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Board Members
Stuart Rich
Email: srich@penbaymedia.com
Phone: 207.230.0182

Bio: Stuart Rich is a Chief Technology Officer at PenBay Solutions with more than 15 years experience developing database applications and geographic information systems for government and non-government environmental organizations across the US and worldwide. He has several years of extensive geographic information systems (GIS) experience, with an expertise in ESRI technology, to include project management, data analysis and modeling, as well as workflow methodology design work. Mr. Rich excels in system architecture, business process analysis and strategic planning and has been instrumental in developing the Building Information Spatial Data Model. He holds a BS Forest Management, University of Maine, Orono.

Brett Flodine, Secretary

Angelo Marino, Treasurer
Email: marinoa@nashuanh.gov
Phone: 603.589.3040

Bio: Mr. Marino has been an assessor and appraiser for over 30 years. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1972. He is currently the Chief Assessor and GIS Manager in the City of Nashua, NH. He is a regular member and Past President of NRAAO. He holds the senior member designation from the American Society of Appraisers, ASA and is a CNHA, Certified New Hampshire Assessor, a CCMA, Certified Connecticut Municipal Assessor and an RICA, Rhode Island Certified Assessor. He is a licensed General Appraiser in New Hampshire and has qualified as an expert witness in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Mr. Marino oversees all assessment and GIS functions in the City including the deployment of both and intranet and internet IMS application.

William DiLibero, Esq.
Email: wdilibero@cox.net
Phone: 401.884.9994

Bio: Bill DiLibero has provided legal counsel to NEARC since the time of incorporation in 1994. He maintains a general law practice in North Kingstown, Rhode Island and is licensed with the Rhode Island and Massachusetts bars. He works with small public and private corporations and provides land-use, real estate and estate planning legal services. Bill was the initial manager for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's GIS program and served on the 1994 Massachusetts NEARC conference committee. Bill received his BS from Worcester State College. He holds masters degrees in Environmental Policy and Urban and Regional Planning from Clark University and the University of Miami respectively and receiced his J.D. From New England School of Law.

Carol Baker
Email: cbaker@southkingstownri.com
Phone: 401.789.9331 ext. 1249

Bio: Ms. Baker is the GIS Administrator for Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island since 1997, developing and maintaining a Town-wide GIS for town staff and the public. Previously, she worked for 9 years developing RIGIS database and initial statewide applications as a research associate at the University of Rhode Island's Environmental Data Center. Ms. Baker has a BS and MS from the University of Rhode Island in Natural Resources, and has been attending NEARC conferences faithfully since 1988. She still admits to maintaining a few coverages, using command line on occasion and using ArcView 3x for editing tables in a pinch.

Larry Spraker
Email: larry.spraker@fountainsamerica.com
Phone: 518.346.0942 ext. 12

Bio: Larry Spraker has over 20 years of experience in the GIS industry, and is currently the President of Fountains Spatial, Inc. (FSI) where he is responsible for managing the overall business as well as leading the application development group. Prior to his role at Fountains Spatial, he was the Director of Geographic Information Systems for the New York State Parks Management and Research Institute in Saratoga Springs, NY. Larry holds a Masters degree in Geography from Indiana State University, and has served as an adjunct faculty member at the State University of New York at Albany, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. Larry has attended every NEARC conference since 1989, served as chairman for the 1990 Spring NEARC and the 1996 Annual conference in Saratoga Springs, and was the President of NEARC from 1994 – 1996.

Darren Mackiewicz
Email: MackiewiczDM@cdm.com

Bio: Mr. Mackiewicz is a Group Leader and Project Manager with CDM at their Cambridge, MA headquarters. He has been with CDM for 10 years, during which time his role has changed from GIS Analyst, to GIS Application Developer to Group Leader of the Eastern Applications Development Group. Mr. Mackiewicz has a BS from Bridgewater State College and has obtained his GISP certification. Outside of thinking in code most of the time, Mr. Mackiewicz still gets to do some fun GIS processing but primarily works with enterprise-wide system implementations and maintenance.

Shane White
Email: shane.white@doa.ri.gov

Bio: As the State of Rhode Island Geographic Information System (RIGIS) Coordinator, Mr. White is responsible for monitoring, coordinating, and providing leadership for activities related to the use of GIS technology within Rhode Island. This includes supporting initiatives to implement or use the technology, and to manage and provide access to a common database of geographically referenced information.

Mr. White is a career GIS professional with 25 years of GIS experience. Before joining the State of Rhode Island, Mr. White worked for Vermont GIS as a GIS Technician; ESRI as a GIS Technician, R&D Specialist, Technical Sales Representative and Regional GIS Consulting Manager; Fuss & O’Neill Consulting Engineers as a Senior GIS Analyst, Project Manager and Senior Project Manager; and for the City of Worcester, MA as GIS Manager. During these years, he developed and taught a total of four GIS classes at the University of New Haven and Clark University. He has a B.A. in Geography from the University of Vermont.

He is a member of national, regional, state and local GIS organizations and committees to ensure that Rhode Island’s GIS interests are well represented. These organizations include URISA (New England Chapter At-large Board Member), NSGIC (Rhode Island State Representative), NEARC (At-large Board Member) and RIGIS (Coordinator). He specializes in sustainable GIS database development through business process documentation and enhancement.
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