Briefly | Governor’s Office announces team transitions, new paid internship program
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Polis announces team transitions, new paid internship program
Gov. Jared Polis announced several transitions within his legislative affairs team today. Following David Oppenheim’s transition to Chief of Staff, Allie Kimmel was named Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Legislative Affairs. Eleni Angelides has been named Legislative Director, and Jamie Short and Casey Badmington have been named Deputy Legislative Directors.
“I am grateful for the experience, leadership, and knowledge Allie, Eleni, Jamie, and Casey bring to my team, working each day to help deliver real results on the issues Coloradans care about most. I’m confident that they will continue working hard for the people of Colorado in these new roles,” said Gov. Polis.
Kimmel previously served as the Governor’s Director of Legislative Affairs, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, and Senior Policy Advisor on Education. Angelides previously served as the Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Senior Advisor on Housing, Legislative Advisor on Economic Recovery, and Deputy Director of Scheduling.
The governor’s office also announced it will be launching a paid internship program for a number of teams within the office, primarily in the Executive Operations team working in Constituent Services and the Governor’s Correspondence team. There will be at least four paid internship spots at $18 per hour, available three times per years.
To learn more about the internship, click here.

