New Chartered Geographers approved by the Society’s Council
Congratulations to the 25 Society Fellows who were recently awarded Chartered Geographer status by Council.
Our newly accredited Chartered Geographers are:
Chartered Geographer
Gergely Fricz - Geospatial Coordinator, MapAction
Joshua Dickerson - Director of Place, BWB Consulting / Deetu
Charlie Hewitt - Digital Ecologist, Digital Ecologist Limited
Alison Whalley - Environmental Project Management, Environment Agency
James Bouch - Associate Land Consultant, Mott MacDonald
Anna Bladon - Partnering and Engagement Officer, Middle East and Africa, UKHO
Marc Tench - Sustainable Schools Manager, Leicester City Council
Sebastian Jones - Senior Analyst, Knight Frank
Andrew Barker - Groundwater Consenting Specialist, Environment Agency
Edward Mason - Principal Consultant, WSP
Chartered Geographer (Geomorph)
Dr Arved Schwendel - Associate Director – Geomorphology
Dr Lucy Clarke - Senior Lecturer in Geography, Nottingham Trent University
Chartered Geographer (GIS)
Frankie Lau - Senior GIS Developer, Historic England
Jack Tarrant - Senior GIS Consultant, Mott MacDonald
Shashank Dakave - Associate Principal Consultant – GIS, Arcadis Consulting Ltd
Emma Pattison - Associate GIS Technician, Fisher German
Thomas Forgan - GIS Consultant, Mott MacDonald
Natalie Muir - Senior GIS Analyst, Jacobs
Abhishek Patil - GIS Manager, Smart Rivers
Dan Franklin - Lead Geospatial Devops Engineer, Mercuria Energy Trading
Connor Donald - GIS Consultant, Mott MacDonald
Matthew Spencer - GIS Consultant, Mott MacDonald
Georgia Scott - Senior GIS Analyst, Jacobs
Chartered Geographer (GI)
Craig Lucas - Senior Technician, JBA Consulting
Chartered Geographer (Teacher)
Fiona Sheriff - Head of Geography, Kingsthorpe College
Chartered Geographer is the only internationally recognised accreditation for geographers. It recognises competence, experience and professionalism in the use of geographical knowledge, skills and understanding in the workplace.
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