Webinar: Careers in Geography: A Discussion with Business, Government, and Nonprofit Sector Geographers
Date and Time: Friday, November 20, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time
Geography graduates have everything it takes for success in today’s workforce. Their unique mix of interdisciplinary knowledge, skills and abilities have perhaps never been more relevant. Geospatial skills are in high demand across all sectors of the workforce, from state, local and federal government, to NGOs, businesses and consulting firms large and small. But selling your skills to employers who might not understand the value of a degree in geography can be extremely challenging and frustrating. Let’s face it: there just aren’t many job listings out there that say “Wanted: Geographer.” So where do you start?
This session brings together practicing geographers from a broad range of employment sectors to showcase the dynamic career options available to geography graduates. Each panelist will talk for ~5 minutes on how they landed their first job “in the field,” after which the session will be opened up to audience Q&A.
This special webinar features practicing geographers Joshua Comenetz (U.S. Census Bureau), Louvere Walker-Hannon (MathWorks), Trang VoPham (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center), Katrina Schweikert (Blue Marble Geographics) and Tim Fullman (The Wilderness Society). It was originally held and recorded on Nov. 20, 2020, a highlight of Geography Awareness Week.
Joshua Comenetz
U.S. Census Bureau
Louvere Walker-Hannon
MathWorks
Trang VoPham
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Tim Fullman
The Wilderness Society
Katrina Schweikert
Blue Marble Geographics
Joshua Comenetz U.S. Census Bureau
Joshua Comenetz () is a senior geographer, interdisciplinary research project manager, and cartographer with over 25 years’ experience in government, academia, and consulting. He is currently Assistant Chief of the Population Geography staff at the U.S. Census Bureau.
Louvere Walker-Hannon MathWorks
Louvere Walker-Hannon () is a Senior Application Engineer at MathWorks, Inc., a privately held corporation that specializes in mathematical computing software. Louvere has worked in three different engineering roles throughout her 20 year career at MathWorks.
Trang VoPham Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Trang VoPham () is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (for the) Epidemiology Program, Division of Public Health Sciences at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA. As an epidemiologist for one of the nation’s leading academic cancer research institutions, she investigates environmental risk factors for cancer using geospatial methods.
Tim Fullman The Wilderness Society
Tim Fullman () is a Senior Ecologist at the Wilderness Society, the leading American conservation organization working to protect our nation’s shared wildlands. Tim’s current research focuses on caribou movement, habitat use and response to human activities in northern Alaska.
Katrina Schweikert Blue Marble Geographics
Katrina Schweikert () is a Product Manager at Blue Marble Geographics, a developer and provider of GIS software products focused on data translation. She is a GIS specialist with experience in GIS analysis and teaching GIS, web mapping, cartography and graphic design.
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Careers in Geography: A Discussion with Business, Government, and Nonprofit Sector Geographers
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Date and Time: Friday, November 20, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time
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