Geography Alumni - Register, Share Career Options

The Department of Geography has established the Geography Alumni Directory as a location for networking for Department of Geography Alumni. If you are an FSU Geography alumni and would like to have your name included complete the online registration form.

If you have any questions about this Directory, send an E-mail message to Craig Caupp ccaupp@frostburg.edu.

Class of

1971 Greg Helms	1972 Mike Dreisbach	1973 Jack.A.Kemerer
1974 Burton Smith	1975 David Johncox Larry Trachy	1976 Russ Berry Cathy Clark (McCully) Katherine A. (Cranford) Kershner Bernie Smith
1977 Sharon Falcone (Sharon Falcone Miller) (Charles) Mark Kershner Juanita (Slagle) Wieczorec	1979 Russell Schantz	1980 Anne Janicki
1981 Denny Motsko Terry Hussmann/ Theresa Rasmussen		1983 Mary Clapsaddle (Bewig)
1984 G.R. (Randy) Mallow	1987 William (Bill) Bradley	1988 Scott Spiker
1989 Mark D. Miller	1990 Vance G. Hobbs	1991 Jerry M. Harmon John Myers
1992 Michael "Mike" Bower Bill Park James E. Rogers, Jr. Robert M. Shankman	1993 Andrew M. Corl Bill Fearrington Dominic Quattrocchi Alison Lough (Rice) Travis S. Ritter Dan Sandison Tracie Taylor (Tracie Miller)	1994 Jeff Barclay Robbie Festerman Pamela Gribben Donald E. Lipscomb Jr John Lynch John W Mitchell III
1995 Stan Beach Dana Hudson Kevin L. Jett Mike Przybocki James Sines Scott J. Spencer Danny Welsch Michael Watkins	1996 Mike Norton Kevin G. Wagner	1997 Michael Godesky Todd Grote Kevin Hodson Roger Kitzmiller Christine Krell Heather Reesey Cameron Weimar
1998 Patrick Friel Warren Campbell Sean Triplett
1999 Tonya Buckmaster Tim Forrester Matt Habersack Stacy Talmadge Chad Bittinger Matt Habersack	2000 Todd Grub Eric Jewell Brian Wesley Ryder	2001 Shawn Gaver Jamie Leisch J. Stephen McClung Jr. Greg Miller Pamela Mock (Entwistle) Scott "Shaggy" Moody Russell Freistat
2002 Matt Fletcher Matt Harman Todd Kilduff Robert Ryder	2003 Lisa Beeman Annie Cahill Charlie Kershner Michelle Parenteau	2004 Nathan Frantz
2005 Matthew Bush John Carey Michael Jaworski James Sneathen Ryan Thomas	2006 Keith Klemm Cody Saville Robin White	2007 Jenny Martin

Greg Helms
Major/Minor: Geography

438 Shipley Road
Linthicum MD 21090-2827
email: helms7@aol.com
phone: 410/859-8627

Employer/Graduate School: Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Title: Science Department Chairperson, North County High School
2644 Riva Road
Annapolis MD 21401

I manage the science department of a suburban high school. Currently 13 teachers.

Words of Wisdom: It is more important to understand concepts and ideas than to memorize facts. You can not rush understanding. Take your time.

Other: I took Don Duckson's Physical Geography class at FSU while still a math major. That course changed my major to geography. I have taught Earth science for 30 years, now. I received an excellent education at Frostburg.

Jack A. Kemerer

Geography Class of 1973 (Completed course work Dec. 1972)
MEd, 1980,
FSU SAIC AMSEC
Crisis Management Support Division
8301 Greensboro Drive
Suite 230 (MS E-2-6)
McLean, VA 22102-8932
Phone: (703) 827-2042;
Fax: (703) 827-2050
Jack.A.Kemerer@cpmx.saic.com

Senior Consultant/Analyst: Responsible for developing emergency response plans for petroleum handling facilities to meet regulatory requirements set forth by the US EPA, US Coast Guard, RSPA, and states. Also develop and conduct required Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) training and exercise programs. Work is conducted at government, military and private facilities.

After graduating from FSU, I taught junior high math, general science and social studies in Charles County, MD and Upshur County, WV. I also conducted environmental education workshops for college students and public school teachers in WV. In 1977, I joined the US Coast Guard to work in the Environmental Protection program. I retired from the USCG in 1997.

During my Coast Guard career, I spent over 18 years in the Marine Safety program, specializing in port operations and pollution response activities. I was assigned twice to the National Strike Force and coordinated activities on major oil and chemical pollution incidents such as the Exxon Valdez spill and response activities during Operation Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia. I also served as an instructor at the Coast Guard's Marine Safety School in Yorktown, VA and designed and coordinated national spill response exercises. I joined SAIC AMSEC in March 1997.

For those of you in the process of preparing resumes, it is important to emphasize what you have accomplished (results), not just your work history. Provide "executive management" experience, "project management" experience, and other accomplishments and special skills. Be sure you have a goal and know what kind of work you would like to do. Computer skills are a must.

Burton Smith
Major/Minor: Geography

20605 BEAVER RIDGE ROAD
GAITHERSBURG, MD 20886-4331
email: bridge2@erols.com
phone: 301-869-7158

Employer/Graduate School: NOAA/NGS
Title: Geodesist
N/NGS SSMCIII #8359
Silver Spring, MD 20910
w-semail: burt.smith@noaa.gov

I monitor and correct entries into the NGS data base. Before this I planned various types of control survey projects.

Words of Wisdom: Become very familiar with GIS . This and experience with GPS surveying will be a great asset in a surveying career.

Other: Roadside geology; stamp collecting; traveling

David Johncox

Russ Berry
Class of 1976
Geography Major

rberry@usgs.gov
(703)648-5512 (work)

Class of 1976 Geography Major rberry@usgs.gov (703)648-5512 (work) I am happily married and live on a horse farm in rural Loudoun County, Virginia. Heidi and I have two boys, ages 7 and 13. We are teaching them at home. It is like going to school again, only this time we are learning with enthusiasm.
I am active in Church activities and am trying to walk by faith, not by sight. There are a host of things in this world that can get you off track. I have been on many of those tracks. Read "Pilgrim's Progress."
I am an active in my local volunteer fire department. That is very rewarding work. My specialty is initial entry and knock-down. I have learned that things come into perspective when your stuff is getting shoveled out of the window after a house fire.
I am a "weekend" farmer. Heidi is an outstanding riding instructor, judge, and competitor in the English riding discipline known as Dressage. I move the manure and fix the fences.
My town is so small that the Post Office is in the General Store. It is great! The commute grew to an hour and 15 minutes (from 40-minutes 20 years ago.) I have the luxury of working from home - thanks to the internet. Like many rural communities on the edge of civilization, we are concerned about growth. Because of my faith in God, I am involved in local politics. I work to elect conservative politicians. Although I have never been in a smoke-filled back room, I am amazed how easy it is to have a significant influence on public policy. Don't neglect your responsibility to vote! I have been employed at the U.S. Geological Survey and the Department of the Interior since I graduated from FSC in 1976. It is unusual for someone to spend an entire career with one employer, but it has been a dynamic and rewarding career. I expect to retire in a few years.
My career has taken me to mainland China and the Antarctic. I have traveled all around the USA. Currently, I am an Information Technology specialist. I am working to reduce the risk of wildfire across the country. It is a fascinating blend of science, geography, and human behavior. Keywords for people who may care to contact me for professional reasons : Remote Sensing, GIS, Wetlands, Datums and Projections, Surface Modeling, National Fire Plan, Hazardous Fuels Reduction, Healthy Forests.
Don't hesitate to call - either if you know me or want to talk about any of my interests.

