Douglas County Board of Commissioner Chair and Vice-Chair Positions
When necessary due to an absence of the Chair, the off-rotation Commissioner shall serve as Vice-Chair during such absence. The Vice-Chair shall have the authority and duties provided in the Chairman-temporary chairman per Section 30-10-307, C.R.S.
2024 Chair
George Teal
2024 Vice-Chair
Abe Laydon
2024 County Commissioners’ Appointments to External and Internal Boards, Committees, and Initiatives
18th Judicial District Attorney’s Seizure Board
Lora Thomas
Aging Resources of Douglas County
George Teal
Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, Executive Committee
Abe Laydon
John Sieber
James Huffman
Arapahoe/Douglas Workforce Development Board
Abe Laydon
Castle Rock Economic Development Council
George Teal
Centennial Airport Community Noise Roundtable
Abe Laydon
Alison Biggs
Dan Avery, Alternate
Mark Adams, Alternate
Chatfield Basin Watershed Authority
Lora Thomas
George Teal, Alternate
Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Control Authority
Abe Laydon
Colorado Counties Inc.
Secretary, Board of Directors – Lora Thomas
Public Safety Communications Committee – Lora Thomas
Works Allocation Committee – Lora Thomas
Colorado Counties Inc. (CCI) Steering Committees
Colorado Forest Health Council
Abe Laydon
Colorado Independent Ethics Commissioner
Lora Thomas
Community Services Block Grant Tripartite Board
Abe Laydon
Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)
George Teal – Board of Directors, Finance & Budget and Technology & Risk Management Subcommittees
Abe Laydon, Alternate
Denver Regional Council of Government – Subregional Transportation Committee
George Teal, Member
Abe Laydon, Member
Lora Thomas, Member
Denver South Economic Development Partnership Board of Directors
Abe Laydon
Lora Thomas, Alternate
Denver South Economic Development Partnership
George Teal, Member
Abe Laydon, Member
Lora Thomas, Member
Denver South I-25 Urban Corridor Transportation Management Authority
Abe Laydon
Lora Thomas, Alternate
Developmental Pathways Board of Directors
Abe Laydon
Douglas County Board of Health
Lora Thomas – Vice President
George Teal – Member
Douglas County Community Foundation
Abe Laydon
Douglas County Emergency Telephone (9-1-1) Authority
Lora Thomas
Douglas County Homeless Initiative
Abe Laydon
Douglas County Housing Partnership
Lora Thomas
Anya Eagan
Douglas County Mental Health Initiative
Lora Thomas
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Forfeiture Board
Lora Thomas
Douglas County Older Adult Initiative Executive Committee
George Teal
Douglas County Wildfire Initiative
Abe Laydon
Douglas County Youth Initiative Advisory Committee
Abe Laydon
E-470 Public Highway Authority
George Teal
Lora Thomas, Alternate
Highline Canal Conservancy
Lora Thomas
Metro Area County Commissioners
George Teal
Abe Laydon
Lora Thomas
Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation
Abe Laydon
Mile High Flood District
Lora Thomas
George Teal, Alternate
National Association of Counties (NaCO/NACoRF)
Abe Laydon -Transportation Policy Steering Committee
Lora Thomas – Justice and Public Safety Policy Steering Committee
Northwest Douglas County Economic Development Corporation
George Teal
Abe Laydon, Alternate
Partnership of Douglas County Governments
George Teal
Abe Laydon
Lora Thomas
Southern Shooting Partnership
George Teal
Unified Forensic Crime Lab
Lora Thomas
