About Us
About Us
Mission Statement
The County GIS Professionals Association of Pennsylvania's mission is to promote excellence in the deployment of Geographic Information Systems within Pennsylvania's county government.
The County GIS Professionals Association of Pennsylvania exists to provide opportunities for professional development, facilitate the sharing and coordinating of geospatial resources, and assist and support counties' geospatial initiatives.
Vision Statement
The County GIS Professionals Association of Pennsylvania exists to provide opportunities for professional development, facilitate the sharing and coordinating of geospatial resources; and assist and support counties’ geospatial initiatives.
Officers
President
Seth Kerr (Jefferson County)
skerr@jeffersoncountypa.com
(814) 849-1694
Vice President
Megan Birch (Dauphin County)
MBirch@dauphinc.org
(717) 780-6227
Secretary
Kara Shindle (Franklin County)
klshindle@franklincountypa.gov
(717) 261-3149
Treasurer
Tim Murphy (Columbia County)
tmurphy@columbiapa.org
(570) 387-4930
Ex Officio Members
NENA Working Group(s) Representative
Barry Hutchins
bhutchin@epix.net
State Geospatial Coordinating Board Representative
Laura Simonetti (Mifflin County)
lsimonetti@mifflinco.org
Regional Directors
Northwest (1)
Mike Baker (Erie County)
mbaker@eriecountypa.gov
Southwest (2)
Sean McLaughlin (Mercer County)
smclaughlin@mercercountypa.gov
(724) 662-3800 ext. 2444
Northwest Central (3)
Leah Smith (Clarion County)
lsmith@co.clarion.pa.us
(814) 226-4000 ext. 2315
North Central (4)
Garrett McKinney (Lycoming County)
gmckinney@lyco.org
(570) 327-6707
South Central Mountain (5)
Grant Wills (Blair County)
gwills@blairco.org
(814) 693-2535
South Central (6)
Jamie George (Lebanon County)
Jamie.George@lebanoncountypa.gov
(717) 274-2801
East Central (7)
Dan Reese (Luzerne County)
daniel.reese@luzernecounty.org
(570) 825-1550
Northeast (8)
Steve Rinker (Monroe County)
srinker@monroecountypa.gov
(570) 517-3156
Southeast (9)
Marlen Kokaz-Roy (Chester County)
mkokazroy@chesco.org
(610) 344-4712
Committee Chairs
Land Records
Kara Shindle (Franklin County)
klshindle@franklincountypa.gov
(717) 261-3149
Membership
Brad Shirey (Berks County)
bshirey@countyofberks.com
(610) 478-6283 x6116
Next Gen 9-1-1
Sean McLaughlin (Mercer County)
smclaughlin@mercercountypa.gov
(724) 662-3800 ext. 2444
Training
Cherie Prentice-Brown (Lebanon County)
CPrentice-Brown@lebanonauthority.org