EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF DIRECTIONS MAGAZINE SPEAKS AT GA 2012

Adena Schutzberg is Executive Editor of Directions Magazine and contributes to its widely-read electronic newsletters, website, podcasts and blogs. 

Her speech onGeospatial Trends Worth Watching (and Some to Ignore) is sure to be a "crowd pleaser" and will spark conversations at GA2012 and for some time to come. 

Before joining Directions Magazine, Schutzberg founded and edited GIS Monitor for nearly five years. She is also the Principal of ABS Consulting Group, Inc., a GIS consulting firm providing services to clients including GIS software, data, and imagery companies.  Before opening her own company, Schutzberg headed U.S. operations for UK-based Cadcorp, and held several positions at ESRI over eight years. She began her career heading Arthur D. Little’s CAD/GIS lab and teaching college geography. She holds a BA in Chemistry from the University of Chicago and an MS in Geography from Pennsylvania State University.