Jess Beutler served as the Project Manager on the Duala Market study for the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
She has spent the past decade in nonprofit, academic, and government settings, where she collaborates with communities to improve environmental and social justice through GIS and participatory mapping. She has led such mapping projects and supported OpenStreetMap communities across sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean.
Jess currently serves as the Program Director for OpenStreetMap US, where her focus is on strengthening and expanding programs for the mapping community in the United States, with an emphasis on building social-impact partnerships.