Brooke brings to this role her diverse background in geospatial technology, remote sensing, and data science and extensive experience in intelligence, homeland security, disaster response and resiliency, and environmental monitoring.
Brooke will serve a 3-year term helping advise URISA’s committees to create and promoting programs and policies of benefit to young professionals and to enhance overall innovation, collaboration, networking, and professional development opportunities. This will involve working with the Mentoring subcommittee to develop professional development collaboration opportunities for GIS professionals. This will also involve assisting the Outreach and GIS-Pro subcommittees plan, recruit, and coordinate volunteers for events and conferences including the annual GIS-Pro Conference.
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