{"id":2067252,"date":"2023-09-15T08:30:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T15:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2067252"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:19:28","slug":"meet-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition-judges","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/meet-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition-judges","title":{"rendered":"Meet your 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition judges at the Storytelling for Conservation webinar"},"author":9422,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101],"tags":[398132,538552,43821,706371,27881],"industry":[],"product":[36611,380802],"class_list":["post-2067252","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","tag-arcgis-storymaps","tag-competition","tag-conservation","tag-storymaps","tag-storytelling","product-story-maps","product-arcgis-storymaps"],"acf":{"short_description":"Join Esri's StoryMaps team and 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition judges at a free webinar focused on place-based storytelling for conservation.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><em>This piece of content is no longer being maintained and may reference events in the past or product features that have changed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Build a story. Protect the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Esri and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) \u2014 the world\u2019s largest and most diverse environmental network \u2014 have teamed up to support global efforts to conserve the earth\u2019s lands and waters. <em>And we need your help. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Simply create a conservation story and enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/contest\/overview\">2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition<\/a>. Get started with advice from the experts!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-align: center\">Storytelling for Conservation Webinar<br \/>\n<\/span>September 28, 2023 from 10:00 \u2013 11:30 AM EDT<\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/b0c5fc5e-ddf4-401d-9abb-34198d4bc47d@c97d0f97-825f-4aeb-95a5-51b65b8beb9d\"><strong>REGISTER HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Join Esri\u2019s StoryMaps team and your guest judges \u2014 Jhon Duane Goes in Center, Deborah Fallows, Mike Frame, Jennifer Kelleher, Dr. Kelsey Leonard, Joshua Stevens, and Sandra Turner \u2014 for the free <strong>Storytelling for Conservation<\/strong> webinar. Register to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand global 30 x 30 efforts to conserve our planet<\/li>\n<li>Learn about the different types of protected and conserved areas that can contribute to 30&#215;30<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to tell data-driven stories with maps<\/li>\n<li>Get more details and ask questions about the 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition<\/li>\n<li>Participate in a live Q&amp;A with the competition judges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2068862,"id":2068862,"title":"2023storymapscompetition-meetthejudges-separator","filename":"ezgif.com-gif-maker.png","filesize":1747,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ezgif.com-gif-maker.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/meet-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition-judges\/ezgif-com-gif-maker-22","alt":"","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"","name":"ezgif-com-gif-maker-22","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2067252,"date":"2023-09-07 11:19:36","modified":"2023-09-07 11:20:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":379,"height":38,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-213x38.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":38,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ezgif.com-gif-maker.png","medium-width":379,"medium-height":38,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ezgif.com-gif-maker.png","medium_large-width":379,"medium_large-height":38,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ezgif.com-gif-maker.png","large-width":379,"large-height":38,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ezgif.com-gif-maker.png","1536x1536-width":379,"1536x1536-height":38,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ezgif.com-gif-maker.png","2048x2048-width":379,"2048x2048-height":38,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ezgif.com-gif-maker.png","card_image-width":379,"card_image-height":38,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ezgif.com-gif-maker.png","wide_image-width":379,"wide_image-height":38}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Get to know this year&#8217;s competition judges.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2073562,"id":2073562,"title":"Judge_DeborahFallows - Copy","filename":"Judge_DeborahFallows-Copy.png","filesize":213689,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_DeborahFallows-Copy.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/meet-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition-judges\/judge_deborahfallows-copy","alt":"","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"","name":"judge_deborahfallows-copy","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2067252,"date":"2023-09-12 10:29:35","modified":"2023-09-12 10:29:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":500,"height":333,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_DeborahFallows-Copy.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":142,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_DeborahFallows-Copy.