Purpose

The UAA College of Engineering Geomatics Advisory Board (GAB) is to serve as an advocate for the UAA Geomatics Department.  Advice will be provided about industry needs, academic programs, career opportunities for students, staffing, and budget matters.  The GAB will support the Geomatics department in outreach activities to educate the public about program benefits.

Current Members

• Buchanan, Steve (Chair) - SurvBase, LLC
• Bell, Lynda - NOAA's National Geodetic Survey
• Brady, John - Stantec
• Brechan, Donna - MOA Project Management & Engineering
• Brooks, Paul - AC Global Air Ambulance
• Butterer, Aaron - Alaska Railroad
• Davis, Donald I - UAA Professor Emeritus
• Ditmer, Isaiah - Kodiak Mapping Inc.
• Dowling, Jennifer - DAT/EM Systems International
• Flint, Peter - Alaska Department of Natural Resources
• Gutzwiller, Brian - Michael Baker International
• Huhta, Kurt - Bureau of Land Management
• Moll, Stan - DAT/EM Systems International
• Preston, Bill - R&M Consultants, Inc.
• Quinn, Kevin - Kodiak Mapping Inc.
• Roder, Jon - Alaska Railroad, Land Services & Geospatial Programs
• Sharp, Jim - HDL Engineering Consultants
• Wardwell, Nathan - JOA Surveys
• Yates, Jeff - DAT/EM Systems International

Other participants

• Geomatics faculty
• Geomatics Student Association