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Proclamation Recognizing Doreen Groth
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Whereas, as the GIS Manager at the City of Rochester Hills, Doreen Groth helps subject matter experts come together in order to gain a common understanding of a problem’s complexity, believing that bringing people, systems and data together can unlock the potential of all three; and
Whereas, Doreen uses her passion for spatial analysis and data science to provide the information needed to make data driven decisions and has worked with GIS Specialist, Linda Kuhn, to modernize our GIS environment over the past two years; and
Whereas, Doreen and Linda have collaborated with various departments, namely the Fire Department, Assessing Department, Clerk’s Office and the Forestry Division, to incorporate innovative GIS solutions to dramatically increase efficiency and accuracy; and
Whereas, Doreen and Linda were recognized amongst their peers for their outstanding work with GIS technology and were chosen out of more than 100,000 applicants to receive the prestigious 2022 ESRI Special Achievement in GIS Award at the national ESRI User Conference; and
Whereas, additionally, Doreen received the 2022 IMAGIN GIS Innovation Award for the unique way she implemented an internal and external deployment of the Rochester Hills’ Fire Department’s Risk Reduction Program.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of the City of Rochester Hills hereby recognize Doreen Groth for her forward-thinking, interdepartmental work with GIS at the City of Rochester Hills and congratulate her on the well-deserved honor of being awarded the highly coveted 2022 ESRI Special Achievement in GIS Award and the 2022 IMAGIN GIS Innovation Award.