Maureen Leif is a project manager and child support subject matter expert with over 15 years of experience in child support and child welfare programs. She has worked in family law and child support since 1999, serving in various roles including as the Child Support Coordinator for the Colorado Judicial Branch. She currently owns and operates Grays Peak Strategies, providing consulting services focusing on innovation and leadership in child support programs.

1. Maureen Leif
Qualifications
Maureen Leif is a Project Manager and a Child Support Subject Matter Expert with
more than 15 years of experience in the child support and child welfare
programs. In 2015, she established Grays Peak Strategies and has been providing
consulting and professional services in addition to providing leadership and
strategic direction to the company. Maureen recently served as the Child Support
Coordinator at the Colorado Judicial Branch, where she was the liaison between
the Judicial Branch and the State, County, and Federal Offices of Child Support.
Maureen has worked in the area of family law and child support since 1999 and
currently serves on numerous state committees dealing with child support, child
welfare, and technology. In 2014, she was appointed by the Governor of
Colorado to serve as the Chair of the Colorado Child Support Commission. Maureen is a frequent
speaker at State, Regional and National Conferences on topics including Child Support Law and Policy,
Legal Ethics and the innovative use of technology in the Human Services Arena.
Experience
 15 years in family law and child support including serving on the federal data standards workgroup and
serving as the project manager for a four year, million dollar data exchange project
 Experience serving on multiple child support and child welfare committees and programs
Expertise
 Child Support and Child Welfare
 Family Law
 Project Management
 Grant Management
 Training
 NIEM Data Exchange
Professional Summary
4/2014 – Present
08/2005 – 06/2016
01/2005 – 08/2005
01/2000 – 12/2005
05/1998 – 05/1999
05/1997– 05/1998
Grays Peak Strategies
Colorado Judicial Branch
Fontana & Associates, P.C.
18th
Judicial District Attorney’s Office
Lexmark International
Bowman, Heintz, Boscia & McPhee, P.C., Indianapolis, IN

2. Grays Peak Strategies 04/2014 - Present
President
In addition to providing leadership and strategic Direction, also provides direct consulting work
focusing on innovation and leadership in the Child Support Program and Judicial organizations. Her
work included providing the following direct services through Grays Peak Strategies:
 Appointed by Colorado Governor, John Hickenlooper, and currently serves as the Chair of the Colorado
Child Support Commission
 Served as a legal and technical executive on the Child Support Information Data Exchange (CSIDE) Project
 Participates on National OCSE NIEM workgroup and provides speakers and resources as well as national
exposure to the Illinois project
 Team lead on the Outreach Committee for CSIDE, leading efforts to provide outreach to target counties and
stakeholders throughout Illinois
 Developing webinars, NewsBlast, website content, and outreach materials with child support, project
updates, data exchange and NEIM education for target counties and stakeholders
 Implementation Team lead- developed time collection tool and outcome measurement information for
CSIDE
 Drafted Outreach Plan and Implementation Plans
 Drafted grant request for court order data exchange project
 Participated in project management of CSIDE drafting project management documents for Outreach and
Implementation teams
 Served as the Child Support Subject Matter Expert in the Oregon Child Support System Branding Project
 Serving as project manager and subject matter expert on the Los Angeles County Child Support Services
Department Strategic Plan Project
Colorado Judicial Branch 08/2005 – 6/2016
Child Support Coordinator
 Served as liaison between the courts and the state, county and federal child support offices
 Represents judicial interest on the Colorado Child Support Task Group, Executive Policy Team
 Served on the Court Improvement Program (Child Welfare Court Program)
 Successfully completed data exchange grant between courts and child welfare (Strengthening Abuse
and Neglect Courts Act Project)
 Managed the Federal Financial Participation Grant for Colorado Courts of $1.2 million annually
 Served on the Colorado Supreme Court Family Issues Standing Committee
 Provided consultation to district courts on effective case management and process improvements
 Served as project manager for all aspects of statewide system data exchange grant using the National
Information Exchange Model between Colorado Child Support Services and Colorado Courts.
Responsibilities included:
 Drafted the business case for grant proposal and budget
 Led statewide collaborative charter session, drafted business analysis document, and worked with the
project team to develop system requirements and use cases
 Managed business analyst and coordinated Grant IT and Policy personnel

3.  Coordinated statewide child support office and court training
 Managed the grant budget
 Coordinated the grant evaluation and final project reports
Fontana & Associates, P.C. 01/2005 – 08/2005
Associate Attorney
 Specialized strictly in all aspects of family law including dissolution of marriage, paternity, child support,
property division, and maintenance
 Increased client portfolio through targeted business development strategies including bar affiliations and
presentations on family law topics with local bar associations
18th
Judicial District Attorney’s Office 01/2000 – 12/2005
Deputy District Attorney, Child Support Unit
 Served as Senior Attorney representing the citizens of the 18th Judicial District in all aspects of prosecuting
case load of 11,000 child support cases
 Drafted appellate briefs for Colorado Court of Appeals
 Coordinated and taught in-house training for paralegals and staff and conducted trainings at the Colorado
Family Support Council Conference 2001 and 2004
 Served on state-wide child support committees including Medical Support Subcommittee and Legislative
Subcommittee and drafted new child support legislation
 Led project to improve and implement best business practices including a document imaging project
Lexmark International 05/1998 – 05/1999
Law Clerk, Intellectual Property Law Department
 Researched and analyzed intellectual and trademark issues
 Prepared and drafted legal memoranda
 Oversaw an inventor incentive program for employees who were able to obtain patients
Bowman, Heintz, Boscia & McPhee, P.C., Indianapolis, IN 05/1997 – 05/1998
Law Clerk
 Researched complex bankruptcy issues
 Drafted pleadings negotiated between clients and debtors
 Represented client interest at Bankruptcy 341 Meetings and county court hearings
 Reviewed and revised contracts
Education and Certifications
Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis, Juris Doctorate (1999)
 Clinic intern for Legal Services Organization of Indiana, Inc., represented indigent clients in all phases of
domestic cases, attended hearings and drafted pleadings
 Member: Student Bar Association Committee, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, volunteer for United Way
Purdue University, Bachelor of Arts (1996)
 Chair Community Relations, Purdue Student Government
Oxford Brooks University, Study Abroad (1995)

4. Licensed Member Colorado Bar
Licensed Member of Federal District Court
Recognition and Affiliations
 Board of Director Member , National Child Support Enforcement Association
 Executive Board of Director Member, Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council
 Member, Eastern Regional Child Support Enforcement Association
 Member, National Association for Court Management
 Colorado Bar Association (Family Law Section)
 Member, American Bar Association
 18th Judicial District “Spirit of the Child” Award (2004)
 Colorado Family Support Council- IV-D Attorney of the Year (2004)
 Arapahoe County Bar Association – “Tommy Drinkwine Young Lawyer of the Year Award” (2003)
 Technology Committee Chairman, Arapahoe County Bar Association (2002-2003)
 Treasurer, Douglas County Bar Association (2004)
 Board Member, Champs Young Professional Group, Kempe Alliance
 Board of Director, HealthBridge Alliance, Non-Profit (2007-2008)
 Advisory Committee Member, Institute for the Advancement for the American Legal System
 Colorado Bar Association (Family Law Section)
References Available Upon Request
Maureen Leif
(303) 249-7973
Maureen@grayspeakstrategies.com
http://www.grayspeakstrategies.com/