who we are

Council members are appointed by the Mayor of the City and County of Denver, and include community members.

The current Council members are:

Brooke Bender
Joshua Bloom, MD
Bob Bongiovanni
Gerald Borden
Mario DeBono
Thomas Deem
Ernest Duff
Jessica Forsyth, Co-Chair
Edward Gardner, MD
Scott Harris
Kari Hartel
Terra Haseman
Scott Jackson
Hassan A. Latif
Kate Leos
Leanne Lowenthal
Devon Martin
Sue O’Keefe
Fabian Ortega
Randy Pacheco
Ruth Pederson
Paula Rice
Robert Riester
Rod Rushing, Co-Chair
Darius Lee Smith
Richard Weinert, Vice-Chair

Day-to-day operations of the Council are managed by Maria Lopez, Program Coordinator. Visit our Contact page to read a message from Maria, and learn how to get in touch with her.