Please welcome Dr. Gale Blackmer as DCNR’s Director, Bureau
of Topographic and Geologic Survey effective November 2, 2015. In this
role, Gale will serve as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s State Geologist
responsible for directing the work of the bureau. She will be responsible
for managing and directing the statewide program of collecting, preserving and
disseminating impartial information on the Commonwealth’s geology, geologic
resources, and topography. Additionally she will be actively engaged with
internal DCNR staff and external stakeholders and partners to maintain and
develop collaborative relationships.
Gale is currently the Acting Director for the bureau where
she has led the bureau through this transitionary period. Prior to
assuming the acting position, Gale served as Assistant Bureau Director and manager
of the Geologic Mapping Division where, among many other things, she was
responsible for the activities related to the StateMap federal grant program,
oversaw the management of the Pennsylvania Groundwater Information System, and
managed the South Newark Basin study.
Gale has been with DCNR and the Bureau of Topographic and
Geologic Survey for over 15 years starting as Geologic Scientist and working
her way through the ranks to now be bureau director.
Gale has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of
Pennsylvania in Geology, a Master’s degree from Penn State in Geology and
Doctorate from Penn State in Geology.
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