Jasmine Upshaw Jones is a Research and Data Associate for the Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention (CDIP) at the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health. In this role, she manages and conducts analyses on spatial data for various program areas, including Nutrition and Physical Activity, Tobacco Policy and Control, and Injury Prevention. She also has created several ArcGIS applications for CDIP, including the Food Security Dashboard, which began as a capstone project during her time at Temple University. Jasmine holds a Professional Science Master’s in GIS from Temple University and a Bachelor of Science in Community Health from George Mason University.
Christina Malyshko is a GIS Analyst on the Digital Solutions team at Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, where she uses geospatial technology to turn complex engineering, environmental, and operational data into practical, client-focused solutions. She works directly with public- and private-sector clients and Langan’s multidisciplinary teams to develop interactive mapping applications, field data collection workflows, intuitive report quality visualizations, and data visualization platforms supporting projects ranging from PFAS and contaminated-site investigations to wetland delineation and complex site developments. Her broader Digital Solutions experience includes asset and task management, utility management, and other various spatial analysis.
Christina holds a Professional Science Master’s in Geographic Information Systems from Temple University, a Professional Certificate in Geographic Information Systems and Data Communication from the University of Vermont, and a Bachelor of Science in Biological Oceanography from Rutgers University.
Lucas Snyder is currently employed at one of New Jersey’s utility providers, Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G). As a GIS Mapper, he maintains an ArcGIS Utility Network mapping electric distribution infrastructure. This involves the QA/QC of data and database version control analogous to Git branching. The company relies on GIS data to plan future projects and do active, safe maintenance of the electrical grid. Before his time at PSE&G, he helped preform the Philadelphia Streetlight Audit with Evari GIS Consulting, Inc. Lucas holds a Professional Science Master’s in Geographic Information Systems from Temple University and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies also from Temple University.