2025 FWS Data Management Workshop: Full Schedule

Welcome to the 2025 US Fish & Wildlife Service Data Management Workshop!

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8:00am EST

Roundtable Discussion

Thursday February 13, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am EST

Continuous Improvement Discussion Facilitator: Andy Allstadt
Data Quality Working Group Facilitator: Maren Tuttle-Lau
How Do We Work Better Together? Facilitator: Kenny Elsner
Needs Assessment Discussion Facilitator: Erica Mize

Facilitators

Andy Allstadt

Regional Data Manager • Science Applications, USFWS

Kenny Elsner

HQ-IRTM-FWS GPS Coordinator, AGOL Administrator, Cartographer • IRTM, USFWS

Erica Mize is an avid conservationist and self-professed conservation data champion. Erica has worked with the Service for 8 years and currently serves as the Data Management Division's Science Advisor. She's had an interesting career including experiences with parasites, plague... Read More →

Maren Tuttle-Lau

Geneticist/Quality Assurance Specialist • Fisheries, USFWS

Pronouns: she/her/hersLanguages spoken: EnglishDuty station time zone: CentralI serve as a Geneticist, QA/QC Specialist in the Region 3 FAC Invasive Carp eDNA Program and am based out of Whitney Genetics Lab located within the Midwest Fisheries Center. I also serve on the R3 FAC Data... Read More →

Thursday February 13, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am EST

Roundtable Discussion

9:30am EST

BREAK

Thursday February 13, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am EST

BREAK

10:00am EST

Training Session 5

Thursday February 13, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm EST

Making Data Accessible - Megan Burdi 156/158IW
RMarkdown (or Quarto) for QC Reporting - Jonah Withers 109IE
Continuous Improvement: Process Mapping - Billy Skaradek 154IW
Train the Trainer: Metadata for ArcGIS Pro - Jeena Koenig G30
Train the Trainer: Metadata for mdEditor - TBD G24

Speakers

Megan Burdi

National Librarian, USFWS, NCTC

Megan Burdi is the National Librarian for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the National Conservation Training Center. She has a passion for making information more accessible and discoverable through digital stewardship and research services. In her role, she finds innovative... Read More →