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About Us

About Us

Mission Statement

The County GIS Professionals Association of Pennsylvania's mission is to promote excellence in the deployment of Geographic Information Systems within Pennsylvania's county government.

The County GIS Professionals Association of Pennsylvania exists to provide opportunities for professional development, facilitate the sharing and coordinating of geospatial resources, and assist and support counties' geospatial initiatives.


Vision Statement

The County GIS Professionals Association of Pennsylvania exists to provide opportunities for professional development, facilitate the sharing and coordinating of geospatial resources; and assist and support counties’ geospatial initiatives.

Officers

Officers

Treasurer
Tim Murphy (Columbia County)
tmurphy@columbiapa.org
(570) 387-4930

Ex Officio Members

NENA Working Group(s) Representative
Barry Hutchins
bhutchin@epix.net

State Geospatial Coordinating Board Representative
Laura Lettiere (Mifflin County)
llettiere@mifflinco.org

Regional Directors

Map of Association's Regions

Northwest (1)
Mike Baker (Erie County)
mbaker@eriecountypa.gov

Southwest (2) 
Sean McLaughlin (Mercer County)
smclaughlin@mercercountypa.gov
(724) 662-3800 ext. 2444

Northwest Central (3) 
Leah Smith (Clarion County)
lsmith@co.clarion.pa.us
(814) 226-4000 ext. 2315

North Central (4)
Garrett McKinney (Lycoming County)
gmckinney@lyco.org
(570) 327-6707

South Central Mountain (5)
Grant Wills (Blair County)
gwills@blairco.org
(814) 693-2535

South Central (6)
Jamie George (Lebanon County)
Jamie.George@lebanoncountypa.gov
(717) 274-2801

East Central (7)
Dan Reese (Luzerne County)
daniel.reese@luzernecounty.org
(570) 825-1550

Northeast (8)
Steve Rinker (Monroe County)
srinker@monroecountypa.gov
(570) 517-3156

Southeast (9)
Marlen Kokaz-Roy (Chester County)
mkokazroy@chesco.org
(610) 344-4712

Committee Chairs

Land Records 
Kara Shindle (Franklin County)
klshindle@franklincountypa.gov
(717) 261-3149

Membership
Brad Shirey (Berks County)
bshirey@countyofberks.com
(610) 478-6283 x6116

Next Gen 9-1-1
Sean McLaughlin (Mercer County)
smclaughlin@mercercountypa.gov
(724) 662-3800 ext. 2444

Training  
Cherie Prentice-Brown (Lebanon County)
CPrentice-Brown@lebanonauthority.org

Staff Support

Mike Sage
msage@pacounties.org

Kimberly Ade
kade@pacounties.org