Hilary has over 20 years experience working with GIS in both the public and private sector.  She is currently the Comprehensive Planner for the City of Maryland Heights, Missouri. Her previous GIS and planning work in transportation, environmental, urban planning, and community development has provided a variety of leadership and management opportunities on a wide range of projects. She is keenly interested in the use of GIS by the public and community-based organizations for addressing the complex information needs associated with solving regional problems and creating consensus-driven solutions. Hilary is the Past President of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) and is a founding mother of the URISA Leadership Academy. She also serves on URISA’s Program Committee and as a Steering Committee member for URISA’s Vanguard Committee. She is a co-author of the FGDC Address Data Transfer Standard and has received a number of URISA awards including Leadership, Service, and the Barbara A. Hirsch Special Service Award. She is a Certified GIS Professional (GISP), a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and a member of the Executive Committee of APA’s Transportation Planning Division.