Geographers without Borders3 Jul 2025

S3 EP02: 10 Years of YPN with Raquel Perez

Raquel’s unique blend of strategic marketing, community engagement, and commitment to servant leadership makes her a standout in the GIS and geospatial field with a passion for elevating the next generation in GIS.
Raquel Pérez is a marketing leader with over 13 years at Esri, where she currently serves as Senior Industry Marketing Manager for the National Government - developing high-impact marketing strategies.
A staunch advocate for servant leadership and community engagement, Raquel founded and continues to lead the Esri Young Professionals Network (YPN), a global initiative aimed at empowering early-career GIS professionals through networking, mentoring, and career development. She’s also the driving force behind Esri’s annual GIS Day celebrations; serves on the Women in GIS Mentor Committee; is a proud member of Latinas in Tech, and LatinaGeeks.
Raquel holds an M.A. in Management from the University of Redlands and a certificate in Crime & Intelligence Analysis from UC Riverside—credentials that reflect her early work as a crime analyst and her enduring interest in data-driven solutions.
Her impact is recognized both internally and across the geospatial community. Colleagues applaud her dedication and recently Jack Dangermond, owner and CEO of Esri personally acknowledged her on the 10th anniversary of YPN and making it a success!
Outside of work, Raquel channels her creativity into gardening, event planning, home décor, and spending time with her kiddos. She’s an avid traveler—particularly drawn to Iceland, Peru, and Switzerland—and finds balance in exploring cultures and landscapes.

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In this episode Shannon speaks with Women in GIS incoming President Elect, Courtney Dobbertin for our annual season kickoff and State of Women in GIS. We discuss what WiGIS has accomplished last year ...

6 Aug 34min

S3 Bonus: GIS Mentorship with Mentor Brandi Rank and Mentee Tarah Rhine

Mentor Brandi Rank and Mentee Tarah Rhine discuss their experience with the Women in GIS Mentorship Program. Applications open now until July 18th at Womeningis.org!Brandi Rank, PMP, is a geospatial t...

13 Jul 59min

S3 EP12: Volcanology with Shannon Kobs Nawotniak

Shannon earned her BS in Geology from Michigan Technological University and her PhD from the University at Buffalo, with a focus in physical volcanology. She’s a professor and department chair in the ...

2 Jul 49min

Special Episode Graduate Scholarship Awardee Pratikshya Regmi

Pratikshya is originally from Jaljala, a remote village in Nepal. Her journey in geospatial science began with an undergraduate degree in Geomatics Engineering from Kathmandu University, followed by a...

4 Jun 24min

S3 EP11: GIS for Public Health with Michelle Eichinger

Michelle combines passion and experience in public health, climate change, community development, food systems, and policy. her niche is in quantitative methods and urban data science, including GIS a...

7 Mai 32min

Special Episode Women in GIS Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees Caroline Petersen and Gabrielle Capone

Gabrielle Capone is a senior a the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studying Geography and GIS, with minors in Computer and Political Science. She channels her passion for global issues into ac...

2 Apr 27min

S3 EP10: Practical AI and GIS with Dr. Nadine Alameh

Dr. Alameh is an award-winning industry-recognized geospatial leader and visionary withproven business building and scaling experience in industry and nonprofits. She focuses in bridging technology an...

5 Mar 44min

Special Episode Women in GIS Service Award Recipient Danielle Bram

Danielle is the Director at the Center for GeospatialScience and Technology at California State University- Northridge, and the founder of Women in GIS. Danielle is GIS leader and professional with mo...

27 Feb 29min