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 one-, two- and 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 the Department of Human Services, Community Conference Room, 105 N. Spruce, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Members Appointment Expiration
Amy Lathen, Liaison Commissioners    
John Thirkell (520-7017) or Pattie Galarza (520-7000)Human Services, Liaison Department    
Wallace L. Medina , Private Citizen October 3, 2005 December 31, 2010
VACANT , Private Citizen December 31, 2010
Patricia Ratliff, Private Citizen July 17, 2008 December 31, 2012
Marissa Bovee, Private Citizen September 22, 2009 December 31, 2012
Steven Gold, Private Citizen May 19, 2009  December 31, 2011
Robert Chevalier, Private Citizen December 4, 2006 December 31, 2009
Lisa Czelatdko, Private Citizen May 12, 2009 December 31, 2011
Laura Smith, Private Citizen May 19, 2009 December 31, 2008
Shawn Perry, Private Citizen December 4, 2006 December 31, 2010

Office Location:
27 E. Vermijo Ave
Colorado Springs, CO
80903-2208

Telephone:
(719) 520-7276

FAX:
(719) 520-6397