Ekaterina Fitos, GISP, is a certified GIS professional (GISP) currently employed with the engineering firm CH2MHill.

She is currently serving as President of the Florida Region of ASPRS a society of which she has been involved in since 2008 starting as a Director.  She championed the Young Professional Council at the National Level and is chair of the Florida Region Professional Award Committee.

With over 13 years GIS experience of which 10 years were in service to the public sector, and nearing 3 years experience in the private sector conducting GIS and geospatial analysis, she understands the intricacies involved with working both with private and public entities.  Currently, working as a Senior GIS Analyst, she is involved in providing GIS support to engineers and environmental scientists for efforts associated with water resource activities.  Prior to working for CH2MHill, she worked at the Southwest Florida Water Management District her responsibilities included: project management for aerial mapping collections with focus on  District’s Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) missions centering on distribution of data, maintaining quality assurance and control, contract administration, and GIS analysis. She helped write the statewide specification on LiDAR mapping recently utilized by the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) during the statewide coastal LiDAR collection project in 2007. She holds a Master degree in Business Administration (MBA), Master degree in Geography - GIS, and Bachelor degree in Environmental Science.

Al Karlin went to school at Rutger’s University in New Jersey and Miami University of Ohio. He graduated in 1978 with a Ph.D. in Theoretical Biology. He did a post-Doctoral Fellowship at Florida State University before taking a position in the Department of Zoology at the University of Arkansas. While on the faculty at the University of Arkansas, Al held positions in the Departments of Zoology, Computer and Information Science, and Engineering Technology. Dr. Karlin left the University after 20 years and moved to Florida in 2000. After a short time as a consultant in the private sector, he took his current position with the Southwest Florida Water Management District where as the Senior GIS Scientist, he directs the District’s LiDAR data collection missions.

Brian Murphy currently serves as Vice President of Business Development for Altavian, the maker of photogrammetry-grade Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Prior to working at Altavian, he worked at Northrop Grumman (formerly 3001, inc.) doing Business Development and Program Management for the Advanced GEOINT Systems Operating Unit.

Brian graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s in Land and Water Management (2001) and a Masters of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning (2009). Brian currently serves as the Florida Region Past President  and Webmaster, in addition to serving as the Chair of the Sustaining Members Council.

Bon Dewitt is an Associate Professor and administers the Geomatics Program in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida. He conducts research and teaches courses in many of the various aspects of Geomatics. He has been a member of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing since 1981 and has served on the ASPRS Florida Region Board of Directors for over 15 years. Dr. Dewitt is also licensed as a Professional Surveyor and Mapper in the State of Florida and serves on the Board of Directors for the Florida Surveying and Mapping Society.

T. Jeffrey “Jeff” Young is currently the Vice President and Director of Photogrammetry for Pickett & Associates, Inc. He is a Florida licensed Surveyor & Mapper, a licensed Photogrammetric Surveyor with the State of South Carolina, a licensed Surveyor Photogrammetrist with the Commonwealth of Virginia and an ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrist. Jeff has held positions within ASPRS as a Florida Director, National Membership Chairperson and is currently Florida’s National Director. He has been a member since 1993.

Kimberly has been as member of ASPRS since 2008, first joining as a University of Florida Geography student she organized the local participation of UF students in ASPRS activities and has attended numerous ASPRS Conferences. She holds a Bachelors in Geography from the University of Florida. Her professional experience includes imagery and LiDAR QA/QC with Dewberry and she presently serves as a Geospatial Analyst for eMap International. In that role Kimberly manages a wide variety of imagery acquisition both aerial and satellite and establishes project specifications insuring that imagery capture meets client requirements. In addition she is responsible for change detection from both aerial and satellite imagery for major oil and gas clients.

Brenda has been in the Geospatial Profession for over twenty years. She is currently the U.S Region Sales Manager for Optech, responsible for sales and marketing of Airborne Digital Aerial Camera and LiDAR Systems. She began her career selling Landsat satellite imagery and over the years has expanded her knowledge and experience to include aerial imagery, digital mapping and analytical services, with extensive knowledge and background in GIS/Remote Sensing Applications products and services.

Keith is a Senior Project Manager at Dewberry in Tampa, Florida and is a Florida licensed Professional Surveyor and Mapper (PSM). He has over 30 years of experience in remote sensing, photogrammetry, mapping, surveying, GIS and related geospatial services. His technical experience includes project design, LiDAR data processing, photo interpretation, change detection, trend analysis, environmental field reconnaissance, accuracy assessment and geodatabase construction aimed at supplying clients with reliable geospatial information. He has served in both executive level and program management positions.