Meet Guyleen Castriotta

Guyleen has been a fierce advocate for health and safety and our underserved communities. By staying true to her beliefs and her constituents, she’s built an impressive track record of progressive advocacy, successful initiatives, and responsible governance.


A trailblazer in many ways, Guyleen was the first openly lesbian candidate elected to the Broomfield City Council and was unanimously appointed to Mayor Pro Tem in 2019. Her public service record is a strong testament to dedicated, thoughtful, and persistent organizing on critical issues.

Professional

Her professional life includes more than 15 years of experience working with local news and national media networks in marketing and communications. She has worked on health and safety initiatives; protecting our open space and promoting equity and inclusion for all of our residents.

A Record of Serving Broomfield

Guyleen was the driving force behind the 2020 Charter amendment to protect our taxpayer funded open space from oil and gas operations. She also helped enact stronger protections for manufactured home residents both in Broomfield and statewide.

To help protect our environment for future generations, Guyleen supported the formation of a new citizen-led Advisory Committee on Environmental Stewardship or ACES. Through these efforts, Broomfield launched the Zero Waste Resolution Campaign in 2020 with the goal of achieving 100% waste diversion by 2035. Council also adopted a greenhouse gas reduction plan based on emissions inventory to reach 100% renewable energy.

Serving as Co-Chair for CCAT (Counties and Commissioners Acting Together) Guyleen forged strong regional relationships to ensure Broomfield has a seat at the table on issues of statewide concern including fiscal reform. She is a strong and effective voice on regional housing and environmental issues.

Guyleen has served on the following local and regional boards and commissions:

• Health and Human Services Advisory Committee
• Mile High Flood District Board of Directors
• Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
• Broomfield Early Childhood Council – Vice President
• County Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT) Co-Chair
• DRCog Regional Transportation Board
• Open Space and Trails Committee
• Local Licensing Authority
• Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI)
• Metro Area County Commissioners (MACC)
• Highway 7 Coalition

Personal Life

Guyleen lives with her wife, Carolyn, in the Broadlands along with her 94-year old mother-in-law. In her free time, she enjoys music, Pilates, paddle boarding, and taking advantage of all the amazing things Broomfield has to offer. She is a proud member of Broomfield’s 100 Women Who Care and the Women’s Guild for A Precious Child. She was also a team champion fundraiser for Broomfield FISH.