Employment First Staff Directory – Statewide
[UPDATED July 28, 2015]
Colorado Department of Human Services
Employment First
1575 Sherman Street, 3rd Floor
Denver, CO 80203-1714
303.866-5477 Fax: 303.866.5098
This phone number is only for general information about Employment First or issues regarding sanctions or exemptions
If you need to make an appointment please contact your County Employment First Office
Supervisor / Roberta Montoya / 303.866.6058 /
Field Staff Representative / Jon Gallegos / 303.866.5389 /
Field Staff Representative / Demareo Pruitt / 303.866.5975
Filed Staff Representative / Robert Andrews / 303.866.5003
Administrative Support / Lindley Brooks / 303.866.5477
Administrative Support / Melissa Andrade / 303.866.4384 /
Click on the county for more information
Adams / Arapahoe / Archuleta / Boulder / Broomfield / Chaffee
Denver / El Paso / Fremont / Jefferson / Kit Carson / La Plata
Larimer / Logan / Mesa / Montezuma / Montrose / Morgan
Ouray / Pueblo / Rio Grande / San Miguel / Sedgwick / Washington
Weld / Yuma
Adams County Workforce and Business Center/Employment First
Government Center Office
4430 South Adams County Parkway, 1st Floor, Suite W5000
Brighton, CO 80601
Phone: 720.523.6900Fax: 720.523.6994
WBC Administrator / Phillip Noble / 720.523.6915EF Manager / Laura Barribo / 720.523.6903
EF Supervisor / Kristina Medina / 720.523.6948
Lead Worker / JaymiYepez / 720.523.6907
Workfare Coordinator / Adam Nettleton / 720.523.6907
Career Center Specialist II / Angela Arneach / 720.523.6947
Career Center Specialist I / Theresa Salvador / 720.523.6980
Career Center Specialist I / Mike Flores / 720.523.6925
7190 Colorado Blvd., 5th Floor
Commerce City, CO 80022
DSS Section Manager / Mary Lu Lechuga / 303.227.2329
DDS Bookkeeper / Nick Beston / 303.227.2166
Fax: 303.227.2170
Arapahoe County Employment First
Lima Plaza Campus6974 South Lima Street
Centennial, Colorado 80112
Phone: 303.636.1160 FAX: 303.459.7978 / Altura
15400 E. 14th Place
Aurora, CO 80011
Phone: 303.636.2014 FAX: 303.459.7978
A recorded message on how to comply a sanction: 303.636.1277
To fax documentation: 303.459.7978To email documentation:
Director / Joseph M. Barela / 303.636.1225Programs Manager / NajwaKhalaf / 303.636.1264
Workfare Coordinator / Charlene Del Vescovo / 303.636.1495
Program Supervisor / Erica Carr / 303.636.1126
Workforce Specialist I / GanDevarajenVeerabadren / 303.636.1228
Workforce Specialist I / MannaMassa / 303.636.1464
Workforce Specialist I / Alice Davis / 303.636.1247
Workforce Specialist I / Sasha Larson / 303.636.1238
Workforce Specialist I / Andrea Barnum / 303.636.1161
Workforce Specialist I / Kazia Washington / 303.636.1223
Case Aide / Lisa A. Maes-Segura / 303.636.1181
Workforce Accountant / Darcy Kennedy / 303.738.7922
Archuleta County DSS/Employment First
P.O. Box 1867 (Mailing)
527 San Juan St, Suite D
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Phone: 970.264.5627 Fax: 970.264.9675
Director / Matt Dodson / 970.264.2182Fax: 970.264.2186
Division Director / Dawn Farrington / 970.563.4517
Case Manager / Heidi Martinez / 970.264.5627 X1
Accounting Clerk / Barbara Moore / 970.264.2182
Boulder CountyWorkforce
Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: 303.413.7555Fax: 303.413.7794
/ Longmont Office1500 Kansas Avenue, #4-D
Longmont, CO 80501
Phone: 303.651.1510 Fax: 303.651.0288
Workforce Director / Tom Miller / 303.301.2901Program Manager / TayraDoreste / 303.827.7411
Case Manager / Christy Becker / 303.827.7425
Case Manager / Amy Sanders / 303.413.7085
Case Manager / Angela Sanchez-Almanza / 303.827.7429
Program Assistant
Longmont / Cindy Larson / 303.413.7089
Fiscal Manager / Donelda Mason / 303.441.1594
Broomfield Workforce Center
6650 W. 120th Ave STE A-1
Broomfield, CO 80020
Phone: 303.464.5851
Supervisor / Vanessa Oldham-Barton / 303.464.5854
Case Manager / John Delmonico / 303.464.5851
ChaffeeCounty DHHS/Employment First
P. O. Box 1007
Salida, CO 81201
Salida: 719.530.2500 Fax: 719.539.6430 Buena Vista: 719.395.0344 Fax: 719.395.0347
