Mary Boatwright has over 6 years of combined experience in GIS and data management. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, OH where she earned degree in Zoology and a minor in Geography. While pursuing her major in Zoology and minor in Geography at Ohio Wesleyan University, Mary worked as a Natural Areas Technician at Bernheim Research Forest and Arboretum. Post undergraduate studies, she was employed with Colorado Parks and Wildlife for three years as a Wildlife Technician, studying Black Bear population dynamics in Northwestern Colorado. In 2018, Mary earned a Masters of Geographic Information Science from Kent State University. She carried out her knowledge of GIS Enterprises working on a field project for Global Mapping Solutions cataloging Yampa Valley Electric Association's electrical infrastructure. Following the completion of the project, she assisted a local engineering firm with designing a local H.O.A. infrastructure database. After making a move to South Dakota, she managed a large application database for Rolling Bones Outdoors and was employed with the Meade County Planning Office as a Planner/GIS Analyst. Currently, Mary is employed with the City of Rapid City GIS Department as a GIS Analyst. In her free time, Mary enjoys spending time in the Black Hills ice fishing, boating, hiking with her dogs and her family, gardening, hunting, and observing the local wildlife.