SDSG

Our Staff

 

Luke Danielson is a lawyer, researcher and professor who has directed substantial research programs in the fields of sustainable development and mining and minerals policy. In the last two years he has taught all or part of courses in those areas at Tulane University, Simon Fraser University, Denver University and Western State College. He is a President of SDSG. Luke Danielson Curriculum Vitae

Kristi Disney, originally from East Tennessee, received her undergraduate degree at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she majored in social work and minored in journalism and economics.  Kristi is a law student at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she was awarded a Public Interest Law Group Clerkship to support her work at SDSG.  Prior to her work with SDSG, Kristi worked on international trade and development issues in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, India, Cuba, and Brazil; provided services to victims of violence and war trauma in the U.S., Ireland, and Bosnia-Herzegovina; and worked as a legal assistant on toxic tort claims at a leading personal injury law firm in New York City.  Kristi is a co-author of Grassroots Action for Global Change: Resources for Community-Based Organizers in Appalachia and Global Activist’s Handbook: Local Ways to Change the World. 

Sri Gupta is originally hails from New Orleans East. Sri’s education and experience spans countries and continents.  He is a graduate of McGill University and Tulane Law School, and holds certificates in International and Comparative Law and European Legal Studies from Tulane and the University of Paris-II Panthéon-Assas, respectively. While in school, Sri was a founding editor of the Civil Law Commentaries, a legal publication dedicated to academic discourse pertaining to Napoleonic-style Civil Law in the Americas.  He consults for SDSG in the areas of Private International Law, International Trade and Finance, Mining Law and Sustainable Development.  Sri is an Attorney at Law admitted to the state bar of Louisiana, and maintains a private practice in New Orleans.  In addition to volunteering in his community, he enjoys foreign movies, jazz music, travel, and computer programming.

Mary Jo Marvel is the office manager for Luke J. Danielson. She is originally from Denver but, has been a Gunnison resident on and off for the past 28 years.  She originally came to Gunnison to attend Western State College, where she obtained her BA in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management.  Mary Jo has been an active member of the national organization of Business & Professional Women.  She loves Gunnison for its wide open spaces, exceptional scenery and easy access to hiking, biking and skiing. 

Marketa Zubkova comes from the Czech Republic and has been living in Crested Butte for eight years. Besides her work for SDSG she works as an interpreter, and ESL teacher. Marketa’s passion about immigrant integration made her to pursue her Masters in Cultural Studies with Emphasis on Latin America from the Prescott College, Arizona.  Outside of work, she enjoys skiing, biking, hiking and practicing yoga.