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


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
Terry Blum
cocorahs.grandcounty@gmail.com


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

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


Douglas County

Stefan Iwanchuk
CO-DG-295
Stefan.Iwanchuk@gmail.com
(480) 748-9513


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


Randy Gray --
Southeast Colorado Regional Coordinator
National Weather Service (retired)
Pueblo, Colorado
cocorahs.seco@gmail.com


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

Tom Baird
CO-MT-15
tjbaird34@gmail.com


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