Eligibility Supervisor / Carolyn Waldvogle /
Employment First Counselor / Dawn Claycomb /
Bookkeeper / Cheryl Cook-McCoy /
Denver County Employment First
1200 Federal Blvd.
Denver, CO 80204
Main Phone: 720.944.1449 Fax: 720.944.3036
Customer Service Station – Room 1026
Email: (Will receive an auto reply)
List of Denver Food Stamp Offices
DHS Deputy Manager / Andrea Albo / 720.944.3035
FAAD Director / Larraine Archuleta /
OED Deputy Director / John R. Lucero / 720.913.1621
Deputy Director Workforce / Denise Bryant / 720.913.1548
Manager / Michelle lee Tenorio / 720.865.5551
EF Supervisor / Tanya Davis / 720.944.2084
Sr. Workforce Advisor / Patricia Garza / 720.944.1237
Case Manager / Belinda Lieu / 720.944.1233
Admin. Assistant IV / Sheila Hicks / 720.944.2774
Case Manager / Linda Hodge / 720.944.5640
Case Manager / Alischa Robb / 720.865.5619
Case Manager / Jennifer Naquin / 720.944.2500
Admin. Support Assistant II / Stacie Willis / 720.944.2311
Admin. Assistant IV / Dot Peterson / 720.944.2703
Admin. Assistant IV / Orlinda Del Toro / 720.944.1431
Financial DHS / Paul Cavender / 720.944.1576
Financial OED / Barbara Callison / 720.913.1722
FAD Liaison / Loretta Leichtle / 720.944.2711
Denver County Employment First
3815 Steele Street
Denver, CO 80205
Phone: 720.944.5641 Fax: 720.944.5640
Sr. Workforce Advisor / Katie Holbrook /
Case Manager / Sondra Tribble / 720.944.5571
Case Manager / Marlyne Aguilar / 720.944.5567
Workfare Coordinator / Shane Hickman / 720.944.5569
Admin. Assistant IV / Alicia Trujillo / 720.944.5574
Admin. Assistant II / Eva Nelson / 720.944.5568
Christina Gallegos / 720.944.5567
El Paso County Employment First
Goodwill Industries
1675 Garden of the Gods Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Phone: 719.444.5930 Fax: 719.444.8353
Email: Employment
Director / Erica Skolasinski / 719.444.5041EF Manager / Jennifer Bailey / 719.373.3217
Program Coordinator / Nathan Kimbro / 719.444.5819
Job Developer / Michele Bradley / 719.444.5837
Case Manager / Konnstance Birks / 719.444.5833
Case Manager / Evelyn Bonilla / 719.644.8410
Case Manager / Keely Flores / 719.429.3323
Case Manager / Amanda Veneklasen / 719.291.4069
Case Manager / Eric Mock / 719.444-5018
Workfare Developer / Bonnie Herbst / 719.444.5829
Case Manager / Kimberly Barrett / 719.761.5217
Re-hire / KrissinaWells / 719.439.2769
Re-hire / Jennifer Mercado / 719.739.2796
Clerical Support / Delores Thomas / 719.444.5646
Clerical Support / Annette Carney / 719.444.5831
CFO Bookkeeper / Elaine Johnsen / 719.444.5650
Fremont County DHS/Employment First
172 Justice Center Road
Canon City, CO 81212
Phone: 719.275.2318 Fax: 719.275.5206
Director / Steven Clifton / 719.269.2002AP Administrator / Wanda Embrey / 719.269.2091
Work Program Supervisor / Cindy Jones-Shoeman / 719.269.2086
Case Manager / Erin Yarian / 719.269.2063
Case Manager / Jan Goggans / 719.269.2061
Workfare Coordinator / Roxanne Schuster / 719.269.2006
Bookkeeper / Linda Smith / 719.269.2037
Jefferson County DHS/Employment First
Laramie Building
3500 Illinois Street, Suite 2200
Golden 80401-6010
Phone: 303.271.4572 Fax: 303.271.4765
Deputy Director Community Assistance / Lynnae Flora / 303.271.4658
Program Director Community Assistance / Wanda Cowart / 303.271.4350
Program Manager / Dani Crane /
Career Services Supervisor / Brenda Bouchard / 303.271.4385
Career & Family Coordinator / Celice Lunsford / 303.271.4491
Career Specialist / Joni Fox / 303.271.4338
Employment First Admin Tech / Catherine Crego / 303.271.4572
