Craig Harper Staff Director craig.harper@coleg.gov 303-866-3481 Department Assignments: Legislature Amanda Bickel Chief Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst amanda.bickel@coleg.gov 303-866-4960 Department Assignments: Education - All Divisions Other than School Finance and Categorical Programs Judicial - Supreme Court and Court of Appeals/ Courts Administration/ Trial Courts/ Probation and Related Services/ Correctional Treatment Cash Fund (lead) Giulia Bova Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst giulia.bova@coleg.gov 303-866-4955 Department Assignments: Personnel Transportation Justin Brakke Principal Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst justin.brakke@coleg.gov 303-866-4958 Department Assignments: Community Provider Rate Common Policy Corrections Public Safety - Division of Criminal Justice Phoebe Canagarajah Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst phoebe.canagarajah@coleg.gov 303-866-2149 Department Assignments: Early Childhood Labor and Employment Jon Catlett Senior Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst jon.catlett@coleg.gov 303-866-4386 Department Assignments: Marijuana Tax Policy Military & Veterans Affairs Revenue Senate Appropriations Committee Michelle Curry Legislative Budget and Policy Analyst michelle.curry@coleg.gov 303-866-2062 Department Assignments: Public Safety- Executive Director’s Office/ Colorado State Patrol/ Division of Fire Prevention & Control/ Colorado Bureau of Investigation/ School Safety Resource Center (in EDO)/ Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management/ Disaster Emergency Fund Regulatory Agencies Tom Dermody Chief Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst tom.dermody@coleg.gov 303-866-4963 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 - Operating Common Policies Kari Hoy Legislative Budget and Policy Assistant kari.hoy@coleg.gov 303-866-2587 (JBC Main) Alfredo Kemm Chief Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst alfredo.kemm@coleg.gov 303-866-4549 Department Assignments: Higher Education Compensation Common Policies (excluding PERA) Eric Kurtz Chief Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst eric.kurtz@coleg.gov 303-866-4952 Department Assignments: Health Care Policy & Financing - Executive Director’s Office/ Medical Services Premiums/ Indigent Care Program/ Other Medical Services Andrew McLeer Senior Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst andrew.mcleer@coleg.gov 303-866-4959 Department Assignments: Capital Construction - Information Technology Projects Governor Public Health & Environment - Admin. & Support/ Air Pollution and Control Div./ Water Quality Control Div./ Hazardous Materials and Waste Mgmt. Div./ Div. of Environmental Health & Sustainability Jessi Neuberg Administrator IV jessi.neuberg@coleg.gov 303-866-2061 Assignments: Administrative assistance for the Joint Budget Committee and its staff, oversight of Administrative Assistant positions Emily Pope Principal Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst emily.pope@coleg.gov 303-866-4961 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 Sam Rickman Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst sam.rickman@coleg.gov 303-866-2981 Department Assignments: Agriculture State Treasury Compensation Common Policies (PERA Only) Tucker Sanford Legislative Budget and Policy Assistant tucker.sanford@coleg.gov 303-866-2587 (JBC Main) Sara Shahzad Administrative Assistant II sara.shahzad@coleg.gov 303-866-2587 Assignments: Administrative assistance for the Joint Budget Committee and its staff Kelly Shen Senior Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst kelly.shen@coleg.gov 303-866-5434 Department Assignments: Natural 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 scott.thompson@coleg.gov 303-866-4957 Department Assignments: 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 andrea.uhl@coleg.gov 303-866-4956 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 Local Affairs Federal Mineral Lease Revenues (lead) Quick Links JBC Audio Budget related documents Joint Budget Committee
