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Education

• Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 1999. (Forestry)
• Graduate Certificate, University of Minnesota, 1996. (Teaching Opportunities Program for Doctoral Students)
• MPA UMass Global, 2020. (Public Administration)
• Graduate Certificate, UMass Global, 2020. (Organizational Leadership)
• M.S. University of Michigan, 1994. (Natural Resources Policy and Management)
• Graduate Certificate, University of Michigan, 1994. (Remote Sensing)
• B.S. Kent State University, 1992. (Natural Resources, minor: Sociology)

Professional Certification

• Geographic Information Systems Professional, 2008 (GISP #59102): Geographic Information Systems Certification Institute, Park Ridge, IL. Current certification valid through March, 2021.
• Certified Geospatial Educator, 2023 (GeoEdC): National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence (GeoTech Center), Louisville, KY.

Professional Positions

• 2018-Present: Geographic Information Officer, County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
• 2020-Present: Adjunct Professor, Master of Science in Geographic Information Science Department of Geography, California State University, Long Beach.
• 2011-2018: Principal Scientist, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, CA.
• 2012-Present: Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science & Management Department, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
• 2009-2011: Professor, Environmental Science & Management Department, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
• 2006-2011: Director, Institute for Spatial Analysis, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
• 2005-2011: Director, Klamath Watershed Institute, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
• 2004-2009: Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science & Management Department, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
• 2007-Present: Research Associate California Center for Rural Policy, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
• 2008: Fulbright Senior Scholar, International Master's Degree Programme in Geoinformatics (GIMP). University of Helsinki, Finland.
• 2005: Fulbright Scholar, Distinguished Chair in Airborne Remote Sensing, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
• 1998-2004: Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science & Management Department, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.

Professional Appointments

• 2022-Present: National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) Subcommittee (Member), USGS 3DEP Program
• 2020-2022: National Institute of Standards and Technology/NAPSG Foundation, i-Axis Committee on Developing a Best Practices Framework for Indoor Mapping, Tracking, and Navigation.(Member), NAPSG i-Axis Community
• 2011-2018: Regional Data Framework, Action Coordination Team. (Co-Chair), West Coast Governors Alliance
• 2014-2018: Data Management Workgroup (Member) California Water Quality Monitoring Council.
• 2011-2018: California Coastal and Marine Geospatial Working Group (Member).
• 2013-2014: EPA Exchange Network, Communications Integrated Project Team (Member)
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• 2011-2014: Data Management Workgroup California Water Quality Monitoring Council, (Co-Chair).
• 2007-2013: California Department of Water Resources, Salton Sea, Socioeconomic Focus Technical Group, Member.
• 2008-2011: California Water Quality Monitoring Council: Appointed by Secretaries of California EPA and California Resources Agency