Professor Scott Jeffrey

• A NOAA funded mapping and education project, that, in cooperation with National Geographic and community based non-profit groups, trains middle and high school teachers to monitor stream health in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The results of the project will be published on the web at National Geographics FieldScope website.
• Creating a comprehensive vegetation and infrastructure map for Patterson Park in downtown Baltimore, MD.
• Collaborating with students Wes Bittner and Audrey Garven to create a statewide forest cover map for the department of Natural Resources Maryland Forest Service using 2007 National Agricultural and Imagery Program (NAIP) infrared imagery.
• Mapping economic development and historical change in Catonsville, MD.
• Past projects include GPS and Remote Sensing map for the Banneker Museum and a Service Learning map directory for Dr. Michael Sanow.

Jaime Alvarez

Jaime Alvarez is an Instructor and Program Coordinator for the Geospatial Applications Program on the CCBC-Essex Campus. Mr. Alvarez earned a B.S. in Geography at Towson University in 1997 and an M.A. in Geography from Towson University in 2006. Prior to joining CCBC in August 2007, Jaime was a GIS Specialist with the Towson University Center for Geographic Information Sciences where he served as a technical lead and project manager. In addition, he trained students in numerous aspects of GIS and guest lectured for GIS courses within the Towson University Geography Department. He currently teaches Introduction to GIS, Intermediate GIS, GPS & Remote Sensing, Physical Geography, and Cultural Geography. In conjunction with students from the Geospatial Applications Program, Jaime’s recent work has included mapping the CCBC student population for the college’s Department of Planning, Research, and Evaluation as well as mapping the newly constructed CCBC-Essex Nature and Fitness Trail utilizing GPS.
Contact: 443-840-1315 jalvarez@ccbcmd.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Ashley Buzzeo

Ashley Lesh is a GIS Specialist with the Towson University Center for Geographic Information Sciences (TU-CGIS). There she serves as a technical lead, trains students in numerous aspects of GIS, and guest lectures for GIS courses within the Geography Department. Ms. Lesh earned a B.A. in Geography and Environmental Planning at Towson University in 2003, with a concentration in Cartography and GIS, and an M.A. in Geography and Environmental Planning from Towson University, expected in 2007. Her master’s thesis is focused on the implementation of GIS technology in middle and high schools in the State of Maryland. Ms. Lesh is a Geography instructor at the Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus.
Contact: abuzzeo@towson.edu

Julie Cornett

Julie Cornett is an adjunct faculty member that currently works as a Geographic Information Specialist for the Maryland Poison Center. Ms. Cornett graduated with a B.S. in Geography and Environmental Planning from Towson University in May 2000 and a M.S. in Applied Information Technology with a certificate in Database Management from Towson University in December 2003. She currently teaches Introduction to GIS at the Catonsville campus.
Contact: jspangler@rx.umaryland.edu

Erin Lesh

Erin Lesh is a GIS Specialist with the Maryland Environmental Service (MES). In 2001, Ms. Lesh earned a B.S. in Geography and Environmental Science and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is expecting an M.A. in Geography and Environmental Planning from Towson University next year. Ms. Lesh is a Geography instructor at the Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus.
Contact: elesh17@gmail.com

Melinda Frost

Melinda Frost graduated with a BA in Liberal Arts and a minor in Geography from Salisbury University in May 1999. She and her husband, Geoff, worked for 2 years as archeologist. Melinda returned to school and graduated with a Master of Science in Geography from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in May 2003. Her master thesis focused on GIS, Transportation, and Non-Linear Mathematical Programming. She and her husband returned to Maryland where she worked as a GIS Programmer for two years at a consulting company specializing in Transportation. In November of 2005, she joined the GIS team at Baltimore County Office of Information Technology as a GIS Programmer. She teaches Geospatial Analysis and Decision Making (GEOA 210).

Julia Lukens

Julia Lukens currently works for the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development in Downtown Baltimore. There she serves as the department's GIS Coordinator, providing GIS services and support to approximately 250 employees. Prior to joining the state, Ms. Lukens was a Project Manager/GIS Analyst at the GIS firm of Spatial Systems Associates, Inc. Ms. Lukens graduated with a B.S. in Geographic and Environmental Systems and a Cartography Certificate from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in December 2000.

Brad Davis

Brad Davis is an adjunct faculty member who works for the Maryland Environmental Service (MES). His role at MES has chiefly been as an on-site consultant to other state agencies. He has served with the State Highway Administration’s (SHA) Regional and Intermodal Planning Department and his past project work there included Using Remotely Sensed Imagery to Detect Highway Features and Signage and a Comprehensive Corridor Study for the State of Maryland. Brad has also done fieldwork in Invasive Species Mapping for SHA and Repetitive Flood Loss Mapping for Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). Brad’s current position is within the Governor’s Office where he builds and maintains interactive web-based map applications used to show Stimulus Funding, Capital Budget Funding, and Vaccine Availability. Brad earned a bachelors degree in Economics in 2001 and a second bachelors in Geography in 2007 from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.