The Colorado Department of Natural Resources announced the addition of Michael Elizabeth Sakas to the Department as a Colorado River Communications Specialist .
The Colorado River Communications Specialist is a key component of the Colorado River Policy and Technical Support Team supported by Governor Polis and the Colorado legislature in the 2023 long bill.
For more than 10 years, Michael has worked as a journalist in Colorado where she was raised. She most recently worked for Colorado Public Radio as a climate and environmental journalist where she hosted the podcast “Parched.” The show explores the critical issues surrounding the Colorado River through stories of visionary individuals striving to preserve a vital resource for millions of people.
As DNR’s Colorado River Communications Specialist, Michael will use her Colorado River expertise, media contacts and relationships to ensure the state is well positioned to provide communications and outreach as river negotiations progress in the coming years.