Michelle Reese has been appointed as senior deputy director of the Health
Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division of the Colorado Department of
Public Health and Environment. This appointment becomes effective December 1,
2013. Her responsibilities will center on leading the division’s acute,
community and EMTS programs as well as supporting the overall activities of the
division. Michelle has been serving as interim deputy division director since
May 2013.
Since joining the department in 2005, Michelle has served as a
policy analyst, the EMTS operations program manager, and the EMTS deputy section
chief and the section chief. Prior to joining the department, Michelle spent
four years representing state agencies in healthcare matters as an assistant
attorney general at the Colorado Office of the Attorney General. She received
her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas at
Austin and her law degree from the University of Colorado.
Michelle will
bring experience, knowledge and enthusiasm into this leadership position, and
she will be well positioned to continue supporting the mission and goals of the
Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division. Please welcome
Michelle to her new role.
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