Meet The Team
Lynne Jones
Executive Director
Lynne.Jones@cofmr.org
Lynne serves as the Executive Director of the Colorado Commission on Family Medicine (COFM), the Colorado Association of Family Medicine Residencies (CAFMR), and the Colorado Institute of Family Medicine (CIFM).
Ms. Jones has a broad range of experience in the non-profit, government and for-profit sectors of the health care and human service fields. Most recently, she held leadership positions in a private, then publicly held medical practice in Colorado in marketing, patient experience and business development roles. Prior to that she served in a regional and statewide role under contracts with the Colorado Department of Health and Environment.
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Lynne is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in marketing and holds an advanced certificate in marketing from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Her volunteer work has encompassed a private grantmaking foundation and senior services. Lynne and her husband Paul have two adult children and enjoy traveling and the great outdoors of Colorado.
Contact Lynne with questions about COFM and CIFM Board of Directors opportunities, Colorado Family Medicine Residency funding, faculty and resident loan repayment programs, Family Medicine rural training track programs and the GME Transformation.
Julie Herzog
Director of Operations and Programs
Julie.Herzog@cofmr.org
Julie serves as the Director of Operations and Programs for the Colorado Commission on Family Medicine (COFM), the Colorado Association of Family Medicine Residencies (CAFMR), and the Colorado Institute of Family Medicine (CIFM).
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Ms. Herzog has more than 18 years of progressive and diverse non-profit experience at every level (leading, executing, managing and developing) across a broad spectrum of responsibilities to address the needs of the community and those affected by inequities, social and health disparities.
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Prior to her current role, Julie worked for 10.5 years for the American Academy of Family Physicians as a Member Relations Specialist working with medical students and special constituencies addressing member issues specific to women, minorities, new physicians, international medical graduates, and GLBT physicians.
She has a degree in social psychology, is passionate about children's rights, animal welfare, poverty alleviation and social services. Julie is a recipient of the Vanderburgh County CASA Crisis Management award for her volunteer work as Court-Appointed Special Advocate for children. Julie has two adult children and two amazing granddaughters.
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Contact Julie with questions on COFM, CAFMR and CIFM meetings and events, medical student and faculty recruitment, posting Colorado Family Medicine job opportunities on the job board; CIFM grant management, data and market research, and COFM Family Medicine Resident Rural Rotations.
Samantha Quandt
Administrative Assistant
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Samantha serves as the Administrative Assistant for the the Colorado Commission on Family Medicine (COFM), the Colorado Association of Family Medicine Residencies (CAFMR), and the Colorado Institute of Family Medicine (CIFM).
Samantha has a broad range of administrative assistant experience across multiple industries.
She is passionate about helping others and being involved in the community.
Samantha was born and raised in South Florida and earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in English Language from Florida Atlantic University. She moved to Colorado in 2017 and enjoys exploring with her husband, two sons and dog.
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Samantha will be serving as the Administrative Assistant for Julie Herzog, Director of Operations and Lynne Jones, Executive Director.
Contact Samanatha for scheduling meetings with the Executive Director and Director of Operations.