Staff List

Len Kne
Director, Twin Cities
[email protected] | (612) 624-7591
Proposal consultation, project development, database design, humanitarian relief
Len Kne Curriculum Vitae

Olena Boiko
GIS Developer, Twin Cities
[email protected]
Remote sensing, earth systems, environmental research
Olena Boiko Curriculum Vitae

Melinda Kernik
Spatial Data Analyst & Curator, Twin Cities
[email protected] | (612) 301-3932
Metadata, Data Mgmt & Digital Humanities consultations, instruction
Melinda Kernik Curriculum Vitae

Ryan Noe
Geospatial Developer, Twin Cities
[email protected]
Geospatial analysis, application development, data consultation, ecosystem services
Ryan Noe Curriculum Vitae

Jeffery A. Thompson
HPC Geospatial Data Scientist, Twin Cities
[email protected]
Geospatial workflows, remote sensing, climate, spatial statistics
Jeffery A. Thompson Curriculum Vitae

Stacey Stark
Associate Director, Duluth
[email protected] | (218) 726-7438
Project management, data consultation, K12 education, Hazard Mitigation Planning
Stacey Stark Curriculum Vitae

Shana Crosson
Spatial Technology Consultant, Twin Cities
[email protected]
StoryMaps, Digital Humanities consultations, teaching with GIS, instruction
Shana Crosson Curriculum Vitae

Jane Lindelof
Project Coordinator, Duluth
[email protected]
U-Spatial communications, hazard mitigation planning
Jane Lindelof Curriculum Vitae

David Ortega
GIS Technician, Twin Cities
[email protected]
Geospatial analysis, hazard mitigation planning

Zachary Vavra
GIS Specialist, Duluth
[email protected] | (218) 726-6871
Instruction, field data collection, Hazard Mitigation Planning
Zachary Vavra Curriculum Vitae

Shaam Adam
GIS Technician, Twin Cities
[email protected]
Geospatial analysis, data management, water resources, sustainable development goals
Shaam Adam Curriculum Vitae

Steve Graham
Research Associate, Duluth
[email protected] | (218) 726-6081
Data consultation, flood modeling, systems administration, asset management, field data collection
Steve Graham Curriculum Vitae

Marylee Murphy
GIS Specialist, Duluth
[email protected]
Application development, data management, water resources
Marylee Murphy Curriculum Vitae

Diego Osorio
GIS Technician, Twin Cities
[email protected]
U-Spatial Help Desk, geospatial analysis, remote sensing, data management, engineering
Diego Osorio Curriculum Vitae

Pete Wiringa
Computing Geospatial Analyst, Twin Cities
[email protected] | (612) 624-7591
GIS application development, web mapping, data consultation, data management, systems administration
Pete Wiringa Curriculum Vitae
Research Assistants
Katie Hauer
Research Assistant, Duluth
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Taylor Andersen-Beaver
Research Assistant, Twin Cities
[email protected]
Will Arent
Research Assistant, Twin Cities
[email protected]
Luke Zaruba
Research Assistant, Twin Cities
[email protected]
Former Staff
Kris Johnson (2011-14), Twin Cities
Lucas Winzenburg (2012-17), Twin Cities
Molly McDonald (2012-14), Twin Cities
Taylor Long (2013-15), Twin Cities
Yingbin (Ben) Liang (2013-15), Twin Cities
Yilun (Allen) Lin (2013-15), Twin Cities
Agata Miszczyk (2013-15), Twin Cities
Yiqun (Ian) Xie( 2013-15), Twin Cities
Corey Betchwars (2014), Twin Cities
Steve Peyton (2015-16), Twin Cities
Teran Smith (2015-16), Twin Cities
Katie Stinebaugh (2015-17), Twin Cities
Rebecca Barney (2015-18), Twin Cities
Jacob Hartle (2015-18), Twin Cities
Coleman Shepard (2015-18), Twin Cities
Brittany Krzyzanowski (2015-19), Twin Cities
Sharvari Sangle (2016), Twin Cities
Steve Schmidt (2016), Twin Cities
Dan Cahoun (2016), Duluth
Britta Hardel (2016), Duluth
Amanda Huber (2016), Duluth
Kyle Seifert (2016), Duluth
Gerrit VanderWaal (2016), Duluth
Josh Donato (2016-17), Twin Cities
Grace Johnson (2016-17), Twin Cities
Jeff Kropelnicki (2016-17), Twin Cities
Alex Nelson (2017), Duluth
Pam Potempa-Rivers (2017), Twin Cities
Jacob Arndt (2016-18), Twin Cities
Jacqueline Cassman (2017-18), Twin Cities
Arie Peterson (2017-18), Twin Cities
Ya Tao (2018), Twin Cities
Morgan Larson (2018), Duluth
Siona Roberts (2018), Duluth
Paul Jacobs (2018-19) Twin Cities
Han Bao (2018-19), Twin Cities
Jiateng Xu (2018-19), Twin Cities
Nels Anderson (2019), Duluth
Sophia Green (2019), Duluth
Sam Winters-Smith (2019), Twin Cities
John Zymslony (2019), Duluth
Micaella Penning (2010-20)
Anders Hopkins (2020)
Travis Ormsby (2019-20)
Avian Ciganko-Ford (2019-20)
Luke Henry (2019-20)
Christopher Saladin (2018-20)
Adam Null (2019-20)
Roopana Vuppalapati Chenchu (2020-21)
Jacob Moser (2020-21)
Audrey Hyke (2020-21)
Brian Coan (2020-21)
Caitlyn Dibble (2021)
Cecelia Isaac (2020-22)
Ryan Kizewski (2021-22)
Ziwei Zhang (2021-22)
Andrew Smith (2021-23)
Emily Lockling (2022-23)
Kate Carlson (2017-23)