Thank you to our Executive Committee members, an amazing group of dedicated stakeholders who plan, strategize, coordinate, and support Jeffco CTC efforts from the smallest details of our bylaws to big picture planning to accomplish our vision statement:  Amy Dillon, Founder and Owner, Advancing Dynamic Solutions, Jeffco CTC Data Chair; Amy Hanson, School Services Manager, Jefferson Center, Co-chair Jeffco CTC; Charmaine Brittain, Practice Innovation Director, Butler Institute for Families, University of Denver, Jeffco CTC  Twelve Talks Chair; Dave Kollar, Student Engagement Office Director, Jeffco Schools, Co-Chair Jeffco CTC; Evie Hudak, Public Policy Director, Colorado PTA, Member at Large; Jacki Paone, Recently Retired County Director, CSU Extension, Jeffco CTC Youth Engagement Chair; Joel Newton, Executive Director, Edgewater Collective, Jeffco CTC Policy & Substance Availability Chair; Lorrie Odom, Jeffco PTA, Jeffco CTC  SEL & Health Education Chair; Padma Polepeddi, Assistant Director of Library Experience, Jeffco Libraries, Jeffco CTC Trustable Adults Chair; Sam Taylor, Regional Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Jefferson Center, Member at Large. Read their bios here.

Thank you to our Data workgroup members who tirelessly study our local data, create data tools, and ask the hard questions: Amy Dillon, Founder and Owner, Advancing Dynamic Solutions, Jeffco CTC Data Chair; Beth Yohe, Executive Director, The Conflict Center;  Carly Robbins, Assistant Director of Substance Use Programs, Denver Family Therapy Center; Colleen Sherry, Community Member; Fran Taffer, Healthy Schools Coordinator, Jeffco Schools; John Armstrong, CEO & Executive Director, Ignites Institute; Kate Watkins, Epidemiologist, JCPH; Kathy Smith, Justice Council Leader, Jefferson Unitarian Church Community Action Network; Lorrie Odom, Jeffco PTA, Jeffco CTC  SEL & Health Education Chair; Mandi Leigh, Community Member; Michael Miller, Opioid Initiatives Coordinator, JCPH; Miranda Thompson, Homeless Outreach Coordinator, JCPH; Sophie West, Epidemiologist, JCPH; Tina Hageman, Child and Youth Services Division Director, The Family Tree

Thank you to our CTC Youth Leaders who lead our youth efforts, work with creativity and passion and represent our coalition. We are sooooo proud of you: Melody Maendel, 12th grade; Lola Peregoy, University of Colorado Boulder Freshman; Ryan Charter, 12th grade; Vivian Nguyen ,12th grade

Thank you to our Twelve Talks to Have With Teens Workgroup members for your never ending dedication to creating a supportive, thorough and thoughtful tool for parents in our community:  Charmaine Brittain, Practice Innovation Director, Butler Institute for Families, University of Denver, Jeffco CTC Twelve Talks Chair; Adam Rodriguez, Program Manager, Jefferson County Human Services; Amy Hanson, School Services Manager, Jefferson Center, Co-chair Jeffco CTC; Amy Sciangula, Collaborative Management Program and Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator, Jefferson County Human Services; Fran Taffer, Healthy Schools Coordinator, Jeffco Schools; Jamie Haney, Director of Access, Developmental Disabilities Resource Center; Jennifer Reading, Arvada Library Manager, Jeffco Public Libraries; Kathy Smith, Justice Council Leader, Jefferson Unitarian Church Community Action Network; Katie Lazar, Tobacco Health Communications & Program Specialist, JCPH; Mandi Leigh, Community Member; Marissa Mallory, Multi-Generational Programmer, City of Lakewood; Michael Miller, Opioid Initiatives Coordinator, JCPH;  Michael Terranova, Clinical Supervisor, The Family Tree; Sam Taylor, Regional Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Jefferson Center, Member at Large; Sophie Dila, Project Director, Colorado Communities That Care; Susan Westhof, Tobacco Team Lead, JCPH; Tracy Selph, Executive Director, Jeffco Safe Schools Coalition; 

Thank you to our Policy & Substance Availability Workgroup members who are constantly looking at how we can  reduce the pain caused by substance misuse and improve the lives of our youth in equitable and sustainable ways: Joel Newton, Executive Director, Edgewater Collective, Jeffco CTC Policy & Substance Availability Chair; Sergeant Adrian Alderete, Juvenile Crime Unit, Lakewood Police Department; Amy Dyett, Founder and Owner, Advancing Dynamic Solutions; Carly Robbins, Assistant Director of Substance Use Programs, Denver Family Therapy Center; Colleen Sherry, Community Member; Dave Kollar, Student Engagement Office Director, Jeffco Schools, Co-Chair Jeffco CTC; Jaime Grimm, Health Education Content Specialist, Jeffco Schools; John Armstrong, CEO & Executive Director, Ignites Institute; Julia Deziel, AmeriCorps Vista Community Opioid Response Program Member, JCSUP; Katie Lazar, Tobacco Health Communications & Program Specialist, JCPH; Krista Richards, Health and Wellness Educator, St. Anthony Hospital; Lynnae Flora, Deputy Director, Jeffco Human Services; Maggi Crabb, Deputy District Attorney, Jeffco District Attorney's Office; Miranda Thompson, Homeless Outreach Coordinator, JCPH; Susan Westhof, Tobacco Team Lead, JCPH

