Policy and Legislative Advisory Network
The Policy and Legislative Advisory Network (PLAN) is a leadership table composed of policy and advocacy leaders from investing partner organizations. The PLAN is a working group that drives the policy and advocacy strategy for the network, focusing on policies, legislation, and funding allocation that can be impacted and/or developed at ALL levels (organizational, municipal, county, regional, state, and federal).
The PLAN consists of a core team of members that meet monthly to engage in critical work sessions, make key decisions, and compile needed information, research, and pre-work necessary to move forward with policy decisions.
Policy and Advocacy Champions
Matthew La Crue |
Ryan McCoy |
Adam Burg |
Policy and Legislative Advisory Network Members
Naomi Amaha, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, The Denver Foundation*
Dr. Cynthia Armendariz, Director of Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative, Colorado Department of Higher Education*
Adam Burg, Senior Advisor Legislative and Government Affairs, Adams County Government*
Andrés Carrera, Denver Metro Regional Director, Senator Hickenlooper’s Office*
Jillian Coffey, Legislative and Policy Analyst, Adams County Government*
Andy Dorsey, President, Front Range Community College
Joe Ferdani, Chief Communications Officer, Adams 12 Five Star Schools*
Maria Gonzalez, Founder and CEO, Adelante Community Development*
Stephanie Knight, Executive Director, Senior Hub*
Lisa Jansen Thompson, Executive Director, Early Childhood Partnership Adams County*
Matthew La Crue, Managing Director, Dentons*
Peter LiFari, Executive Director, Maiker Housing Partners
Ryan McCoy, Executive Director, Front Range Community College Foundation | President, Westminster Public Schools*
Nicole Milo, System Director Government and Community Affairs, Adams County Regional Economic Partnership; Centura Health*
Melissa Osse, Vice President, North Suburban Medical Center*
Ashley Wheeland, Hunger Free Colorado*
Toni Wehman, Chief of Policy & Public Affairs, 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office*
Jon Whiting, Senior Management Analyst, City of Thornton*
*These are members of the Core Team of the Policy and Legislative Advisory Network
Elected Official Advisors
Local, state, and federal elected officials join PLAN meetings once per quarter to act in an advisory capacity, including the following roles:
- Serve in an advisory capacity on matters of statute and policy, providing expertise as elected officials on:
- Long-term strategy for policy and advocacy actions that need to be taken
- Big picture view of where policy needs to shift organizationally, locally, regionally, state-wide, and nationally
- Provide content expertise on needed advocacy efforts, such as:
- Understanding where public opinion exists and where it needs to shift to realize goals of the Partnership
- Emerging opportunities for community engagement around policy priorities and the work of the Partnership
The PLAN’s elected official advisors are:
Council Member Julie Duran Mullica, Council Member, City of Northglenn
Council Woman Jacque Phillips, Thornton City Council, City of Thornton
Former School Board President Kathy Plomer, Adams 12 Five Star Schools Board of Education
Former Mayor Pro Tem Anita Seitz, City of Westminster
Council Member Ann Taddeo, Council Member, City of Brighton
Council Member Jenny Wilford, Council Member, City of Northglenn
For more information contact, Kayah Swanson, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, at KayahSwanson@RMPbackbone.org