Geography Alumni and their careers

2019-2020

• Jeremy Bozeman (online BS Geography) – Land Survey Crew Chief for Benchmark Associates, Inc., Knoxville, TN

2018-2019

• Daniel Ball (MA Geography; GIScience certificates)
• Chase Childers (BS Natural Resources and Recreation Management; GIScience certificate)
• Charistin Clark (BS Geography) – weekend meteorologist for WOAY-TV, Beckley, WV
• Steven Curry (MA Geography; GIScience certificate)
• Hunter Ellison (BS Geography)
• Ian English (BS Geography)
• Marshall Holcomb (BS Geology; GIScience certificate)
• Jerome Larcher (BS Geography)
• Ann Lockard (BS Geography) – Marshall University Geography master’s program
• Colton Snyder (BS Geography)
• Shannon Spencer (online BS Geography)
• Matthew Thompson (BS Geology; GIScience certificate)
• Jennifer Trotta (MS Environmental Science; GIScience certificate)
• Kya Williams (online BA Geography)

2017-2018

• Nick Adkins (MS Geography; thesis) – ORC Utility & Infrastructure Land Services, Charleston, WV
• Katelyn Amspacher (MS Biological Sciences; GIScience certificate)
• Mike Andry (BS Geography)
• Madison Birchfield (BS NRRM; GIScience certificate)
• William “Todd” Cooper (MS Physical and Applied Sciences; GIScience certificate)
• Alan Edwards (MA Geography) – Wayne County, WV Assessor, temporary GIS analyst
• Amber Miller (MA Geography) –
• Brian O’Keefe (BS Geography) – GIS Technician, West Virginia State Tax Department, Charleston, WV
• Kara Scott (BA Geography) –
• Jason Smith (GIScience certificate) – City of Ashland, KY
• Sean Wineland (MS Biological Sciences; GIScience certificate)
• Bob Wojcieszak (MA Geography) – small business owner
• Jacob Wolfe (MA Geography) – Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV, GIS Analyst
• Keith Zeigler (BS Geography) – Chromebook Sales Specialist, Wilmington, North Carolina

2016-2017

• Alexandra Bright
• David Copeland – Delivery Driver Assistant (Seasonal) at UPS
• Michael Fields
• Nathan Hoxie (MS Biological Sciences; GIScience certificate)
• Katarena Jarrell – Account Specialist at Avalara
• Paul Morrison (MS Physical and Applied Sciences; GIScience certificate)
• Jonathan O’Neil (BS NRRM; GIScience certificate)
• Kasey Osborne (MS Biological Sciences; GIScience certificate)
• Chantz Sigler (BS Geology; GIScience certificate)
• Robert Strider (thesis) – GIS Technician, Pinehurst, North Carolina
• Riley Tavish
• Kyle Wallace (BS NRRM; GIScience certificate)

2015-2016

• Nicholas Adkins – Marshall University Geography Department master’s program; GIS Technician at West Virginia State Tax Department
• Tanner Beckett – Cenergy, LLC
• Delbert (Chris) Cannoy – Cartographic Tech, US Census Bureau, Jeffersonville, Indiana
• Christopher Carr – Geographic Information Systems Professional, Warrenton, Virginia
• David Copeland – Marshall University Geography Department master’s program
• Jeff Cragle – CAD Drafter at Adecco Staffing, Austin, Texas
• Joseph Fitzwater – Weekend Meteorologist, WOWK TV 13, Charleston, WV
• Jessica Hutchinson – English Teaching Assistant, Marshall University
• Linda McGuffey – IT Consultant at Marshall University
• Mike Michael – GIS Analyst/Manager, City of Troutdale, Oregon
• Aaron “Aari” Nelson – Lead GIS Analyst | The Villages® Technology Solutions Group, FL
• Heidi Oberlin (online BS) – Meteorologist and GIS specialist, Chloeta Fire, Oklahoma City
• Alexandria Phares – EFNEP Youth Associate at WVSU, Charleston, West Virginia
• Andrew Pritt – Long Term Substitute Teacher (History) at Pocahontas County High School, WV
• Kiersten Rose – Graduate Student at Kobe University, Osaka, Japan
• Amanda Wallace (online) – Web Search Evaluator, Appen LTD.
• Douglas Wiley – Cabell County Solid Waste Authority, Barboursville, WV

2014-2015

• Megan (McCrosky) Click – Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator for the Geospatial Information Science program, Mountwest Community and Technical College, Huntington, WV
• Chris Hale
• Jialun Jiao – Geographer, US Census Bureau, Washington, DC
• Lora Meadows – Geographic Information Science and Technology Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Rashad Nisar – GIS Field Engineer, Salt Lake County, Layton, Utah
• Christopher Shaffer

