Spatial Odyssey Keynote Speakers 2003
Leslie Armstrong, NPS Division Chief, NISC-GIS
Since 1993, Leslie has served as the National Park Service GIS program manage r, in Denver. She came to the National Park Service in 1991 working in the Asso ciate Director of Natural Resources office as the GIS Division liaison in Washin gton D.C. >> MORE
Allen Carroll, National Geographic SocietyAllen Carroll is chief cartographer and executive vice president of National Geographic Maps. >> MORE
Henry L. Garie, Executive Director, Geospatial One Stop, USGS-DOI
Hank Garie is the Executive Director of Geospatial One Stop, one of 24 e-government initiatives sponsored by the Federal Office of Management and Budget, as part of President Bush.s Management Agenda to enhance government efficiency and improve citizen services. >> MORE
Don Hunger, Student Conservation Association
Larry Murphey, Submerged Resources Unit (SRU)
Dom Nessi, NPS CIO
Dom Nessi was selected as the National Park's Service's first Chief Information Officer in July, 2001. In taking on this new role, Mr. Nessi has assumed broad responsibilities for coordinating and managing information management and technology in NPS. Mr. Nessi also manages the National Information Systems Center located in Denver, CO and the National Information Technology Center located in Washington, DC. As CIO, Mr. Nessi is responsible for coordinating NPS compliance with all federal statutes and regulations related to information technology. >> MORE
Ed Scheffner, NASA
Mr. Sheffner is a program manager with the Earth Science ApplicationsDivision in the Office of Earth Science at NASA Headquarters. Hejoined the civil servic e in 2001. In his current position he isresponsible for programs in three natio nal applications areas - carbonmanagement, invasive species, and agricultural ef ficiency.>> MORE
Karen Siderallis, DOI GIO
U.S. Geological Survey Director Charles Groat announced the appointment of Karen Siderelis as the USGS Geographic Information Officer (GIO) effective November 27, 2000. Siderelis has most recently served as director of the Center for Geographic Information for the state of North Carolina.>> MORE
Larry Sugarbaker, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, NatureServe
Larry Sugarbaker is the Vice President and Chief Information Officer for NatureServe. As CIO, Larry is responsible for providing strategic leadership for information systems. NatureServe information systems support field data collection and management activities for the 76 member Conservation Data Centers and Natural Heritage programs in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. He has worked in state government for 22 years supporting department remote sensing, forest inventory, and geographic information functions. Larry has served on numerous agency, state and national committees including the watershed information coordination committee, the Washington framework data committee, the Washington Geographic Information Council, federal coordination councils and the National Research Council, Mapping Science Committee.
June 24, 2003