This session will feature opening remarks from WAGISA President Christina Chelf and a presentation from the 2025 Keynote Speaker: Sarah Bell.
Sarah Bell was trained in cartography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and began her professional cartography career at the National Park Service. She then went on to work at an independent cartography company, creating maps for clients like the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, and private companies. Following her time at the National Park Service, Sarah earned her M.S. in Geography, where she created mapping & viz products for community disaster recovery during her work as a data visualization designer for Western Washington University's Resilience Institute.
Today, Sarah works at Esri where she provides mapping and data-visual solutions for global customers. She has an appreciation for well-established cartographic standards and rules, but also eager to push and bend those rules.
When she is not mapping and designing, Sarah is rock climbing, running, and enjoying the outdoors with friends and family.
You can see her work at:
https://www.sarahbellmaps.com/
