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Profiles of Professional Geographers

You study geography? Great, what will you do with it upon graduation? 
 
Geographers apply their spatial thinking and competencies to a long list of careers, contributing to education, business, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies.  Be inspired by these profiles, geographers who have found success applying geography to their profession.

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Attention educators! You can access a PowerPoint presentation or PDF version of the profiles. 

Susan Elliott

Susan Elliott

Professor & University Research Chair

Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles

Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles

Indigenous Geographer & Assistant Prof.

Jean Hébert

Jean Hébert

Specialist in Environmental Management

Christopher Hewitt

Christopher Hewitt

Research Assoc. & Contract Instructor

Heather Castleden

Heather Castleden

Professor & Impact Chair

Chantal Déry

Chantal Déry

RGQ President, Professor UQO

Craig Coburn

Craig Coburn

Professor & Chair, University of Lethbridge

Jesse Sutton

Jesse Sutton

CAG Student Councillor (2023 - 2025)

Mayumi Sato

Mayumi Sato

Program Staff

Serge Kotchi

Serge Kotchi

Medical Geographer

Andrew Davidson

Andrew Davidson

Manager, Earth Observation

Aaron Buckley

Aaron Buckley

Water Design Specialist

Maren Luciani

Maren Luciani

Principal/Senior Planner

Afolabi Salami

Afolabi Salami

Student, Mining Engineering Technology

Laura Beazley

Laura Beazley

GeoNOVA Program Administrator

John Lopes

John Lopes

Director of Transaction Management

Martin Haefele

Martin Haefele

Manager, Whitehorse Office

Matthew King

Matthew King

Freelance Photographer/Research Assistant

Katie Bullick

Katie Bullick

Environmental Scientist/Wetland Specialist

Kari Johnston (right)

Kari Johnston (right)

Co-Owner, Wholesale Baking & Catering

Caroline Donohue

Caroline Donohue

GIS Analyst

Leora Gansworth

Leora Gansworth

Anishinaabe Poet, Ph.D. candidate

Rob Meyers

Rob Meyers

Medical Geographer, Geomatics Specialist

Maude-Élaine Levert Martin

Maude-Élaine Levert Martin

Building and Environment Inspector

Mark Squires

Mark Squires

GIS Research Analyst II

Joseph Ariwi

Joseph Ariwi

Health Research Specialist (Geospatial)

Shirley Zhang

Shirley Zhang

Orderly Room Second-in-Command

Ken Beardsall

Ken Beardsall

Nunavusiutit Curriculum Coordinator

Darren Platakis

Darren Platakis

Planning & Data/GIS Administrator

Lara Hoshizaki

Lara Hoshizaki

Regional Monitoring System Coordinator

Amelia Peres

Amelia Peres

Food & Dining Sustainability Coordinator

Barb Carra

Barb Carra

Chief Operating Officer

Jason May

Jason May

Associate Lawyer

Stephan Nieweler

Stephan Nieweler

PhD Candidate (Geography)

Wanli Wu

Wanli Wu

Ecologist

Kamillia Milligan

Kamillia Milligan

Manager, Equity and Human Rights

Cathy Chan

Cathy Chan

Marketing Manager & Visual Artist

Tristan Cleveland

Tristan Cleveland

Urban Affairs Columnist

Uytae Lee

Uytae Lee

President & Executive Director

Tracee Nemeth

Tracee Nemeth

Crime Analyst

Felicitas Egunyu

Felicitas Egunyu

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dominik Papinski

Dominik Papinski

Head of Statistics and Data Management

Roger Palmini

Roger Palmini

GIS Technician

Yvonne Hung

Yvonne Hung

Graduate Program Coordinator

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