About Us

Dominique Mendiola

Dominique Mendiola is the Senior Director of the Marijuana Enforcement and Natural Medicine Divisions, responsible for the licensing and regulation of cannabis and natural medicine operations in Colorado.

In 2022, Colorado voters passed the Natural Medicine Health Act, followed by the passage of SB23-290, which assigned the Department of Revenue with regulatory responsibilities over natural medicine cultivation, product manufacturing, laboratory testing, and healing center operations. Mendiola was appointed Senior Director of the Department's Natural Medicine Division in 2023, where she and her team have led the stand-up and administration of the second natural medicine program in the nation.

Mendiola first joined the Department of Revenue in 2014, where she held several roles prior to her appointment to Senior Director. Mendiola's experience with the Department includes management of rulemaking, legislation implementation, oversight of administrative enforcement actions, media affairs, interagency coordination, and public outreach and engagement. She is also an attorney and practiced law in Colorado and Texas prior to joining the Department. 

Kyle Lambert

Kyle Lambert is the Deputy Senior Director of the Marijuana Enforcement and Natural Medicine Divisions, where he leads a large scope of the Divisions’ operations, including data analytics and reporting, testing, compliance and enforcement teams. Lambert first joined the Department in 2014 and during this time managed intelligence oversight, training, and compliance investigations for the division. 

Prior to joining the MED, Lambert was a physical education teacher and lacrosse coach at Columbine High School in Littleton. He has his bachelor's degree in education from SUNY-Cortland and his master's degree in education from Grand Canyon University.
 

Allison Robinette

Allison Robinette is the Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs for the Marijuana Enforcement Division and the Natural Medicine Division within the Colorado Department of Revenue, where she leads the Division’s engagement in the legislative process and legislation implementation through rulemaking and compliance assistance efforts.

Previously, Robinette represented state agencies, including the Marijuana Enforcement Division, the Liquor Enforcement Division, the Division of Water Resources, and the Colorado Water Conservation Board as both general counsel and litigation counsel in her position as Assistant Attorney General at the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. As an Assistant Attorney General, Robinette appeared before Boards and Commissions, in administrative hearings, and in district court, water court, and the appellate courts on behalf of her state agency clients.

Robinette has a law degree and legal certificate in environmental and natural resources law from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and a bachelor's degree in Public Communication, with a minor in International Studies, from Truman State University.

Kasey Speyer

Kasey Speyer is the Director of Licensing for the Department of Revenue Marijuana Enforcement Division and Natural Medicine Division and leads the occupational and licensing processes for each division. Previous to this role, Speyer served as the Chief of Staff for the Division of Professions and Occupations within the Department of Regulatory Agencies.

Prior to state employment, Speyer held leadership positions in the private sector, overseeing clinical and customer service teams and providing direct mental health care in a variety of settings. She has an MBA from Regis University, a master's degree in Science from the University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, and a master's degree in Education from Springfield College.