GOCO’s Staff Members

Our staff members pride themselves on listening to our partners, learning about communities, and serving the great state of Colorado. If you’d like to connect with staff about a potential project or have questions about our programs, find contact info for a regional officer in our staff map below. Have a more general GOCO question? Email us.

Find Your Regional Officer

Executive & Deputy Directors

Jackie Miller
Executive Director
303.226.4524
Josh Tenneson
Deputy Director
303.226.4525

Programs

Chris Yuan-Farrell
Director of Programs
303.226.4511
Tilah Larson
Assistant Director of Programs
720.576.7138
Dan Zimmerer
Parks and Wildlife Partnership Manager
720.601.5625
Dan Omasta
Senior Program Officer,
North Central
720.576.7458
Christopher Aaby
Generation Wild Program Manager
720.703.2343
Alex Castino
Senior Program Officer,
Northeast
720.576.9807
Matt Brady
Program Officer, Denver Metro
303.226.4520
Katie Smith
Program Officer,
West
720.576.2315
Sammie Trotter
Program Officer,
Southeast
720.576.4112
Mike Wight
Senior Program Officer, Southwest
720.576.4062
Kylie Yang
Programs Coordinator
303.226.4515

Grant Operations

Leah Kahler-Read
Senior Grants Officer
303.226.4533
Amber Shanklin posing for a headshot photo. Taken outside in front of a lot of trees.
Amber Shanklin
Grants Officer
303.226.4521

Finance & Operations

Christy Reeves
Controller
303.226.4510
Elizabeth Bowen
Executive Coordinator
303.226.4505
Emily Robinson
Staff Accountant
303.226.4516
Payton Lockhart
Database and GIS Administrator
303.226.4504

Marketing and Communications

Rosemary Dempsey
Director of Marketing and Communications
303.226.4530
Diane Metzger
Marketing and Communications Manager
303.226.4507
Crystal Medrano
Marketing and Communications Officer
303.226.4522
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