2013-2014

• Britt Arcadipane – GIS Analyst IV, Hatch Mott MacDonald, Charleston, WV
• Zachary Ball – Contractor for Dominion Energy, Parkersburg, WV
• Daniel Kirby
• Lakin Johnson – GIS Analyst, City of Fort Walton Beach, FL
• Linda McGuffey – Marshall University Geography Department master’s program
• Zachary McLain – WV Department of Highways, Huntington, WV
• Taylor Lee – Biological Field Technician, Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc., Greenbrier County, WV
• Aaron Nelson – Marshall University Geography Department master’s program
• Jerrod Stout – GIS Analyst, Gulfland Appalachian Energy, Inc., Paintsville, KY

2012-2013

• Chris Cannoy – Marshall University Geography Department master’s program
• Seth Davidson (thesis) – GIS administrator at Northeast Natural Energy in Charleston, WV
• Randy Epperly – WV Department of Highways, Charleston, WV
• Jared Figgins (thesis) – GIS Analyst at the Piketon, OH Uranium Enrichment Plant
• Aaron Johnson
• Amanda Payne – Project Scheduler, Optum, Charleston, West Virginia
• Veronica Ross
• Yisha Shi – pursuing Ph.D. opportunities
• Ashley (Ostrow) Stephens – Analyst, US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV
• Douglas Wiley – Marshall University Geography Department master’s program

2011-2012

• Andrew Brown
• Sara Cremeans – Research / Data Analyst / GIS Recognition Media LLC
• Carrie Haight – Senior GIS Mapping Development Planner, LUMOS Networks, Charleston, WV
• Robert Hupp – Lowe’s of Barboursville, WV
• Marla Johnson – GISP, GIS Analyst EA Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland Area
• Jake Keaton – NASCAR driver
• Robert Maynard – GIS Analyst, Dominion (one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy), Parkersburg, WV
• Deloris Musick – Lexington, KY
• Dominique Norman (thesis) – GIS Analyst at CALIBRE Systems, Alexandria, VA
• Jonathan Phoenix – Senior GIS Specialist, GAI Consultants, Inc., Homestead, Pennsylvania
• Benjamin Stratton – Network Planner, Segra, Charleston, WV
• Patricia Usher – Lead Teacher at Child Development Academy, Huntington, West Virginia

2010-2011

• Libby Callicoat (thesis) – Geography Instructor, Midlands Technical College, West Columbia, SC
• Mark Collins – Environmental Resources Analyst, WV Department of Environmental Protection, Charleston, WV
• Jacqueline Crawford – GIS Analyst, WV Department of Environmental Protection, Charleston, WV
• N. Zack Fraley – US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV
• Daniel Grafton – Faculty, Social Science, Morgan Community College, Morgan, CO
• Josh Krumski – GIS Analyst II at Williams, Oklahoma City, OK
• Dustin Lowers – GIS Database Admininstrator I, West Virginia Department of Transportation
• Lora Meadows – Marshall University Geography Department master’s program
• F. Britt McNew – GIS Coordinator at Advantage Timberland, Bluefield, Virginia
• Ashley Ostrow – Intern, US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV
• David Rucker – Project Manager with Summit Engineering (mine engineering and permitting) in South Charleston, WV

2009-2010

• Jessica Beres – GIS Analyst at Gulfport Energy Corporation, Martins Ferry, Ohio
• Crystal Chambers – US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WVV
• Emiko Hori — GIS Programmer Analyst II at WVDOT Division of Highways
• Chad Pyles – Project Manager at Cenergy, LLC, Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia
• J. Michael Stanton (thesis) – Maryland Department of Agriculture

2008-2009

• Jackie Crawford – MU Geography Master’s program
• Ibrahim Alkhady (Thesis) – Assistant Professor, GIS at the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute for Hajj and Umrah Research, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• Brian Brown (Thesis) – Social Studies/English Teacher at Ben Franklin Technical School, Huntington, West Virginia Area
• Eric Tadlock (Thesis) – Pilot – Maryland State Police
• Stephanie (Young) Thorn (Thesis) – Marketing Coordinator at VisitGreenvilleSC, Greenville, South Carolina
• William Stockwell – Marshall University staff

2007-2008

• Amy Blankenship (Thesis) – MountWest Community and Technical College instructor, Huntington, WV; Lab Expediter at Eyetique
• Aubrey Dickerson – Owner at West Virginia Publishing Company, Cool Ridge, West Virginia
• Won Hoi Hwang (Thesis) – Ph.D. program at Virginia Tech, VA
• BJ Jones (Thesis) – Ph.D. from Shanghai University, China
• Jeanette Kripas Weaver (Thesis) – Research Analyst, GIS&T Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Christa Moore – self-employed, Huntington, WV
• Aaron Patterson (Thesis) – fiber Company, Kansas City, KS
• Tara Shleser – City of Beckley, WV
• Kristi Stephens (Thesis)
• Joe Trimboli – US Army Corps of Engineers

2006-2007

• Alexandria Rovatsos (Thesis) – Law school
• Craig Rife – City of Huntington, WV Public Works