Did You Know?
State GIS Steering Committee
The West Virginia State GIS Steering Committee is charged with the development and implementation of the GIS Strategic Plan for the State of West Virginia. The Steering Committee was founded as part of Executive Order 4-93, and was re-activated by the GIS Policy Council in 2008 with a newly formalized membership of GIS representatives from West Virginia state agencies, local government, the academic, federal, and private sectors, and a representative from the West Virginia Association of Geospatial Professionals.
The State GIS Steering Committee, chaired by the WV GIS Coordinator, works in collaboration with the GIS Policy Council and West Virginia's GIS user community to provide active leadership in enhancing the state's use of geospatial technology.
Contact: Tony Simental, WV State GIS Coordinator (304) 558-2234, Tony.A.Simental@wv.gov
Committee Members:
| Member | Title | Organization |
| Tony Simental, Chair | State GIS Coordinator | WV Geological Survey, Office of GIS Coordination |
| Jennings Starcher | GIS Manager | WV Div. of Homeland Security & Emergency Mgmt. |
| Kurt Donaldson | Senior Project Manager | WV GIS Technical Center, WVU |
| Yueming Wu | GIS Manager | WV Department of Transportation |
| Jessica Perkins | GIS Programmer/Analyst | WV Div. of Natural Resources |
| Michael Shank | Manager, Technical Applications and GIS Unit | WV Department of Environmental Protection |
| Colleen Lemasters | ISC, State Historic Preservation Office | WV Department of Education and the Arts |
| Sean McCauley | GIS Specialist | WV Department of Agriculture |
| John Bocan | GIS Programmer/Analyst | WV Geological & Economic Survey |
| Adam Cottrell | GIS Manager | City of Charleston |
| Aaron Cox | Hampshire County GIS Coordinator | WV Association of Counties |
| Jason Roberts | GIS Director | Region I Planning & Development Council |
| Jacob Darrah | GIS Manager | Blue Mountain, Inc. |
| Russell Rollyson | Deputy State Auditor | WV State Auditor's Office |
| John Dunlap | Chief Technology Officer | WV Office of Technology |
| Colleen Lemasters | President | WV Association of Geospatial Professionals |
| David Tackett | CIO | WV Office of Secretary of State |
| Lisa King | GIS Technical Administrator I | WV Department of Health and Human Resources |
| vacant | Rahall Transportation Institute, Marshall | |
| James Foreman | GIS DBA | WV Property Tax Division |
| Steven Harouff | GIS Manager | WV Division of Forestry |
| Maria Simental | GIS Analyst | WV Water Development Authority |
| Mike Paugh | GIS Manager | Monongalia County Planning Commission |
| Chris Chrzanowski | GIS Coordinator Mapping Department | Kanawha County Assessor’s Office |
| John Green | Professional Surveyor | WV Society of Professional Surveyors |
| Non-Voting Member | Title | Organization |
| Craig Neidig | Geospatial Liaison, National Map Program | U.S. Geological Survey |