Clare Maher was a Master of Natural Resources Student in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NCSU. Clare pursued the hydrology technical option, and focused her research on local water-related policy and management issues. She minored in geography and GIS during her undergraduate career which allowed her to excel as a teaching assistant in the Center for Geospatial Analytics, a job Clare finds extremely rewarding and enjoyable. Clare loves hiking, walking her dog, and anything chocolate.