Betty Boyd
For State Senate
Biography
Senator Betty Boyd has lived in Lakewood since 1974. She has a long track record of involvement in the community. Currently she serves as a member of the Boards of Directors of Jeffco Action Center, the main provider of emergency services to the needy in Jefferson County, and of Lutheran Family Services of Colorado, an agency providing child welfare, foster care, and adoption services as well as services to seniors and refugees.
As a board member of Citizens for Lakewood’s Future, Betty worked side-by-side with neighborhood groups to solve tough, everyday problems and to encourage citizen involvement. She is a past president of the Lakewood Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Betty is a graduate of Leadership Lakewood, now known as Leadership Jefferson County and chaired the Jefferson County Good News Coalition, a group that recognizes those making a positive difference in the community.
For ten years Senator Boyd worked with legislators to address issues facing working families and low income people such as affordable housing and family support, as well as advocating for a children’s code that protects the best interest of the child. She accomplished this work in her position as Director of the Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry. Later, as Director of Campaigns and Development for Caring Connection, she managed workplace giving campaigns to promote employee support for charitable non-profit agencies that improve the lives of members of our community.
Betty is also active in the faith community and has served as president of the regional organization Lutheran Church Women, later serving on the national board. She led the reorganization of churches in a five-state region when a major merger of Lutheran Churches occurred in 1987. She is a past president of Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Lakewood.
Betty earned a baccalaureate degree in Sociology from Upsala College in New Jersey, the first in her family to do so. She and her husband Doug have two adult children, Jim and Kirsten, both graduates of Green Mountain High School and the University of Colorado, Boulder.
AWARDS
2001
Colorado Community Health Network
Community Health Center Advocate Award
The American Cancer Society
Special Citation
2002
Colorado Bankers Association
2003
Colorado’s Community Health Centers
Community Health Care Champion Award
Colorado Auto Theft Investigators
Certificate of Achievement
Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority
Legislative Award
2004
Lutheran Advocacy Ministry
Joseph Award
American Cancer Society Great West Division Recognition and Appreciation
The West Chamber Serving Jefferson County
Elected Official of the Year
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Religious Freedom Award
2005
Denver Women’s Commission and Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Certificate of Appreciation
The Freedom Fund
Dorotha Howe Award
Colorado’s Community Health Centers
Community Health Care Champion Award
Colorado Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coalition
Legislator of the Year
American Lung Association of Colorado
Gold Dome Award
Colorado Women’s Bar Association
Leadership Award
Colorado Health Sciences Campuses Alumni
Legislative Recognition Award
Colorado Chiropractic Association
Outstanding Representative of the Year
2006
Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care Outstanding Colorado Legislator
All Families Deserve A Chance Coalition
Certificate of Appreciation
Colorado Dental Association
Distinguished Leadership Award
Denver Scientific & Cultural Facilities District
McClain Community High School
Certificate of Appreciation
2007
RxPlus+ Pharmacies
Legislator of the Year
Developmental Disabilities Resource Center
Legislator of the Year
NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado
Legislator of the Year
Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council
Legislator of the Year
The Arc in Jefferson County
SPARC Award
2008
Colorado Nonprofit Association
Legislator of the Year
Colorado Society for Clinical Social Work and National Association of Social Workers
Colorado Social Work Advocate Award
Colorado Association of Alcohol & Drug Service Providers
Legislator of the Year
Colorado Alzheimer’s Association
Legislator of the Year
RxPlus+ Pharmacies
Legislator of the Year
