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Dr. Steinberg serves as the Geospatial Information Officer for the County of Los Angeles California where he works across 40 county departments to develop and implement geospatial strategy with a team of highly skilled GIS professionals. He has researched and presented extensively on the application of geospatial technologies for modeling and visualization of both human and natural environments. He has co-authored two books with his wife, Dr. Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg: GIS Research Methods (2015) Esri Press and GIS for the Social Sciences: Investigating Space and Place (2005) Sage Publications. Most recently they co-edited, GIS Applications for Resilience: Across Spatial Geographies (2021) Esri Press. Since 2020 Dr. Steinberg returned to educate future professionals as an adjunct Professor in the MS GIScience program at California State University, Long Beach and previously was Professor of Geospatial Science at Cal Poly Humboldt (1998-2011) where he introduced hundreds of students to the power of geospatial technologies. Dr. Steinberg is an active volunteer in the industry serving on State and Federal committees and geospatial professional associations. He currently volunteers with URISA as a curriculum developer and instructor for the GIS Leadership Academy, Advanced GIS Leadership Academy and Program Management workshops.