Erin Glennie

Erin Glennie has extensive work experience in various roles and organizations. Erin is currently working as a Software Engineer II at Impact Observatory since May 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Software Engineer I at the same company from September 2021 to May 2022.

Before joining Impact Observatory, Erin worked at Science Systems and Applications, Inc (SSAI) in multiple roles. Erin started as an Associate Scientific Analyst/Programmer in April 2017 and worked in this position until January 2021. Later, they were promoted to the position of Research Scientist and worked from January to April 2021. Erin further progressed to the role of Senior Research Scientist and worked from April 2021 to January 2023.

In 2017, Erin also served as a Short Term Consultant at the Global Environment Facility. Their responsibilities included performing qualitative and quantitative assessments of GEF-funded protected areas in Kenya's Mt. Kenya region. Erin collected in-situ data, conducted interviews with local stakeholders, and analyzed the successes and challenges of past projects to inform future plans.

Erin's experience also includes working as a Research Collaborator at USRA from August 2016 to April 2017. Moreover, they collaborated with the Global Environment Facility as a NASA DEVELOP Consultant from September to November 2016. Their role involved providing information on the co-benefits of biodiversity conservation efforts in Kenya by using NASA Earth Observations to estimate carbon stores in protected areas.

In 2016, Erin was a Summer Research Intern at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Erin received the Edna Bailey Sussman grant for their research on the relationship between ENSO indices, temperature, vegetation productivity, and corn yield in the US Corn Belt, focusing on the impact of El Nino and La Nina on agriculture.

Additionally, Erin has experience working as a GIS Intern at the City of Portland IT Department from June to August 2015. Erin collaborated with city departments to update and create maps for official and public use and developed a walking tour of Portland using ArcGIS StoryMaps. Erin also completed ten ArcGIS Virtual Campus courses.

Erin began their professional journey as a Public Policy Intern at Safe Kids Worldwide in September 2013. In this role, they researched and summarized children's safety policies, incidents, and contributed to organizing an event to promote awareness of safety policies among congressmen and agency leaders.

Erin Glennie completed their education in a chronological sequence. Erin obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Geography, Urban Development, and Social Change from Clark University from 2011 to 2015. Erin then pursued a Washington Semester Program at American University in 2013. In 2014, they attended the University of Tasmania, although details about the degree and field of study are not specified. Lastly, Erin earned a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from Clark University, which they completed from 2015 to 2016.