Christine Staberg

Founding Partner

A Colorado native, Christine got hooked on policy in 9th grade Civics class. She majored in Contemporary Public Affairs and Political Science at the University of Denver, and concurrently worked on issue campaigns and lobbied for CRL Associates, where she continued after graduation. Years of organizing PTA volunteers, focus groups and media outreach led to a communications position at the State Capitol, and state-level policy became her passion. She then joined the Colorado Children’s Campaign, serving as research lead and spokesperson and advancing the organization’s mission through outreach to a broad range of audiences including lawmakers. She was next recruited to Children’s Hospital Colorado and built a nationally recognized program that established the organization as a leading voice in development of local, state and federal policy.

Christine next partnered up to launch The Capstone Group, committed to building a client base that allowed her to work on a host of interesting issues with interesting people. She has successfully lobbied for robust policy and tax incentives for historic preservation and alternative fuel vehicles, innovative financing models including public private partnerships in higher education, K-12 and human services, telecommunications and broadband modernization, and establishment of the Middle Income Housing Authority and a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles. In the area of higher education, she has secured reforms to the funding formula, investment in capital projects, open educational resources and scholarships, and policies to support military veterans and first-generation students. Christine has secured funds for educator preparation and support, cybersecurity, health care programs and tourism initiatives. She has also been secured client wins in state regulatory and procurement projects, as well as targeted local government lobbying. Christine is grateful to have been selected as a 2009 Marshall Memorial Fellow, which gave her an opportunity to study policy issues in numerous Eastern and Western European Countries, and connected her with a vibrant network of policy geeks around the globe. She has also lectured at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law.