The West Virginia State GIS Steering Committee is charged with the development and implementation of the State's GIS Strategic Plan.The Steering Committee was founded as part of Executive Order 4-93, and was re-activatedby the GIS Policy Council in 2008 with a newly formalized membership of GIS representatives from West Virginia state agencies, local government, the academic, federal, and private sectors, and a representative from the West Virginia Association of Geospatial Professionals.
The State Steering Committee, chaired by the WV State GIS Coordinator, works in collaboration with the GIS Policy Council and West Virginia's GIS user community to provide active leadership in enhancing the state's use and development of geospatial technology.
Contact: Tony Simental WV State GIS Coordinator (304) 558-5300 Tony.A.Simental@wv.gov
or Leigh Cielensky leighc@gis.state.wv.gov
Committee Members:
| Member |
Title |
Organization |
| Kurt Donaldson |
Senior Project Manager |
WV GIS Technical Center, WVU |
| Mike Dougherty |
GIS Programmer |
WV Division of Natural Resources |
| Matt Ellison |
ITS Director |
WV State Treasurer's Office |
| Larry Evans |
Manager, Technical Applications and GIS Unit |
WV Department of Environmental Protection |
| Tami Koontz |
ISC, State Historic Preservation Office |
WV Department of Education and the Arts |
| Sean McCauley |
GIS Specialist |
WV Department of Agriculture |
| Craig Neidig |
Geospatial Liason, National Map Program |
United States Geological Survey |
| Melissa Scott |
Planner and GIS Coordinator |
WV Association of Counties |
| Jason Roberts |
GIS Director |
Region I Planning & Development Council |
| Debra Rohrer |
Team Leader, Engineering Services |
Digital |
| Russell Rollyson |
Deputy State Auditor |
WV State Auditor's Office |
| Kyle Schafer |
Chief Technology Officer |
WV Office of Technology |
| Jennings Starcher |
GIS Manager |
WV Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management |
| Tony Simental, Chair |
WV State GIS Coordinator (Chair) |
WV Office of GIS Coordination |
| Rob Shaffer |
President |
WV Association of Geospatial Professionals |
| Beth Ann Surber |
CIO |
WV Office of Secretary of State |
| Darlene Thomas |
CTO, Management Information Systems |
WV Department of Health and Human Resources |
| Sang Yoo |
Research Associate |
Rahall Transportation Institute, Marshall |
| Patricia A White |
GIS and Mapping Section Head |
WV Property Tax Division |
| Yueming Wu |
GIS Manager |
WV Department of Transportation |
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