About Us

OUR MISSION

Keystone Policy Center empowers leaders to rise above entrenched positions to reach common higher ground. We provide a platform that enables honest, collaborative dialogue, fostering action-oriented solutions to policy conflicts previously thought to be insurmountable.

OUR SERVICES

WHY KEYSTONE

Recognized nationwide, our independent, collaborative approach is a proven blueprint for success and collective impact. Keystone provides expert facilitation and strategic thought partnership that translates multi-stakeholder dialogue into actionable outcomes.

OUR WORK

OUR CENTERS

Keystone Policy Center’s work is organized into five specialized Centers: Civic Engagement, Education, Food and Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Tribal and Indigenous Engagement. Each Center drives meaningful progress in its field by uniting diverse stakeholders to develop collaborative and innovative solutions for today’s most pressing challenges.

OUR WORK

OUR PROGRAMS

In addition to our five Centers, Keystone Policy Center also manages three notable programs: the Energy and Climate Program, the Rocky Mountain Family Engagement Collective, and the State and Local Government Program. The Energy and Climate Program, which includes the Keystone Energy Board, fosters sustainable energy solutions by uniting industry leaders, policymakers, and communities. The Rocky Mountain Family Engagement Collective strengthens partnerships between families, schools, and communities to enhance educational outcomes. The State and Local Government Program supports governments in implementing and enhancing public policies through strategic collaboration. These programs complement our Centers by addressing key issues and advancing Keystone’s mission.

MEET OUR TEAM

KEYSTONE’S LEADERS

Meet the driving force of Keystone Policy Center. With rare expertise combining public policy and extensive facilitation experience, our Center directors excel at identifying key issues, framing essential questions, and designing processes that guide conflicted groups to common higher ground. They collaborate with our partners as thought leaders to achieve unparalleled success.

Christine Scanlan
President and CEO
Sarah Stokes Alexander
Vice President, Programs
Charles Dukes
Senior Policy Director & Director, Center for Education
Ernest House
Senior Policy Director & Director, Center for Tribal and Indigenous Engagement
Julie Shapiro
Senior Policy Director & Director, Center for Natural Resources
Brad Sperber
Senior Policy Director & Director, Center for Civic Engagement & Capacity Building

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NEWS & EVENTS

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Registration Open for Common Higher Ground, Adaptive Facilitation Workshops
Get Big Things Done Together Keystone’s next online collaborative decision-making workshop is scheduled for Jan-Feb, 2025. Common Higher Ground: Collaborative decision-making in the real world helps professionals in all sectors develop strategies and build skills for effective decision-making and problem-solving within and beyond their organizations.  It is focused on helping leaders to frame their own needs […]
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Keystone-led Task Force Publishes Final Report on Preventing Youth from Running Away from Out-of-Home Placements
The Timothy Montoya Task Force, created in response to the tragic death of 12-year-old Timothy Montoya, has released its final report aimed at addressing the critical issue of youth running away from out-of-home placements in Colorado’s foster care and behavioral health systems. The report, which outlines key recommendations, aims to create a statewide, standardized approach […]
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Doing Less with Less: How a four-day school week affects student learning and the teacher workforce
Overview: In “Doing Less with Less: How a four-day school week affects student learning and the teacher workforce,” Keystone Policy Center provides both a quantitative and qualitative examination of Colorado’s four-day school week phenomenon. The first four-day districts came online in Colorado in the early 1980s, after the state legislature passed a law allowing more […]

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Our Stories

Discover the impactful work of Keystone Policy Center through video and our audio podcast. Experience the firsthand accounts of those we work with and the communities we serve through. Learn directly from the diverse groups we bring together how to tackle challenging policy issues in education, agriculture, Tribal and Indigenous communities, energy, public land management, emerging genetic technologies, and more. Join us to see and hear how Keystone is making a difference.