Cathy Clark
Cathy McCully

gradyear: 1976
majorminor: Geography/History
address1: 8531 Abell Way
Waldorf, MD, 20603
email: catherine.clark.mccully@census.gov phone: 301-763-4039
Employ: Bureau of the Census
Redistricting Data Office
Washington DC, 20233 title: Chief, Census Redistricting Data Office
positiondesc: Responsible for the coordination of census activities to support Public Law 94-171 which mandates that the Census Bureau work with state legislatures and state executive offices in determining their census data needs for legislative redistricting. wisdom: Geography will always be a terrific curriculum to follow. Dr. Duckson changed my life. Getting a C in his class for me was like scoring big on the SATs! I had no idea what I was going to do with a geography degree but I knew I loved it. Kids should follow their dreams but keep a foot on the ground in following the job markets. I was very fortunate but I also never gave up. By far my star was not the brightest from the class of 1976 I was fortunate enough to a geographer at the US Census Bureau and that's all she wrote. Redistricting is political geography and several years ago I got the dream job of heading up this office. Instead of memorizing state capitols, I get to visit them all! It's been great. My advise to students is make sure you enjoy your studies--like a river it will take you where you're destined. And when Aunt Helen says she has a friend....follow up on it! Networking will become your best friend. other: I am married to Joe McCully who I met through friends at Frostburg! We have three children. Shannon is a rising sophomore at Washington College looking at Environmental Studies and Law. Heather is a rising High School Senior looking at Frostburg as a college prospect! Joey is entering high school. Our home is like grand central with all the extra activies that surround 3 busy kids. I keep in touch with Judy Early and some of the other girls from Annapolis Hall! Kathy McLaughlin, Nancy Sample, Diane Lynch! And of course Joe's friends--Dennis Moore, Timmy Julian, Bob Mazzulo and Ray Ford. We've all been busy with our teens but hopefully will find more time for each other as things calm down.

Katherine A. (Cranford) Kershner

13043 Brookmead Drive
Manassas, VA 22111
Home: (703) 791-4046
Work: (703-428-9029
WORK: U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center
ATTN: CETEC-PD-DS
7701 Telegraph Road
Alexandria, VA 22315-3864
E-mail: kkershne@tec.army.mil

I am Kathy Kershner (Cranford). I graduated from Frostburg in December of 1976 with a degree in Urban Planning. I am now a Cartographer working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Topographic Engineering Center in the Digital Concepts and Analysis Center - Standards Division under the Programs Directorate. I am serving as a project scientist responsible for conducting technical analysis associated with the development of Army-wide requirements, software standards, and applications for digital topographic data (DTD). I married a fellow Urban Planning major from Frostburg (Charles) Mark Kershner ('77). Mark worked as a cartographer for the Department of Interior, Defense Mapping Agency and as a Physical Scientist (GS-14) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Topographic Engineering Center. Mark passed away November 4, 1994.The Topographic Engineering Center has a home page and plenty of information regarding our mission and what we do here. Topographic Engineering Center

Bernie Smith

Bernie Smith Class of 1976
email: bernard.smith@mci.com
office: (719)265-0440
home: (303)688-2778

  Sharon Falcone
NAME: Sharon Falcone Miller
GRADYEAR: 1977
MAJORMINOR: Gepgraphy/Earth Science
ADDRESS1: 300 Glengarry Lane
State College, PA, 16801
EMAIL: sfm1@psu.edu
EMPLOY-GRADSCHOOL: The Pennsylvania State University
TITLE: Faculty
POSITIONDESC: I conduct research in the area of fossil fuel and biomass energy systems, specifically related to emissions and environmental systems. I am also the Director of the Office of Student Development at The Energy Institute at Penn State. WISDOM: I started out in geography/earth science at Frostburg. I then went on to get my master's degree in geology at the University of North Dakota. While I was there I traveled quite a bit including Australia, New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Europe. I got a job at the Energy and Environmental Research Center in Grand Forks, ND where I became interested in environmental aspects of energy production. That lead me to a PhD in Fuel Science at Penn State. I use my geochemistry background quite a bit. I even had a chance to use my cartography background when working on a project mapping PA biomass resources. The point is that in order to see an opportunity you have to be open to possibilities that you may not have previously considered. My greatest mentor was Donald Duckson who taught me not to doubt my ability to do good work.
OTHER: Married with 2 children.

(Charles) Mark Kershner
(Urban Planning) deceased (1994)

Juanita (Slagle) Wieczoreck
6090 Quaker Neck Rd.
Chestertown, MD 21620
410 810-2799

Work:
Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization
P.O. Box 383
Dover, DE 19903
302 739-5359
jwieczoreck@mail.dot.state.de.us

I graduated from Frostburg with a degree in Geography (physical
geography) in 1977. I just completed a 20-year journey into the wilds of New Jersey, coming full circle by purchasing and moving back into my mother's home just outside of Chestertown.

After graduation, I completed a year of graduate study at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, returning to Maryland after realizing that I'm an easterner through and through. I moved to South Jersey after meeting my husband, John. While there, I worked as an interviewer for the Job Service, sold Tupperware and worked as a rod person on a county survey crew before landing a job in the county planning department as a transportation planner. From there, I went to the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, the metropolitan planning organization for
Philadelphia, also as a transportation planner. (And I was one of those people who said, "I'll never be a planner.")

I am now the executive director of the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization, overseeing all agency functions. In the five years since I've been here, our planning area has been expanded to include all of Kent County, Delaware, and as of this fiscal year, we have four full-time staff positions. Our agency provides the forum for state and local government to meet and coordinate transportation planning and programming in our region, and determine how federal transportation funds should be spent. When funding is available, we conduct studies and create plans for guiding how the transportation system should develop in the future.

My husband just retired from his high school teaching job in Pitman, New Jersey. We are enjoying a quiet life along the shore of a tributary to Langford Bay with my mother and two dogs.

Advice for current or prospective students:
Investigate career opportunities before deciding on your area of
specialization, particularly where jobs are located. I majored in
geography because I found it interesting and I was fairly good at it. I specialized in physical geography because I found rocks and landforms particularly interesting. I discovered too late that I don't likeliving in the west; and there aren't too many rocks on the Eastern Shore. Without a degree specifically in geology or geomorphology or a teaching certificate or any coursework in planning, my employment options seemed extremely limited. Most employers don't know what to do with a geographer. They consider a geography degree to be training for planners, cartographers, and teachers. And, they assume you know the 50 state and their capitals (which you do, if Geography of the US & Canada
still covers the same material). As you acquire your education,
consider how it can be useful in a broader range of disciplines.

From the course listings on the web site, the department has a lot more to offer now than when I attended FSU. Take advantage of all the knowledge your professors have to offer and take all the field trips you can. While at FSU and UNO, I got to go to Lake Erie, Niagara Falls, Big Bend National Park, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. Like Bernie Smith, I went on the Colorado tour with Dr. Duckson. It was the greatest field trip of them all. These opportunities sharpen your skills for observing and interpreting the world around you. Once you graduate and have to work for a living to support yourself and a family, traveling will be more difficult arrange and afford.

