Dickey Lee’s Background and Accomplishments

Professional Background in Public Service

Intergovernmental Relations Director, Boulder County (1985-present)

• Directing intergovernmental relations, multicultural and public affairs, policy analysis and constituent services.
• Leading government affairs with cities, towns, other counties, the state legislature, state administration, the Colorado Delegation and federal offices.
• Staff support for regional committees, such as the Boulder County Consortium of Cities, Open Space Task Force, Solid Waste Task Force, Regional Transportation Task Force and Regional Transit Committee
• Will retire from County Government December, 2007 after 23 years of service.

Other Professional Experience:

• Senior Vice President, Herrick S. Roth Associates, a public policy consulting firm in Denver
• Legislative Affairs Director - Colorado Open Space Council (COSC), renamed Colorado Environmental Coalition (CEC)
• Computer Programmer, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Washington, D.C.

Boards of Directors and Advisory Committees

• Colorado Open Lands Board - founding member and treasurer
• EcoCycle Board
• Boulder County Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee (POSAC)
• Political Action for Conservation Board
• Boulder County Healthy Communities Steering Committee
• Boulder County Resource Conservation Advisory Board (RCAB)
• Plan Boulder County Board
• City of Boulder Blue Ribbon Commission on Revenue Stability (currently serving)
• Boulder County Mental Health Center Board (currently serving)

Governor’s Appointments

• Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board
• Front range Project Steering Committee & Co-Chair of the Patterns of Development Committee and Open Space Task Force
• Metropolitan Water Roundtable

Democratic Party Activities

• Precinct Committee Person and Area Leader
• Boulder County Democratic Party (BCDP) Finance Chair, GOTV Co-Chair,
• Vice-Chair and Chair
• BCDP Central and Executive Committees
• State Democratic Party Central and Executive Committees
• Delegate to the 1976 Democratic National Convention
• Campaign manager/coordinator for numerous candidate and issue campaigns

Awards

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Quality of Life Award for role in passage of the Colorado Clean Air Act and inspection and Maintenance legislation
• EcoCycle “Volunteer Oscar”
• Boulder County Democratic Party “Give ‘em Hell Harry” award
• Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Metro Vision First Place Award for role in development of the Boulder County “Super IGA” - an Intergovernmental agreement among the municipalities in the County and Boulder County on growth boundaries and rural preservation.
• National Association of Counties (NACo) intergovernmental cooperation award for the “Super IGA”
• DRCOG Local Government Collaboration Gold Award for role in the development of the Louisville/Boulder County/Colorado Hwy 42 Revitalization Commission Urban Renewal Intergovernmental Agreement

Education

• BA in Sociology, University of Wyoming
• Graduate level work in public policy/administration, University of Colorado, Denver