Rachel Arseneau

Rachel (she/her) is the Metadata and Collection Management Librarian at Brandon University. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science from Western University and a Bachelor of Music from Wilfred Laurier University. While studying at Western, she worked as a Student Library Assistant at the Map and Data Centre, and completed co-op placements at the Laurier Archives and Cape Breton University Library.

Rebecca Bartlett

Rebecca (she/her) has been the GIS Librarian at Carleton University since 2012 and still has to take a moment to remember if the X coordinates are latitude or longitude.

Francine Berish

Francine (she/her) is the Geospatial Data Librarian at Queen's Library. In addition to serving as the liaison librarian for the Geography and Planning Department, she is responsible for the Library's collection of maps, geospatial data, atlases, books, air photos and Statistics Canada Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) data utilized by campus and community groups alike.

daniel Brendle-Moczuk

daniel (he/him) is the Geospatial Librarian at University of Victoria Libraries.

Mars Brint

Mars (she/they) is an MLIS student in their final term at Western University and a Student Library Assistant at the Maps and Data Centre in the Archives and Special Collections. Their education and research interests include information behaviour and archival material preservation.

Martin Chandler

Martin (he/him) is editor of the GIS Trends section of the ACMLA-ACACC Bulletin and School of Arts & Social Sciences Liaison & Data/GIS/Map Services Librarion at Cape Breton University.

Noel Damba

Noel (he/him) is a GIS Specialist with 19 years of experience supporting spatial research and analysis at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), where he also graduated from the Geographic Analysis program. In his role, Noel works closely with students, faculty and staff to help them access, analyze and visualize GIS data for a wide range of academic projects. Passionate about innovation in the geospatial field, he actively follows emerging technologies and trends - always on the lookout for tools that make GIS more accessible, efficient and impactful.

René Duplain

René (he/him) is the Research Librarian (GIS) at the University of Ottawa Library, specializing in geospatial data and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). René holds a Masters of Information Studies (uOttawa), a MSc in Biology (uOttawa), and a Graduate Certificate in GIS (Algonquin College). René has worked as a GIS consultant at Agriculture Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and as a Data Analyst also at the uOttawa Library.

Marcel Fortin

Marcel (he/him) is the former GIS and Map Librarian and head of the Map and Data Library at the University of Toronto Libraries from 1999 to 2003. He is currently Associate Chief Librarian at the University of Toronto Libraries.

Nick Field

Nick (they/them) is the Data Support Specialist at the Map & Data Library, University of Toronto Libraries, where they provide support with print maps and with numeric, textual and spatial data collections. Nick received their Ph.D. from the Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, in 2024 with a collaborative specialization in Book History and Print Culture.

Saman Goudarzi

Saman is editor of the Student Voices Section of the ACMLA-ACACC Bulletin, and Cartographic Resources Librarian at McMaster University.

Julia Guy

Julia Guy (she/her) is the Digital Projects Librarian GIS at UCalgary. Julia leads the Spatial and Numeric Data Services (SANDS) unit within Libraries and Cultural Resources. This unit is responsible for UCalgary's maps and air photo collections, as well as GIS and geospatial data support. She also teaches research communications and public speaking for a variety of audiences. Julia has a BFA in Acting, MA in Digital Humanities, and an MLIS all from the University of Alberta

Anne Hakier

Anne (she/elle) est l'éditeur français, et bibliothécaire - géographie et données géospatiales a l'Université de Montréal.

Kara Handren

Kara (she/her) is a Data Librarian in the Map and Data Library, University of Toronto Libraries. She is interested in tools and projects for enhancing information discovery, access and literacy among the wider community.

Rob Harrap

Rob (he/him) is a Geological Engineering Professor at Queen's. He has been active in GIS research since the mid 1980's, and since about 2005 has shifted to using game engines and visual effects software to simulate, communicate, and education about natural world settings. He is the instruction for GEOL 290 - Worldbuilding.

Jack Hickey

Jack (he/him) is an undergraduate student in Computer Science at Queen's. He is pursuing a minor in linguistics and he was a student in GEOL 290 - Worldbuilding in the winter term of 2025.

