Administrative support for the Colorado Public Defender’s System is provided by the State Office located at 1300 Broadway, in downtown Denver. This office manages all central business administrative functions needed for the efficient operation of the Regional and Appellate offices.

1300 Broadway,  Suite 400
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 764-1400
Fax: (303) 764-1478
Email: State@coloradodefenders.us

State Administrative Office Senior Staff

Megan A. Ring, Colorado State Public Defender
Karen N. Taylor, First Assistant State Public Defender
Lucienne Ohanian, Chief Deputy Public Defender
Stephen Ettinger, Chief Financial Officer
Kyle Hughes, Chief Information Officer
Joseph Archambault, Chief Trial Deputy
Joyce Akhahenda, Chief Deputy
Jennifer Ahnstedt, Training Director
Stephanie Seibold, Training Director
Kimberly Chalmers, Training Director
Laurie Kepros, Director of Sexual Litigation
Veronica Graves, Director of Human Resources
Teresa Villalobos, Director of Criminal Investigation
Tim McArthur, Supervising Social Worker