The Island Institute has announced the placement of a new Islesboro Fellow, Shey Veditz. Shey has a B.S. in Integrated Science and Technology from James Madison University. On Islesboro, Shey will be working to assist town officials with ongoing community GIS (geographic information systems) projects as well as providing GIS training to community members.
Shey recently worked as an intern for the National Park Service’s resource management division in the GIS department for Assateague Island National Seashore off Maryland and Virginia. While at James Madison University, Shey also worked as a teaching assistant within the Integrated Science and Technology Department.