Kate Hodge

Kate (she/her) is a GIS & Data Support Specialist with Trent Library's Maps, Data and Government Information Centre and a proud Trent University alumnus. She holds an M.Sc. in Applied Modelling and Quantitative Methods and an undergraduate Honours degree in Environmental and Resource Science with a GIS specialization from a historic joint program with Fleming College.

Kate's expertise has been crucial in developing and managing the Trent Lands database. In collaboration with Facilities Management, she has developed projects that enhance spatial data accessibility for teaching, research and community engagement. She enjoys teaching the FM team about spatial data management and collection, helping them manage the land effectively/ Working with students and staff is incredibly rewarding for her and her love for Trent and its lands drives her commitment to promoting sustainable land management practices and fostering a deeper connection with the natural environment.

Dan Jakubek

Dan (he/him) is the GIS and Map Librarian at Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries. He hiked the Chilikoot Trail years ago and is hopeful that this presentation will ignite his return to the mighty Yukon through a future Carto conference!

Sharon Janzen

Sharon (she/her) is a long-time employee of Brock University and resident of St. Catharines in the Niagara Region. If you ask her, she'll tell you that she has the best job at Brock! Never a dull moment. Her passion is to help the university community and beyond learn about geospatial technologies whether it be complex GIS tasks or figuring out how to navigate a web app. With 28 years of experience, she's learned a thing or two about finding solutions to geospatial problems. Sharon's most thrilling moment in her career was figuring out how to drape a scanned and georeferenced air photo over a digital elevation model well before 3D mapping was 'simple'. So, whether you've heard this story before or this is your first time, sit back and enjoy a preservation story with Sharon Janzen.

Larry Laliberté

Larry (he/him) is a Maps/GIS Librarian (Practitioner) and a settler living on Treaty Six lands.

Larry previously worked as GIS/Map Librarian at the University of Oregon, and the University of Manitoba. His current position involves working with digital spatial data and their use within Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Since 2015, he has also been co-curating the William C. Wonders Map Collection. Having a virtual foot in the digital and one physically alongside three large print map collections has been a fascinating professional journey. It is one with many interesting lateral, temporal and format changes along both institutional timeframes, and in many cases, within minutes during the reference process.

Zack MacDonald

Zack (he/him) is the Map Librarian for Archives and Special Collections at Western University Libraries. His research interests focus on the use of historical geographical information systems (HGIS), remote sensing technologies, 3D modelling, building information modelling, and game engines in the reconstruction and study of historic built and natural environments. His most recent work explores the use of immersive technologies mechanisms to enhance research data discoverability and access, and scholarly transparency in virtual reconstructions.

Keynote: Dr. Michael Martin

Michael Martin is a spatial data scientist specializing in 3D and AI. Over the last decade Michael has worked on several challenges in GIScience, from founding a non-profit addressing the GIS-digital divide, to publishing research in qualitative spatial media and reality capture for VR labs, to co-founding companies focused on spatial innovation.

Recently, Michael has focused on the frontiers of digital twin technologies, developing Ottawa's OTwin - a meeting place for the city's spatial datasets in a 4D environment - and founding Twinworks, a startup focused on digital twins and AI. Across all the projects Michael has worked on are two core values: 1) enabling non-experts to access cutting-edge innovation, and 2) thinking critically about the positionality of technology.

Meg Miller

Meg (she/her) is the editor-in-chief of the ACMLA-ACACC Bulletin, and GIS & Data Visualization Librarian at University of Manitoba.

Keynote: Dr. Dorit Naaman

Dorit Naaman is a documentarist and film theorist from Jerusalem, and a professor of Film, Media and Cultural Studies at Queen's University, Canada. In 2016 she released an innovative interactive documentary, Jerusalem, We Are Here, which digitally reinscribed Palestinians into the neighbourhoods from which they were expelled during the 1948 war. Her in-production collaborative project The Belle Park Project is situated in Kingston, Ontario, and harnesses creative practice to make visible, legible and audible colonial and environmental violence, but also resistance, resilience and re-naturalization, in a complex urban park/former landfill.

