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.
Community College and K-12 |
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| Gail Brown Kirkwood Community College |
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| Debbie Stevens Indian Hills Community College |
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County Government |
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| Micah Cutler IT/GIS Director Hardin County |
Travis Gerrish GIS Technician Franklin County |
| Matt Boeck GIS Coordinator Story County |
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| Rick Havel GIS Coordinator Johnson County |
Adam Gebhart GIS Analyst Johnson County |
| Paula Lemke GIS Coordinator Cerro Gordo County |
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Federal Agency |
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| Gregg Hadish State GIS Specialist USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
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| Josh Obrecht (Treasurer) GIS Analyst USDA – ARS – NLAE, ISU |
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Municipal Government |
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| Lawrence Hartpence GIS Analyst City of West Des Moines |
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| Evan Koester GIS Coordinator City of Waukee |
Dave Croll GIS Coordinator City of Johnston |
| Heather Schafer (Vice Chair) GIS Analyst City of Des Moines |
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Private Sector |
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| Pete Buckingham GIS Director JCG Land Services |
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| Joe Eckmann Account Manager ESRI |
Ryan Smith The Schneider Corporation |
| Jason Dolf Flight Operations Coordinator Aerial Services, Inc. |
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| Amy Sorensen (Secretary) GIS Analyst, GISP HDR |
Travis Talbitzer HDR |
Regional Organization |
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| Emily Bothell Asst. Transportation Planner Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County |
Jarred Lassiter Regional Planner Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission West Burlington, Iowa |
| Mark Yerington GIS Programmer System Analyst Muscatine Geographic Information Corsortium (MAGIC) |
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State Agency |
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| Shawn Blaesing-Thompson, GISP GIS Coordinator Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of Maintenance |
Eric Abrams Geospatial Lead, Iowa Department of Transportation |
| Brad Cutler GIS Coordinator Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of Traffic & Safety |
Joe Drahos Cartographer Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of Transporation Data |
| Patrick Wilke-Brown GIS Coordinator Office of the CIO, State of Iowa |
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| Jon Paoli GIS/Information Technology Specialist Iowa Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management |
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University |
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| Dr. Anya Butt (Past Chair) Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Central College |
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| John DeGroote Director, GeoInformatics Training, Research, Education, and Extension (GeoTREE) Center University of Northern Iowa Geography Department |
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| Adam Skibbe (Chair) GIS Administrator University of Iowa: Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences |
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| Christopher J. Seeger, ASLA, GISP Associate Professor and Extension Specialist Iowa State University |
Bailey Hanson Iowa State University |