Kevin Whaley
GIS Analyst
City of North Augusta, SC
President 2014-2015, 2025-2026
President-Elect 2013-2014, 2024-2025 Past-President 2015-2016, 2026-2027
Treasurer 2012-2013 Director-at-Large 2009-2012, 2023-2024
Kevin has 17 years’ experience in the GIS field. He received his BS degree in Computer Science from the University of South Carolina-Aiken. Kevin began his career with an earth science organization at Savannah River Site in 1998 as a database administrator. He quickly became very interested in GIS and the capabilities of its technology. Working with the GIS group he was able to generate a GIS interface to access the well inventory data spatially. Kevin worked for South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) as GIS systems analyst for electric operations. He was one of five in a team of GIS application developers with primary responsibility for SDE administration. In addition, he helped to develop a gas infrastructure data model for gas operations to migrate gas GIS from ArcINFO to ArcSDE environment. Kevin is currently employed with the City of North Augusta, his hometown, as a GIS analyst. He is actively working towards an enterprise solution to support all departments within the city. Eventually, he plans to develop individual GIS applications to address specific department needs. Kevin is a certified GIS Professional (GISP) and enjoys introducing GIS technology to local schools. Outside of GIS, Kevin enjoys spending time with his wife and two boys, helping at church with A/V, teaching Royal Ambassadors for boys in grades 1-6, and fishing!
Daniel Morgan
Director
Beaufort County, SC
President 2009-2010, 2017-2019, 2026-2027
President-Elect 2008-09, 16-17, 25-26 Past-President 2010-2011, 2019-2020
Director-at-Large 2006-2008, 2015-2016
Dan Morgan has an illustrious history with GIS that began during his studies at Utah State University. He ran the GIS lab while studying for his Bachelor’s in Geography (achieved in 1993) and a Masters in Ag Systems Technology (1995). Before graduating with his Masters, he secured employment with the Lowcountry Council of Governments. But before his first year was finished, he had been recruited to take the position of GIS Director for Beaufort County. He has held this position since 1996. Not one to sit on his laurels, Dan has continued his training and received certificates in ERDAS remote sensing software and ArcSDE Administration for Oracle. His diligence paid off when, under Dan’s leadership, Beaufort County received a Special Achievement in GIS award at the 1999 ESRI Users Conference in San Diego, California. Dan has also worked with his staff to create a GIS website, providing access to Beaufort County GIS Data on the Web. A vital member of the GIS community for over ten years, Dan has held positions on the Information Resources Council and related committees and was one of the first members of the SC Arc Users Group (SCARC).
Yamira Valles - Nevarez
Business Systems Supervisor
City of Orangeburg, SC
Treasurer 2026-2027
Director-at-Large 2026-2027
Yamira Valles Nevarez is a Business Systems Supervisor and GIS professional with more than 20 years of experience leading enterprise technology, GIS, and digital transformation initiatives for government organizations. She specializes in business systems, geospatial technologies, project management, and process improvement. Yamira has successfully led award-winning GIS projects, enterprise system implementations, and multidisciplinary teams dedicated to improving operational efficiency and delivering innovative, data-driven solutions for public utilities and government agencies.
Yamira holds a Master of Geography from Florida State University and a Bachelor of Natural Sciences with a minor in Environmental Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico. She is a certified GIS Professional (GISP), is fluent in both English and Spanish, and remains passionate about leveraging technology, GIS, and data-driven innovation to solve complex business challenges and improve public sector services.
Reginald O. Sanders II
GIS Director
Florence County, SC
Director-at-Large 2026-2027
Reggie has been with Florence County since 2003 starting off in the Tax Assessor office as a cadastral mapper and once GIS mapping was implemented was promoted to GIS technician. Reggie moved into the GIS Department as a GIS Analyst in 2015 then later promoted to Senior Analyst, GIS Data Administrator and finally director after multiple years in the department. Reggie has also very active with the Pee Dee Users Group and SCARG. Reggie is also a full-time nerd and UGA fan!
Mary Wasson
GIS Analyst
City of Fountain Inn, SC
Secretary 2022-2027
Director-at-Large 2021-2022
Mary Wasson, GISP graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in Business Administration in 1987. After many years in the food service, Mary made a career change and earned an associate’s degree in Geomatics Technology from Greenville Technical College. She worked for about ten years for civil engineering firms mapping out water and wastewater systems. In 2016, Mary started working for the City of Clinton to help manage the CMOM program. She transitioned Clinton’s GIS program from a file geodatabase (one user system) to ArcGIS Enterprise. In May 2019, Mary was awarded her Master’s in Geospatial Information Science and Technology (GIST) from NC State. In her free time, she enjoys working in her yard, cooking, spending time with friends and family, and going on adventures with her dog.
Michael David
Solutions Engineer
City of Greenville, SC GIS Division
Director-at-Large 2026-2027
Michael Davis first discovered GIS while pursuing a surveying degree at Greenville Technical College. Drawn to technology, he transitioned into the GIS program and completed his degree in Geomatics.
He began his GIS career as a GIS/Environmental Technician with an Environmental Engineering firm, dividing his time between fieldwork and office-based GIS projects.
In 2003, Michael joined the City of Greenville’s GIS Division as a GIS Technician. Over the years, he has served in multiple roles within the division and now works as the City’s GIS Solutions Engineer.
Ben Mosner
Senior Geospatial Systems Analyst
Lexington County,SC
President-Elect 2026-2027
Director-at-Large 2024-2026
Ben Mosner graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.S. in Geography and Classics in 2017. He worked in GIS in the Atlanta area, where he was introduced to local government GIS at the City of Canton, Georgia via employment with a managed service provider. In November 2021, Ben started at the County of Lexington, SC, in the Planning & GIS department, where his primary duties include ArcGIS Enterprise/Online administration, data maintenance, app development, and attending to a wide variety of GIS requests from internal and external sources. His particular professional interests are in scripting and server administration. Outside of work, Ben likes to spend time with his dog and work on home improvement projects.
Todd Shafer
GIS Manager
City of Cayce, SC
Webmaster 2026-2027
Director-at-Large 2025-2026
Todd graduated from Missouri State University with a BS in Drafting and Design/Construction Management degree in 1990. His first job out of college was with MSE Corporation, in Indianapolis IN, where he mapped parcels in Warren County, NY using pen and mylar. GIS was in its infancy at the time, but he was able to work with several different pieces of GIS software including Arc/Info, Genesis and Smallworld and ArcView converting paper and digital utility records into GIS features. Throughout his 10 years at MSE Corp. He became a project manager working on large gas and electric data conversion jobs. After MSE, he worked for a small GIS company called WTH Technology for 14 years creating and converting county parcels, addresses and utility data into their ThinkGIS GIS software. After moving to South Carolina, he worked for Kershaw County as their GIS Manager where they created and updated addresses, parcels, and sewer utilities. After a short time at Kershaw, he was asked to manage the Information Services department where he oversaw IT and GIS. In 2022 Todd wanted to get back to working with GIS daily and is currently working at the City of Cayce as the GIS Manager where he oversees the water and sewer GIS data, working with the utility crews to capture, digitize, GPS and manage the data. When not working, Todd enjoys mountain biking, hiking, assisting with A/V at church and spending time with his wife and grown children.