Ambassador Spotlight ‘Ashlee Graybeal’

Welcoming our latest Brand Ambassador Ashlee Graybeal from Oregon, USA:

How did you get into the Geospatial industry? My partner is a PLS in Oregon and is a Geomatics Instructor at Oregon State University. I took my current job because I could see there is a need to help grow the surveying workforce. My oldest son has also spent a summer interning as a survey tech locally so I like to encourage teenagers to pursue similar opportunities in high school.

Tell us a bit about what you do: I travel throughout Oregon to middle and high schools and share about the surveying profession as a career. I also partner with our local Professional Surveyors of Oregon (PLSO) to provide support and information around the licensure aspect of the profession.

What are your plans as a Brand Ambassador? I plan to continue my outreach efforts throughout Oregon, reaching students in every area of our state and letting them know that surveying is an excellent profession to pursue.

Anything else that you’d like to add? I have presented in over 30 middle and high school classrooms. At the beginning of each presentation, I ask the students if any of them know a surveyor and to date, I have had one single student share that their grandfather was a surveyor. Over the last two years, I have been able to educate 500+ students on what surveying is and how they can become a professional, and the students are locked in the entire time. Get ready industry, you have a workforce coming your way!