About the Program
- Environment & Municipal Infrastructure
- Youth Education
- Professional Development
- History & Archaeology
- Crime Mapping
- Community Visualization
- Geospatial Intelligence
WC Students
WC Faculty & Staff
Related Departments
Geographic Information Systems
GIS Staff
Location
151 Dixon Drive
2nd Floor, Suite 3
Chestertown, MD 21620
Stewart Bruce
GIS Program Coordinator
443-282-0012
sbruce2@washcoll.edu
Stewart Bruce is the GIS Program Coordinator at Washington College. In addition to teaching he also manages numerous funded projects spanning the gamut from crime mapping to youth technology training in GIS. Previously he worked as Senior Extension Associate at Penn State University in the Cooperative Extension Geospatial Technology Program. Prior to working at Penn State, he established a regional GIS Department at Mifflin County, PA. Stewart has a Masters in Science in Geography from Penn State University. Read more . . .
Andrew Wright
Crime Mapping Analyst
443-282-0011
awright2@washcoll.edu
Andrew Wright is a Crime Mapping Analyst at Washington College’s Crime Mapping and Analysis Program (CMAP). While a part of CMAP Andrew has worked closely in the field with many law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in Maryland providing individual support, instruction and outreach. In addition to working with law enforcement agencies, Andrew administers the Maryland Offender Management System (MOMS) which allows law enforcement to search multiple offender databases by address or geographical boundaries such as county, city, or police beat.
Samantha Bulkilvish '09
GIS Educator
443-282-0016
sbulkilvish2@washcoll.edu
Samantha is a full time staff member funded through the Maryland’s BRAC grant as a GIS Educator in both youth technology and professional development courses. She oversees the Swanstrom Idaho Ranch Mapping project and plays a large part in editing the GIS curriculum. As a recent graduate of Washington College, with a B.A. in Environmental Studies, Samantha has brought an environmental perspective to the GIS program working on past projects such as mapping the Sassafras River Watershed and helping the Chestertown Greening Initiative with their Street Tree Survey.
Carol Wagner '03
GIS Administrative Assistant
443-282-0010
cwagner2@washcoll.edu
Carol comes to the GIS program with 33 years of business experience, 7 years in banking and 26 years as a private business owner. She has a B.A, in Business Management from Washington College and is currently working part time with the GIS Program. Part of Carol’s daily routine includes scheduling student interns, updating grant budgets and helping with program organization.
Emily Aiken '10
GIS Analyst
443-282-0014
eaiken2@washcoll.edu
Emily is a full time GIS analyst, recently graduated from Washington College with a double major in English and Environmental Studies. She now divides her time equally between gang-related crime analysis and health mapping. In partnership with the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission, she works with federally qualified health centers and other organizations reaching out to low-income and high-risk populations across the state.
Erica Rhoades
GIS Project Manager
443-282-0015
erhoades2@washcoll.edu
Erica Rhoades is a GIS Project Manager at Washington College. She has over eight years of experience in GIS and ESRI software products, and is a certified GIS Professional through the GIS Certification Institute. Erica earned her Bachelor of Science in Geography from Salisbury University and her Master of Science in Geography from University of Delaware. Erica has worked on projects related to image processing and manipulation, environmental studies, urban planning, and 3D scanning and visualization.
Dr. John Ryan
Health Research Associate
John is a retired public health physician with a particular interest in the geospatial distribution of diseases and conditions associated with the environment. He is currently looking at Lyme disease in Kent County.
Chuck J. Benton
Secondary Education Associate
cb_gis@verizon.net
Chuck Benton is the education research associate at Washington College. He also currently teaches at Dover Area High School in Dover, PA. He is teaching Geographic Information System I, II, III and IV along with Drafting I, II, Architectural Drawing and Design Engineering (honor course). He is also currently, the chairman of the Practical Arts Department at Dover, which consists of the following areas: Family Consumer Science, Vocational Agriculture, and Technology Education. He is also Dover’s Coordinator of GIS and GIS interns. Chuck has applied the PA standards to the current GIS I & II courses on the TIU-GetIT curriculum website, and has promoted the TIU-GetIT curriculum at several different conferences and seminars.
Hunter Harris
Research Associate
hunter@flyaloft.com
Hunter Harris of Aloft Aerial Photography is the GIS lab's newest research associate.