Cyndi Rachol

As the National Map Liaison to Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio for the USGS National Geospatial Program User Engagement Office, Cyndi uses her expertise on National Map products and services to engage with users and stakeholders. 

In addition to her public-facing work as a liaison, Cyndi is a member of the USGS Geospatial Information Response Team (GIRT) as the Deputy Chair. The GIRT is responsible for facilitating the coordination, communication, and dissemination of geospatial data and information through the GIRT Event Support Map. 

Also, Cyndi is the team lead for the National Geospatial Program (NGP) User Engagement Office’s Educational Video Production Team. This team is responsible for working with subject matter experts to produce videos on a wide range of NGP products and services. 

Prior to joining the NGP, Cyndi was a hydrologist for the USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center, where she held research interests in dam removal analysis, natural channel design evaluation, flood inundation modeling, and water quality monitoring in both urban and agricultural settings.