Amy Rock is the Executive Director of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), and also geospatial faculty at Cal Poly Humboldt, where she works to integrate industry knowledge and contemporary issues into the academic classroom. A firm believer in experiential learning, she enjoys collaborating with community organizations and others across the geospatial sector to provide real-world challenges for students, and building connections and capacity for UCGIS member institutions.