Hello Esri YPN Network! My name is Margo, and I may have met you at this year's Esri User Conference in San Diego. If not, it is great to meet virtually. I am a GIS and environmental enthusiast, working toward my Master's in Geoscience with a focus in Geospatial Technologies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW).
Coming from four years of playing NCAA Division 1 volleyball for UNCW, I am equipped with leadership, team-first strategy, and time management skills. It has been a pleasure to transition from a student-athlete balancing environmental GIS research to a full-time graduate research assistant this Fall 2025. My research focuses on "Investigating the Strengths and Limitations of NASA's TROPICS Small Satellite Constellation for Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Measurement." Upon selection, I am looking forward to presenting the study's results at the American Meteorological Society 106th Annual Meeting. Will any of you be attending? Let me know in the replies!
I had the best experience this summer as an Esri Student Assistant for the User Conference. Learning from different software development teams, product engineers, and sector-specific solutions engineers truly expanded my knowledge of Esri's capabilities and applications. The connections I made inspired me so much as to apply for a student internship this coming summer 2026! If you have any advice relating to Esri's career pathways or application process, please drop a reply.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to networking with you all!
