OpenStreetMap US

OpenStreetMap US is governed by a five-seat Board of Directors, elected by our membership. Elections are held annually. Board members serve two-year terms.

Minutes

Board meeting minutes are posted to the OpenStreetMap Wiki.

Incumbent board

Diane Fritz

President

Diane serves as the geospatial go-to for students and faculty at an academic library in Denver, Colorado. Her avocations can be described as “anything outdoors.”

Levente Juhász

Vice President

Levente is a broadly trained geographer working at the intersection of data science & computer science and geographic information science. His research is mainly concerned with data quality of user-generated content, understanding user behavior in online communities, and spatial analysis of social media and other online platforms. He is deeply involved in open data and open source communities and he is an elected OsGeo Charter Member.

Matthew Whilden

Secretary

Matt is a hobbyist mapper from Redmond, Washington. He is currently obsessed with building tooling and practices to get public domain datasets into OSM. His projects include the GNIS National File and the National Address Database.

Harrison Devine

Treasurer

Harrison is a hobbyist mapper, Wikipedian, community gardener, and cyclist based in Brooklyn, NY. Professionally, he is a non-profit accountant supporting a variety of small and mid-size human service organizations. As a mapper he is focused on pedestrian infrastructure. He lends his non-profit accounting experience to OSM US as the board treasurer and sits on the OSMF Finance Committee.

Priyanka Miller

Member At-Large

Priyanka is the founder of Mil Geospatial, a GIS consulting firm based in Gilbert, Arizona. Passionate about education and equity, she teaches a GIS elective for middle and high school students and works to bridge the digital divide with rural and Native American communities in Arizona. She is also an FAA-licensed remote pilot.

News and talks

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Closing Session with the OpenStreetMap US Board

Jun 8, 2024 · Harrison Devine, Diane Fritz, Matthew Whilden, and Levente Juhász

Enjoy a fun closing session with members of the OpenStreetMap US Board. Who knows, maybe we’ll even announce the 2025 State of the Map US location?

OpenStreetMap US Board Roundtable

Jan 19, 2024 · Diane Fritz, Matthew Whilden, and Brian Sperlongano

Curious about what it is like to serve on the OSM US board? Hear from current board members and envision yourself in the role!

Nominations for the 2024 Board Elections Open Soon

Jan 17, 2024 · OpenStreetMap US Staff

It’s election season at OpenStreetMap US! Nominations for the OpenStreetMap US Board of Directors will open on Saturday, January 20, 2024, and we hope that you consider running. As a member of...

OpenStreetMap US 2023 Board Election Results

Feb 27, 2023 · Emily Eros

The OpenStreetMap US board elections for 2023 have completed! As a Governance Committee member, I volunteered as this year’s election observer. This involves ensuring that the voting was conducted properly and that...

Nominations for the 2023 Board Elections are now open!

Jan 20, 2023 · OpenStreetMap US Staff

It’s that time of year again! Nominations for the OpenStreetMap US Board are now open and we hope that you consider running. As a member of the OpenStreetMap US board, you have the...