Finally --- never say never. You don't know what life will send your
way and you need to keep your options open. Good luck.

Russell Schantz

Anne Janicki

Geography/Earth ScienceMajor
Residence: 958 Savannah Court
Boulder/Co ZIP: 80301
E-mail: ajanicki@aol.com

Work Address

Colorado Water Conservation Board
1313 Sherman Street #721
Denver/CO 80203
TITLE: Sr. Water Resource Specialist

I work for the Colorado Water Conservation Board, which is the state's chief water policy agency. My work is in the Stream and Lake Protection Program, and I coordinate water right acquisitions for instream flows to preserve or improve the natural environment of streams and lakes in Colorado.

I graduated from Frostburg in 1980 and attended graduate school at the University of Denver. I have had several jobs over the last 24 (oh my!) years, including teaching undergraduate geology and geography classes( great fun!!), working for the USGS (lots of traveling all over the west), working as a hydrologist for a private consulting firm (long hours--meager pay), and finally, working for the state (best job ever!) My years at Frostburg provided a great foundation, especially the classes I had with Duckson, Nizinski and Small--rigorous, but very rewarding.

wisdom = Challenge yourself -- take all tough courses. And be sure to take the skills courses as well (mapping, surveying, GIS) you WILL need that knowledge, and you can use those skills as "insurance" in your job hunt.

Terry Hussmann
Name: Theresa Rasmussen
Major/Minor: Geography/Art

9715 Flint Hill Court
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
email: theres126@aol.com
phone: 703-428-7889

Employer/Graduate School: Army Corps of Engineers/ Topographic Engineering Center
Title: Cartographer
7701 Telegraph Rd
Alexandria, VA 22060
w-semail: trasmuss@tec.army.mil

I work on the Crisis Support Team, making maps and other map-type product in the event of a major disaster such as a flood or hurricane. Also, I work on developing a product called the Urban Tactical Planner - a tool to be used by soldiers in the field and planners for information about cities in designated threat areas. It will show the principal urban areas, photographs and video of the area, as well as rivers, roads etc. This is available both hardcopy and digitally.

Words of Wisdom: Work hard, but don't forget to make it fun!

G.R. (Randy) Mallow

gradyear: 1984

Major/Minor: Cartography

7112 Binder Rd
Downers Grove, IL 60516

email: randymiriam@msn.com

US Army

w-semail: guy.mallow@usarc-emh2.army.mil

416th ENCOM
Darien, IL 60561

Title: Lieutenant Colonel

wisdom: Proverbs 3:3-5

Career Day: Sure, I'd be interested in speaking at career day.
Description of Position, Words of wisdom, other:
I am currently the GIS Planner for Durham City/County Planning in Durham, NC. (most famous for the movie "Bull Durham" or Duke University, depending on your taste). I am responsible for a county wide digital mapping project which include property mapping of approximately 85,000 parcels, planimetric/topographic mapping of the city (about 80 square miles), and GPS capture of approximately 75,000 utility features.

Mark D. Miller

Mark D. Miller
Distributed Systems Team Leader 

voice: 301-496-4903
fax:301-496-3009 
mm290b@nih.gov 
http://www.cc.nih.gov/

phone number: 301-496-4903 || Fax: 301-480-3843 
E-mail address: markmiller@mac.com 
macdoc@mark-miller.com 
home page: http://www.mark-miller.com/
description of position: 

Supervises the daily activity of the Distributed Systems Team consisting of two Windows NT Domain Administrators, a team of individuals responsible for maintaining all NT, Macintosh, MS Exchange, MS IIS and Unix servers for the Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center (CC) http://www.cc.nih.gov/. Currently in the process of migrating all servers to a rack mount design. All NT based servers will be transferred to Compaq servers supported by more than a terabyte of disk space, implemented through a SANs architecture. All Macintosh servers will be moved to PowerMac G4's for the purpose of NetBooting, QTSS and NetInfo management.
Citrix Metaframe environment for distributing standard end user
applications; Two Unix Administrators responsible for firewall
implementation and database maintenance; Three contracted network engineering personnel assigned the task of redesigning the CC network infrastructure. Currently replacing all network devices, including a mix of Compaq, Networth, Cabletron and AT&T hubs and a Dual Xylan switch configuration to an all Cisco architecture; Two part time government personnel who are working on the maintenance of the SCD project described below.

Assigned to research, design, implement and maintain the Standard
Clinical Desktop (SCD) for patient care throughout the NIH, Clinical
Center, including inpatient, outpatient and laboratory areas. Evaluation of new technologies for the evolution and improvement of the SCD. Design and development of the SCD WWW Information Site. Supervision of four staff employees responsible for user support of the SCD environment. Installation and maintenance of 2 ASIP 6.x servers. One ASIP server to maintain all SCD related files and one ASIP server to host a CD-ROM tower for access by the Clinical Center LAN administrators. Maintain software library on 2 separate NT SFM volumes one for use by the entire NIH/Clinical Center community and one for the use of the Clinical Center LAN
administrators. Development and leader of the Clinical Systems Group, responsible for customer satisfaction of the Clinical Center Medical Information System (MIS), to include all aspects of providing hardware, software and ease of use of both.

Home: 301-482-0013
FAX: 978-231-1278
markmiller@mac.com
http://www.mark-miller.com/

1990
Urban Planning
Vance.G.Hobbs@usace.army.mil
PHONE: 410-962-4252
EMPLOY-GRADSCHOOL: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
W-SEMAIL: Vance.G.Hobbs@usace.army.mil
ATTN:CENAB-OP-RMN
P.O. Box 1715
Baltiomore Maryland
21203-1715
TITLE: Chief, Maryland Section
POSITIONDESC: Supervisory Geographer: As the Chief, Maryland Section, I oversee a team of ecologists and biologists and support them in the implementation of the Department of the Army Regulatory Program administering permits for under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of Rivers and Harbors Act. Section 404 of the Clean water Act focuses on fill impacts to waters of the United States including special aquatic sites such as wetlands. Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act focuses on navigational interests including obstructing the nations navigable waterways. If you have any questions concerning the Department of the Army Regulatory Program please do not hesitate to contact me, or visit the Baltimore Districts website at http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Regulatory/.
WISDOM: If you want to work as a supervisor in a resource or regulatory agency, diversity is key in your success.
OTHER: I left the Corps of Engineers in January 2000 to join the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). In the FHWA Resource Center I worked as a technical expert and national instructor focusing on environmental laws and regulations including National Environmental Policy Act, Department of the Army Permitting, Endangers Species Act, and Indirect and Cumulative Effects Impact Analysis. I rejoined the corps in July of 2005 to move into my current position.

In the future I would like to take the Professional Engineer license exam, but for now I am working on my Master's in Business Administration. I know this seems odd, but I feel no matter what field you enter as a professional you will need MBA skills.

Feel free to call me anytime or E-mail me, I'll be sure to respond and lend a hand if possible.

Bill Park

MAJOR: Environmental Analysis and Planning/Biology BS 1992

Employment
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
W-SEMAIL: wpark@gpinet.com
W-SADDRESS1: 10620 Guilford Road, Suite 100
Jessup MD, 20794

(800) 453-1474

TITLE: Senior Environmental Specialist/Project Manager

POSITION: As an environmental consultant, I manage and perform environmental, engineering,, and construction services for various
State and County government transportation and site development projects throughout central Maryland. I perform variety of tasks including identification and delineation non-tidal and tidal wetlands; environmental resource analysis; compensatory wetland and stream mitigation design; wetland and waterway construction permitting; forest stand delineations and forest conservation plans; rare, threatened, and endangered plant
species investigations; stormdrain and culvert design; environmental monitoring; and construction inspection. I am currently developing an Environmental Division and if anyone is interested in employment opportunities, please give me a call.

