Madison Hrysko is the GIS and data analyst for the Capital District Regional Planning Commission, where she creates data visualizations and GIS maps for a variety of different projects. Most recently, she has been converting a natural resource inventory to an online platform to improve usability, identify locations in the Capital District that do not have broadband access, and create a public health scorecard as part of the nation’s Communities of Excellence Program. Hrysko completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Delaware and has two master’s degrees from the University at Albany in GIS and biodiversity, conservation, and policy. Previously, she worked at the New York State Department of Health as a public health specialist in the Harmful Algal Bloom Program.