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Citizen Review Panel

CITIZEN REVIEW PANEL 

The Board of County Commissioners established the El Paso County Department of Human Services Citizen Review Panel as an advisory board.  The Citizen Review Panel serves as an extension and continuation of the complaint process established through the County Department of Human Services Quality Assurance Program.  It also provides a forum for the discussion of unresolved consumer concerns regarding the conduct of County Department of Human Services employees involved in Dependency and Neglect (Child Welfare) cases.

The Citizen Review Panel consists of no less than five and no more than nine members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners for three-year terms.  No person shall serve more than six consecutive years.   (By-Laws)  (Grievance Procedures)

The panel meets quarterly and on an as-needed basis at 3:30 pm at the Department of Human Services, Community Conference Room #3032, 1675 Garden of the Gods Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Members Appointment Term Expiration
Amy Lathen, Liaison Commissioner    

Lori Seago (520-7371) or
Pattie Galarza (520-7000),
Human Services, Liaison Department

   
Steven Gold, Private Citizen May 19, 2009  December 31, 2014
Laura Smith, Private Citizen May 19, 2009 December 31, 2014
Marissa Bovee, Private Citizen September 22, 2009 December 31, 2015
Mabel Turner, Private Citizen February 21, 2013 December 31, 2012
Penny Sue Lonergan, Private Citizen February 21, 2013 December 31, 2015
Carl Skeen, Private Citizen March 23, 2010 December 31, 2015
Sandy Ho, Private Citizen December 31, 2013
Jennifer Kleinschmidt, Private Citizen December 31, 2014
Dona Stines, Private Citizen December 31, 2013