What they do
Each SCFD partner county has a county cultural council made up of volunteers who live in that county and are appointed by the county’s board of county commissioners or city council. These councils make funding recommendations for how each county should allocate its annual SCFD funding. Council members review grant applications from organizations, evaluate those applications, and provide their decisions to the board of county commissioners or city council for review and approval. Council members should adhere to the concepts of stewardship of public funds and seek to create a fair, ethical, respectful, open, and objective evaluation process for all organizations. All county cultural council meetings are open to the public. Organizations interested in applying for a grant are encouraged to attend and learn more about the council in their county.
Get links to each county’s guidelines and other resources to help you apply. All counties provide evaluation criteria for organizations that apply. They provide helpful questions for organizations as they prepare their applications.
Members and Contacts
Adams County Cultural Council
Members:
Joyce Downing, Chair
Emily Burr
Edward Hanson
Megan Hartline
Ericka Hernandez
Jeff Lapin
Jesse Martinez
Christina Momdjian
For more information, contact:
Adams County Staff Liaison: Zoe Ocampo
303-637-8028
SCFD Staff Liaison: Dana Manyothane, Program Officer
Arapahoe County Cultural Council
Members:
Trina Campbell, Chair
Marilyn Cross
Ashley Bassim
Kira Broer
Peter Faris
Idris Keith
Megan Kennedy
Katherine McMurray
Carolyn Moershel
George Peck
Catherine Pomeroy
Kelley Wardrope
Currently seeking 1 representative:
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For more information, contact:
Arapahoe County Staff Liaison: Daniela Villarreal
SCFD Staff Liaison: Tim Murphy, Program Officer
Broomfield County Cultural Council
Kenny Nguyen, Chair
Min Cho
David Feineman
Christopher Floyd
Julie Fuller
Madelynn Karimi
Sara Skerpan
Barry Snyder
City and County of Broomfield Staff Liaison: Cheryl German
303-464-5829
SCFD Staff Liaison: Dana Manyothane, Program Officer
Denver County Cultural Council
Members:
Leah Horn, Chair
Amy Andrle
M’Lissa Baker
Eric Golden
Derek Medina
Earl Parsons
Jose Rosales
Sandra Sharp
Suzi Q. Smith
Eriko Tsogo
Ana Varela
Currently seeking 1 representative:
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For more information, contact:
City and County of Denver Staff Liaison: Tariana Navas-Nieves
720-865-5552
SCFD Staff Liaison: Dana Manyothane, Program Officer
Douglas County Cultural Council
Members:
James Smith, Chair
Christianne Blevins
James Mulvey
Anthony Sievert
Sidney Simonson
Currently seeking 4 representatives:
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For more information, contact:
Douglas County Staff Liaison: Kimberly Smith
303-660-7347
SCFD Staff Liaison: Tim Murphy, Program Officer
Jefferson County Cultural Council
Members:
Ron Isaacson, Chair
Richard Chamberlain
Andrea Gelfuso Goetz
Iris Gregg
Dave Rein
Dylan Scholinski
Jessica Schwartz
Jennifer Shannon
Ruth Wilson
For more information, contact:
Jefferson County Staff Liaison: April Glenn
303-271-8167
SCFD Staff Liaison: Kendal Zimmermann, Program Officer