Kevin Whaley

GIS Analyst
City of North Augusta
President 2014-2015, 2025-2026
President-Elect 2013-2014, 2024-2025 Past-President 2015-2016
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
President 2009-2010, 2017-2019
President-Elect 2008-09, 2016-17, 2025-2026 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).

Melody Porter

GIS Technician
City of Union
President 2024-2025
President-Elect 2023-2024 Past-President 2025-2026
Director-at-Large 2022-2023

Melody Porter is the GIS Technician for the City of Union. She attended USC-Union, studying business administration. After working in the banking system and later manufacturing, she was accepted into the technology program to learn AutoCAD and ESRI products. Once introduced to GIS, she was in love. Upon completion, she worked with the Catawba COG before coming to Union to be closer to home. She’s been with the City of Union for 23 years and during that period, she converted their mapping system to GIS. It’s been a long road, but she enjoys working with GIS and learning the power it brings to an organization. Melody writes novels and volunteers with the tourism board in her spare time. She’s also a proud grandmother of one and mother to a daughter currently serving as a Staff Sgt in the US Army, along with her husband.

LaKeisha Bryant

GIS Manager
Edgefield County
Treasurer 2022-2026
Director-at-Large 2020-2022

LaKeisha Bryant is the GIS Manager for Edgefield County. Lakeisha’s career started 25 years ago and continues in Edgefield County. For the last 8 years she has been managing the GIS Department along with performing Grant Management and Special Projects. She was previously an Assessor for seven years prior to that, back in the days of mapping on mylars with pens and erasers. GIS was introduced to her in 2007. She became very interested in GIS and the capabilities and has been actively working towards an enterprise solution for the county. In 2018 she helped the County migrate over to ArcSDE. Finally, after lots of hard work in February 2019, Edgefield County went live with ESINet and have lived to talk about it. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, especially her grandchild, and traveling.

Mary Wasson

GIS Analyst
City of Fountain Inn
Secretary 2022-2026
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.

Cameron Brigman

GIS Administrator
Darlington County
Director-at-Large 2022-2026 Webmaster 2023-2026

Cameron Brigman has eight years experience with Darlington County - often serving various roles between GIS Technician, Coordinator, and Administrator, as with many GIS professionals in smaller organizations. Cameron served with the South Carolina Army National Guard in Hartsville, SC at the age of 17, as a logistics specialist - transitioning later to MLRS rocket launcher crewmember. He later entered the US Coast Guard, stationed in N. Charleston for patrol of the Caribbean. After completion of both services, Cameron obtained an Associates in Science under the Civil Engineering Graphics program of study with a focus on AutoCAD/SolidWorks design, and surveying/cadastral mapping. He is an avid numismatics enthusiast; other hobbies include traveling and graphic design. Cameron is also the Geomatics Instructor for the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology (SiMT) at Florence-Darlington Technical college in Florence, South Carolina and serves on the FDTC Engineering Advisory Board.

Ben Mosner

Geospatial Systems Analyst
Lexington County
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 Analyst
City of Cayce, SC
Director-at-Large 2025-2026

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