Maria De Cambra

Maria De Cambra is the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA). Before joining the DOLA, Ms. De Cambra served as the Director of Communications and Community Engagement on Governor Jared Polis’s Executive team. During her time in the Governor’s office, she worked closely with Governor Polis on delivering on his first-term priorities. Before working with Governor Polis, she was Mayor Pro-Tem to the City of Westminster, where she championed affordable housing development, and  served as the Westminster City Council Liaison to the Adams County Economic Development Board, the Affordable Housing Task Force, the Human Services Board, the Northern Area Transit Alliance, and the Colorado Municipal League Policy Committee. She has spent almost two decades leading community organizing and public policy efforts.  Ms. De Cambra serves on the Regional Air Quality Council as a representative of DOLA, where she oversees numerous departments that address a wide range of essential services to citizens and local governments.