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About Us: Colorado Public Policy Network
The Colorado Episcopal Public Policy Network is an extension of the Diocesan Jubilee Office to support the work being done by the 22 Jubilee Ministries in Colorado, as well as the outreach ministries of Episcopal congregations throughout Colorado. With this work, we hope to underscore our belief that a ministry of advocacy (“doing justice”) must go hand-in-hand with a ministry of charity (“loving mercy”).
Across the nation, there are more than 600 recognized Jubilee Ministries centers affiliated with the Episcopal Church. The members of the Colorado network include food ministries, medical service providers, thrift shops, emergency assistance, mentoring for children and much more. To learn more about these vibrant ministries across Colorado, click here for a full list.
Members of the Colorado Public Policy Advisory Group:
Rich Archuleta is Executive Director of the 32nd Avenue Jubilee Center in Northwest Denver. He retired after 32 years with the Colorado Department of Human Services where he was involved in policy and legislative analysis and development.
Scott Bates is program officer for the Colorado Children’s Trust Fund and is a parishioner at St. John’s Cathedral.
The Rev. Sally Bowersox is a priest and registered nurse. She is the founder and executive director of St. Benedict Health and Healing Ministry.
The Rev. Sandy Boyd is a retired interim priest. She continues to teach at Regis University and Iliff School of Theology. At the University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology she did doctoral-level graduate work in sociology and religious change.
The Rev. Sally Brown, deacon at St. Andrew's, Denver, is currently Vice President of the Diocesan Standing Committee and member of the Diaconal Council. Her ministry of presence and advocacy in an inner urban setting focuses upon the homeless. Prior to her ordination in 1987, Sally served as an aide to Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder.
The Rev. Elizabeth Garfield, Deacon at St. Luke's Denver, has had a life-long interest in the political process including a degree in Political Science, and is committed to calling the Church to move beyond acts of charity to engage in advocacy resulting in policies and programs that support compassion and justice for all.
Carol Gerard was in private practice as a clinical psychologist for 20 years, specializing in troubled children and teens. She is now works as a clinical psychologist for Summit County Schools, which gives her a lot of exposure to issues of health, poverty and immigration. She currently serves as senior warden for St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Breckenridge.
Gwyn Green is a retired social worker and former Colorado state legislator from Lakewood. She is married, has four children and grandchildren, and is a member of St. Joseph's parish in Lakewood.
Candice Hall is a parishioner of Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Colorado Springs and an attorney editor. Active for years in Episcopal and arts education and social service programs in Colorado Springs, she looks forward to serving the Diocese through its ministry of educating individuals and congregations and emboldening them to speak with religious voices on issues of justice, peace, and human dignity.
The Rev. Rebecca Jones is a deacon and freelance writer, and serves as Jubilee Officer for the Diocese. She has a Master of Divinity degree from Iliff School of Theology, with a concentration in Justice and Peace Studies.
Chuck McDaniel is an oil and gas lawyer who recently reloated to Western Colorado. He is a member of Nativity, Grand Junction, and has been active in supporting and advocating for ministries to the homeless, including serving as Bishop’s Warden at Lord of the Streets Episcopal Church in Houston.
Bill Oliver is a vestry member at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Colorado Springs. He has a doctorate in electrical engineering and an MBA in Human Resource Management from UCLA, and is now semi-retired to go adventuring in the wilds of Colorado. He is involved in numerous outreach activities, heads the local chapter of Integrity and is a member of the Richard Hooker Forum steering committee.
Chris Sandoval is a founding member of Common Cathedral, an Episcopal fellowship that meets weekly in a park in Longmont for food, Bible study and prayer. Mr. Sandoval is currently homeless, and is deeply concerned about the injustices and overwhelming obstacles confronting people living on the streets.
Joan von der Heiden is a retired RN who moved fulltime to Grand County in 1997. She's, a wife, mother, and grandmother of a disabled young lady. She is a lifelong Episcopalian and former Senior Warden at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Granby. She's a longtime volunteer with Girl Scouts of America, the National Sports Center for the Disabled, and is founder of the Friday Night Cranmer Chapel Dinners, which has been feeding hungry ski resort workers for 10 years.
Brad Wood is director of Lutheran Advocacy Ministry – Colorado. His work includes following Colorado legislation that impacts the lives of the most vulnerable in society and working with Lutheran congregations to educate and mobilize them to change public policy. Previously, he was the executive director of Hunger for Justice: Interfaith Voices Against Poverty, an interfaith advocacy coalition.