Colorado Coordinators


 
 
Colorado State Coordinator

Peter Goble

CoCoRaHS/CSU  
1371 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO  80523
970-491-8312

peter.goble@colostate.edu



Colorado Regional Coordinators


Northeast Region

Boulder,  Clear Creek, Elbert, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan,
Park, Phillips, Sedgwick, Summit, Washington

Chad Gimmestad -- East Central Colorado Regional Coordinator
National Weather Service
Denver/Boulder, CO Weather Forecast Office
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305-3328
303-494-4221
chad.gimmestad@noaa.gov


Boulder County
Matt Kelsch
Boulder, CO
kelschwx@gmail.com
303-497-8309

Donald G. Lewis (Longmont area)
Longmont, CO
don@millerlewis.com
303-775-1994
720-224-9748 - Home

Clear Creek County
Larry White
Brookvale, CO
llarrywhite@msn.com
303-674-0535


Elbert County

Jordan Carroll
ElbertCounty.cocorahs@gmail.com


Gilpin County
Jennifer Cook
Extension Director and Agent - Natural Resources, Horticulture, and Energy
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
Gilpin County Fairgrounds
230 Norton Dr.
Black Hawk, CO 80422 
303-582-9106
jennifer.cook@colostate.edu

Grand County
Volunteer coordinator needed.
If interested, please contact Noah at noah@cocorahs.org

Jackson County
Debbie Alpe
Jackson County Director
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
P.O. Box 1077; 312 5th Street
Walden, CO 80480
970-723-4298
debbie.alpe@colostate.edu


Larimer County

Noah Newman -
Fort Collins area
970-491-8545
noah@cocorahs.org

Chris  Knoetgen - Loveland area
Loveland, CO
knoetgen@ucar.edu

Ginny Blanz - Northern Larimer County, Red Feather Lakes/Livermore region,
stations north of LaPorte and Bellvue
1185 Mount Moriah Road
Livermore, CO 80536
970-493-3012
purplegret@gmail.com
 

Lincoln County
Joy Johnson (temporary)
East Central Colorado RC & D
USDA NRCS
P.O. Box 127
Hugo, Colorado 80821
719-743-2408 ext. 1087
joy.johnson@co.nacdnet.net

(located in the USDA Service Center)
At 318 5th street in Hugo, Colorado


Logan County
TBA
Logan County Cooperative Extension Office
Sterling, CO
970-522-3200

Morgan County
Larry Giauque

Brush, Colorado
mlgiauque@q.com
970-842-5257



Park County
Chris Fuller
Coalition for the Upper South Platte
PO Box 726 (38000 Cherokee Ave)
Lake George, CO 80827
719-748-0033
chris@uppersouthplatte.org

 
Phillips County
Ron Koberstein

Holyoke, CO
970-854-2812 x105
ron.koberstein@co.usda.gov

Sedgwick County
CSU Cooperative Extension
County Courthouse
Julesburg, CO 80737
970-474-3479
coopext_sedgwick@mail.colostate.edu

Summit County
Dave Matthews

PO Box 1848 
Silverthorne, CO 80498-1848
970-262-6725
dmatthewsdss@comcast.net


Jerry Divine (back-up coordinator)
PO Box 211
Frisco, CO  80443-0211
970-668-3646
cjdivine@comcast.net

Washington County
Carolyn Payne
Conservation District Office
Akron, CO
970-345-2006
washingtoncountycd@gmail.com

Weld County
Robert Iwanchuk
Weld County
978-852-8385 (not 970)
riwanchuk@gmail.com



Denver Metro Region

Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson

Chad Gimmestad -- Denver Metro Regional Coordinator (Temporary)
National Weather Service
Denver/Boulder, CO Weather Forecast Office
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305-3328
303-494-4221
chad.gimmestad@noaa.gov

 

Adams County
Thaddeus Gourd
Extension Agent for Adams County
9755 Henderson Road
Brighton, CO 80601-8114
303-637-8117
tgourd@co.adams.co.us


