Madison Kaye

As the GIS & Cultural Resource Specialist for the Washington College Geospatial Innovation Program, Madison aims to train and mentor students in real-world applications of GIS, with a focus on the evidence of human activity, both past and present, on our landscape. Madison has a background in anthropology and archaeology, and a special interest in creating GIS deliverables that are appropriate and accessible for a wide variety of audiences. Much of her work at Washington College involves collaborating with local government and non-profit organizations, to bring GIS capacity to small teams who create big impacts in our communities.

Completed Projects

• StoryMap: Stories of Bellevue, MD. Created for the Bellevue Field School in Historic Preservation, 2023.

• Online Map App: Historic Places in Denver, Colorado. Created for Heritage Strategies, LLC, 2023.

• Online Map App: Documenting and Exploring the Interpretive Potential of St. George Island - Maryland’s Largest Revolutionary War Battlefield. Created for the American Battlefield Protection Program, 2023.

Office Locations

Second Floor, 210 S. Cross Street, Chestertown, MD 21620

485 S. Cross Street, Chestertown, MD 21620

Education

• B.A. Anthropology, Washington College, 2019

Research Interest

• Public archaeology
• Bioarchaeology
• Archaeological lab methodologies
• GIS applications in archaeology