Becky Wilkes, MS GISP

Becky is the GIS Specialist at Carolina Demography.  She is a cartographer and data visualizer whose work spans from coffee-table atlases to multimedia StoryMaps. Her project contributions at Carolina Demography include the NC Migrant Emergency Management Database, designed with Nathan Dollar in ArcGIS, and the NC Metro Data Initiative, designed with Trevor Berreth in Tableau.  

Before joining Carolina Demography, Becky worked at UNC on several global public health projects, where she taught GIS workshops, developed eLearning tools, facilitated technical groups, and encouraged health researchers to make increased use of spatial data.  Her collaborations with researchers worldwide have contributed to hundreds of publications across more than 50 countries.   

Becky has a BS in Geography and Geology and an MS in Geography from Florida State University, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science from UNC–Chapel Hill.  Outside of work, she enjoys camping, drumming, and sailing with her husband, three grown children, and one small but determined chihuahua–terrier mix.