Kris Larson, GISP graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in Geography, Cartographic emphasis.  Ms. Larson has been active in the GIS community since 1989 and is currently a Board Member of NRURISA.  She is part of an international Information Management Solutions group at CDM Smith that works cooperatively to implement GIS and custom software solutions for clients.  In addition to her work at CDM Smith, Ms. Larson is an adjunct professor at Carroll College.