Dorit is also the co-creator with Elizabeth Miller of mapping participatory media, a planning and reflection tool for participatory projects. She has previously researched film and media from the Middle East, specifically focused on nationalism, gender and militarism.

Rosa Orlandini

Rosa (she/her) is a Data Services Librarian at York University specializing in maps, geographic information, and data and statistics, and is the liaison librarian for Geography and the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change. Rosa manages the library's geography, map, and geospatial data collections. She provides instruction and research assistance to faculty and students who use geospatial data, data and statistics, and maps in their research and courses. Her research interests include geographic information literacy, data policy, open data, geolocation of primary sources, and the mapping of Indian Residential Schools.

Paul Pival

Paul (he/him) is editor of the Book & Map Reviews section of the ACMLA-ACACC Bulletin, and Director of Emerging Technologies, LCR, at University of Calgary.

Sarah L. Reeser

Sarah (she/her) is a GIS Analyst at Scholars Portal. Her work contributes to the redevelopment of Scholars GeoPortal by supporting geospatial data management and migration, and by developing geoprocessing workflows and tools for data enhancement. In addition to an M.Sc. in Geography, she also holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Medieval Studies. Her past research focused on themes of geography, vision, and materiality, and she is currently interested in the intersection of GIS methods and the analysis of historical maps.

Tracy Sallaway

Tracy (she/her) is the Research Data Services Librarian at Trent University in Peterborough, ON. While her background in GIS and data management might be considered a good fit for the role, adding 'librarian' into the mix encourages her to level up on a daily basis.

Sandra Sawchuk

Sandra (she/her) is the Research Data and Assessment Librarian at Mount Saint Vincent University Library and Archives in Halifax, NS. Her research interest include digital humanities and data rescue and reuse. Her recent publications are focused on computational reproducibility and secondary data use. She recently participated in a SSHRC Partnership Grant to improve access to Canada's historic census. She is also investigating the settlement and migration of Ukrainian Canadians using archival records and historical census data.

Leanne Trimble

Leanne (she/her) is a Data Librarian and Head of the Map & Data Library at the University of Toronto. She has an interest in historical data collections and is the lead investigator for the Canadian Census Data Discovery Partnership (CCDDP) project. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Geography & Architectural Studies and a Master of Information Studies, both from the University of Toronto.

Renna Truong

Renna (she/her) has over a decade of experience in the GIS industry, primarily in the public sector. She is currently the Data and Geospatial Resources Specialist at Spatial and Numeric Data Services (SANDS)within Library and Cultural Resources (LRC) at the University of Calgary.

Alicia Urquidi Diaz

Alicia (she/her) is a member of the Data Services team at Scholars Portal. In addition to overseeing metadata creation and maintenance in the Scholars GeoPortal platform, she coordinates the upcoming GeoPortal Redevelopment Project.

Graeme Watson

Graeme (he/him) currently works as a Remote Sensor at the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) where he manages the collection and supports research and investigations and is concurrently pursuing a PhD at Queen's. After serving 17 years in the Royal Canadian Navy, he put himself through school, eventually graduating with a Master's in Remote Sensing. Graeme has always had a strong interest in history and was the volunteer Executive Director of the Murney Tower Museum for five years. On his own time, he completed the Ontario Museum Associate's Certificate in the Museum Studies program. As he approaches retirement, he wants to record the methods he has developed to examine historical buildings using aerial photography, and thus embarked on a PhD at Queen's. His principal subject is the Lost Villages of the St. Lawrence. He is developing 3D models of the area before inundation and re-examining the justification data used for the St. Lawrence Power Project.

Sarah Zhang

Sarah (she/her) is the GIS/Map Librarian at Simon Fraser University. Sarah holds a Master of Library and Information Studies and a Master of Science in Ecology. She has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on the topics of spatial literacy and digital humanities. She is also the Editor of WAML (Western Association of Map Libraries) Information Bulletin.