Des Plaines, IL (August 15, 2022) URISA is pleased to announce the results of its 2022 URISA Board of Directors’ election. Tom Fisher will serve in the position of President-Elect and Josiah Burkett, Bernadette deLeon, and Matt Gerike will serve as Directors. They will all begin their three-year terms at the conclusion of GIS-Pro 2022 in Boise.
Thomas Fisher, GISP, AICP, GIS Administrator, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio
Tom will serve as President-Elect for one year and his term as President will begin at the conclusion of GIS-Pro 2023.
“This is a great honor to lead the URISA organization and to represent the members for three more years through the Presidential track. URISA has accomplished a lot over the past sixty years with steady leadership and member volunteerism. I plan to continue the tradition of excellence set by the trailblazers before me and leave a legacy of servant leadership for upcoming geospatial professionals to aspire to. Thank you again for your confidence and trust to lead URISA. I look forward to seeing everyone in Boise, Idaho this fall and, in the chapters, and committees of this amazing URISA organization.”
Newly-elected URISA Directors:
| Josiah Burkett Geographic Information Systems Analyst /Geospatial Team Lead GeoTechVision Kingston, Jamaica | Bernadette de Leon, GISP Director of School of Public Health Bloomington IT Services Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana | Matthew J. Gerike, PhD, GISP Geospatial Program Manager Virginia Geographic Information Network (VGIN), Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM), Richmond, Virginia |
Ashley Hitt was elected by the membership as President-Elect last year and will begin her term as President of URISA at the conclusion of GIS-Pro 2022. Brent Jones will become Immediate Past-President at that time.
| Ashley Hitt, GISP Vice President, GeoAnalytics Connected Nation Louisville, Kentucky | Brent Jones, PE, PLS Global Manager, Land Records/Cadastre Esri – Vienna Virginia |
At the close of GIS-Pro 2022, the terms of service for these URISA Board members will conclude and we thank them all, in advance, for their amazing dedication and service to URISA:
| Immediate Past President Kevin Mickey, GISP | Board Secretary Susan Kamei | Tom Fisher, GISP, AICP Cuyahoga County – Cleveland, Ohio | John Nolte, GISP Denver Water – Denver, Colorado |