Arapahoe County
Jeff Andersen
mvgardens@msn.com



Broomfield County
Matt Kelsch
Boulder, CO
kelschwx@gmail.com
303-497-8309


Denver County

Julie Gaddy
DenverCoCoRaHS@gmail.com


Douglas County

Co-Coordinators: Jordan Carroll or Stefan Iwanchuk
DouglasCounty.CoCoRaHS@gmail.com
or Stefan.Iwanchuk@gmail.com


Jefferson County
Volunteer coordinator needed
If interested, please contact Noah at noah@cocorahs.org

Roy Laws - Supplies
Jefferson County Health Dept.
645 Parfet Street
Lakewood CO 80215
303-271-5734
303-619-5114 (cell phone)


East Central Region

Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma

David Thede-- East Central Colorado Regional Coordinator
NOAA National Weather Service
920 Armory Road
Goodland, Kansas 67735
785-899-2360
david.thede@noaa.gov


Cheyenne County

Bruce Fickenscher
Cooperative Extension
Cheyenne Wells, CO
719-438-5321

bruce.fickenscher@colostate.edu


Kit Carson County
Perry Brewer
Kit Carson Extension Office

Area Extension Agent (Tech Ed/Youth)
Golden Plains Area Extension (Kit Carson County)
251 16th Street Suite 101
Burlington, CO 80807
719-346-5571 - Work
719-349-1358 - Cell
perry.brewer@colostate.edu


Yuma County
TBA
Yuma County Cooperative Extension Office
Yuma County Courthouse
Wray, CO 80758-1800
970 332-4151
coopext_yuma@mail.colostate.edu


 

 

Southeast Region

Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano,
Kiowa, Lake, Las Animas, Mineral, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande, Saguache, Teller



Mike Nosko, Mark Wankowski -- Southeast Colorado Regional Coordinators
National Weather Service - Pueblo
3 Eaton Way
Pueblo, CO 81001-4856
719-948-9429
michael.nosko@noaa.gov
mark.wankowski@noaa.gov


Alamosa County
Bob Schultz
719-378-2320 (home)
719-588-1510 (cell)
barreltime@gmail.com


Baca County
Michael "Storm" Casper
USDA/NRCS
27200 US Hwy 287
Springfield, CO  81073
719-523-4522 x3
michael.casper@co.usda.gov


Bent County

Abby Weber

abigail.weber@gmail.com

Southeast Colorado RC&D
3505 S. Main Street
Lamar, CO 81052
719-336-3437

Chaffee County
Kurt Jones
Chaffee County
CSU Cooperative Extension Office
Salida, CO
719-539-6447
kurt.jones@colostate.edu


Conejos County
Bob Schultz
719-378-2320 (home)
719-588-1510 (cell)
barreltime@gmail.com


Costilla County
Bob Schultz
719-378-2320 (home)
719-588-1510 (cell)
barreltime@gmail.com

Crowley County
Volunteer coordinator needed.
If interested, please contact Noah at noah@cocorahs.org


Custer County
Volunteer coordinator needed.
If interested, please contact Noah at noah@cocorahs.org


El Paso County

Keith Thompson (CO-EP-408)
Colorado Springs, CO
CoCoRaHS.ElPaso@gmail.com

Fremont County
Jeramy McNeely

County Extension Director
Canon City, CO
719-276-7390
jeramy.mcneely@colostate.edu


Huerfano County

Carl Beeman
CSU Cooperative Extension
928 Russell Ave.
Walsenburg, CO 81089
719-738-2170
carl.beeman@colostate.edu


Kiowa County
Karen Jones
Cooperative Extension
Eades, CO
719-438-5321
coopext_kiowa@mail.colostate.edu


Lake County
Charles Kuster
Leadville, CO
970-485-4217
ckuster1@ou.edu


Las Animas County
Volunteer coordinator needed.
If interested, please contact Noah at noah@cocorahs.org