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_DeborahFallows-Copy.png","medium_large-width":500,"medium_large-height":333,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_DeborahFallows-Copy.png","large-width":500,"large-height":333,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_DeborahFallows-Copy.png","1536x1536-width":500,"1536x1536-height":333,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_DeborahFallows-Copy.png","2048x2048-width":500,"2048x2048-height":333,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_DeborahFallows-Copy.png","card_image-width":500,"card_image-height":333,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_DeborahFallows-Copy.png","wide_image-width":500,"wide_image-height":333}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Deborah Fallows<\/h3>\n<p>Deborah Fallows is a linguist and writer for many national publications. With her husband, James Fallows, she co-authored the best-selling book <a class=\"jsx-3032619430 underlined\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Our-Towns-000-Mile-Journey-America\/dp\/0525432442\/ref=asc_df_0525432442\/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=316966985685&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=1242888099056694746&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-id=\"pQeE-DS\">Our Towns, a 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America<\/a>, now an <a class=\"jsx-3032619430 underlined\" href=\"https:\/\/westcityfilms.com\/ourtowns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-id=\"j3QNJpl\">HBO Documentary<\/a>. They launched the <a class=\"jsx-3032619430 underlined\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourtownsfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-id=\"p--EVj9\">Our Towns Civic Foundation<\/a> to continue the focus on community and citizen activism in all aspects of civic life, including environment and sustainability. ArcGIS Storymaps, as the story <a class=\"jsx-3032619430 underlined\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourtownsfoundation.org\/turning-the-tides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-id=\"cN9h8Xg\">here<\/a>, has been part of their journalistic work. Read more of Deborah&#8217;s works <a class=\"jsx-3032619430 underlined\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourtownsfoundation.org\/author\/debfallows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-id=\"G1wajUc\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2073572,"id":2073572,"title":"Judge_MikeFrame - Copy","filename":"Judge_MikeFrame-Copy-e1694515241307.png","filesize":264492,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_MikeFrame-Copy-e1694515241307.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/meet-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition-judges\/judge_mikeframe-copy","alt":"","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"","name":"judge_mikeframe-copy","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2067252,"date":"2023-09-12 10:30:30","modified":"2023-09-12 10:30:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":300,"height":200,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_MikeFrame-Copy-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_MikeFrame-Copy-e1694515241307.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_MikeFrame-Copy-e1694515241307.png","medium_large-width":300,"medium_large-height":200,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_MikeFrame-Copy-e1694515241307.png","large-width":300,"large-height":200,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_MikeFrame-Copy-e1694515241307.png","1536x1536-width":300,"1536x1536-height":200,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_MikeFrame-Copy-e1694515241307.png","2048x2048-width":300,"2048x2048-height":200,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_MikeFrame-Copy-e1694515241307.png","card_image-width":300,"card_image-height":200,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_MikeFrame-Copy-e1694515241307.png","wide_image-width":300,"wide_image-height":200}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<div id=\"n-i80dre\" class=\"jsx-4061986658 layout-wrapper\" data-blockid=\"n-i80dre\">\n<div class=\"jsx-4161279301 grid-item-lite\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2727493191 text-viewer\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Mike Frame<\/h3>\n<p class=\"jsx-2583889985 jsx-2811794275 jsx-2530978106 responsive\" data-testid=\"Paragraph\">Mike Frame is the Associate Program Coordinator and Deputy Director of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/programs\/science-analytics-and-synthesis-sas\">Science Analytics and Synthesis<\/a>. He is responsible for leading several enterprise scientific efforts focused on data management, computational capabilities, foundational datasets, and libraries. His applied research has focused on enabling better use and application of scientific data, tools, cyberinfrastructure, and services. Before joining USGS, Mike worked at the U.S. Department of Energy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2073642,"id":2073642,"title":"Judge_JhonDuaneGoesInCenter","filename":"Judge_JhonDuaneGoesInCenter-1-e1694515815951.png","filesize":874893,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JhonDuaneGoesInCenter-1-e1694515815951.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/meet-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition-judges\/judge_jhonduanegoesincenter-2","alt":"","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"","name":"judge_jhonduanegoesincenter-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2067252,"date":"2023-09-12 10:49:54","modified":"2023-09-12 10:49:54","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":300,"height":200,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JhonDuaneGoesInCenter-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JhonDuaneGoesInCenter-1-e1694515815951.