About

Anne-Marie Braga serves as the executive director of Denver Human Services, where one in three Denver residents receive support. At DHS, Anne-Marie is committed to working in partnership with others to strengthen accessibility to key programs and services that support the Denver community.

Anne-Marie is a transformational leader with 25 years of experience in the health and human services field. She embodies a strengths-based approach, is dedicated to community engagement and enjoys solving complex problems to get results. Her commitment to “walking the talk” when engaging with diverse communities; promoting equity, diversity and inclusion; and making government more efficient has been foundational throughout her career. 

Previously, she served as a deputy executive director for the Colorado Department of Human Services where she provided people-centered leadership to a variety of economic security and supportive human services programs to help all Coloradans thrive. In this role, she also built the department’s first equity, diversity and inclusion team and hired the first homelessness prevention director. Prior to CDHS, Anne-Marie spent several years at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment leading efforts to improve the health and well-being of children, youth and families; directing the Office of Health Equity; and serving as the department liaison with local communities around the state.  

Anne-Marie spent the first half of her career as a case manager in rural Arkansas; provided counseling and afterschool programs to inner-city youth in New York City; and managed early childhood programs for children with disabilities in both New York and Colorado. Anne-Marie holds a master of science degree in social work from Columbia University and has earned a variety of state and national awards for her work.  

She loves spending family time in the mountains with her husband and two children.

Mimi Scheuermann is the chief operating officer of Denver Human Services.

Mimi joined Denver Human Services in 2017 after serving for nearly 10 years with the Colorado Department of Human Services. As the state's child welfare training manager, she was responsible for trainings offered to caseworkers, supervisors and foster parents. Prior to that, she served as the ongoing child protective services administrator and provided direct, continuous, and as-needed support to all 64 county human services departments in Colorado. She was also responsible for training the Colorado state judicial staff on general casework practice, decision-making, and safety and risk assessments.

Most recently, Mimi served as the deputy executive director of protection and prevention for Denver Human Services, leading the protection and prevention programs for vulnerable children, youth, families, and at-risk adults. She holds both master's and bachelor's degrees in social work from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Kaye Templeton is Denver Human Services' deputy executive director of Operations, managing Financial Services Division (FSD), Performance Improvement and Accountability Division (PIAD), and Facilities, Safety and Security (FSS). Kaye works to ensure the department’s operations provide quality and timely services with integrity, kindness and respect.

Prior to joining DHS, Kaye worked in human services as an administrative support supervisor at Morgan County Social Services, transitioning on to Adams County, and then joining the City and County of Denver in 2000. She has been at the department for 21 years. Kaye’s commitment to DHS’ mission of partnering with our community to protect those in harm’s way and help all people in need has been central to her work.

At DHS, she has served as a Child Support Services (CSS) legal technician, administrative process action establishment supervisor and CSS deputy director. Kaye has also collaborated on initiatives with the CSS Parenthood Program and expanded CSS education in Denver neighborhoods. Most recently, she led as the division director of PIAD, overseeing document management, program integrity, privacy and records and continuous improvement sections.

When she’s not at work, Kaye likes spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoys raising geese, chickens and dogs on her farm near Bennett, Colorado.

Josie Berry is Denver Human Services' deputy executive director of Prevention and Protection. She manages Child Welfare (CW) and Adult Protective Services (APS), and Resource Engagement and Prevention (REP), ensuring the department’s operations provide quality and timely services with integrity, kindness and respect.

Josie began her career in child welfare in Arapahoe County as an intern in 1997 and, following graduation, worked as an intake caseworker, child and adult protection hotline supervisor, and intake supervisor before joining the City and County of Denver in 2015 as a deputy division director. Most recently, she has served as the division director for CW and APS.

Josie is passionate about strengthening families through positive community collaborations and enhancing child welfare practice in the areas of family engagement, father engagement, and with families who have experienced domestic violence.

In her free time, Josie enjoys the outdoors, listening to podcasts and music, and being with loved ones.

With a career that began in public service, Katie Smith's experience includes advocating for homeless families, defending juveniles and adults in criminal proceedings, and representing the best interests of children as a guardian ad litem. For the past 18 years, Katie has provided legal counsel and representation to Denver Human Services. She served for 14 years as an attorney and supervisor in the child welfare legal unit, before being promoted in 2015 to division director of the DHS legal section. 

A graduate of the University of Colorado, Katie earned her juris doctor degree from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. 

Outside of the office, Katie enjoys time with her family and spending time in the great outdoors.

Tammy Davis serves as the director of the Office of Human Resources at Denver Human Services. She is also the agency's senior human resources business partner.

Tammy has been with the City and County of Denver (CCD) since July 2015 and has a combination of government and private industry experience. This has provided her with a foundation to adapt to challenging environments, and the aptitude to work with diverse, multicultural workforces. She is an accomplished human resource professional with 20 years of extensive experience in high growth, fast-paced environments.

Tammy began her career in human resources in the United States Air Force culminating a 23-year career as the combat support superintendent, where she advised directors and senior management on matters influencing readiness, training, employee morale, retention and effective utilization of over 100,000 military, civilians and dependents.

Before joining CCD, Tammy worked in the banking industry where her strong interpersonal and team building skills allowed her to lead on associate engagement, and implementation of operational efficiency and effectiveness. Tammy has a bachelor of science in business administration and a master of science in organizational leadership.