Mineral County
Bob Schultz
719-378-2320 (home)
719-588-1510 (cell)
barreltime@gmail.com

Otero County
Volunteer coordinator needed.
If interested, please contact Noah at noah@cocorahs.org
 


Prowers County
Volunteer coordinator needed.
If interested, please contact Noah at noah@cocorahs.org


Pueblo County
Randy Gray

cocorahs.seco@gmail.com


Rio Grande County

Bob Schultz
719-378-2320 (home)
719-588-1510 (cell)
barreltime@gmail.com


Saguache County

Bob Schultz
719-378-2320 (home)
719-588-1510 (cell)
barreltime@gmail.com


Teller County

Keith Thompson (CO-EP-408)
Colorado Springs, CO

CoCoRaHS.ElPaso@gmail.com

 



Western Region

Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, LaPlata, Mesa, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, San Juan, San Miguel

Jeff Colton -- Western Colorado Regional Co-Coordinator
NOAA's National Weather Service
Grand Junction, Colorado Weather Forecast Office
2844 Aviators Way
Grand Junction, CO 81506-8646
970-243-7007
jeff.colton@noaa.gov

Jim Pringle -- Western Colorado Regional Co-Coordinator
2291 El Monte Court
Grand Junction, CO 81507
970-245-5540
wxsafetyhusker@gmail.com


Archuleta County
Arleen and Shawn Prochazka
pagosaweather@gmail.com

Delta County
Volunteer coordinator needed.
If interested, please contact Noah at noah@cocorahs.org

Dolores County
TBA
Dolores County Extension
County Director
409 N. Main Street
Dove Creek, CO  81324-0527
970-677-2283  


Eagle County

John Goodbar
Eagle, CO

jstnthrwxguy@mail2whether.com

 


Garfield County

Deb Martin
cocorahs.garfieldcounty@gmail.com


Gunnison County

Andrea Jessoe
Crested Butte, CO
Adbelcher@aol.com
970 349-9400

Eric McPhail
Colorado State University Extension
Gunnison, CO
eric.mcphail@colostate.edu
970-641-1260


Hinsdale County

Volunteer coordinator needed.
If interested, please contact Noah at noah@cocorahs.org


LaPlata County
Brian Boughton
Colorado Division of Water Resources
160 Rockpoint Drive, Suite E
Durango, CO  81301
brian.boughton@state.co.us

Darrin Parmenter
LaPlata County Extension
2500 Main Ave (Fairgrounds)
Durango, CO 81301
970-382-6464
parmenterdm@co.laplata.co.us


Mesa County
Marjorie Suedekum
Grand Junction, CO
970-270-1882
greywolfwb@gmail.com


Moffat County

Emily Spencer
Natural Resource Specialist
Dinosaur National Monument
4545 E. Highway 40
Dinosaur, CO 81610
970-374-3055
emily_spencer@nps.gov

Montezuma County
Greg Felsen                                                 
Colorado State University Extension           
County Extension Director, Montezuma County  
Agriculture/4-H Youth Development    
109 West Main, Room 102
Cortez, CO 81321
970-565-3123
970-564-8615
gregory.felsen@colostate.edu



Montrose County

Paul Ciesielski
CO-MT-63
paulc@atmos.colostate.edu


Ouray County

Tim Spangler
spanglertim@hotmail.com

Pitkin County
Volunteer coordinator needed.
If interested, please contact Noah at noah@cocorahs.org


Rio Blanco County
Tiffany Harvey
Meeker, CO
tiffany.harvey@co.usda.gov

Routt County
Volunteer coordinator needed.
If interested, please contact Noah at noah@cocorahs.org


San Juan County
Volunteer coordinator needed.
If interested, please contact Noah at noah@cocorahs.org



San Miguel County
Dave Schneck
San Miguel Environmental Health
970-728-0447
daves@sanmiguelcounty.org