Esri's Joseph Kerski Assumes NCGE Presidency

Dr. Joseph Kerski, education manager for Esri, is the new president of the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE), a nonprofit organization chartered in 1915 to serve geography teachers at all levels of education.

NCGE works to promote and support geography education through the

● Facilitation of professional development among teachers of geography

● Encouragement and support of research on geography education

● Development, publication, and promotion of geography learning materials

● Recognition of exceptional supporters and teachers of geography

● Collaboration with other organizations that have similar goals

Kerski joined NCGE in 1995, when he was a graduate school student. He has served the organization as a member of both the External Relations Board and Remote Sensing Task Force. From 2008 to 2010, Kerski was the NCGE vice president of external relations.

See Kerski discuss why geography education matters on YouTube at esriurl.com/2140.

Internet: www.esri.com/education