Partners in Health and Advocacy

Connecting with physicians to actively

 participate in building a healthy Colorado.


What is the Connection?

The Colorado Medical Society Connection, (CMSC) is a volunteer organization of physicians, physician spouses, medical students and resident physicians and their spouses working with the Colorado Medical Society (CMS) to actively participate in building a healthy Colorado. 

 

Why do we need the Connection?

The Connection (formerly the Alliance) has long been active in community service in Colorado. Whether it’s waging campaigns against childhood obesity or assembling disaster preparedness tool kits, the Connection has championed issues important to all Coloradoans.

 

Now, the CMS Connection is expanding its network by providing leadership in areas of health care policy, legislative advocacy and economic viability of physician practices.

 

During a statewide tour to county Alliances from Grand Junction to Alamosa, we heard that people are hungry for a united effort to address health care issues, work to ensure physicians are able to have a viable practice and have access to accurate information on health care policy immediately.

                     

How will the Connection make a difference?

The Connection is moving forward and joining with our partners across the state to build a health care network that will promote health care reform and health care issues important to our community.  Through a direct mail program, an updated web site and a growing email database we are reaching out to physicians, physician’s spouses, residents, medical students and their spouses.  Our goal is to build the best health care network in the country and we are off to a great start.


2008-2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES

 

Co-PRESIDENTS:   Patti Brown: 6865 W Princeton Ave, Denver, CO 80121; Home Phone:  303 988-0888; Mobile Phone:  303 748-0966;  Fax:  303 988-0917;  Email:  BRWNFAM@aol.com

                                    Linda Culberson: 9723 Bay Hill Dr., Lone Tree, CO 80124;  Home Phone:  303 794-356;  Mobile Phone:  720 937-2248;  Email: LMCULB56@aol.com

 

PRESIDENT-ELECT: Mary Rice:  17326 W Highway 160, Del Norte, CO 81132; Home Phone: 719-657-0394; Email: mlyonsrice43@yahoo.com

 

SECRETARY:  Melissa Conlon:  1608 Buckeye St., Ft. Collins, CO 80524; Home Phone:  970-407-9229                                                

Email:  melissyc@yahoo.com

 

TREASURER:   Susan Bowles: 5630 S Cherry Ct, Greenwood Village, CO 80121; Home Phone:  303 850-7323;                                   Fax:  303 770-4714; Email:  bowarms@aol.com

 

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT  Joann Johnson:  7811 S Lemay Ave, Ft. Collins, CO  80525; Home Phone:  970 377-3782; Mobile:  970-402-4547;  Email:  joannandtim@q.com

 

AUDITOR:  Winnie Kortz: 6242 S. Blackhawk Ct., Englewood, CO  80111; Home Phone:  303 400-8313;

Fax:  303 400-8314; Email:  wjktz@aol.com

 

AMA Foundation:  Robin Heil: 240 Columbus Canyon Road, Grand Junction, CO 81503; Home Phone:  970 241-7520;                   Email: rjsheil@bresnan.net 

 

BYLAWS:  Patti Brown (same as above)

 

FINANCE:  Winnie Kortz: 6242 S. Blackhawk Ct., Englewood, CO  80111; Home Phone:  303 400-8313;

Fax:  303 400-8314; Email:  wjktz@aol.com

 

Heath Promotion:  Karylle Silva:  2112 Oliver Ave, Alamosa, CO 81101; Home phone:  719-937-2648                                         E:mail:  karyllesilva@hotmail.com

 

Legislative Affairs: Linda Culberson (same as above)

                       

Membership:  Mary Rice: 17326 W Highway 160, Del Norte, CO 81132; Home Phone: 719-657-0394; Email: mlyonsrice43@yahoo.com

 

Newsletter:  TBA

 

Nominating:   Joann Johnson, Chair (as above)

 

Benevolent Fund:       Debbie Lazarus: 5760 Big Canon Dr, Greenwood Village 80111; Home Phone:  303 773-3157; Fax:  720-529-9690; Email:  debbielazarus@msn.com

 

Web-site:  * Jeanette Bowles: 2176 Riverside Lane, Boulder, CO 80304;

Home Phone: 303 444-7367; Email: cjmjbowles@comcast.net

 

Component Presidents or contacts:

Boulder:                 Inactive 

Larimer:                 Melissa Conlon: 1608 Buckeye St., Ft. Collins, CO 80524; Home Phone:  970-407-9229                                  

Email:  melissyc@yahoo.com

Lisa Marks:  5209 Black Bark Ct. Fort Collins, CO 80528; Home Phone:  970 266-9185;                                          Email: slmarks@comcast.net

Longmont:             Fran Wahl:            303-684-0830                                                                            

Judy Jensen: 2109 Harvard St., Longmont, CO 80503; Home Phone: 303-772-9106;                                              Email: nyoutwest@comcast.net

Mesa:                      Callie Ash: 924 241/4 Rd., Grand Junction, CO 81505; Email: mikeandcallieash@msn.com

Metro Denver:       Kathie Bartee:  6287 S. Coventry Lane West, Littleton, CO 80123; Home Phone: 303 795-2205;                       Email: k.bartee@att.net

San Luis Valley:    Mary Rice:  17326 W Highway 160, Del Norte, CO 81132; Home Phone: 719-657-0394; Email: mlyonsrice43@yahoo.com

 

Colorado Medical Society 

Alfred Gilchrist, Executive Director; 7351 Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230, Mail to: P.O. Box 17550, Denver, CO 80217;                                         Phone:  720-859-1001 or 1- 800-654-5653; Email alfred_gilchrist@cms.org