Joy Paulus



Joy began her initial education in GIS as a student at Oregon State University (OSU) in the Department of Geography. After leaving Oregon, with a Bachelor of Science degree, her career took her to Arizona, Vermont and finally Washington where she had the pleasure of working with some of the early adopters of GIS. With 32 years of experience in the state and private sector, she has garnered a number of awards in environmental data management and coordination including: Washington Governing for Results Award; Efficiency in State Government Award; and ESRI Special Achievement in GIS Award. Presently, she works for the Washington State Chief Information Officer, serves as the chair of the Washington Geographic Information Technology Committee, and staffs the Washington Geographic Information Council. She has been a member of NSGIC since 2008 and sits on the Conference, Outreach, and Communications Committees.