Stephanie . Villafuerte
Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman Office
Stephanie Villafuerte, Esq., joined the Children's Law Center (CLC) in 2010 and serves as the Executive Director. Ms. Villafuerte has practiced law for 23 years and dedicated her practice on improving the plight of Colorado's abused and neglected children. She served for 12 years as a state and federal prosecutor specializing in child abuse and neglect. She also served for four years a deputy chief of staff to Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, where she served as policy advisor on child welfare and juvenile justice issues. She lectures both statewide and nationally on child maltreatment issues and has received several awards for her contributions to the field including being named by the Colorado District Attorney's Council as "Prosecutor of the Year” in 2005, “Outstanding Lawyer of the Year” in 2011 by the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association and “Women Who Raise the Bar for Children Award,” by the Colorado Women's Bar Association in 2013.
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