Executive DirectorHumanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Rebecca, Executive Director of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), leads a global effort for humanitarian action and community growth via open mapping. HOT envisions a world where mapping tackles community needs, ensures map accessibility and contributions for all, and promotes open data for impact. Rebecca is a 2020 Audacious Project winner, and TED speaker.
Formerly the Interim Executive Director and Senior Director of Strategy & Program, Rebecca steered HOT's Community, Partnerships, and Communications initiatives. Under her guidance, HOT expanded globally, establishing four Regional Open Mapping Hubs. She enhanced HOT's capacity by providing sustained support and microgrants for OpenStreetMap communities, fostering OSM adoption among NGOs, and promoting HOT's mission to new volunteers and partners.
Rebecca has 12+ years experience in innovation, holds degrees from the University of Cambridge, and has lived and worked in Borneo, Japan, Colombia, Peru & the UK.
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