Next Meeting: May 3, 2023 (8:00-11:00 am)
Housed in the Office of Colorado’s Child Protection Ombudsman, the Timothy Montoya Task Force to Prevent Children from Running Away from Out-of-Home Placement was created by the Colorado General Assembly with the passage of HB22-1375 and formed in September 2022.
Named after 12-year-old Timothy Montoya who was hit and killed by a car shortly after running away from his out-of-home placement in June 2020, the task force will study runaway behaviors to develop a consistent, prompt and effective response for youth who run away from foster care and residential child care facilities.
Meeting 13 times over two years, the task force will hold virtual meetings open to the public on the first Wednesday of every other month from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. (MT), via Zoom.
The Zoom link, call-in information and meeting materials for each meeting will be posted no later than 24 hours prior to its start. For more information, please visit the CPO Events Calendar.
If you would like to receive email updates regarding the Timothy Montoya Task Force, please click here to send your request to CPO Director of Legislative Affairs and Policy Jennifer Superka.
Task Force Meetings (Open to Public)
Meeting #1 – Sept. 28, 2022
Materials | Minutes | Recap | Recording
Meeting #2 – Nov. 2, 2022
Materials | Minutes | Recap | Recording
Meeting #3 – Jan. 4, 2023
Materials | Recap | Recording
Meeting #4 – March 1, 2023
Materials | Recap | Recording
Meeting #5 – May 3, 2023 (8:00-11:00 am)
Meeting #6 – July 12, 2023 (8:00-11:00 am)
Meeting #7 – Sept. 6, 2023 (8:00-11:00 am)
Meeting #8 – Nov. 1, 2023 (8:00-11:00 am)
Meeting #9 – Jan. 3, 2024 (8:00-11:00 am)
Meeting #10 – March 6, 2024 (8:00-11:00 am)
Meeting #11 – May 1, 2024 (8:00-11:00 am)
Meeting #12 – July 3, 2024 (8:00-11:00 am)
Meeting #13 – Sept. 4, 2024 (8:00-11:00 am)
Task Force Members
| Kelly Abbott | Colorado Department of Public Safety |
| Norma Aguilar-Dave | Savio House |
| Michelle Bradley | Douglas County Department of Human Services |
| Ashley Chase | Colorado Office of the Child’s Representative |
| Anna Cole | Colorado Human Services Directors Association |
| Jenna Coleman | Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY) |
| Brian Cotter | Denver Police Department |
| Dennis Desparrois | CDHS – Division of Child Welfare |
| Jenelle Goodrich | Kinship Provider |
| Dave Hayes | Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police |
| Chelsea Hill | Foster Parent with Lived Experience |
| Kevin Lash | Parent with Lived Experience |
| David E. Lee | Colorado Division of Youth Services |
| Chase Leonard | Cañon City Police Department |
| Dr. Renée Marquardt | Colorado Department of Human Services |
| Beth McNalley | Denver Department of Public Safety |
| Brandon Miller | Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center |
| Becky Miller Updike | Colorado Association of Family & Children’s Agencies |
| Elizabeth Montoya | Parent with Lived Experience |
| Lynette Overmeyer | Mesa County Department of Human Services |
| Stephanie Villafuerte | Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman |
| Jana Zinser | Foster Parent with Lived Experience |