WISDOM: The EVAP major provided me all the resources I needed to develop a career. Enroll in any wetland delineation courses or training.

James E. Rogers, Jr.

gradyear: 1992

Major/Minor: Geography / History

9115 Baltimore Street
Savage, Maryland 20763

email: jim_rogers_jr@hotmail.com

phone: (301) 776-7175

employ: National Imagery and Mapping Agency

Sangamore Road
Bethesda, Maryland

Title: Cartographer

I am using Arc/Info to maintain a worldwide digital database of Nautical Charts. This digital data is being used to help promote safer "real time" navigation.

wisdom: Take those computer programming language classes! For anyone going into GIS it would be good to learn some visual basic. That is where ESRI is headed with Arc/Info at least.

My wife Rhonda and I bought our first house going on four years ago this coming March. We also have three wonderful kids, Jamie (8), Daniel (5) and Elisa (1). They are growing so fast!

Robert M. Shankman

Major: Geography/Cartography
Grad: 12/92
703 Santmyer Dr
Leesburg, VA ZIP: 20175
EMAIL: rob@4Shankmans.net
703.771.7328
SPEAK_AT_CAREER_DAY: checkbox
Technology Associates International Corporation
rshankman@taic.net
1225 I (Eye) Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
TITLE: Senior Spatial Database Administrator
POSITIONDESC: I am involved in getting multiple spatial databases from different sources to work together to provide the client with the best possible dataset. Giving them the ability to make the most informed decision possible based on the data available. The integration of these databases in not just confined to local networks some of these databases are thousands of miles away. I am also involved in providing Data Administration services to many branches of the Federal Government.

Name: Andrew M. Corl
Major: Environmental Analysis and Planning (1993)
Employment: Work: C.C. Johnson & Malhotra, P.C.
5247 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Unit 5
Washington, D.C. 20015
Home: 2030 Sumner Dr.
Frederick, MD 21702
E-mail: Sharps5952@yahoo.com
Phone No.: Work: 202-404-4595
Description of Position: Current assignment: The Naval Research Laboratory in southeast Washington, DC. performing chemical inventory, and chemical usage calculation to develop adequate health and safety procedures for researchers. Development of database to track information on chemical usage. Database will also be used to calculate emissions to air, water and land as required by the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Perform asbestos and lead paint inspections and risk assessments for government clients and private clients. Also studying for the Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (CHMM) Exam.

Words of Wisdom: Study everything you can about regulations and industry practices so you have some idea about what you are doing. Earn as many certifications and licenses as you can so you remain as marketable as possible.

Items of Interest: I am married with two children (Joshua 4 and Thomas 1). I relax by dressing up like a Civil War solder and re-enacting battles, and I have a small flower garden. I am also a member of the Alpha Gamma Chi, Alpha Phi Omega Alumni Association.

 Bill Fearrington
1993
MAJORMINOR: Earth Science
PO BOX 528
FOREST HILL, MARYLAND, 21050
bill_fearrington@hotmail.com
PHONE: 410-847-3445
EMPLOYER: Lafarge North America
william.fearrington@lafarge-na.com
300 East Joppa Road
Suite 200
Towson, Maryland, 21286
TITLE: Resource Data Supervisor
POSITIONDESC: Data Base Administrator; responsible for Lafarge's Land Information System for Easter US Region. Also responsible for converting CADD files in shape file format.
WISDOM: Stay in school as long as possible.

name_fsu: Alison Lough
name: Alison Rice
gradyear: 1993
Alison Rice ESRI Maryland Representative
arice@esri.com
8620 Westwood Center Drive
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Cell Phone: 301-514-3602
Phone: 703-506-9515
Fax: 703-506-9514
www.esri.com
title: Planner III, GIS Coordinator positiondesc: The Mission of The Allegany County Office of Planning Services is to implement a county-wide GIS mapping service that enables maximum productivity both to internal operations and the services it provides to the public. This office will utilize it's training, skills, and GIS Coordination Plan to create a centralized system that is well planned and focuses on organization. The benefits, goals, and accomplishments of this system will be disseminated to all levels of government and the private sector in an effort to further communication and integration. Check out our website at www.allconet.org and then goto County Departments, Geographic Information Systems and the Allegany County Planning Department wisdom: I obtined my position with Allegany County Government by accepting an intership that wasn't directly in line with my career goals but turned into opportunities. other:

  Dominic Quattrocchi
Major/Minor: EAP

2210 Colston Drive Apt 301
Silver Spring, MD 20910
email: QuattrocchiD@mncppc-mc.org
phone: 301 237 8733

Employer/Graduate School: Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Title: Senior Planner
8787 Georgia Ave
Silver Spring MD 20910

Words of Wisdom: Stay in school as long as you can.

Name:  Travis S. Ritter
Major:  Geography (Urban Planning)
Year of Graduation:  1993

Address:  Residence:    1405 Webster Street
                                     Baltimore, Maryland 21230

                 Business:     1315 East West Highway
                                    Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910
                                    N/NG33

E-mail address:  tritter@ngs.noaa.gov  OR  websterst@erols.com

Phone number:    Residence:  410-625-2759
                            Business:    301-713-2685 x142

Description of position:  Cartographer (Remote Sensing Division, NGS, NOAA)

In my current position I spend a large portion of my time designing CAD, GIS, and Photogrammetric software.  The Remote Sensing Division of the National Geodetic Survey is responsible for producing two types of highly accurate aerotriangulated
source data, FAA FAR Part 77 obstruction charts and  coastal shoreline mapping. This information is used to ensure safe navigation of both waterways and airways.

I have also worked as a planner/Cadd operator for a small engineering firm in Ocean City, Maryland as well as for a GIS firm based in columbia, Maryland.

I am currently working on a Masters of Computer Systems Management at UMUC in College Park, Maryland.  I found that in today's high tech job market it very valuable to understand the high tech community as well Geographic community.
 

For more information about the National Geodetic Survey: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/indexBeta.shtml

I am currently employed with a small consulting firm, HIghland Engineering& Surveying, Inc., located in Oakland, Md. My position entails many diverse subjects related to the EAP major at Frostburg State University. My primary duty was initially to perform Water Monitoring for local coal companies. In the two years I have been employed. I have performed wetland delineations, stormwater management practices, surveying coal mining application, and CAD drafting.

Robbie Festerman

Robbie Festerman
Aeronautical Charting and Cartography
Enroute Navigation Branch
301-713-2929
john.festerman@noaa.gov

Hello FSU Geography Dept. I attended FSU from Aug 1990 - May 1994.

 I am working as an aeronautical cartographer in the Office of  Aeronautical Charting and Cartography within NOAA. Soon to be transferred to the Dept. of Transportation.  I have actually worked here since my sophomore and junior year at FSU as a coop student intern.  After I graduated I was hired immediately as a full time cartographer.  The work we do is critical to the safety of the flying public.  We  produce several kinds of aeronautical charts for the general flying  public (which are required in all aircraft when flying), several charts and other products for the FAA's air traffic controllers, and we also produce several products for NIMA (National Imagery and Mapping Asso.) formerly known as DMA (Defense Mapping).

