Welcome to the Grand Finale of our National Geography Awareness Week Story Series in partnership with the National Geographic Society! We're celebrating this special week by highlighting five innovative young professionals and students who are blazing their own paths in geography. Listen in on the group chat, then explore their individual geo journeys: Celebrate National Geography Awareness Week!Learn how young professionals are redefining what is means to be a geographer in a 15 minute group chat. Explore their Geo Journeys:Interview led by Rachel Kornak, GISP, Creative Director & Editor of GeoPivot Magazine. This story series is brought to you by National Geographic Education in celebration of 2013 National Geography Awareness Week and the 125th birthday of the National Geographic Society. Check out their blog for more exciting geography stories. Special thanks to Justine Kendall, the Geography Awareness Week Program Coordinator for making this story series possible.
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Welcome to Part 5 of our National Geography Awareness Week Story Series in partnership with the National Geographic Society! We're celebrating this special week by highlighting five innovative young professionals and students who are blazing their own paths in geography. Later today, we'll bring all of our new friends together in a virtual panel discussion. Myles Sutherland, Santa Monica, CaliforniaMeet Myles Sutherland, Emerging Business Manager at Esri. Myles was instrumental in creating a new sales and support division within Esri specifically to incubate start-up companies. You may spot him in a make-shift garage office discovering the next geo-rock star or leading a Dev Meet Up in a city near you.
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Written by Rachel Kornak, GISP, Creative Director & Editor of GeoPivot Magazine. This story series is brought to you by National Geographic Education in celebration of 2013 National Geography Awareness Week and the 125th birthday of the National Geographic Society. Check out their blog for more exciting geography stories. Special thanks to Justine Kendall, the Geography Awareness Week Program Coordinator for making this story series possible.
Welcome to Part 4 of our National Geography Awareness Week Story Series in partnership with the National Geographic Society! We're celebrating this special week by highlighting five innovative young professionals and students who are blazing their own paths in geography. We'll post a new interview every day this week, so check back often. On Friday, we'll bring all of our new friends together in a virtual panel discussion. Samantha Zuhlke, Washington, D.C.Meet Samantha Zuhlke, a 25 year-old Project Manager at the National Geographic Society. Sam gets to tell the world how great geography is on a daily basis and helps people learn about our world in fun ways. Before joining the National Geographic team, she completed a bachelor's degree in geography at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, was a student video journalist, and interned at a conservation organization called the Lake George Association.
Silly Snafu:"I work at a lot of conferences to promote National Geographic Education's work. These events are very fun, but very draining and have led to some embarrassing moments. One time I forgot where we were, another time I fell asleep under a table—actions my coworkers still make fun of me for, but all in a days work! It's these moments that keep me on my toes and keep the job fun." Munch on More Stories in this Series:Written by Rachel Kornak, GISP, Creative Director & Editor of GeoPivot Magazine. This story series is brought to you by National Geographic Education in celebration of 2013 National Geography Awareness Week and the 125th birthday of the National Geographic Society. Check out their blog for more exciting geography stories. Special thanks to Justine Kendall, the Geography Awareness Week Program Coordinator for making this story series possible.
Welcome to Part 3 of our National Geography Awareness Week Story Series in partnership with the National Geographic Society! We're celebrating this special week by highlighting five innovative young professionals and students who are blazing their own paths in geography. We'll post a new interview every day this week, so check back often. On Friday, we'll bring all of our new friends together in a virtual panel discussion. Mike Colosimo, Marina del Rey, CaliforniaMeet Mike Colosimo, 31 year-old Co-Founder & CEO of thrdPlace.com. Mike creatively combined his passion for urban planning and business, and mashed them together with geography to start a company. ThrdPlace* is a platform that enables companies to organize and mobile resources around community projects and tell better stories about the great work they are doing. * Urban theory states that we all exist in three places: home, work and community (the third place).
