Staff

Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative (CCGC) has grown tremendously over the past year, and our expanded staff consists of the following people. Click on a staff member below to be taken to his or her biography page.

To contact a staff member by email, please type the first initial of their first name and last name. Then, add the main email address - @coloradoguidelines.org

General CCGC:

The Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative (CCGC) is a unique non-profit coalition of health plans, physicians, hospitals, employers, government agencies, quality improvement organizations, and other entities working together to reduce fragmentation, and implement systems and processes, using evidence-based clinical guidelines, to improve healthcare in Colorado.

Marjie Harbrecht, MD (Medical/Executive Director)
Allyson Gottsman (Associate Director)
Bob Greene (Manager of Finance and Administration)
Andi Hagerup (Communications Specialist/IT Support)
Margie Lister (Staff Accountant)
Kari Loken (Executive Assistant)
Debbie Dion (Receptionist/Administrative Support)

Guidelines:

Carolyn Swenson, MSPH, MSN (Guidelines Project Manager)
Cassidy Smith, MPH (Guidelines Project Manager)
Sara Schwankl (Guidelines Project Coordinator)

Improving Performance In Practice (IPIP) :

Julie Schilz, BSN (IPIP Manager)
Sue Houck, NP, MBA (Senior QI Coach)
Zula Solomon, MBA (QI Coach)
Betty Metz (QI Coach)
Debbi Barnett, RN, MS, FNP (QI Coach)
Ginny Joseph (IPIP Support Specialist)

Tobacco Program:

Elizabeth Kraft, MD, MHS (Tobacco Project Medical Director)
Alison Long, MPH (Tobacco Cessation Project Director)
Michele Patarino, MBA, MSHA (Tobacco Cessation Project Director)
Emily Gingerich (Tobacco Cessation Project Manager)

How to Contact

To contact a staff member by phone, please call CCGC at (720) 297-1681.

To contact a staff member by email, please type the first initial of their first name and last name. Then, add the main email address - @coloradoguidelines.org