Tracey Pilone Candidate Statement
Candidate for Finance Committee Chair
Tracey Pilone is President of Element 84, an ESIP member organization and software engineering business based in Alexandria, VA. Tracey previously served as the Nominations Committee Chair from 2015-2017, served on the Executive Director Search Committee in 2020, served as Finance Committee Chair from 2021-2023, and has been a regular ESIP participant since 2014. Tracey participates in ESIP because it allows her to get a more in depth understanding of the challenges and opportunities of users of geospatial and remote sensing data. Ultimately this allows Element 84 to help ESIP members continue to improve Earth Science data access and discovery.
Tracey is a small business owner and MBA graduate from Georgetown University and currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Carpenter's Shelter, a non-profit shelter serving those experiencing homelessness in Alexandria, VA. She manages the finances for Element 84 on an ongoing basis and is skilled at maintaining finances for organizations, working with accountants, and tax records. Tracey serving on the board will allow ESIP to leverage her business and contracting expertise to keep ESIP sustainable for the long term.
