The Council consists of representatives from federal, state, county, regional and local governments, colleges and universities, and the private sector. The IGIC consists of twenty-five Board Members that represent each of the functional sectors.
As a member driven organization, IGIC relies heavily on the support of its membership in accomplishing its mission and objectives. Even if you are not a member of the Board, IGIC needs your interest and support. Consider contacting us with your ideas on how to make the organization better adapted to fulfilling the needs of Iowa’s GIS community.
Current Board of Directors
Community College & K-12
Terry Brase (Treasurer)
Agriculture Technology Instructor
Kirkwood Community College
tbrase@kirkwood.cc.ia.us
Alternate:
Kevin Butt
Assistant Professor, Agriculture Education
Ellsworth Community College
Kevin.Butt@iavalley.edu
Gail Brown
Kirkwood Community College
Gail.Brown@kirkwood.edu
Alternate:
County Government
Micah Cutler (Secretary)
GIS Coordinator
Hardin & Franklin County
mcutler@co.hardin.ia.us
Alternate: Megan Moeller, Hardin & Franklin County
Matt Boeck
GIS Coordinator
Story County
mboeck@storycounty.com
Alternate: Jeff Miller
Rick Havel
GIS Coordinator
Johnson County
rhavel@co.johnson.ia.us
Alternate: Jay Geisen
Paula Lemke
GIS Coordinator
Cerro Gordo County
plemke@co.cerro-gordo.ia.us
Alternate: James Worm
Federal Agency
Gregg Hadish
State GIS Specialist
USDA – NRCS
gregg.hadish@ia.usda.gov
Alternate: Jim Phillips
Karen Rawson
USDA Farm Service Agency
email here
Alternate:
Municipal Government
Jessy Willadsen
GIS Coordinator
City of Mason City
email
Alternate: Tricia Sandahl
Lawrence Hartpence
GIS Coordinator
City of West Des Moines
email
Alternate:
Dave Croll (Past-Chair)
GIS Coordinator
City of Johnston
dcroll@ci.johnston.ia.us
Alternate:
Private Sector
Joe Eckmann
Account Manager
ESRI
jeckmann@esri.com
Alternate: Brian Hiller, ESRI
Joshua McNary
Marketing Manager
Aerial Services, Inc.
jmcnary@aerialservicesinc.com
Alternate: Walter Ertz
Pete Buckingham
Position here
JCG Land Services
email here
Alternate:
Ryan Smith
GIS Specialist
The Schneider Corporation
email
Alternate:
Regional Organization
Chris Whitaker
position
RegionXII COG
email
Alternate:
Eric Sanders
Transportation Planner/Modeler/GIS Analyst
SIMPCO Council of Governments
esanders@simpco.org
Alternate:
State Agency
Chris Ensminger
GIS Coordinator
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
chris.ensminger@dnr.iowa.gov
Alternate: Patrick Wilke-Brown
Jon Paoli (Past-Chair)
GIS Coordinator
Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division
jonathan.paoli@iowa.gov
Alternate: Curt Sullivan
Jim Giglierano (Chair)
Geologist, Remote Sensing Analyst
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
james.giglierano@dnr.iowa.gov
Alternate: Casey Kohrt, Iowa DNR
Shawn Blaesing-Thompson (Vice-Chair)
GIS Coordinator
Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of Maintenance
shawn.blaesing-thompson@dot.iowa.gov
Alternate: Brad Cutler/Eric Abrams, Iowa DOT
University
Dr. Anya Butt
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Central College
butta@central.edu
Alternate: Matt Eastin
Kevin Kane
Adjunct Professor and Director
Iowa State University – ISU GIS Facility
kkane@iastate.edu
Alternate: Robin McNeely, ISU
Dr. Simon Geletta
Assistant Professor in Master’s of Public Health Program
Des Moines University
simon.geletta@dmu.edu
Alternate:
Christopher Seeger, ASLA, GISP
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Extension Specialist
Iowa State University
cjseeger@iastate.edu
Alternate: Alan Jensen
Previous Directors