Experience
2022–present National Geographic Partners
Senior Cartographer
2016–2022 National Geographic Partners
Cartographer
2015–present Environmental Protection in the Caribbean
Cartographer | Associate
2014–present BirdsCaribbean
Sr. Cartographer, Project Coordinator, Operations Officer
2010–present Tombolo Maps & Design
Founder, Director | Sr. Cartographer, GIS Specialist
2016 ForeFlight
Cartographer
2015 National Geographic Society
Independent Contractor (GIS Analyst)
2014 University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
Part-Time Lecturer, Geoinformatics
2013–2014 Center for Community GIS
Cartographer, GIS Specialist, Project Coordinator
2011–2013 Compton Foundation
Middlebury Compton Fellow
2011 National Geographic Society
Geography Intern
2010 Middlebury Geography Department
GIS Lab Monitor, GIS Tutor
2010 Heritage Protection Group
GIS Intern
Projects
2015–present Protecting Seabirds in the Grenadines
2013–present Birds of the Transboundary Grenadines
2011–2012 Grenada Bank Marine Multi-Use Zoning Plan
2008–2011 Middlebury Geographic Magazine
2000–present Tombolo Jewelry
Education
2014–2016 University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
Master of Science: Geoinformatics
2012 Advanced International School on GIS and Islands
Certificate: Geotechnologies for Climate Change Adaptation
2006–2010 Middlebury College
Bachelor of Arts: Geography
2009 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
2008 Middlebury Portuguese Language School
2006 Kalimat Language and Culture Centre, Egypt
2005 Middlebury Arabic Language School
GIS Skills Design Skills
Esri ArcGIS Adobe Illustrator
QGIS Adobe InDesign
CARTO Adobe Photoshop
MapBox
Avenza MAPublisher
Avenza Geographic Imager
Eduard Relief Shading
Organizational Memberships
North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS)
International Society for Participatory Mapping (ISPM)
Society of Woman Geographers (SWG)
Women in GIS (WiGIS)
Women In Geospatial+ (WiG+)
Society for Conservation GIS (SCGIS)
International Map Industry Association (IMIA)
BirdsCaribbean
Languages
Portuguese - Professional Working Proficiency
Spanish - Limited Working Proficiency
Volunteer
2022 JASON Learning
Challenge Champion & STEM Role Model
2022 CARIGEO / UN-GGIM / Esri
Your Caribbean Story Student Competition Judge
2020–present Grenada National Ecosystem Assessment
Publication Cartographer
2019 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Small Islands Expert Reviewer
2018–2021 International Society for Participatory Mapping
Director-at-Large, Founding Member
2016–present We Are Mayreau, Inc.
Board Member
2016–2018 Urban & Regional Information Systems Association
Vanguard Cabinet Member
2016–2018 Maptime Mile High
Co-Organizer
2015–2019 PPgis.net
Open Forum on Participatory GIS&T Moderator
2015–2020 Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Missing Maps Project Volunteer
2014–2020 Urban & Regional Information Systems Association
GISCorps Volunteer
2014–present North American Cartographic Information Society
Atlas of Design Expert Judge | Diversity & Inclusion Committee Member | Awards Committee Member | MapLift / FixWiki Maps Contributor
1993–present Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scout, Leader, Council Delegate, Ambassador
Awards & Certifications
2022 Catapult X & NSTA Educators Pick Best of STEM Awards, Social
Impact Winner (for JASON Learning Design & Pitch Challenge)
2022 GISCO Mapping Contest, Professional Map Category Winner
2022 GISCO Mapping Contest, Artistic Map Category Winner
2022 Avenza Map Competition, Honorable Mention
2021 Geospatial World 50 Rising Stars
2020 GISCI Map Contest, People's Choice
2020 NACIS Atlas of Design, Volume 5
2020 CaGIS Professional Map Design Award, Best of Category
2020 Guerrilla Cartography Atlas
2019 CaGIS Professional Map Design Award, Honorable Mention
2019 Guerrilla Cartography Atlas
2018 GISCI Map Contest, Third Place
2018 40 Under 40 Remarkable Geospatial Professional
2018 GeoHipster Map Calendar
2018 Guerrilla Cartography Atlas
2016 GISSTT Best Geoinformatics Project
2016 GeoHipster Map Calendar
2015 GIS Professional (GISP) Certification
2015 CaGIS Professional Map Design Award, Best of Category
2011 National Geographic Award in Mapping, First Prize
2011 Middlebury College Outstanding New Organization Award
2010 Girl Scout Outstanding Leader Award
2005 Girl Scout Gold Award
Major Grants
2015 Judith A. Towle Environmental Studies Fund Grant
2012 Esri Conservation Program GIS Grant
2011 Compton Mentor Fellowship
Museum Exhibits
2020 Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library | "Bending Lines: Maps and Data from Distortion to Deception"
2020 Birds of Vermont Museum | "Borders: Illusions that Constrain Us"
2019 Dallas Holocaust Memorial Museum | (Permanent)
2019 Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education | (Permanent)
2018 Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia | (Permanent)
2018 Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami | "Antillean Visions: Maps and the Making of the Caribbean"