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If you can not identify a suitable workshop to fit your requirements, then you can have an instructor organize a workshop for you. Workshops can be organized in most regions of Virginia. The Virginia Geospatial Academy has collected contact information for individuals and organizations that are actively providing geospatial training in the Commonwealth. These individuals and organizations can make arrangements to host a workshop in your region of interest. Identify instructors who specialize in your area of interest and contact them for additional information! Feel free to "shop around"!

If you have difficulty matching your training requirements with potential instructors, then contact the Virginia Geospatial Extension Program.

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Thomas Allen    
Old Dominion University
tallen@odu.edu
(757) 683-3841

Tom has bachelors and Ph.D. degrees in geography and directs the geography program and Geographic Information Science certificate at Old Dominion University. His specialties include environmental applications of GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis.

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Sergei Andronikov    
George Mason University
sandroni@gmu.edu
(703) 993-4243

Sergei has been a Director of a GIS Center of Excellence at George Mason since 2003. He is currently teaching a set of graduate GIS classes in a Graduate Certificate in GIS program. His interests include: GIS, Remote Sensing, environmental suitability and modeling, geostatistics, soils.

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Paige Baldassaro    
The Virginia Geospatial Extension Program
pmb@vt.edu
(540) 231-5525

Ms. Paige Baldassaro is the Geospatial Applications Developer for the Geospatial Extension Program. She has a Masters Degree in Geology and a Masters Degree in Geography (Technical GIS), both from Virginia Tech.

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Stuart Blankenship    
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
sblankenship@yesvirginia.org
(804) 371-2648

Stuart is the GIS Manager for the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP). Stuart also teaches an introductory GIS class at John Tyler Community College. Stuart earned a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning at VCU and a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from JMU.

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Bill Carstensen    
Virginia Tech
carstens@vt.edu
(540) 231-2600

Bill has been a professor at Virginia Tech since 1983. His interests include GIS and wireless telecommunications, the use of the computer to manipulate, store, and provide data on demand, and GIS as applied to teaching and learning of both basic and complex geographic principles.

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Chris Carter    
Virginia Space Grant Consortium - OVERspace Program
cxcarter@odu.edu
(757) 766-5210

Chris manages the OVERspace Program which is a professional development program teaching K-12 teachers how to implement Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the Global Positioining System (GPS) into the classroom.

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Mike Clifford    
Virginia Cooperative Extension / Va 4-H Natural Resource and Environmental Education Curriculum Committee
mjc4h@vt.edu
(804) 561-5411

Mike has coordinated the Va 4-H GPS-GIS program since its start in June, 2000. Now retired from Va Cooperative Extension, Mike continues to conduct GPS workshops for both youth and adult groups. He is also involved in developing GPS-GIS curriculum at the state & national levels.

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No Image Available Matthieu Denuelle    
ESRI
mdenuelle@esri.com
(804) 639-6783

I have a BS in Applied Geography from Radford University. Since 1991, I have worked in the GIS industry for the State, Local, Federal, Educational, and Private sector. I am currently the ESRI sales representative for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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No Image Available Randy Dymond    
Virginia Tech - Center for Geospatial Information Technology
dymond@vt.edu
(540) 231-9023

Randy teaches GIS/GPS/surveying courses in civil engineering at VT and has taught many training courses for professionals, univ. faculty and pre-college faculty over the past 12 yrs in GIS, GPS, and CAD applications. His research work focuses on environmental/water resources and infrastructure GIS.

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Staci England    
Virginia Cooperative Extension
sengland@vt.edu
(434) 984-0727

Staci is a former school teacher turned 4-H agent. She has taught GPS/GIS workshops at the state and local level for the past three years.

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No Image Available John M. Galbraith    
Virginia Tech
john.galbraith@vt.edu
(540) 231-9784

I have experience in wetlands, carbon sequestration, GIS, and soil survey. I teach six classes in soils, wetlands, and GIS and conduct numerous research projects involving GIS as a tool.

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Jeff Kirwan    
Virginia Cooperative Extension
jkirwan@vt.edu
(540) 231-7265

Jeff Kirwan is an Extension Specialist in the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech. He works with 4-H Extension Agents, volunteers, teachers and other people who teach youth about natural resources.

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Bob Kolvoord    
James Madison University
kolvoora@jmu.edu
(540) 568-2752

Bob has provided professional development workshops and developed curriculum for K-12 teachers using GIS, GPS and remote sensing since 1990. He has given workshops to teachers across the USA and around the world. His focus is on helping you bring these tools to your students and classroom.

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No Image Available Bernd Kuennecke    
Radford University
bkuennec@radford.edu
(540) 831-5558

Bernd has been director of the Radford University GIS Center since 2001 and department Chair since 1991. Some of his interests include: GIS, Digital Image Processing, and Economic Geography. His teaching specialties include: GIS, Land Use, Rural Planning, Field Methods, and Physical Geography.

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John McGee    
Virginia Geospatial Extension Program
jmcg@vt.edu
(540) 231-2428

The GEP’s mission is to facilitate the development of geospatial products and services at all levels across Virginia. The GEP has developed customized curriculum to support cost-effective training and workshop venues. From Jan–June 2004, the GEP provided educational venues for ~500 Virginians.

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Steve Prisley    
Virginia Tech Department of Forestry
prisley@vt.edu
(540) 231-7674

Dr. Prisley worked for more than 10 years as a GIS manager for forest industry before joining the Forestry faculty at Virginia Tech. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in GIS.

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Melissa Scott    
Anderson and Associates, Inc.
scott@andassoc.com
540.552.5592

Melissa is Anderson & Associates' GIS Project Manager with 9 years of project experience. Her focus is on integrating technology services into GIS based initiatives that improve daily business functions. Melissa is dedicated to expanding the mainstream use and benefits of GIS technology.

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No Image Available John Scrivani    
Piedmont Virginia Community College
jscrivani@pvcc.edu
(434) 977-3900

John is the manager of the Virginia Forest Spatial Analysis Center @ the Virginia Department of Forestry and adjunct faculty/GIS Course Instructor @ PVCC since 1999. John has 20 years of professional experience with forestry applications in GIS, GPS and remote sensing. Virginia Tech Faculty 1985-89.

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Daniel Shaffer    
Terralogic, inc.
shaffer@gislogic.com
(540) 248-2447

A talented, results-driven leader with a unique blend of IT analytical skills, consulting and teaching experience. Able to motivate, guide and instruct individuals and teams in the development of complicated systems and applications. 15 years expereince.

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William Shuart    
Center for Environmental Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University
wshuart@vcu.edu
(804) 828-7202

Will is the Environmental Technology Coordinator for CES-VCU and has 8 years of experience using GIS. Will has been an ESRI Authorized Instructor since 2001 and has instructed over 200 students. He has a Master’s of Science from VCU. The Center offers many courses in GIS and other technologies.

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No Image Available Hank Wolf    
IRMAssociates, Inc. and Center for Earth Observing & Space Research
hwolf@gmu.edu
(703) 993-3637

Mr. Wolf received his Masters of Science in Operations Research at Polytechnic Institute of New York in 1962. Currently, he is the Assistant Director of the Center for Earth Observing and Space Research at George Mason University.

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