July GeoMentor Spotlight
Alex Beck
GIS Technician at TREKK Design Group, LLC in Kansas City, MO. Master’s Student in Business Administration at Park University in Parkville, MO.
What was your favorite class in K-12? Two courses quickly came to mind upon reading this question: AP US History during my Junior and Senior year of high school and Ceramics during all high school years.
How did you first learn about and/or use GIS? I first learned about GIS while in college at the University of Kansas. Pete Shortridge was one of my favorite professors in college (cultural geography) and he encouraged me to explore the field a little further and “think about” enrolling in a course or two the next semester. I listened to what he said, did some research, and enrolled in a few courses – the next thing I knew I majored in Geography and American Studies.
