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 and 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
Carol M. Norberg
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:
Trina Campbell, Chair
Marilyn Cross, Vice Chair
Kelley Wardrope, Secretary
Carolyn Moershel, Assistant Secretary
Ashley Bassim
Kira Broer
Peter Faris
Idris Keith
Megan Kennedy
Katherine McMurray
George Peck
Catherine Pomeroy
Currently seeking 1 representative:
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For more information, contact:
Arapahoe County Staff Liaison: Nicole Russ
nruss@arapahoegov.com
SCFD Staff Liaison: Heather Porter, Program Officer
heather@scfd.org
Boulder County Cultural Council
Members:
Aleta Sherman, Chair
Maria Astudillo
Zac Barr
Mark Bresnan
Kelly DeBie
De La Vaca
Jackie Hobbins
Lawrence Kaptein
For more information, contact:
Boulder County Staff Liaison: Carol Garnand
303-441-3500
cgarnand@bouldercounty.org
SCFD Staff Liaison: Kendal Zimmermann, Program Officer
kendal@scfd.org
Broomfield County Cultural Council
Kenny Nguyen, Chair
Jasleen Batra
Min Cho
Pascale Fried
Julie Fuller
Jeanne McFarland-McDonald
Melodee Rodriguez
Sara Skerpan
For more information, contact:
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:
Leah Horn, Chair
Rick Acosta
Beau Augustin
M’Lissa Baker
Sarabeth Berk
Jenna Crafton
Rochelle Johnson
Derek Medina
Jose Rosales
Sandra Sharp
Amy Tancig-Andrle
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
Alexandra Harden, Vice Chair
Cheryl Meyers-Saffold, Secretary
Ada Anderson
Christianne Blevins
Mary Ann Evans
Anthony Sievert
Currently seeking 2 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: Heather Porter, Program Officer
heather@scfd.org
Jefferson County Cultural Council
Members:
David Dadone, Chair
Desiree Campbell
Lisa M.W. Eldred
Andrea Gelfuso Goetz
Iris Gregg
Ron Isaacson
Dave Rein
Jennifer Shannon
For more information, contact:
Jefferson County Staff Liaison: Diane Keathley
303-271-8174
dkeathle@co.jefferson.co.us
SCFD Staff Liaison: Kendal Zimmermann, Program Officer
kendal@scfd.org