The most important thing I could tell any current or future geography majors regardless of their concentration is to try to do an internship somewhere. Whether it is a paid or nonpaid internship the experience will be very helpful when trying to find a job.
 

Pamela Gribben

Pamela McNicholas

1994: Environmental Analysis and Planning/Biology

5 Milkwood Court
Owings Mills, MD 21117
email: mcnicholas07@msn.com  (410)902-9303

McCormick, Taylor and Associates
psmcnicholas@mccormicktaylor.com 

Meadow Mill at Woodberry
3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 350
Baltimore, MD 21211

Title:  Environmental Planner/Scientist

I am currently employed as an Environmental Planner/Scientist for a Transportation Engineering/Environmental firm. I have been in the consulting field since I graduated, in 1994. Our primary clients are State Transportation agencies, such as the Maryland State Highway Administration. Since I've graduated, I have been exposed to many types of projects/assignments. My experience includes wetland delineation/functional assessment, wetland mitigation site selection/mitigation design, preparation of federal/state wetland permit applications (401/404), biological assessments, stream assessment/restoration and NEPA documentation (Categorical exclusions, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements, etc). 

I received my MS degree from Johns Hopkins University, in 1999. I am also a certified Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) with the Society of Wetland Scientists.

Donald E. Lipscomb Jr
Major/Minor: Geography/Cartography

424 Meadow Rd
Baltimore, MD 21206
email: don.lipscomb@noaa.gov
phone: 410-663-3467

Employer/Graduate School: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Title: Cartographer
1315 East West Hwy
Silver Spring, MD

I am responsible for the updating and maintaining the nautical and navigational information of charts of the US coastal waters.

Words of Wisdom: If you have a chance for an internship, take it. It gives you a foot in the door for a solid job after graduation. Also don't be afraid of contract jobs, they can lead to a permanent position with the contract company. And never stop expanding your horizons with programs offered
by the company, even if it is not really related to your job. It makes you look better in the long run.

John Lynch

MAJORMINOR: Geo/ Bio
1832 Battery Lane
Owings, Md, 20736

EMPLOY: Maryland Department of the Environment
Work EMAIL: jlynch@mde.state.md.us
Work - Annapolis, Md
TITLE: Environmental Specialist
Description: All outside, all the time. Assessment of Maryland's impaired surface waters by boat or waders to determine Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) of constituents that would restore a healthy system.
OTHER: Still racing bicycles and motorcycles.

John W Mitchell III

MAJORMINOR: Geography
ADDRESS1: 10313 Butternut Circle
ADDRESS3: Manassas, Virginia, 20110
EMAIL: johnmit3@netscape.net
PHONE: 703-330-9962
EMPLOY-GRADSCHOOL: Prince William County Government
W-SEMAIL: jwmitchell@pwcgov.org
W-SADDRESS1: 5 County Complex #140
W-SADDRESS3: Prince William, Virginia, 22192
TITLE: GIS Application Developer
POSITIONDESC: Lead ArcObjects developer for the Office of Information Technology GIS Division.
WISDOM: Cartography and Information Technology seem to converge more every year so getting a well rounded background in Computer Programming and/or Database Management will really help you to stand out in the crowd...

Stan Beach
majorminor: Environmental Analysis and Planning
address: 3305 Southgate Drive
Apt. 206
Alexandria, 22306
email: unwise.owl@verizon.net
phone:(703)721-3562
employ-gradschool: National Geospatial-Inteliigence Agency (formerly NIMA)
w-semail: beachr@nima.mil
Washington, D.C. title: Imagery Analyst
positiondesc: I was hired by CIA to work at NIMA. I use national technical means to analyze a variety of intelligence issues. I have worked on the South Asian ground forces; I also did Indications and Warning work for a couple of years on worldwide Naval and WMD issues. Right now I analyze imagery for foreign developments in directed energy weapons and electrodynamic kinetic energy weapons.
wisdom: I followed an interesting road to my current position. GIS and mapping can be a rough road to follow: lots of hours and low pay. Learn what you can and be prepared to move on. Stay focused on where you want to go and don't get mired down. I made tactical maps at Greenhorne and O'Mara for 3 1/2 years and should have left a lot sooner. Don't let them burn you out!
other: Love my job! NIMA (now NGA) hires right out of college, so check out nga.mil. You can email me at either address listed above if you want more info!

Dana Hudson

Kevin L. Jett

Major: Geography
Concentration: Urban Planning
Minor: Economics
Year of Graduation: May 1995
Address: Home: 2303 E Shoreham Court
Bel Air, Maryland 21015
Work: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
1315 East West Highway
Silver Spring, Maryland 21009
E-mail Address: KJett@noaa.gov
Phone Number: Home: (410) 569-1025
Work: (301) 713-2714 x136
I majored in Geography with a concentration in Urban Planning, and a minor in Economics. I am currently employed as a nautical cartographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Washington D.C. I am responsible for the update and revision of digital nautical charts, and the application of both topographic and hydrographic surveys to those charts. I evaluate source letters and blueprints from the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and apply new information to the charts that are affected. Ninety-percent of my work is on my PC workstation using both Microstation and IRAS/B programs. The system is a GIS based platform where each color that is represented on the chart is assigned it's own layer, and layers are modified as needed. Here is some information about myself that I have included for the Geography Alumni Web Page. Words of Wisdom:
Take the GIS and Computer Mapping and Graphing courses that are offered, even if they are only electives for your concentration. I was an Urban Planning Major and am now working as a cartographer and with GIS systems. These look excellent on a resume and are a tremendous asset to possess.

Mike Przybocki
EAP
grumpy@erols.com
2004 Dogwood Drive
Waldorf, MD 20601
Doctor Caupp
I am now one month into my new job with D.H. Steffens Co. in Charles County, MD. As a Frostburg State graduate, I am not alone there. Out of 40 employees, four of us are graduates from Frostburg. I have been hired as an engineer and am looking forward to working toward an engineering degree. Throughout the last month I have completed a drainage analysis package for a proposed subdivision. I am currently working on a gravity sewer design for the same subdivision. I love the work with CAD, learning all the new software, and my field work. The company is expanding rapidly and is currently looking to hire one or two more engineers. I thought that there may be another F.S.U. grad interested.
If anyone out there wants to know more, let them know that I can be reached at.....
grumpy@erols.com
2004 Dogwood Drive
Waldorf, MD 20601
Or...they might want to reach D.H. Steffens Co. directly.
317 Charles Street
P.O. Box 1709
La Plata, MD 20646
 
 

James Sines

Hello, my name is James Sines and I'm a Fall 1995 graduate from Frostburg State University. I majored in Environmental Analysis & Planning and also received minors in Geography and Biology. Currently, I am working at DATANET ENGINEERING located in Baltimore, MD. My company specializes in a variety of areas. They are Cathodic Protection, Industrial Coatings, Lead & Asbestos, and Site Analysis. I am receiving experience in all areas. My current project consists of inspecting/ overseeing the painting of a water tank. Since Datanet writes the specifications for the project, I make sure they are followed. Some work I have done that is related to my major include surveying, making site plans, and soil gas surveys. I also dealt with Wetlands regulations. Last but not least, the writing of major reports is unavoidable. My future goal is to continue my education and receive my Engineering Degree. If anyone is interested to know more about my work please contact me at:James Sines
13204 Choptank Rd.
Baltimore, Md. 21220
(410) 335-2959
or
James Sines
Datanet Engineering Inc.
6334 Dogwood Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21207
(410) 944-3600
Fax (410) 944-5154 or Page (410) 407-1742
 