Jumping Out:"Doing anything on your own is not easy. There will be people who will think your ideas are crazy. You have to take it in context and realize it is just one person’s opinion. Even negative comments can help. They challenge you to make a better plan. Passion and energy are contagious. Keep going and you’ll connect with the right people to support you." Munch on More Stories in this Series:Written by Rachel Kornak, GISP, Creative Director & Editor of GeoPivot Magazine. This story series is brought to you by National Geographic Education in celebration of 2013 National Geography Awareness Week and the 125th birthday of the National Geographic Society. Check out their blog for more exciting geography stories. Special thanks to Justine Kendall, the Geography Awareness Week Program Coordinator for making this story series possible.
Welcome to Part 2 of our National Geography Awareness Week Story Series in partnership with the National Geographic Society! We're celebrating this special week by highlighting five innovative young professionals and students who are blazing their own paths in geography. We'll post a new interview every day this week, so check back often. On Friday, we'll bring all of our new friends together in a virtual panel discussion. Lauren Herwehe, Tucson, ArizonaMeet Lauren Herwehe, a 24 year-old globetrotter. Lauren can tell great stories around the campfire about her adventures in Timbuktu and Tajikistan. She completed bachelor’s degrees in geography and geology at Penn State and is working on her master’s degree in geography at the University of Arizona.
Munch on More Stories in this Series:Written by Rachel Kornak, GISP, Creative Director & Editor of GeoPivot Magazine. This story series is brought to you by National Geographic Education in celebration of 2013 National Geography Awareness Week and the 125th birthday of the National Geographic Society. Check out their blog for more exciting geography stories. Special thanks to Justine Kendall, the Geography Awareness Week Program Coordinator for making this story series possible.
Welcome to Part 1 of our National Geography Awareness Week Story Series in partnership with the National Geographic Society! We're celebrating this special week by highlighting five innovative young professionals and students who are blazing their own paths in geography. We'll post a new interview every day this week, so check back often. On Friday, we'll bring all of our new friends together in a virtual panel discussion. Reed Tomlinson, Chattanooga, TennesseeMeet Reed Tomlinson, a 26 year-old geo rock star. Reed started his own GIS-centric nonprofit and co-founded a start up company that combines augmented reality and GIS to solve real-world problems.
Who Inspires You?"Success isn’t earned on your own. I couldn't have done it without my wonderful colleagues, who always push and challenge me. Also, my parents are entrepreneurs who lead a very full, balanced life. They've always been an inspiration to me." Munch on More Stories in this Series:Written by Rachel Kornak, GISP, Creative Director & Editor of GeoPivot Magazine. This story series is brought to you by National Geographic Education in celebration of 2013 National Geography Awareness Week and the 125th birthday of the National Geographic Society. Check out their blog for more exciting geography stories. Special thanks to Justine Kendall, the Geography Awareness Week Program Coordinator for making this story series possible.
Welcome to our High Fives! Stories Series - Innovative Young Professionals in GIS Meet Dr. Anthony Robinson, who started managing Penn State's Online Geospatial Programs at age 30. He continues to blaze a path in uncharted territory by leading one of the first Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Geography. The five week course begins July 17th, 2013.
Who Inspires You?
By Rachel Kornak, GISP; based on a recent phone interview with Anthony Robinson. Explore More Geo Stories
Geospatial professional development and job hunting can be scary...kind of like jumping out of a plane. That's why I did it tandem - with an expert by my side.
- Rachel Kornak, GISP, GeoPivot Editor and GIS Instructor, Penn State. Redlands, California.
By Rachel Kornak, GISP, GeoPivot Editor & GIS Instructor, Penn State. Redlands, California. OK, I admit it...the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting wasn't really in Hollywood. But it sure was close...just right down the street in downtown Los Angeles. Being so close to Tinseltown inspired me to create my own movie about the Geo Community. Check out the results from the GeoPivot Conference Cam (a.k.a. my iPhone). I captured mini-interviews with three first-time attendees at different stages in their geo-journeys.
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