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JhonDuaneGoesInCenter-1-e1694515815951.png","medium_large-width":300,"medium_large-height":200,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JhonDuaneGoesInCenter-1-e1694515815951.png","large-width":300,"large-height":200,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JhonDuaneGoesInCenter-1-e1694515815951.png","1536x1536-width":300,"1536x1536-height":200,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JhonDuaneGoesInCenter-1-e1694515815951.png","2048x2048-width":300,"2048x2048-height":200,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JhonDuaneGoesInCenter-1-697x465.png","card_image-width":697,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JhonDuaneGoesInCenter-1-e1694515815951.png","wide_image-width":300,"wide_image-height":200}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Jhon Duane Goes in Center<\/h3>\n<p>Jhon Goes In Center is of the Pute\u2019 Tio\u2019spaye \u2014 a collective of extended family relatives within the Oglala Lakota Nation. After working 17 years for IBM, he founded<em> Innovative GIS Solutions Incorporated<\/em>, a GIS consulting firm in Ft. Collins, Colorado. His work included mapping applications for First Nations in Canada in their pursuit of Treaty and Land Claims negotiations. Now a GIS leader, speaker, and teacher, Jhon draws upon ancestral ideals to mentor Native American organizations and emerging professionals.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2073652,"id":2073652,"title":"Judge_JenniferKelleher","filename":"Judge_JenniferKelleher-e1694515878667.png","filesize":488071,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JenniferKelleher-e1694515878667.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/meet-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition-judges\/judge_jenniferkelleher","alt":"","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"","name":"judge_jenniferkelleher","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2067252,"date":"2023-09-12 10:50:47","modified":"2023-09-12 10:50:47","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":300,"height":304,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JenniferKelleher-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JenniferKelleher-e1694515878667.png","medium-width":258,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JenniferKelleher-e1694515878667.png","medium_large-width":300,"medium_large-height":304,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JenniferKelleher-e1694515878667.png","large-width":300,"large-height":304,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JenniferKelleher-e1694515878667.png","1536x1536-width":300,"1536x1536-height":304,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JenniferKelleher-e1694515878667.png","2048x2048-width":300,"2048x2048-height":304,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JenniferKelleher-459x465.png","card_image-width":459,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_JenniferKelleher-e1694515878667.png","wide_image-width":300,"wide_image-height":304}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Jennifer Kelleher<\/h3>\n<p>Jennifer Kelleher is the lead for Governance, Equity, and Rights in the IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas Team. In her role, Jennifer promotes equity and rights in protected and conserved areas through good governance and the recognition of Indigenous peoples\u2019 governance systems and territories. The 30&#215;30 movement offers a great opportunity to recognize and support these areas. She supports the IUCN Green List Standard and the recognition of <em>other effective area-based conservation measures<\/em> or OECMs, which offer exciting new prospects for recognizing diverse and effective conservation practices across the world.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2073662,"id":2073662,"title":"Judge_KelseyLeonard","filename":"Judge_KelseyLeonard-e1694515928167.png","filesize":711814,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_KelseyLeonard-e1694515928167.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/meet-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition-judges\/judge_kelseyleonard","alt":"","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"","name":"judge_kelseyleonard","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2067252,"date":"2023-09-12 10:51:46","modified":"2023-09-12 10:51:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":300,"height":200,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_KelseyLeonard-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_KelseyLeonard-e1694515928167.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_KelseyLeonard-e1694515928167.png","medium_large-width":300,"medium_large-height":200,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_KelseyLeonard-e1694515928167.png","large-width":300,"large-height":200,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_KelseyLeonard-e1694515928167.png","1536x1536-width":300,"1536x1536-height":200,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_KelseyLeonard-e1694515928167.png","2048x2048-width":300,"2048x2048-height":200,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_KelseyLeonard-697x465.png","card_image-width":697,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judge_KelseyLeonard-e1694515928167.png","wide_image-width":300,"wide_image-height":200}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Dr. Kelsey Leonard<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelseyleonard.com\/\">Dr. Kelsey Leonard<\/a> is a water scientist whose work focuses on Indigenous water justice. 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