 

Scott J. Spencer

Environmental Analysis and Planning
Daniel L. Welsch

Department of Environmental Science
Clark Hall
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22903

I hope this note finds all fellow alumni future alumni doing well. Jodi German (education, 1995) and I were married on July 20, 1996. After the wedding we moved to Syracuse, NY where I attended the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry.  I completed my M.S. degree in June 1999 with a thesis enTitled "Relationships Between Topography and Chemistry in Subsurface Stormflow."  I focused on soil water interactions and GIS.  While attending school at Syracuse, I worked part time for the Natural Resources Conservation Service office.  I am currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program in the Environmental Sciences Department at the University of Virginia.  I am studying how topography affects the nitrogen biogeochemistry of water in a small headwater catchment in the Shenandoah National Park.  Feel free to drop me a line at dlw3x@virginia.edu.  
 
   
 Michael Watkins

I'm a member of the class of 1995, with a B.S. in Geography, conc. in Urban Planning.
I attended Frostburg from Jan. 1993 to May 1995, and I enjoyed every minute of it!
Since graduation I've held a few positions related to Planning. I completed an internship at The Maryland National-Capital Park and Planning Position. I worked with master plans with staff from transportation, community planning, and design divisions. I had a paying position as a Planning Assistant II, working with the Montgomery County Places of Worship Survey, also with MNCPPC. And I was also a GIS Analyst, working with MNCPPC'c MC Maps project. As an analyst, I performed quality control on over 200 planimetric and topographic 1:200 scale maps, using ARC/INFO ARCView and AutoCADD.
I'm currently employed with Walter L. Phillips Inc. doing CAD work with site plans.
Advice: Make sure that you take GIS!! Vitally important, and an asset in finding a position in planning. Make sure that you have some programming experience if you plan to go into GIS as a career. It's tough to get hired without it! Also network with as many Planners as Possible! Do an internship!!
Please feel free to contact me at:
12636 Grey Eagle Ct., #44
Germantown, MD 20874-5313
or (301) 972-1926 or leave a note at Robinson.d@mncppc.state.md.us

.

Mike Norton

GRADYEAR: 1996
MAJOR: EVAP
ADDRESS: Ellicott City, MD
EMAIL: chesapeakeblend@comcast.net
EMPLOY: Haines Land Design LLC
W-SEMAIL: mike-hld@erols.com
W-SADDRESS: Gaithersburg, MD
TITLE: Landscape Architect / Environmental Planner
POSITIONDESC: I am a Partner at HLD LLC. I prepare everything from forest inventories and wetland delineations to urban landscape design and site development with a sensitivity toward the natural environment.
WISDOM: Take it all in! EVAP is the best undergrad program that exists!

Kevin G. Wagner

gradyear = 1996
majorminor = Environmental Analysis & Planning/Biology
Employment = Maryland Dept. of the Enironment
w-semail = kwagner@mde.state.md.us
work Montgomery Park Business Center
1800 Washington Blvd., Suite 540
Frostburg, MD
w-szip = 21230-1718
title = Data Processing Analyst (GIS)
positiondesc = Wow, where do I begin? So much has happened since my days at the burg. After graduating in '96, I started working with a civil engineering firm in Pasadena, MD. I was involved in many different things on the environmental side of land development including wetland delineations, forest stand delineations, water quality monitoring, wetland mitigation site monitoring, GIS and surveying. Yeah, you heard me correctly... surveying. During the slow times in the environmental department, I went out with the survey crews to assist with various types of surveys including construction stakeout. The surveying course I took at Frostburg turned out to be of real importance. Thanks Dr. Duckson! I'll never forget the quote Dr. Duckson said when teaching us about surveyors' liability, "Cover your ass, don't get sued!" That statement rings true for so many professions. :)

In 2000, I began working with MDE in the Flood Mitigation Division in Baltimore. I was brought on to survey repetitively flooded properties in Maryland using an RTK GPS and gather data. I compiled the data in GIS and shared it with local governments to included in thier hazard mitigation plans.

I have coordinated flood mitigation grants throughout that address areas prone to flooding (a lot of the same areas as the repetitive flood losses). This has required me to be effective in communicating with various government entities and has even taken me to Annapolis on several occasions to request funding from the state Board of Public Works. It's kind of scary to stand before the Governor, Comptroller and Treasurer to answer questions about a project and ask for money, so be sure to practice your oral presentation skills, they'll definitely come in handy later on.

Currently, I work with various groups in the department and provide GIS mapping support. I often run into fellow Frostburg alums who now work for county government or private consultants, so your never alone out there!
wisdom = I know after you graduate you're feeling larger then life and ready to take on any challenge... I think that's great, but don't let your head get too big. When I entered the job market in '97, I learned just how little I actually knew. While Frostburg does an excellent job in preparing you and providing you with the basic knowledge and principals you will need, you'll still find that you'll need to take additional coursework and constantly improve yourself to be competitive. The learning process never ends.

I suggest joining a professional organization such as the Maryland Society of Surveyors, the American Planning Association, the Association of State Floodplain Managers, the Association of State Wetland Managers or the Maryland Water Monitoring Council to name a few. Also, take additional courses to further your knowledge and get certified in as many things as possible (DNR Qualified Professional in forest conservation, wetland delineation, GIS, surveying, etc.).

Do this and I guarantee you that employers will take a second look at your resume.

Good luck!
other = -Got married in 2001. We have two cats, Buddy and Tiger.
-Bought a lot in Frostburg in '04 and hope to start construction and permanently move there in '06 (provided we can work out the job thing... minor details)

Christine Krell

gradyear: 1997
majorminor: Urban Planning/Sociology
address1: 5014 Erika Place
Port Republic, Maryland, 20676
email: ChrisKgpsi@aol.com
employ-gradschool: Loiederman Soltesz Associates, Inc. work-saddress1: 401 Post Office Road
Suite 103
Waldorf, Maryland,20602
title: Planner positiondesc: I do everything from Land Use Feasibility Studies to counting parking spaces, to Large overall General Development Plans of office parks, to single family site plans.
wisdom: Enjoy school while you are there, because you have to get up very early in the morning in the real world! I got alot out of my time at Frostburg, including a Degree, as well as friends that will last me a lifetime! other: Alpha Xi Delta

Heather R. Reesey
Graduated 12/97
Environmental Analysis and Planning

Just started at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.  I am in the beginnings of a Master's in Marine Science and currently have a Teaching  Assistantship for Physical Geography.  Soon, I will be doing research on the application of dredge spoil to healthy and degraded marshes off the coast of southern NC.  So far, the program is seems great and encourage anyone who is interested in coastal conservation to look into the Master's of Marine Science Program http://www.uncwil.edu/ here.  Besides, the beach is beautiful!!  The department is rapidly growing.  Thanks to the efforts of the Frostburg faculty for helping me get here.
Heather R. Reesey
reeseyh@uncwil.edu

Michael Godesky
Earth Science
Employer/Graduate School: Dewberry & Davis LLC- Engineering Section Leader
Fairfax, VA 22031

738 South 19th Street
Arlington, VA
22202
email: mbgodesky@hotmail.com
phone: 703-892-8458

Basically, I've recently been promoted to a position where I oversee the day to day production and maintenance of Flood maps for New England. My company (in the DC area) is a contractor to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and we help produce flood studies for the Flood Insurance Program. I had a real technical advantage when I started here because of some of the courses I took at FSU. I was weeks ahead of other graduates from much bigger programs.

