Meet Our Team.

Joan is an environmental and natural resources attorney with nearly 25 years of combined private sector, federal, state, local, and non-profit experience. Joan has held a number of senior executive positions in government agencies and is a solutions-oriented strategic advisor, serving clients in environmental and water quality matters, and in innovative and sustainable urban water management. Her work has taken her from the mountains of Montana to the Colorado River Delta to the halls of Congress and points in between.

Peter is a nationally-recognized expert in Western water law and water policy, and has more than 20 years of experience working on a broad range of water law and policy, natural resources law and policy, U.S. environmental law, and federal Indian law matters. He represents a variety of municipalities, water agencies, industrial and energy concerns, developers, investment firms, and nonprofit organizations and foundations, and is a respected strategic advisor to clients facing the challenges of water and natural resource scarcity in the West. 

Jennifer provides support to a variety of public, private and nonprofit clients on natural resources management and water law and policy. Her work focuses on water scarcity issues in the Western United States, sustainable groundwater management, conservation program strategy and finance, and collaborative planning and advocacy around natural resources and water policy. She also has experience in utilities, government, and administrative law, and in environmental science and education.

With more than three decades of environmental law, policy, and advocacy experience, Mary is a nationally respected environmental lawyer and nonprofit program manager, and provides environmental analysis and advocacy services to non-profits, foundations and other organizations. Mary's areas of expertise include water law and policy, ecosystem restoration law and policy, U.S./Mexico border environmental issues, strategy development, grant writing, strategic fundraising and non-profit management.

Kelly practices in the areas of water, environmental, and natural resources law, representing a range of public, private, and non-profit clients. Her work focuses on a number of critical water and natural resources law and policy matters in Arizona, the greater Southwest, and the Colorado River Basin, as well as legislative analysis, policy development and research, water-related investment, and conservation strategy. She has experience working in both Western water policy and environmental law, and has worked at the local, state, and federal government level.

Margot is a Principal at CK Blueshift and has over a decade of experience as a consultant to Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and foundations developing strategic plans, facilitating consensus among multi-stakeholder groups, conducting policy analysis, and incubating and launching new initiatives. Her areas of expertise include organizational start-up, management and implementation of complex projects, stakeholder engagement, and analysis of natural resource regulations and climate policy. Prior to joining Blueshift, she was a Director in the Environmental Policy and Advocacy Group at CEA Consulting.

Caroline is a professional hydrologist and geomorphologist with experience in rangeland conservation and stream restoration. With a PhD in Water Resources Engineering and a registered GIT in Idaho, she has extensive knowledge of the scientific fields and regulatory constraints relevant to watershed-scale conservation efforts. Her work combines field work, remote sensing and modelling to create innovative and data-driven solutions for restoration design, monitoring and compliance.

Ana works with the CK Blueshift team on a variety of water, environmental, and natural resource issues and various finance and investment-related matters. With a law degree from Javeriana University in Bogota, Colombia and an LL.M. in Environmental Law from Tulane University, she has extensive knowledge and experience in both the legal and financial fields, including associate positions in private practice in Colombia, work as an analyst for Standard & Poor’s in New York City, and experience in the sustainable, responsible, impact investment (SRI) industry.

Cam brings over two decades of experience in environmental research and consulting, focused on climate change, environmental litigation, and natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) and restoration. For over a decade, he has supported state and federal agencies, water utilities, and investors with quantification of climate change impacts on flood risk, water availability, and ecosystem health. He has also worked on behalf of state governments, tribes and NGOs on multiple NRDAs and environmental impact assessments related to oil spills, industrial activities and mining. Prior to joining Blueshift, Cam held positions as a Senior Scientist at Lynker Technologies and as a Principal at Abt Associates (formerly Stratus Consulting).

Laura is a nationally-recognized expert in Western water law and policy, with experience as an environmental lawyer spanning more than three decades. Her areas of expertise beyond water law include administrative law and permitting, NEPA compliance and review, NGO program development, tribal reserved water rights, and a broad range of public and private land management and restoration experience.  Laura’s work includes building and executing strategic campaigns to drive change across legislative, regulatory, and administrative arenas, including work in sustainable groundwater management, recognition and protection of instream water use, water rights transactions, and new funding and authorities for watershed restoration.

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