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Leadership
James Ogsbury	Executive Director
	Jim worked for many years in Washington, D. C., representing public and private sector clients before the U.S. Congress and executive branch agencies. He also served as the clerk and staff director for the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. Most recently, Jim served as legislative director for the League of Arizona Cities and Towns. Jim is a graduate of Harvard College and Arizona State University College of Law.
Holly Propst	Policy Director -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	720 897-4534
	Holly Propst is a veteran public policy professional, having served in senior staff positions in the U.S. Congress, as a Colorado State Land Board Commissioner, and as Manager of Public Policy for Xcel Energy.Most recently, Holly served as the executive director and general counsel of the Western Business Roundtable. A Colorado native, Holly earned a B.A. degree from the University of Denver and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.
Joe Rassenfoss	Communications Director -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	720 897-4555
	Joe is a 25-year veteran of newspapers (Kansas City Star, Rocky Mountain News) and web publishing (Microsoft) who moved into media relations in 2009 with the opening of R&R Media, a public relations company that specialized in social media. Clients included Andre Agassi, Swany Performance Gloves, and American Humane Association farm animal program. A graduate of the Journalism School at the University of Missouri, Joe lives in Denver with his wife and three children.
Shanna Brown	Advocacy Director -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	202 624-5402
	Shanna has worked for WGA since 2003. Prior to joining the WGA staff, Shanna served first as a legislative assistant and then as legislative director to former U.S. Rep. Larry Combest of Texas. While on the Combest staff, Shanna was the point person for energy, natural resources, commerce, judicial and environmental policy issues. Before coming to Washington, Shanna served as an assistant director for the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, a regional oil and gas trade group in Midland, Texas. Shanna received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991.
Chris McKinnon	Operations Director -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	720 897-4552
	Chris manages WGA's economy, transportation, technology, health, education and international trade policy work. In addition to his program management responsibilities, Chris manages the office IT infrastructure.Prior to joining WGA Chris worked as a newspaper delivery boy in Denver and a bus boy at a Holiday Inn in frisco, CO. He received his Bachelor of Arts from San Diego State University in 1978, majoring in political science, business management and economics. He earned his MPA with an emphasis on public policy from the University of Colorado in 1984.
Policy
Carlee Brown	Policy Associate for Water and Wildlife - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	720 897-4547
	Carlee joined WGA in 2011 and works on research, writing, and general support for WGA's Water and Wildlife initiatives. She graduated from Stanford University with a BA in American Studies and a MS in Earth Systems, both with a concentration on agricultural policy. Her interests center around natural resources management, particularly in relation to agriculture and water.
Linda Davis	Financial Manager/Policy Manager -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	720 897-4537
	Linda joined WGA in 2003 after leaving the telecommunications industry as a financial analyst. She has served in many industries as a financial analyst while in Denver, including Oil and Gas and Agribusiness. Linda moved to Denver after completing graduate school at American University and working for the U.S. Agency International Development. In addition to her job as WGA's Financial Manager, Linda is overseeing aspects of WGA's Regional Transmission Expansion Project
Rich Halvey	Policy Manager for Energy -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	720 897-4541
	Rich came to WGA in 1996 with a broad background in air quality management and public finance. Prior to coming to WGA, he worked for nearly 20 years at the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. At the time of his departure, he held the positions of Budget Director and Air Quality Planning Program Manager for the Air Quality Division. Rich has published numerous papers and articles on various environmental, policy and economic topics. His undergraduate work was in economics and geography at the University of Buffalo and his masters work was in geography and urban planning at the University of Colorado.
Ann Walker	Policy Manager for Forest Health, biomass -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	720 897-4539
	Ann joined WGA in 2008 and is the Program Director for Forest and Rangeland Health. In that capacity she works to encourage the use of small diameter wood to improve forest management and restoration. She has served on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Wildland Fire and represented the Oregon Governor's office on WGA's Forest Health Advisory Committee from 2005-2008. Ann has more than 30 years of experience in fire prevention and suppression, policy development, and coordination of community and forestry programs. Over her career, she worked for the Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon Office of the Attorney General, the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service.
Administration
Deborah Kinsley	Admiinistrative Assistant -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	303 623-9378
	A South Dakota native,Deb manages all of WGA's meetings and travel, among many other responsibilities.
Toni McCammon	Executive Assistant - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	303 623-9378
	A Colorado native, Toni is the Executive Assistant to James Ogsbury and manages all office correspondence, among her many other duties. She has been with WGA since its inception in 1984.
Sara Lang	Grants Administrator -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	720 897-4543
Heidi Fuller	WGA's Sponsor Liaison -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	301 675-2600

Denver Office

1600 Broadway

Suite 1700

Denver, CO 80202

303 623-9378

303 534-7309

Washington, D.C. Office

400 N. Capitol St., N.W.

Suite 376

Washington, D.C. 20001

202 624-5402

202 624-7707