CoWARN is managed by the following members of the steering committee:

Steering Committee
Name Representing Email Address

Joe Cowan
City of Boulder

  RMSAWWA  cowanj@bouldercolorado.gov

Chris Heelis
Littleton/Englewood WWTP

  RMWEA  cheelis@englewoodgov.org

Steve Rogowski
Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation District

  Utility at Large  srogowski@mwrd.dst.co.us

Ortilano "Bobby" Oligo
City of Aurora

  Utility at Large  boligo@auroragov.org

Kenneth Pollock
Denver Water

  Utility at Large  kenneth.pollock@denverwater.org

Martin Stegmiller
Arapahoe County Water & Wastewater Authority

  Utility at Large  mstegmiller@arapahoewater.org

Dale Colerick
City of Brush

  Utility at Large  dcolerick@brushcolo.com

Rich Hayes
Colorado Rural Water Association

  CRWA  crwa@comcast.net

Bill Hogrewe
Rural Community Assistance Partnership

  RCAP  whogrew@rcac.org

Mary Messec Smith
Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment

  Water Quality Control Division  mary.m.smith@state.co.us

Kerry Kimble (Advisor)
Colorado Dept. of Local Affairs

  Division of Emergency Management  kerry.kimble@state.co.us

We suggest keeping a copy of the Steering Committee Member contact information in your utility's Emergency Response Plan.  A version of this table containing telephone numbers can be found on the Members Site.

Security Committee

  • Bobby Oligo, Co-Chair
  • Mary Messec Smith, Co-Chair

Mutual Aid Agreement Committee

  • Ken Pollock, Chair
  • Robert Thomas, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District
  • Christine McKenney, City of Aurora

  • Michele Frishman, Denver Water