Words of Wisdom: GIS is becoming more and more important. Take in as much as you can.

Looking for a job? Seniors? Alumni? This is a pretty big company involved in a lot of things. I'm in a pretty good position to get resumes seen here. We don't recruit too much in Frostburg so feel free to email me if you need some information.


Kevin Hodson
Major/Minor: Geography/Urban Planning

11872 Dunlop Ct
Reston, VA 20191
email: khodson@esri.com
phone: 703-605-4694

Employer/Graduate School: ESRI
Title: Technical Analyst
Boulder CO

I'm an on site technical representative for ESRI currently on contract with the Forest Service. It's my job to integrate ESRI GIS products into the Forest Service computing environment.

Words of Wisdom: Take a course in GIS.

Todd Grote

Major/Minor: Environmental Analysis and Planning/Biology
330 Jefferson St.
Meadville, PA, 16335
EMAIL: tgrote@allegheny.edu PHONE: 814-332-2872
EMPLOYER: Allegheny College Department of Geology
W-SADDRESS1: 520 N. Main St.
Meadville, PA ,16335
TITLE: Visiting Assistant Professor
POSITIONDESC: I currently am teaching a variety of undergraduate classes at Allegheny College in northwestern Pennsylvania. Some of the courses I teach include Physical Geology, Environmental Geology, Geomorphology, and North America After the Ice Age. Prior to returning to school to complete a doctoral degree I was employed as an environmental consultant and was involved in projects ranging from water supply development to soil suitablity studies for engineering and land development purposes.
WISDOM: Words of Wisdom...in the modern consulting realm, GIS and other spatial/quantitative analysis skills are highly desirable and can make the difference in hiring. If you are thinking about graduate school, again try to take at least one GIS and one field methods course.

Former at Advanced Land and Water Inc.
Title: Staff Hydrogeologist
Sykesville, MD 21784

Most any aspect of water well siting, drilling, exploration, permitting and testing. Surface and ground water water quality studies, Ground water modeling. Phase I and II Environmental Site assessments...

Words of Wisdom:If they are interested in water resources, pay attention to math and physics.


Roger Kitzmiller

gradyear: 1997
majorminor: Environmental Analysis and Planning<br>

address1: 628 Boy Scout Road
Oakland, Maryland,21550
email: rogerkitzmiller@iceweb.net
phone: (301) 387-9258
employ: Maryland Department of Agriculture
w-semail: roger.kitzmiller@md.usda.gov
w-saddress1: 1916 Maryland Highway, Suite "C"
Mountain Lake Park, Maryland, 21550
title: Soil Conservation Planner
positiondesc: Develop Soil Conservation and Water Quality Plans in cooperation with farmers. Use ArcView/GIS to delineate land use, calculate acreage, and develop maps of properties. Use RUSLE (Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation) as well as other soil data to evaluate soil loss. Use AutoCAD/Softdesk to design waste storge facilities, develop trough profiles, and for other design work.
wisdom: Delve as deeply as possible into as many areas of study as you can. Also, get all of the hands-on experience you can. Knowledge and experience are the keys that will unlock many doors.<br>

Cameron Weimar
Major/Minor: Geography
gradyear: Dec 1997

36 East Range
Charlottesville 22903
email: cam_weimar@hotmail.com
phone: 804.243.2322

Employer/Graduate School: University of Virginia
Title: Teaching Assistant
w-semail: cweimar@virginia.edu

I am in my 2nd and final year of a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning. UVa's program is unique in that we merge urban and environmental issues in one department. I was a TA with Dr. Tim Beatley, whose work on sustainability includes the books Ecology of Place and Green Urbanism. I recommend the program here for folks interested in sustainable design. Our department is part of the School of Architecture, so we are exposed to the design field and have opportunities to take studio classes (this semester's planning studio was Transit-Oriented Development) Exciting stuff!

Words of Wisdom: I wish you well in all of your endeavors. There are a lot of places to go with a Geography degree, it is such a broad field of study.

Patrick Friel

Urban Geography and Cartography

2105 Preston Square Court
Falls Church, VA 22043

email: patfriel@worldnet.att.net

(703) 534-1666

Heidrick & Struggles

w-semail: paf@h-s.com

1750 Tysons Blvd
Suite 300
McLean, VA 22102

Title:
Principal

Hi all! Graduated from FSU in 1988 with good intentions to pursue a career in Geography. Became a Planner in James City County, Virginia (near Williamsburg) and learned a ton working on special projects and managing large rezoning and land use permit requests. I spent 5 years at the County and left local government and geography for a career in executive recruiting. The skills I gained in the planning field helped me become an effective communicator and a persuasive speaker. Both skills that have helped me in my current field of endeavor. Yeah, yeah enough brownosing the FSU Geography Department...what's he doing now. I am a Principal with Heidrick and Struggles and we are the worlds largest executive recruiting firm. I am typically retained by technology companies to conduct searches for their senior most positions (usually CEO, CIO, CFO and SVP levels). My area of specialty is telecommunications equipment and Internet companies. As far as how it relates to geography...I travel a lot and use ma (last of file got cut off)

wisdom:
Learn to write and you get never be too technological proficient. Don't eat at Dunks after graduation - it seems good now but man it is not.

Married and have a toddler at home (daughter). My wife is an Urban Planner and is the Director of Planning for the City of Falls Church, Virginia.

Warren Campbell

EVAP/Biology
Graduated: Spring 1998

4923 Lake Creek Village Drive
#23-203
Edwards, CO
81632-5000
email: wcampbell@ci.vail.co.us
phone: 970-479-2452

Employer/Graduate School: Town of Vail
75 South Frontage Road
Vail, CO 81657
Title: Planner II

After graduation with a Masters in Urban Planning from The University of Tennessee I went to work for Dublin Ohio for two years. I recent started as a Planner for the Town of Vail. My duties include the review of sign and building permits for compliance with the zoning code and drafting staff reports. I then present them at public meetings. In addition, I work with the public daily to navigate the construction and review process here in Vail.

Words of Wisdom: Get a Masters it opens many more doors.

Sean Triplett
Major/Minor: Geography/History

3020 Davis Rd Apt. D-54
Fairbanks, Ak 99709
email: set76@hotmail.com
phone:907-488-447

Employer/Graduate School: Bureau of Land Management/Alaska Fire Service
Title: GIS Specialist
Alaska Fire Service
P.O. Box 56055
North Pole,Ak 99705

The Alaska Fire Service (AFS) a division of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)was created to fight fires on all Federal within Alaska and provide emergency support for Alaska during times of crisis. My position with AFS is to provide GIS support & analysis for fire suppression, mapping, and emergency response for the state of Alaska. This includes the integration of weather forecast, moisture levels of soils, vegetation, and other factors that effect the behavior of a fire. We also determine the location of valuable resources which may be affected by the fire so that they can be defended. I also assist the Bureau of Land Management in several resource areas, including GISsupport for the North Slope Oil Fields. The position is great, I get to travel to remote Alaskan villages, provide on site assistance to major fires and emergency situations, and assist the National Interagency Fire Center during severe fire seasons. Yes it is cold up here in the winter, but the Northern Lights are beautiful.
Fighting fires all over Alaska and the Lower 48. Still getting out on the fire line and when I am in the office I have become more of a Remote Sensing user than GIS lately. Amazing how much the commercial satellite industry has grown.