Thank you to our Social Emotional & Health Education Policy Change Workgroup members who have spent many hours in support of Jeffco School and Jeffco students, diving into details of resource assessments, youth needs, existing and potential policies, and so much more: Lorrie Odom, Jeffco PTA, Jeffco CTC  SEL & Health Education Chair; Amy Dillon, Founder and Owner, Advancing Dynamic Solutions, Jeffco CTC Data Chair; Amy Dyett, Founder and Owner, Advancing Dynamic Solutions; Amy Hanson, School Services Manager, Jefferson Center, Co-chair Jeffco CTC; Brandon Stepter, Colorado Community Health Alliance; Erin Sullivan, Social Emotional Learning Coordinator, Jeffco Schools; Ethan Pierson, COVID-19 Case Investigator, JCPH; Jaime Grimm, Health Education Content Specialist, Jeffco Schools; Kari Eckert, Founder, Robbie's Hope; Keke Stickney, Substance Use Prevention Coordinator, Jeffco Schools; Marjorie Grimsley, Interim Executive Director, Colorado Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health; Sarah Martin, Domestic Violence Outreach Specialist, The Family Tree; Tracy Selph, Executive Director, Jeffco Safe Schools Coalition

Thank you to our Trustable Adult & Youth Engagement Workgroup members who  both manage and participate in our youth internship program-- and advocate tirelessly for our youth and are creating a culture among Jeffco adults of support and connection for our teenagers: Jacki Paone, Recently Retired County Director, CSU Extension, Jeffco CTC Youth Engagement Chair; Padma Polepeddi, Assistant Director of Library Experience, Jeffco Libraries, Jeffco CTC Trustable Adults Chair; Arra Katona, Teen Services Coordinator, Jeffco Public Libraries; Beth Yohe, Executive Director, The Conflict Center; Corey Engle, Health Educator, Youth Engagement Specialist, JCPH; Diana Solenberger, 4-H Youth Development Extension Agent, CSU Extension; Donna Viverette, Health Promotion Supervisor, JCPH; Evie Hudak, Public Policy Director, Colorado PTA, Member at Large; Keke Stickney, Substance Use Prevention Coordinator, Jeffco Schools; Kristina Kain, Healthy Schools Coordinator, Jeffco Schools; Loren Edwards, District Nurse, Jeffco Schools; Lorrie Odom, Jeffco PTA, Jeffco CTC  SEL & Health Education Chair; Marissa Mallory, Multi-Generational Programmer, City of Lakewood;  Marjorie Grimsley, Interim Executive Director, Colorado Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health; Rachel Juritsch, 4-H and General Programs Assistant, CSU Extension; Rhonda Valdez, Registered Nurse, Jeffco Schools; Sam Taylor, Regional Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Jefferson Center, Member at Large; Sarah Martin, Domestic Violence Outreach Specialist, The Family Tree; Shawna Fritzler, President, Jeffco PTA; Taryn Fuchs, Communication Specialist and Youth Engagement Program Manager

We are grateful to the community leaders who were part of our Policy Maker's Forum in January:  District Attorney Alexis King, Jefferson County; Deputy City Manager Ben Goldstein, City of Lakewood; Senator Brittany Petterson, Colorado State Legislature; Representative Chris Kennedy, Colorado State Legislature; Chief Dan McCasky, Lakewood Police; Executive Director Dr. Dawn Comstock, JCPH; Councilman Korey Stites, City of Wheat Ridge; Mayor Laura Weinberg, City of Golden; County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper, Jefferson County; Dr. Susan Leach, Chief of Student Success, Jeffco Schools

Thanks very much to the 187 Jeffco youth who shared their ideas, opinions and experiences at our February Youth Town Hall. We need your voice to do this work!

Underage drinking is a complicated, emotionally charged and challenging topic. Your group turned the data into concrete suggestions for the community. Way to go! Great work "Tuesday" group. See the list of people who worked on the project here.

Special thanks to law enforcement officers who contributed to our panel discussion in March: Commander Dan Aten, Jeffco Sheriff's Office; Sergeant Denise Mehnert, Golden Police Department; SRO Sergeant Drew Smith, Westminster Police Department; Sergeant Dutch Smith, Lakewood Police Department; Deputy District Attorney Maggi Crabb, Jeffco District Attorney's Office

Amazing job. From coming up with this idea to asking your peers about their needs and interviewing stakeholders, you have shown creativity and compassion by crafting an innovative way to create connectedness in our community. See the list of people who worked on the project here.

Special thanks to our Teen Spaces Panelists in March: Arra Katona, Teen Services Coordinator, Jeffco Public Libraries;  Alexis Lopez, C2C Coordinator, Gold Crown Foundation; Becky Richmond, Rec Manager, Golden Community Center; Kari Eckert, Founder, Robbie's Hope; Kimball Cicciu, Owner, PranaTonic Yoga & Wellness; Michelle Hooper, Owner/Operator, Hello Coffee; Nick Taylor, Edgewater & Wheat Ridge Library Manager, Jeffco Libraries; Padma Polepeddi, Assistant Director of Library Experience, Jeffco Libraries, Jeffco CTC Trustable Adults Chair