Marikka Williams MSc, GISP
Director - Eastern Section (2019-23) Year 2 of 2nd term Professor, GIS Fleming College |
GIS Professor for the GIS (Cartography and Applications Specialist) Post Diploma program, Common First Semester and Environmental Technician program at Sir Sandford Fleming College, Lindsay, ON. Eastern Section Director, BeSpatial / Ontario and Mapping and Technologies Spatial Data Strategies Chair for Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA).
Marikka is a graduate of the University of North Texas and has been GISP certified by GISCI since 2008. Marikka is a GIS Professor for the GIS Post Diploma, Common First Semester and Environmental Technician programs at Fleming College, Eastern Director for BeSpatial Ontario, and Mapping and Technologies Spatial Data Strategies Chair for Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA). She has 20+ years of experience providing GIS services to support Municipal Operations, Engineering Consulting, and Higher Education. She joined Fleming College, as GIS Professor in 2014, and teaches Spatial Analysis, Geovisualization, Municipal Mapping, Geomatics in Surveying, Remote Sensing and Fundamentals of Geomatics. As BeSpatial Eastern Director, she volunteers to bring GIS education, career development and networking opportunities to students and GIS Professionals. As Mapping Technologies and Spatial Data Interest Group Chair for the CCA, she seeks to build awareness around mapping technologies to deliver spatial information that supports business practices in both public and private sectors.
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