Fiscal Management / Cathy Barum / 303.271.4684
Kit Carson County HHS/Employment First
252 South 14th Street
Burlington, CO 80807
Phone: 719.346.8732Fax: 719.346.2971
HS Assistant Director / Shelley Hornung / 719.346.5947
Income Maintenance
Technician / Barbara Like / 719.346.8732
Bookkeeper / Nicole Halde / 719.346.8732 x25
Fax: 719.346.8066
La Plata County Employment First/SW CO Workforce Center
331 S. Camino Del Rio, Suite #CDurango, CO 81301
Phone: 970.247.0308 Fax: 970.247.0328 /
The Training Advantage
P.O. Box 800
Ignacio, CO 81137
Fax: 970.563.6019
Director / Lezlie Mayer / 970.382.6121
Assistant Director / Martha Johnson / 970.382.6146
Division Director / Dawn Farrington / 970.563.4517
Career Counselor / Marie Kehm / 970.247.0327
Resource Manager / Vicki Maestas / 970.382.6137
Resource Manager / Melinda Johnson / 970.382.6153
Office Manager / Carolyn Hately / 970.382.6133
Fax: 970.247.2208
Larimer County Workforce Center/Employment First
P.O. Box 2367 (Mailing)
200 W. Oak, Ste. 5000
Fort Collins, CO 80522-2367
Phone: 970.498.6600 Fax: 970.489.6670
Workforce Director / Joni Friedman / 970.498.6604
Workforce Assoc. Director / Dena Jardine / 970.498.6623
Workforce DevelopmentManager
EF Liaison / Marcy Kasner / 970.619.4662
EF Case Manager / Katrina Daniel / 970.498.6655
EF Case Manager (Loveland) / Cathy Lujan / 970.619.4654
EF Program Specialist / Annette Bruce / 970.498.6652
Front Desk Receptionist / YanetFragoso / 970.498.6638
Front Desk Receptionist / Jessica Bermejo / 970.619.4681
FA Supervisor & Liaison / Peggy Koskie / 970.498.6484
Department Specialist(Ft. Collins) / JoAnn Martinez / 970.619.4659
DHS Bookkeeper / Becky Masters / 970.498.7617
Fax: 970.498.7987
Fiscal Manager / Mary Betters / 970.498.6601
Fax: 970.498.6670
Accountant / Wendy Horst / 970.498.6602
Benefits Planning Division Manager / Marsha Ellis / 970.498.6309
Fax: 970.498.7987
Logan County DHS/Employment First
P.O. Box 1746 (Mailing)
508 S. 10th Ave.
Sterling, CO 80751
Phone: 970.522.2194 Fax: 970.521.0853
Director / Dave Long / 970.522.2194x228Supervisor / Donna Marx / 970.522.2194x249
Case Manager / Jennifer Bedford / 970.522.2194x300
Bookkeeper / Shannon Seelye / 970.522.2194x224
Accountant / Karen Milner / 970.522.2194x225
Mesa County Workforce Center/Employment First
512 29 ½ Road
Grand Junction, CO 81504
Phone: 970.248.7594 Fax: 970.255.3636
Program Director / Mark Fugere / 970.248.0867
Supervisor (Hilltop) / Hollie VanRoosendaal / 970.248.0866
Team Leader/Case Manager / Shannon Smith / 970.248.7594
Case Manager / Peggy Cordova / 970.248.7594
Case Manager / Eunice Marsala / 970.248.7594
Case Manager / Camelita Martinez / 970.248.7594
Case Manager / Sarah Kawashima / 970.248.7594
Workfare Coordinator / Jeff Stoddart / 970.256.2479
Employment Assistant I / Erica Biskupski / 970.248.7594
Bookkeeper / Barbara Golden / 970.248.2710
Montezuma/Dolores County Employment First
2208 East Main Street
Cortez, CO 81321
Phone: 970.565.4138 Fax: 970.565.0916
EF Supervisor / Chloe Wiebe / 970.247.0308x228
Labor & Employment Specialist II / LynethGoben / 970.565.6252
Bookkeeper / LueAnn Everett / 970.564.4138
Montrose County HHS/Employment First
1845 S. Townsend Avenue
Montrose, CO 81401-5448
Phone: 970.252.5000 Fax: 970.252.5060
Eligibility Program Manager / Jerry Chartowich / 970.252.7073
EF Case Manager / Janice Becker / 970.964.2480
EF Case Manage / April Chase / 970.964.2489
Bookkeeper / Kevin Miller / 970.252.5062
Morgan County DHS/Employment First
