Lori Banks

Lori Banks came to Aurora Mental Health Center after serving as the Chief Executive Officer for the Community Crisis Connection (CCC), a consortium comprised of six Denver/Boulder community mental health centers. CCC provides crisis response services to nearly 3 million Coloradans in a nine-county region of the state. Lori brings a wealth of experience in the mental health and human services field to her present position.

Most recently, she served as the director of quality assurance and standards in the Division of Behavioral Health at the Colorado Department of Human Services. For 13 years, Lori was associated with the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan in Denver. She began as a social worker on the admissions team, then advanced to clinical team leader in the aftercare and family care programs at the Institute. Lori holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Denver, with a concentration on children, youth and families.