The panel — co-organized by IBES, DEEPS, S4, the Brown Library, and the Rhode Island Geographic Information System — gave students the chance to learn firsthand how GIS expertise translates into meaningful career paths.
Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Date
January 12, 2026
WATCH | GIS Career Panel
Held during the 2025 Geography Awareness Week, the November 19 panel brought together professionals who have built diverse careers in transportation, utilities, government, and environmental planning.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5KQkv7PyosE
GIS Career Panel
Five alumni and local community members described how they utilize GIS across a variety of sectors
Featured speakers:
- Ethan McIntosh '22, Senior Data Analyst at MassDOT and the MBTA
- Kristin Meseck, GIS Manager at Providence Water
- Aimee Mandeville, Research Associate in the Environmental Data Center at the University of Rhode Island
- Cy Smith, Massachusetts State GIO and Director of MassGIS
- Isaiah Spencer '21, GIS Specialist at BETA Group, Inc.
- Moderated by Garth Hoxsie Quinn, Supervising GIS Specialist at the Rhode Island Division of Statewide Planning