Current leadership
Past officers
NACIS is an all-volunteer organization. These are some of the talented people who have given their time.
2021–2022
Patrick Kennelly
President
COCC
Travis White
Vice President/Program Chair
Brooke Marston
Vice President Elect
U.S. State Department
2020–2021
Mamata Akella
President
Felt
Patrick Kennelly
Vice President/Program Chair
COCC
Travis White
Vice President Elect
2019–2020
Leo Dillon
President
US Department of State
Mamata Akella
Vice President/Program Chair
Carto
Patrick Kennelly
Vice President Elect
COCC
2018–2019
Ginny Mason
President
S&P Global Platts
Leo Dillon
Vice President/Program Chair
US Department of State
Mamata Akella
Vice President Elect
Carto
2017–2018
Fritz Kessler
President
Penn State
Ginny Mason
Vice President/Program Chair
S&P Global Platts
Leo Dillon
Vice President Elect
US Department of State
2016–2017
Anthony Robinson
President
Penn State
Fritz Kessler
Vice President/Program Chair
Penn State
Ginny Mason
Vice President Elect
S&P Global Platts
2015–2016
Amy Griffin
President
UNSW-Canberra
Anthony Robinson
Vice President/Program Chair
Penn State
Fritz Kessler
Vice President Elect
Penn State
2014–2015
Alex Tait
President
International Mapping
Amy Griffin
Vice President/Program Chair
UNSW-Canberra
Anthony Robinson
Vice President Elect
Penn State
2013–2014
Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso
President
Alex Tait
Vice President/Program Chair
International Mapping
Amy Griffin
Vice President Elect
UNSW-Canberra
2012–2013
Neil Allen
President
Allan Cartography
Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso
Vice President
Alex Tait
Vice President Elect
International Mapping
2011–2012
Erik Steiner
President
Stanford
Neil Allen
Vice President
Allan Cartography
2010–2011
Tanya Buckingham
President
University of Wisconsin
Erik Steiner
Vice President
Stanford
2009–2010
Margaret Pearce
President
Ohio University
Tanya Buckingham
Vice President
University of Wisconsin
2008–2009
Brandon Plewe
President
Brigham Young Univ.
Margaret Pearce
Vice President
Ohio University
2007–2008
Michael Hermann
President
University of Maine
Brandon Plewe
Vice President
Brigham Young Univ.
2006–2007
Jenny Marie Johnson
President
Univ. Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Michael Hermann
Vice President
University of Maine
2005–2006
Dennis McClendon
President
Chicago Cartographics
Jenny Marie Johnson
Vice President
Univ. Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
2004–2005
Trudy Suchan
President
U.S. Census Bureau
Dennis McClendon
Vice President
Chicago Cartographics
2003–2004
John Krygier
President
Ohio Wesleyan
Trudy Suchan
Vice President
U.S. Census Bureau
2002–2003
Gordon Kennedy
President
WA DOT
John Krygier
Vice President
Ohio Wesleyan
2001–2002
Jim Meacham
President
University of Oregon
Gordon Kennedy
Vice President
WA DOT
2000–2001
Jeremy Crampton
President
George Mason Univ.
Jim Meacham
Vice President
University of Oregon
1999–2000
Tom Patterson
President
National Park Service
Jeremy Crampton
Vice President
George Mason Univ.
1998–1999
Cindy Brewer
President
Pennsylvania State Univ.