Who We Are

Susan Miller is Georgia’s Geospatial Information Officer (GIO). Susan is working to coordinate partnerships across all scales and disciplines throughout the State. Her work will help advance the use of geospatial sciences for public policy and decision-making, to improve the overall safety and economic prosperity of the State of Georgia. She has a proven track record of creating highly collaborative, geographically diverse teams across organizational and governmental jurisdictions to implement & promote geospatial solutions.

Prior to joining the team in Georgia she was the Director of a global GIS program for The Nature Conservancy, the world’s largest conservation organization, where she led the design & implementation of organization-wide geospatial strategies. Susan expanded the scope of the Conservancy’s GIS program to include support for dozens of non-profits around the world including World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society, Conservation International, the Jane Goodall Institute and the Greenbelt Movement. Her work to empower organizations from around the globe, and thousands of GIS practitioners has resulted in the development of numerous national and international GIS Programs, Projects and Communities of Practice, and resulted in the Conservancy receiving the Esri President’s Award from Jack Dangermond for outstanding vision and leadership.

Susan’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Conservation Biology and a Master’s of Science in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). She has been heavily involved with the Society for Conservation Biology, the Society for Conservation GIS, the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association and has most recently been appointed as the Georgia delegate to the National States Geospatial Information Council.

Natalie Lee, GISP, is the newest addition to the Georgia Geospatial Information Office. As the Geospatial Data Programs Manager, she oversees projects that build critical data at the State scale. These datasets serve the mission of the Office to empower all levels of government to higher effectiveness, efficiency, and innovation through the coordination and use of geospatial data, standards, and technologies. Natalie has enjoyed 14 years working with GIS in a variety of disciplines including floodplain mapping, conservation, transportation, and 911. As an active member of the GIS community in Georgia, Natalie has served in the Georgia Geospatial Technology Advisory Committee (GeoTAC, formerly GISCC) as Data Frameworks Chair and lead of the NG9-1-1 Working Group and enjoys participation in organizations like GA URISA and NENA. She lives in a small Atlanta neighborhood called Kirkwood where she and her husband raise three rambunctious children.