About me
Tonya Kauhi is a techno-optimist who uses GIS as her superpower to engage and educate the community and provides geospatial insights to help Washington State Department of Health staff make informed business decisions. She has over 25 years’ experience planning, coordinating, developing, implementing, integrating, and maintaining geographic information systems. Tonya specializes in data management, GIS architecture, improving workflows, and evangelizing GIS. She is also the former leader and co-founder of Washington Women in GIS & Technology meet up group, whose mission is to empower women to learn, teach, and promote GIS and technology.