The Ombuds Blog: Colorado Ombuds Gather for Summer 2025 Picnic

August 25, 2025

Colorado Ombuds Gather for Summer 2025 Picnic

Members of the Colorado Ombuds Group gathered for a fun end-of-summer picnic at Chautauqua Park in Boulder, Colorado on August 22, 2025. COG has had a long standing commitment to meet a minimum of three times a year for well over 33 years. Since COVID in March of 2020, COG has held weekly virtual forums for present and former Colorado ombuds hosted by Melissa Connell, Ombuds Director at the University of Colorado Denver|Anschutz Medical Campuses. Other attendees also included: Antoinette Hudson, Denver Public Schools; Melissa Emerson and Matt Ricke, Colorado State University; Liz Hill, MWI; Donna Louden, NREL; and Jerry Hauser, CU Boulder. (LinkedIn.)

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Organizational Ombuds

Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

Some other variants include:

Brazil -- Ouvidor

Croatia -- pravobranitelji

France -- médiateur/defénseur

Germany/Austria -- Ombudspersonen and Ombudsleute

Italy -- difensore

Netherlands -- ombudspersoon

Norway -- ombudet

Poland -- Rzecznik

Portugal -- provedor

Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

Switzerland -- ombudsmann

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August 25, 2025

Colorado Ombuds Gather for Summer 2025 Picnic

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