Heather Leson
Voting MemberChairperson - Governance Working Group
Bio
Heather Leson is driven by a world where everyone lends a hand. At the intersection of social impact, strategy, technology, and open principles, she delivers innovative products and experiences with global networks. Heather has over 25 years of experience in community engagement, internet technologies, and product development. As an Open Organization Ambassador (Red Hat), Heather writes and advocates for open organizational values to support governance shifts and strategic global community engagement. A leader in the open space: she has represented and worked for many open organizations, including serving as the Board Member of both the OpenStreetMap Foundation (2 years) and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (4 years). In HOT, Heather is focused on community engagement, organizational development, and governance. She currently chairs the HOT Governance Working Group. See more at LinkedIn and @heatherleson.
Posts
Global Studies and Collaboration with CrisisMappers Japan
On April 28, 2015, Prof. Furuhashi, of Aoyama Gakuin University's School of Global Studies and Collaboration held a seminar for some twenty beginning students studying Crisis Mapping. The seminar took place at the Global Learning Commons, a free space for students to gather at Aoyama Gakuin’s Sagamihara campus. This online project is part of the relief efforts of volunteers for Nepal’s catastrophic earthquake.
HOT Activates for Nepal Response - Report #2
HOT has been active almost 20 hours since the devastating earthquake in Nepal. Our thoughts are with the affected communities and our fellow Mappers...
HOT Mapping party at #ICCM in Nairobi
Severin Menard and I are in Nairobi for the International Conference of Crisis Mappers. We decided to host an afternoon mapping party with the...
