Field notebook for scale. Photo credit, David Noe for the CGS.

Staff

The CGS employs a wide range of geoscience, GIS, and other highly-qualified researchers with the goal of fulfilling the statutory mission of the organization: serving all the residents of Colorado.

Administration

Matt Morgan

State Geologist / Director

Geologic Mapping, Earthquakes, Geologic Hazards, Landslides, Mapping, Meteorites, Minerals, Geochronology, Geomorphology, Stratigraphy, Structure, LiDAR

Jill Carlson

Deputy Director / Senior Engineering Geologist

Historic Coal Mine Subsidence, Engineering Geology, Geologic Hazards, Land Use Review, Landslides, Mudslides, RockFall, Swelling Soil

Justine Robinson

Budget Analyst

Administrative support, Accounting

Beth Sjaastad

Budget Officer

Accounting

Debbie Cockburn

Administration

Outreach, Bookstore

Geologic Hazards and Emergency Response

Jonathan Lovekin

Senior Engineering Geologist

land use review, geologic hazards, geologic mapping

Enrique Chon

Seismologist

Seismology, Geophysical Methods

Amy Crandall

Engineering Geologist

Land Use Review, Engineering Geology, Geologic Hazards

Scot Fitzgerald

Senior GIS Analyst

Geologic Hazards, GIS Modeling, HAZUS, SysAdmin

Kassandra Lindsey

Geologist

Geologic Hazards, Geologic Mapping

James McCalpin (Crestone)

Senior Paleoseismologist

Geological Hazards, Quaternary Faulting, Slope Failure Mapping and Analysis

Jonathan White (emeritus)

STATEMAP Program Manager / Senior Research Geologist

STATEMAP mapping, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology, Engineering Geology, Geologic Hazards, Land Use Review

Geologic Mapping

Jonathan White (emeritus)

STATEMAP Program Manager / Senior Research Geologist

STATEMAP mapping, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology, Engineering Geology, Geologic Hazards, Land Use Review

Mary Gillam (Durango)

Mapping Geologist

Stephen Keller

Mapping Geologist

Minerals, Economic Geology, Mapping, Environmental

Kassandra Lindsey

Geologist

Geologic Hazards, Geologic Mapping

Alexander Marr

Mapping Geologist

Emily Perman

Mapping Geologist

Nathan Rogers

Geologist

Geologist

Andrew Schmidt (Grand Junction)

Mapping Geologist

Geologic Mapping

Mineral Resources and Energy

Mike O’Keeffe

Senior Minerals Geologist

Geology, Mineral Resources, Environmental Geology

Jerry Boak

Senior Geologist

Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage, Induced Seismicity, Geothermal

Andrew Giebel

Minerals Geologist

Scott Lundstrom (Durango)

Mapping Geologist

Paul Morgan (emeritus)

Senior Geothermal Geologist

Geothermal Energy, Earthquakes

Nathan Rogers

Geologist

Geologist

Jay Temple (Westcliffe)

Mapping Geologist

Groundwater Resources

Lesley Sebol

Senior Hydrogeologist

Hydrogeology, Groundwater, Water Quality, Environmental Science

Peter Barkmann (emeritus)

Senior Hydrogeologist

Ground Water, Mapping, Stratigraphy, Structure, Water Quality

Land-Use Reviews

Jill Carlson

Deputy Director / Senior Engineering Geologist

Historic Coal Mine Subsidence, Engineering Geology, Geologic Hazards, Land Use Review, Landslides, Mudslides, RockFall, Swelling Soil

Amy Crandall

Engineering Geologist

Land Use Review, Engineering Geology, Geologic Hazards

Jonathan Lovekin

Senior Engineering Geologist

land use review, geologic hazards, geologic mapping

Karen Berry (State Geologist emeritus)

Senior Engineering Geologist

Engineering Geology, Land Use Review, Landslides, Mudslides, RockFall, Swelling Soil

GIS, Web Development, and Publications

Scot Fitzgerald

Senior GIS Analyst

Geologic Hazards, GIS Modeling, HAZUS, SysAdmin

John Hopkins

Technical Media Specialist

online/offline digital audio, video, photography, web production, archivist, writer/editor

Larry Scott

Graphic Design and Publications

Graphic design, illustration, map-making

Public Outreach Coordination

Nathan Rogers

Geologist

Geologist

Jill Carlson

Deputy Director / Senior Engineering Geologist

Historic Coal Mine Subsidence, Engineering Geology, Geologic Hazards, Land Use Review, Landslides, Mudslides, RockFall, Swelling Soil

Amy Crandall

Engineering Geologist

Land Use Review, Engineering Geology, Geologic Hazards

Scot Fitzgerald

Senior GIS Analyst

Geologic Hazards, GIS Modeling, HAZUS, SysAdmin

Kassandra Lindsey

Geologist

Geologic Hazards, Geologic Mapping

Jonathan Lovekin

Senior Engineering Geologist

land use review, geologic hazards, geologic mapping

Student Assistants

Emma Blair

Student Assistant

Erick Bora

Student Assistant

Cooper Carlson

Student Assistant

Declan Knies

Student Assistant

Dalton Seymour

Student Assistant

Kenneth Swift Bird

Student Assistant

Volunteer Staff

Alex Papp

Volunteer Staff