Meet the Commissioners
The commission consists of 24 members, 10 of whom are members of the community that represent, to the extent practical, Colorado's diverse ethnic, racial, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, aging population, socioeconomic and geographic backgrounds.
In addition, the commission has two legislative members and one designee each from the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration and the Departments of Corrections, Education, Early Childhood, Higher Education, Human Services, Health Care Policy and Financing, Labor and Employment, Local Affairs, Public Health and Environment, Public Safety, and Transportation.
Meet the Co-Chairs
Sena Harjo, Co-chair
M.Ed (Seminole, Choctaw, Creek)
She/Her
Tribal Liaison & Community Engagement Lead,
Department of Early Childhood
Shawn Turk, Co-chair
He/Him
Project Manager,
Burns & McDonnell
The Commissioners
Joe Barela
He/Him
Executive Director, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Sarah Blumenthal, MSN RN NCSN
She/Her
Director of School Health Services Office, Colorado Department of Education
Dindi Gaines
Any Pronouns
Housing Stability Coordinator, Adams County Health Department
Representative Lorena Garcia
She/Her/Ella
Colorado House of Representatives
Tina Gonzales, PhD, NLC
She/Her
Manager of Healthcare Partnerships (Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona), Moms Meals
Aaron R. Green Sr., MSM, MSW
He/Him
Chief Equity Officer, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Oswaldo Grenado, MD, MBA, MSHA
He/Him
Owner, OG Health LLC
Stan Hilkey
He/Him
Executive Director, Colorado Department of Public Safety
Seyanna Hitt
She/Her
Development Director, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition
Dr. Sandy Ho
They/Them/Sir
Chief Access Officer & Interim Chief Human Resources Officer, Colorado Department of Human Services
Jill Hunsaker-Ryan, MPH, Ex-Officio
She/Her
Executive Director, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Senator Iman Jodeh
She/Her
Colorado State Senator
Ola Kukoyi
She/Her
Executive Director and Founder, The Good Shepard Organization
Tracy Marshall, BSN, RN, CCM, CDMS, SHRM-SCP
She/Her
Division Director (FAMLI), Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Gillian McKnight-Tutein, EdD
She/Her
Chief Educational Impact Officer, Colorado Department of Higher Education
Nhu Minh Le
She/Her
Program Officer, Colorado Health Foundation
Lacy Monday, MSSW, LCSW
She/Her
Colorado Department of Corrections
Dr. Angie Paccione
She/Her
Executive Director, Colorado Department of Higher Education
Sky Patron
They/Them
Health Equity Manager, One Colorado
Allison Rosenthal, MPH
She/Her
Statistical Analyst, Colorado Department of Public Safety
Jacquelyn D. Stanton, PhD, ABD, LCSW
She/Her
Jacquelyn D. Stanton Consulting
Melanie Montoya Wasserman, MA
She/Her/Ella
Co-Executive Director of Advocacy and Inclusion, Tri-County Health Network
Megan Yonke
She/Her
Director of the Offices of Housing Finance and Sustainability, Regulatory Oversight, and Housing Recovery, Colorado Department of Local Affairs