Jessie Mahr, Director of Technology, was featured in a CBC article about Canadians that are supporting data and tool preservation efforts through the Public Environmental Data Partners. She notes that "without those tools you're not able to have an informed understanding of who is suffering and then where to provide them with funding or programs that would improve their lives."
Jessie is the Director of Technology at EPIC. Prior to joining EPIC, she led business development and strategy for Upstream Tech, a technology start-up that uses satellite imagery to monitor and evaluate natural resources. She has also worked on programs related to regional planning for wetlands restoration and urban climate change resilience for the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration and Stantec. Jessie holds a Master of Science in Water Resource Engineering and Environmental Policy from Tufts University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from The University of Texas.
