Jan Velltri, a Salida native, was born and raised in Salida, Colorado. She graduated from Salida High School. After high school she began her working career in banking working 17 years for a local Salida bank. Ms. Velltri went on to work for the City of Salida and later into the real estate business. In 2010, she began her career at the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office as a Communications Officer in the Dispatch Center. In 2017, she accepted the position of Victim Advocate. She and a team of volunteers are dedicated to providing assistance to law enforcement and the unfortunate victims of crime as they enter the criminal justice system.

If you are a victim of a Victim’s Rights crime in Chaffee County, the City of Salida or the Town of Buena Vista you can contact the Victim Advocate by calling  719-530-5732 M-T 8a-4p. or by calling Dispatch at 719-539-2596.