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
Roberta Ayala
Emily Burr
Lawrence Dunn
Megan Hartline
Ericka Hernandez
Jesse Martinez
James Towle
Aaron Vega
For more information, contact:
Adams County Staff Liaison: Zoe Ocampo
303-637-8028
ZOcampo@adcogov.org
SCFD Staff Liaison: Dana Manyothane, Program Officer
dana@scfd.org
Arapahoe County Cultural Council
Members:
Ashley Bassim, Chair
Trina Campbell
Peter Faris
Joanna Floribus
Idris Keith
Megan Kennedy
Carolyn Moershel
George Peck
Catherine Pomeroy
Daniel Stange
Currently seeking 3 representatives:
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For more information, contact:
Arapahoe County Staff Liaison: Daniela Villarreal
DVillarreal@arapahoegov.com
SCFD Staff Liaison: Tim Murphy, Program Officer
tim@scfd.org
Boulder County Cultural Council
Members:
Maria Astudillo, Chair
Mark Bresnan
Gwyneth Burak
Kathy Czerny
Nicholas Eliasson
Sam Fuqua
Jackie Hobbins
Lawrence Kaptein
Ryan Reeves
For more information, contact:
Boulder County Staff Liaison: Aleta Sherman
720-564-2278
asherman@bouldercounty.org
SCFD Staff Liaison: Kendal Zimmermann, Program Officer
kendal@scfd.org
Broomfield County Cultural Council
Julie Fuller, Chair
Patrick Blim-Hockberger
Min Cho
David Feineman
Christopher Floyd
Lilagrace Huffer
Madelynn Karimi
Kenny Nguyen
Barry Snyder
Abbey Sterling
City and County of Broomfield Staff Liaison: Cheryl German
303-464-5829
cgerman@broomfield.org
SCFD Staff Liaison: Dana Manyothane, Program Officer
dana@scfd.org
Denver County Cultural Council
Members:
Amy Andrle, Chair
Eric Golden
Neelima Joshi
Adrienna Lujan
Derek Medina
Earl Parsons
Jose Rosales
Suzi Q. Smith
Stephanie Syner
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
Tariana.Navas@denvergov.org
SCFD Staff Liaison: Dana Manyothane, Program Officer
dana@scfd.org
Douglas County Cultural Council
Members:
James Smith, Chair
Christianne Blevins
Bethany Claypool
Jeanette Eirich
James Mulvey
Anthony Sievert
Sidney Simonson
Ann Speer
Christina Winslow
Not Currently seeking representatives
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For more information, contact:
Douglas County Staff Liaison: Kimberly Smith
303-660-7347
ksmith@douglas.co.us
SCFD Staff Liaison: Tim Murphy, Program Officer
tim@scfd.org
Jefferson County Cultural Council
Members:
Ron Isaacson, Chair
Richard Chamberlain
Iris Gregg
Travis Klempan
Dave Rein
Dylan Scholinski
Jessica Schwartz
Jennifer Shannon
Ruth Wilson
For more information, contact:
Jefferson County Staff Liaison: April Glenn
303-271-8167
aglenn@jeffco.us
SCFD Staff Liaison: Kendal Zimmermann, Program Officer
kendal@scfd.org