800 East Beaver Avenue
Fort Morgan, CO 80701
Phone: 970.542.3530 Fax: 970.542.3415
Supervisor / Rogelio Segura / 970.542.3530 x1555
Senior Systems Analyst/Security Admin / Lisa Northrup / 970.542.3530 x1552
Case Manager / Renee Dillman-Kuehl / 970.542.3530 x1543
Accounting Manager / Susan J Watkins / 970.542.3530
Bookkeeper / Anita Cornwell / 970.542.3535
Fax: 970.542.3503
Ouray County DSS/Employment First
P. O. Box 530 (Mailing)
177 Sherman
Ridgway, CO 81432
Phone: 970.626.2299 Fax: 970.626.9911
Director / Allan Gerstle / 970.626.2299EF Supervisor / Aimee Quadri-Chavez / 970.244.0507
Employment Specialist / Chris Martin / 970.901.6254
Bookkeeper / Glenda Sanderson / 970.626.2299
Pueblo County DSS/Employment First
805 N. Desert Flower
Pueblo, CO 81001
Phone: 719.253.7800 Fax: 719.253.7946
Director / Tim Hart / 719.583.6962FSC Administrator / Karen Garcia / 719.253.7896
Supervisor / Elena Tooley-Prater / 719.253.7923
Case Manager / Jesse Flores / 719.253.7895
Case Manager / Scott Zimmer / 719.253.7932
Case Manager / Vickie Rigirozzi / 719.253.7884
DSS Bookkeeper / Tim Uhernik / 719.583.6179
Rio Grande County DSS/Employment First
P.O. Box 40(Mailing)
1015 6th Street
Del Norte, CO 81132
Phone: 719.657.3381 Fax: 719.657.2997
Director / Jody Kern / 719.657.0100Supervisor / Ramona Archuleta / 719.657.0128
EF Case Manager / James Evans / 719.657.0124
Bookkeeper / April Archuleta / 719.657.0102
San Miguel County DSS/Employment First
P.O. Box 96 (Mailing)
333 W. Colorado, 3rdFl
Telluride, CO 81435
Phone: 970.728.4411 Fax: 970.728.4412
Director / 970.626.2299EF Supervisor / Aimee Quadri-Chavez / 970.244.0507
Employment Specialist / Chris Martin / 970.901.6254
Bookkeeper / Glenda Sanderson / 970.626.2299
Sedgwick County DSS/Employment First
P.O. Box 27 (Mailing)
118 W. 3rd
Julesburg, CO 80737
Phone: 970.474.3397 Fax: 970.474.9881
Director / Lisa Ault / 970.474.3397 x13Case Manager / Janet Kingsbury / 970.474.3397 x224
Bookkeeper / Cynthia Wecker / 970.474.3397 x228
Washington County DHS/Employment First
P.O. Box 395 (Mailing)
126 West 5th Street
Akron, CO 80720
Phone: 970.345.2238 Fax: 970.345.2237
Eligible Tech IV / Deanna Annand / 970.345.2238 x226
Case Manager / Barbara Page / 970.345.2238 x222
Bookkeeper / Teresa Traxler / 970.345.2238 x223
Weld County Employment First
Employment Services of Weld County
Greeley, CO 80632
Phone: 970.353.3800 Fax: 970.346.7981 / Fort Lupton Office
2950 9th Street
Fort Lupton, Colorado 80621
Phone: 303.857.4052 Fax: 303.637.2436
DSS Director / Judy Griego / 970.352.1551
Employment Services
Division Head / Linda Perez / 970.353.3800x6750
Manager / Dora Lara / 970.353.3800x6744
EF Supervisor / Ron Rusch /
Case Manager / Nancy Sanchez / 970.353.3800x6745
Case Manager / Theresa Joseph / 970.353.3800x6746
Case Manager / Alondra Cuevas-Sotelo / 970.353.3800x6747
Case Manager / Gustavo Castanaza / 303.857.2725 x5892
Clerical Support / Annette Gutierrez / 970.353.3800 x6743
Instructor / Pat Curtis / 970.353.3800 x6742
Business Office / Linda Archibeque /
Business Office / Michelle Bolhuis /
Business Office / Lennie Bottorff / 970.352.1551 x6537
Business Office / Victoria West /
Business Office / Linda Sandin /
Yuma County DSS/Employment First
Wray, CO 80758
Phone: 970.332.4877 Fax: 970.332.4978 / Yuma Office
215 South Ash
Yuma, CO 80759
Appointment Only 970.848.2060
Director / David Henson / 970.332.4877 x306
Case Manager / Grant Smith / 970.332.4877 x315
Bookkeeper / Phyllis Williams / 970.332.4877 x309