Karen Griffin is a professional geologist managing multidisciplinary projects focused in the fields of geology and hydrogeology. She received her bachelor’s degree in geology from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts and her master’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She began her career in environmental geology working for Metcalf & Eddy in Santa Barbara. She moved to Boulder, Colorado and worked on the restoration and cleanup of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Denver. She is currently the Groundwater Technical Leader for Olsson’s Water Resources Team in her hometown, Lincoln, Nebraska.