Words of Wisdom: Get involved in everything you can. There is more to life than the classroom.

other: Make a trip up. You can see Mt. Denali looming to the south on most days!

Tonya Buckmaster 

majorminor: EVAP

Employ:: Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining
w-semail:tbuckmas@osmre.gov
w-saddress1: 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320
Denver, Colorado, 80202
title: Physical Scientist positiondesc: I work on a variety of projects ranging from abandoned to active coal mine sites in the western United States. Specifically, I am a project manager in the Abandoned Mine Lands Program, which handles the reclamation of abandoned coal mine sites. This includes projects as small as sealing shafts and portals, to large area projects like reclaiming burning refuse piles. Our office also permits several active mines in the west, and we perform oversight for many state programs. That is a whole different aspect to coal mining, but definitely an interesting one. I work on several teams that perform these functions, and we interact with the state programs and mine operators very closely. My job is never dull!! Lots of travel, interesting people, and great things to experience! What more can I say, except working at the base of the Rockies makes it even better!!
wisdom: Don't let classes consume your life. After a few years, you won't remember specific papers and tests, but the things you learned and experienced, people you met, and friends you made! other:

At General Physics my basic job responsibilities are to: conduct field sampling projects for soil, surface water, groundwater, etc.., prepare data reports, annual reports, and feasibility studies for different areas within the Proving Grounds. I am also involved in generating maps using Microstation and Surfer, as well as different graphics with CorelDraw. Furthermore, I am currently logging over 300 soils that we collected some time ago. Almost every class that I took in the program at Frostburg has helped me some way within my job. Environmental Planning and Law are directly associated with the CERCLA work that we are involved in. Spatial Analysis was a great class for the reports that I am writing now. The soils classes prepared me for soil classification, and geology classes helped me with the issues at work with aquifers and the creation of contour maps. Later in the year we will be working on grading at a landfill on post and the engineering classes have prepared me for that. I could go on and on, but basically all of my classes are essential to my work here. I hope that isn't too much, but the program at Frostburg was excellent at preparing me for my job.

Tim Forrester 

Environmental Analysis and Planning 

ECO-ANALYSTS,INC.
PO BOX 224
Bath, ME 04530
(207) 443-2629
timforrester@hotmail.com

I just moved into a new house. It's a double long log cabin on a three acre wooded island, on the Kennebec River. It's a big place and requires lots of wood to heat. So I've spent all my free time cuttin', splitin' and stackin' 4 cords of wood.

My job description:
ECO-ANALYSTS,INC. is a small environmental consulting company, only 5 employee's including myself. I was the first person to be hired in 15 years.
I was hired as a Biologist, (the boss liked my independent study project and thought I was an interesting guy.)

Here are some of the projects I've been working on:
I started out working on a FERC relicensing project for Florida Power and Light, they own Harris Station Dam at the head waters of the Kennebec River. We (EA) developed a study plan for Trout and Salmon species below the dam. Part of the project involved electro-fishing, tagging with transmitters(first we had to catch them, I prefer the fly-rod method), and diving this fall to find spawning beds. As part of our work, I would have to White water raft, Kayak, and fly in a pontoon plane to get into remote locations and track fish.(sounds rough, doesn't it!) Actually, it was a lot of hard work.

I've been doing Wetland delineations for many small projects (Tom's of Maine, Johnny's Select Seeds and (rich summer people that want to see the water from their bedrooms.)
I have talked the boss into expanding EA's list of services to incorporate GPS data. I took a class at Maine Tech. Source and learned how to operate the Tremble XR Pro data logger and the Pathfinder Software that comes with it. Now we map our own wetland boundaries and I've established job security, cause I'm the only one here that know's how to use it!!!
We also, picked up a version of AutoCad lt98. I've made templates for all our mapped information and we are able to produce more information about a job.
I just finished a report to the DEP for a VRAP (voluntary release of liability). It was kind of like a phase one.

This week I spent all day in cellars, collecting water samples from water filter systems. A women in South Thomaston had her oil tank fall over and contaminate the entire neighborhood. If you ever go to South Thomaston don't drink the water!)

Also, this summer we worked on Coastal fish habitat impacts from pulp and paper companies. That was real fun, we would race up the coast in the bosses 35 ft sport fisher' and go diving at the site.

We are monitoring wetland impacts from Ice activity on Moosehead lake. I GPS'ed 8 wetlands and this winter we will go back on snow mobiles and collect more data. In the spring when the Ice goes out, the entire site gets reworked. So I'll try to map the same features and see what's happing. In the end we hope to identify the best lake level to avoid wetland destruction...
Well it may sound like a ton of fun, and it is. But, I've worked real hard and in some nasty weather. Such as: last week it was 30'F and freezing rain. Mapping a wetland and having the buttons and monitor freeze up on the GPS was no fun. In early October it was below 30'F on Moosehead and snowing while we went across the lake (3-4 foot waves) in a 16 ft tin boat. The end result was cold and wet!!!

I could go on with the worst tragedy of them all, but the best way to describe it would be, we really know how to raise bloodsucking killer bugs in this state!

Matt Habersack

gradyear: 1999

Major/Minor: EVAP

212 Ascot Lane
Blacksburg, VA 24060

email: M_Habersack@hotmail.com

phone: 540-961-0681

Employer/Graduate School: Virginia Tech

w-semail: mhabersa@vt.edu

201 Seitz Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Title: Graduate Student

Currently working on obtaining my Masters in Biological Systems Engineering. My thesis project is a joint project with the University of Maryland involving pollution from poultry litter storage methods. In order to accomplish this we will be monitoring both surface and leachate flows from litter piles to determine the amounts of nutrients and pathogens lost. I am also working on other projects such as the Virginia Farm*A*Syst program to develop an assessment program which is easier for farmers to use.

wisdom: For those of you considering continuing with your education, I would highly recommend it. My experience here at Virginia Tech has been very positive, although sometimes challenging due to the remedial engineering courses required along with graduate courses. Get all the math courses you can as an undergrad, even if they are not required for graduation. Feel free to contact me if you are interested in Virginia Tech.

Stacy Talmadge

Environmental Analysis and Planning

3710 Young Road
Millers, MD 21102
email: stacy_talmadge@urscorp.com
phone: (410) 785-7220

URS Greiner Woodward Clyde
Title: Airports Environmental Planner
w-semail: stacy_talmadge@urscorp.com
4 North Park Drive
Suite 300
Hunt Valley, MD 21030

Complete field investigations for Airport improvements to minimize Environmental impacts. I have traveled a bit across the United States to several Airports and attended a wetland Training Course in Annapolis and a Noise and Air Quality seminar in San Diego, CA.

For any students interested in a job in the Baltimore, MD area, contact me, my company is always hiring. We need all sorts of experience i.e. computers, environmental, and planning. Make sure you do not settle for the first available position in the field you are interested in, many early grads sell themselves short! Good luck!



Chad Bittinger
Major/Minor: Geography

608 Pensinger Blvd