GSDI Officers and Board of Directors

The multi-national Board of Directors includes representatives from all continents and all sectors, including government, commercial, non-profit, and academia. Elected by the delegates from full members, the current Board includes:

Officers

Position  Name
President Abbas Rajabifard
Past President Bas Kok
Executive Director Harlan Onsrud (appointed by Board) Bio
Secretary Al Stevens (appointed by Board) Bio
Treasurer Marilyn Gallant (appointed by Board) Bio

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee consists of the President, President-elect, and Past President.

Board

Position Name & Institution Personal Profile Term Expires
President Abbas Rajabifard
  University of Melbourne		  Bio GSDI 13
President-elect David Coleman
  University of New Brunswick		  Bio GSDI 13
Past President Bas Kok
  Dutch Kadaster / Delft University of Technology		  Bio GSDI 13
IGS President Mabel Alvarez
  International Geospatial Society		 Bio end of presidency
EUROGI Bruce McCormack
  European Umbrella Organization for Geographic Information		  Bio appointed by EUROGI
PAIGH Santiago Borrero
  Pan American Institute for Geography and History		  Bio appointed by PAIGH
UNECA-CODIST Andre Nonguierma
  Information, Science & Technology Division
  United Nations Economic Commission for Africa		 Bio appointed by UNECA-CODIST
GSDI Industry Advisory Council 1. Carmelle J. Terborgh
    Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)

Bio

Bio

 appointed by IAC -
one vote among all

 
  2. Stan Tillman
    Intergraph Corporation
Government   vacant - appointment until next election   Term:
GSDI 13
Academia Joep Crompvoets
  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium		  Bio Term:
GSDI 15
Non-Profit Chris Holmes
  Open Planning Project		  Bio Term:
GSDI 14
Region - Africa Hussein Farah
  Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)		  Bio Term:
GSDI 14
Region - Asia/Pacific Arup Dasgupta
  GIS Development, India		 Bio Term:
GSDI 15
Region - Europe Dave Lovell
  EuroGeographics		  Bio Term:
GSDI 13
Region - North America Ivan Deloatch
  US Federal Geographic Data Committee		  Bio Term:
GSDI 14
Region - South America Eric van Praag
  CAF - Latin America Development Bank		  Bio Term:
GSDI 14
International Geographic Org. Joseph Strobl
  UNIGIS International Association 		 Bio Term:
GSDI 14
GSDI Related Global Initiative Mark Becker
  CIESIN		  Bio Term:
GSDI 15
International Industry Org. Mark Reichardt
  Open Geospatial Consortium		  Bio Term:
GSDI 13
       
Recording Secretaries: Al Stevens (FGDC) and Karen Levoleger - Bio (Dutch Kadastre)