Jeff Wells Appointed Exec Director CO DLE

Governor Bill Owens appointed Jeffrey M. Wells to the office of Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Wells assumed the office on January 14 when the Governor was sworn in for his second term. Prior to this appointment, Wells served as Deputy Executive Director of the department for four years following a ten year stint as an Administrative Law Judge for the Division of Administrative Hearings, hearing workers' compensation cases in the Colorado Springs and Pueblo area. A former legislator, Wells served in the Colorado Senate for 16 years. He was elected S...