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Len Kne

Director, Twin Cities
lenkne@umn.edu | (612) 624-7591
Proposal consultation, project development, database design, humanitarian relief
Len Kne Curriculum Vitae

 

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Stacey Stark

Associate Director, Duluth
slstark@d.umn.edu | (218) 726-7438
Project management, data consultation, K12 education, Hazard Mitigation Planning
Stacey Stark Curriculum Vitae

 

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Kate Carlson

Spatial Technology Consultant, Twin Cities
kbcarlso@umn.edu | (612) 624-7591
Cartography, geospatial analysis, instruction, data and research consultation
Kate Carlson Curriculum Vitae

 

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Steve Graham

Research Associate, Duluth
steveg@d.umn.edu | (218) 726-6081
Data consultation, flood modeling, systems administration, asset management, field data collection
Steve Graham Curriculum Vitae
 

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Melinda Kernik

Spatial Data Analyst and Curator, Twin Cities
kerni016@umn.edu | (612) 301-3932
Metadata, Data Management and Digital Humanities Consultations, Instruction
Melinda Kernik Curriculum Vitae

 

151. For breakdown of Minnesota vs. Outside Minnesota, and for a breakdown of startups launched in each category, email ovprcomm@umn.edu.

Micaella Penning

GIS Specialist, Duluth
kinzl011@d.umn.edu | (218) 726-7466
Cartography, instruction, humanities consultation, Hazard Mitigation Planning 
Micaella Penning Curriculum Vitae

 

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Zachary Vavra

GIS Specialist, Duluth
ztvavra@d.umn.edu | (218) 726-6871
Instruction, field data collection, Hazard Mitigation Planning
Zachary Vavra Curriculum Vitae

 

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Pete Wiringa

Computing Geospatial Analyst, Twin Cities
wiringa@umn.edu | (612) 624-7591
GIS application development, web mapping, data consultation, data management, systems administration
Pete Wiringa Curriculum Vitae

 

Research Assistants

 

Anders Hopkins

Research Assistant, Twin Cities
hopki313@umn.edu | (612) 624-7591

Luke Henry

Research Assistant, Duluth
henry555@d.umn.edu | (218) 726-7438

Adam Null

Research Assistant, Twin Cities
null0007@umn.edu | (612) 624-7591

Travis Ormsby

Research Assistant, Twin Cities
orms0027@umn.edu | (612) 624-7591

Christopher Saladin

Research Assistant, Twin Cities
salad046@umn.edu | (612) 624-7591.

Avian Ciganko-Ford

Research Assistant, Twin Cities
cigan005@umn.edu | (612) 624-7591

  

Former Staff

Kris Johnson (2011-14), Twin Cities
Molly McDonald (2012-14), Twin Cities
Taylor Long (2013-15), Twin Cities
Yingbin (Ben) Liang (2013-15), Twin Cities
Yilun (Allen) Lin (2013-15), Twin Cities
Agata Miszczyk (2013-15), Twin Cities
Yiqun (Ian) Xie( 2013-15), Twin Cities
Corey Betchwars (2014), Twin Cities
Steve Peyton (2015-16), Twin Cities
Teran Smith (2015-16), Twin Cities
Katie Stinebaugh (2015-17), Twin Cities
Rebecca Barney (2015-18), Twin Cities
Jacob Hartle (2015-18), Twin Cities
Coleman Shepard (2015-18), Twin Cities
Brittany Krzyzanowski (2015-19), Twin Cities 
Sharvari Sangle (2016), Twin Cities
Steve Schmidt (2016), Twin Cities
Dan Cahoun (2016), Duluth
Britta Hardel (2016), Duluth
Amanda Huber (2016), Duluth
Kyle Seifert (2016), Duluth
Gerrit VanderWaal (2016), Duluth
Josh Donato (2016-17), Twin Cities
Grace Johnson (2016-17), Twin Cities
Jeff Kropelnicki (2016-17), Twin Cities
Alex Nelson (2017), Duluth
Pam Potempa-Rivers (2017), Twin Cities
Jacob Arndt (2016-18), Twin Cities
Jacqueline Cassman (2017-18), Twin Cities
Arie Peterson (2017-18), Twin Cities
Ya Tao (2018), Twin Cities
Morgan Larson (2018), Duluth
Siona Roberts (2018), Duluth
Paul Jacobs (2018-19) Twin Cities
Han Bao (2018-19), Twin Cities
Jiateng Xu (2018-19), Twin Cities
Nels Anderson (2019), Duluth
Sophia Green (2019), Duluth
Sam Winters-Smith (2019), Twin Cities
John Zymslony (2019), Duluth