Geographic Information Systems at the University of Southern Maine

GIS Advisory Committee

The goals of USM-GIS are in part guided by the GIS Advisory Committee. The frequency of meetings is determined by the Committee and typically works out to once per semester. Committee members are those people within the University community who use or support GIS at USM. They come from a wide variety of fields representing four of the University's colleges. They are:

Full Members
Firooza Pavri, Chair, Geography-Anthropology
Matthew Bampton, Geography-Anthropology
Mary Beth Davidson, IT User Services
Julie Ellis, Department of Engineering
David Harris, Natural and Applied Sciences
Stephen Houser, IT Networking and Sales
Jack Kartez, Community Planning and Development
Irwin Novak, Geosciences
Jan Piribeck, Art
Rob Sanford, Environmental Science
Andy Smith-Petersen, IT Networking and Sales
Mark Swanson, Geosciences
Glenn Wilson, Technology

Ex officio Members
Chair of the Geography-Anthropology Department, Lydia Savage
Director of USM-GIS, Vinton Valentine
GIS Laboratory Operations Manager, Michele Tranes

Please feel free to contact the chair of the committee if you wish to sit in on any of the meetings, or are interested in joining the committee.

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