Serving Our Community
Helping People,
Solving Complex Problems
Lesley serves as the chair of the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners and was elected to her second, four-year term in November 2022.
She has a proven track record on issues such as wildfire risk reduction, water conservation, housing affordability, public safety, the opioid epidemic, and early childhood education.
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Lesley’s professional life has focused on what she loves most – helping people, solving complex problems, and giving back to our community.
She’s owned her own business, worked as an award-winning journalist, and led national and statewide initiatives as a senior executive in the private and non-profit sectors.
Governor Polis appointed Lesley to serve on the Colorado Fire Commission and she chairs the Gateway to the Rockies Regional Opioid Council, the Chatfield Watershed Authority, and serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for Colorado Counties, Inc. in addition to other national, state, and local boards. She is the past president of Jeffco Public Schools Board of Education.
In 2023, Developmental Disabilities Resource Center recognized Jefferson County commissioners as Elected Officials of the Year. Readers of the Canyon Courier awarded Lesley with 2023 Best Government Official. The West Metro Chamber earlier named Lesley as one of Jefferson County’s most distinguished women leaders.
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