1 - 2 p.m. PST
Panel: Gene Barrera, MRCP, GIS Manager of Merced County, Aron Harris, GIS Software Developer of Stanislaus County, Kristi Kelechenyi, Geography Alumna, Volunteer GIS Technician at Merced County and, Kaley Lopez, Geography Alumna, former GIS Intern at Stanislaus County
This panel, moderated by Dr. José Díaz-Garayúa, provides a window to learn about the work of GIS Professionals. Mr. Barrera will highlight his work creating a pipeline from Stanislaus State and the County of Merced to provide “real world” experiences in the application of GIS in local government. Mr. Harris will talk about desired skills to develop resourceful GIS professionals for the public and private sector. Mrs. Kelechenyi introduces her most recent work with the Merced County Courthouse Museum while Mrs. Lopez brings her experiences as an intern at Stanislaus County.