Press Release- May 22, 2007
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2007
Contact:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370
GOV. RITTER NOMINATES BOIGON, MENCONI TO STATE BOARD OF HUMAN SERVICES
Gov. Bill Ritter today announced the nominations of Denver Councilwoman Carol Boigon and Eagle County Commissioner Arn Menconi to the state Board of Human Services. The Governor also re-appointed three current board members to new terms.
"Through their experiences as locally elected officials and through their involvement with community organizations, Carol and Arn have become extremely well-versed in Colorado's human service needs," Gov. Ritter said. "I'm pleased they have agreed to serve the people of Colorado on a statewide basis."
Boigon, 59, has served as an at-large member of the Denver City Council since 2003. She has chaired the General Government and Finance committees and served as the council representative to Colorado Counties Inc. (CCI) and the Denver Welfare Reform Board.
From 1999 to 2002, she was executive director of the Mayor's Office for Education and Children, and from 1996 to 1999 she managed the Mayor's Office for Education and Advocacy, helping to create the Denver Head Start program.
Menconi, 47, has served as an Eagle County commissioner since 2000. He has sat on CCI's Health and Human Services Committee, been a member of the Human Services and Education Steering Committee for the National Association for Counties (NaCo), served on NaCo's Task Force for Early Childhood Development, and is a founding member of the Eagle County Youth Coalition.
In 1993, Menconi helped found the Vail-based Snowboard Outreach Society, which provides funding and activities to at-risk youth. The program operates at 23 ski areas in nine states and has provided programming to more than 1,000 youth.
Gov. Ritter also re-appointed three sitting board members: Youlong Savage, Arthur Hogling and Dave Long.
The nine-member Board of Human Services adopts policies, rules and regulations for the Colorado Department of Human Services, including guidelines concerning foster care, adoptions, mental-health programs, alcohol and drug programs, and developmental-disability programs. Terms are for four years and the nominations require Senate confirmation.