John DeGroote
Director, GeoTREE
John has served as the GeoTREE Center Director since December of 2012 while he previously served as a (Senior) Research Associate from 2006-2012. He oversees all training, research, education, and extension efforts of the Center. He has more than a decade of professional experience applying geospatial technologies to a wide variety of issues. He has worked with people across many disciplines and has developed and presented numerous geospatial technology workshops. John also teaches one class per semester in the Geography Department. He has a BS in Geography from the University of Iowa and a MS in Natural Resources from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.