Susan Grigsby
GIS Specialist
Email Address: sgri461@ecy.wa.gov
Phone: (360) 407-7546
Susan Grigsby is a GIS Specialist with the WA State Department of Ecology. She received a BS in Natural Resources from Ohio State University, followed by a teaching certificate from Idaho State University, and then spent 6 ½ years teaching junior high earth science. She returned to school and received a MA in Geography with an emphasis on Geographic Information Systems from the University of Washington. She then worked at the Snohomish County Surface Water Management Division for four years applying GIS to watershed issues. At the Department of Ecology, Susan first used GIS in developing an approach to watershed characterization, and subsequently applyed those concepts to the development of a landscape assessment tool for application in shoreline and comprehensive planning efforts.