Colorado Animal Welfare Conference Session

Understanding The Threat

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1:15-2:30pm - Aug. 21, 2025

Lakewood Ballroom

Field Services

Attendees of Understanding the Threat will leave with the tools necessary to take to their teams and upper management to implement better safety for ACO’s in the field. We will discuss strategies to avoid threats that are seldom discussed. We will discuss when those dangers occur in a new perspective. From the perspective of an ACO/Code Enforcement Officer.

Lesley Irvine

Jeremy Kovinchick

I’m currently the Secretary/Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Code Enforcement Officer Safety Foundation, a position that I have held for three years. I have over a decade of code enforcement experience, and am currently the manager of the Code Compliance Department in the City of Littleton. I’m a proud Army Veteran and enjoy spending my off time with my kids and watching movies .

Lesley Irvine

Jeanette Loven

Board Director on the Code Enforcement Officer Safety Foundation a 501(c)(3). The Code Enforcement Officer Safety Foundation exists to promote best practices for the safety of animal control officers, code enforcement officers, building inspectors from across the world; to provide a resource for officials; report incidents; provide up-to-date training and to encourage a high standard of professionalism within our chosen professions. I work full-time as an animal control officer/code enforcement officer, FTO in the Town of Telluride, Telluride Marshal’s Department. I have over 30 years of experience within law enforcement/EMS in someway or another. When not working full time you can find me either on the back of our motorcycle, or in our trailer with our 20 pouund chihuahua/pug. We will be hiding in the mountains somewhere.