unassigned
Unassigned
Department Assignments:
Public Health & Environment - Air Pollution and Control Division, Water Quality Control Division, Hazardous Materials and Waste Mgmt. Div., Div. of Environmental Health & Sustainability
State