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Strategic Issues Program

Strategic Issues

Panel on The Future of State Government Speaker Presentations

DU's Strategic Issues Program has engaged several government officials, and academic and professional experts to present to the Future of State Government Panel. The speakers will provide in-depth knowledge of the subject matter.

As the sources of information from which the Strategic Issues Panel will draw its findings and recommendations, presenters obviously play a key role in the process.

February 17, 2011

Charlie Brown - Director of the Center for Colorado's Economic Future, University of Denver

Charlie Brown presented CEFP's report, General Fund Revenues and Expenditures: A Structural Imbalance,to  the panel.

December 16, 2010

Sam Mamet--Executive Director Colorado Municipal League
Ken DeLay--Executive Director Colorado Association of School Boards
Ann Terry--Executive Director Special District Association of Colorado
Chip Taylor--Executive Director, Colorado Counties, Inc.

Sam Mamet, Ken DeLay, Ann Terry and Chip Taylor presented to the panel.





Meredith Williams - CEO, Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association

Meredith Williams presented to the panel.

 

Tim Foster President, Mesa State College

Tim Foster presented to the panel.

 

December 9, 2010

Jay Want - Chairman of the Board, Center for Improving Value in Health Care

Jay Want presented to the panel.

 

Joan Henneberry - Executive Director, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

Joan Henneberry presented to the panel.

 

Donna Lynne - President, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Colorado Region

Donna Lynne presented to the panel.

 

Kay Norton - President, University of Northern Colorado

Kay Norton presented to the panel.

 

"Citizen on the Street: A Perspective on Colorado's State Government"

Jennifer Dennis presented to the panel.

 

 

 November 4, 2010

Bill Pound - Executive Director, National Conference of State Legislatures

Ron Snell -  Director, State Services Division, National Conference of State Legislatures

Tom Clark - Executive Vice President, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce 

 October 21, 2010

Don Marostica Executive Director, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade

Don Marostica presented to the panel

John Thomasian Director, Center for Best Practices, National Governors Association

John Thomasian of the National Governors Association addressed the panel. 




Rep. Jack Pommer State Representative, House District 11 

Rep. Jack Pommer addressed the panel.  

 October 7, 2010

Bruce Benson President, University of Colorado

Bruce Benson presented to the panel.

 

Hon. Mary Mullarkey - Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court and Hon. Gerald Marroney - State Court Administrator, Colorado Judicial Branch

The Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court and Colorado State Court Administrator addressed the panel. 

Rico Munn - Executive Director, Colorado Department of Higher Education

 

 September 23, 2010

Jim Griesemer - Professor and Dean Emeritus, Director Strategic Issues Program, University of Denver

 

Robert Gibson - Executive Director, Colorado WINS and Scott Wasserman - Political Director, Colorado WINS

Robert Gibson and Scott Wasserman addressed the panel. 

 September 9, 2010

David Longanecker - President, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

 

Russell George  - Executive Director, Colorado Department of Transportation

Peter Weir - Executive Director, Colorado Department of Public Safety

 

 August 26, 2010

Joan Hennberry - Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

 

Karen Beye - Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Human Services

 

Roxy Huber - Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue

Roxy Huber addressed the panel.

 

 August 12, 2010

Charlie Brown - Director of the Center for Colorado's Economic Future, University of Denver

 

Henry Sobanet - President, Colorado Strategies, LLC

Henry Sobanet addressed the panel.

 

Jeff Roberts - Public Policy Analyst, Center for Colorado's Economic Future, University of Denver

Jeff Roberts addressed the panel.

 

Todd Saliman - Director, Colorado Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting

 

 August 11, 2010

Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. - Governor of Colorado

Gov. Ritter addressed the panel