About Us

Judy Allmon is principal of Bluestem Services.

Judy's career began in 1977 as designer for the Missouri Department of Conservation. In 1983, she joined the Missouri Department of Natural Resources-State Parks. Her position emphasized historic and recreational landscape management as well as building renovation and interior design for cabins, lodges and historic state buildings. In 1988, she launched Westway Group, a Seattle-based company that offered turnkey commercial interior design and furnishings for healthcare and hospitality projects in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions and averaged over $10,000,000 annually in projects.

Building on her sales and marketing experience, she returned to Missouri in 1999 and created SmartBiz. This consulting company offered creative marketing and program development outsourcing to Midwest businesses and state agencies.

In 2001, one of her contract projects developed into the Missouri Department of Conservation's innovative Grow Native! program that she directed for over five years. She was successful in building the program through a unique website and suite of marketing materials, increased funding and staff, and exceptional government and organizational alliances that advanced the Program to its current level. She garnered much of the program funding through federal grants, which she both wrote and administered. In 2003, the Grow Native! program was named one of the top ten state government programs by the Council of State Governments.

Judy returned to private landscape design practice in 2007. Her knowledge of native plant materials and green solutions is perfectly suited for Bluestem Landscapes signature projects.

In 2009, she reprised her profession as an interior designer for commercial and upscale residential interiors. This additional service rounds out Bluestem Services for its clients offering comprehensive design with project management, inside and out.