Profiles of Geographers

Learn more about about geography as a field of study and about geography careers from profiles of geographers working in education, business, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. Read about why they chose to pursue geography and how a career can be exciting, meaningful, and successful!

Education Careers

Miguel Aguilar Robledo is a Professor of Geography and Coordinator of the Social Sciences and Humanities Program in the Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP) in Mexico
Michael Broadway is a Professor and Chair of the Northern Michigan University Geography Department
Emily Freeman was a Ph.D. candidate and Assistant Professor in the School of Geography and Geology at McMaster University
John Fraser Hart is a Professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota
Marsha Henderson is the Vice President for External Affairs at The University at Buffalo
Gavin Hollis was a PhD candidate in English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan
Janet E. Kodras is a Professor of Geography at Florida State University
Petronella Muraya is an Assistant Professor of Geography at Howard University
Fritz Nelson is a Professor of Geography at the University of Delaware
Rosann Poltrone is an Instructor of Geography and Chair of the Social Sciences Department at Arapahoe Community College
Yvette Pye was a licensed elementary teacher turned geography Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota
Kidane-Miriam Tadesse is a Professor of Geography at Edinboro University
Ellen Mosley Thompson is a University Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Geography at Ohio State University and a research scientist at the Byrd Polar Research Center

Business/Private Sector Careers

Rob George was the Manager of GIS Services at Wendy’s International
James Higgins is the Philadelphia Regional Manager for ESRI
Katarina Doctor was an undergraduate major in geography at George Mason University
Scott Prinsen is a Meteorologist for Fox 7 Weather Edge
Jeanette Rice is the Vice President for Market Research at Crescent Real Estate Equities, Ltd.
Jeff Young was the Regional Director of Sales for the Americas for Leica Geosystems GIS and Mapping, LLC

Government Careers

Sonia Arbona is a Medical Geographer with the Texas Department of Health
Darryl Cohen is a Geographer in the Population Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
Joseph Kerski was a Geographer in the Education Program at the U.S. Geological Survey
Liz Lyon is a Research Geographer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ronald Wilson was directing the Mapping & Analysis for Public Safety Program at the National Institute of Justice 

Nonprofit Careers

Peter Ndunda is a Kenyan geographer and alumunus of My Community, Our Earth program
Matt Rosenberg is the Geography Guide for the website About.com