Eric Bergman is policy director for Colorado Counties, Inc., the statewide association of county governments. He works on a wide number of legislative policy issues, including elections, open records, county powers, transportation, telecommunications/broadband service, and marijuana/psilocybin regulation. Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Masters in Environmental Studies from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. He has over twenty-five years of experience working with local governments, including serving as director of the Office of Smart Growth in the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.