Faces of the National Weather Service

Faces of the NWS: Meteorology

Jason Ahsenmacher
Jason Ahsenmacher

Lead Meteorologist
NWS Fairbanks

Dakari Anderson
Dakari Anderson

Meteorologist 
WFO Sacramento

Felecia Bowser
Felecia Bowser

Meteorologist-in-Charge 
WFO Tallahassee

Careers National Program Andrew Devanas
Andrew Devanas

Science and Operations Officer Key West, FL WFO

Idamis Del Valle-Shoemaker
Idamis Del Valle-Shoemaker

Meteorologist
WFO Sacramento

Melissa Di Spigna
Melissa Di Spigna

Regional Aviation Meteorologist Eastern Region Headquarters

Debra Elliott
Debra Elliott

Meteorological Technician/Observation Program Leader Detroit, MI WFO

Janae Elkins
Janae Elkins

Meteorologist WFO Jackson

Bianca Feldkircher Emergency Response Specialist
Bianca Feldkircher

Emergency Response Specialist
WR Headquarters Regional Operations Center

Tanja Fransen
Tanja Fransen

Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC)
Portland Weather Forecast Office (WFO)

Juan Hernandez
Juan Hernandez

Meteorologist Dallas/Fort Worth WFO

Michael Hill
Michael Hill

Warning Coordination Meteorologist
WFO Jackson, MS

John Hurley
John Hurley

Meteorologist-In-Charge 
Minneapolis Center Weather Service Unit

Luis Ingram-Westover
Luis Ingram-Westover

Lead Forecaster
Key West, FL WFO

Alexandra Kent
Alexandra Kent

Meteorologist
WFO Eastern North Dakota

Lisa Kriederman
Lisa Kriederman

Incident Meteorologist Boulder, CO WFO

Latrice Maxie
Latrice Maxie

Observing Program Leader Weather Forecast Office, Jackson, MS

Alana McCants
Alana McCants

Meteorologist 
NWS West Gulf River Forecast Center

Troy Nicolini
Troy Nicolini

Meteorologist-in-Charge
Eureka, CA WFO

Roland Nuñez
Roland Nuñez

National Aviation Meteorologist
FAA Command Center

Cynthia Palmer
Cynthia Palmer

Meteorologist in Charge
WFO Bay Area

William "Bill" Parker Meteorologist
William "Bill" Parker

Meteorologist-in-charge (MIC)
Jackson, MS (WFO)

Bryan Putnam
Bryan Putnam

Forecaster
Weather Prediction Center

Hilary Sinsel
Hilary Clarin

Aviation Meteorologist
ZFW Center Weather Service Unit

Topeka Kansas
Jenifer Prieto

Meteorologist 
WFO Topeka, Kansas

Stephanie Sipprell
Stephanie Sipprell

Emergency Response Specialist Central Region Headquarters

Adam Roser
Adam Rose

Lead Meteorologist
NWS San Diego

Brad Schaaf
Brad Schaaf

Lead Meteorologist
National Weather Service, Medford

Kyle Struckmann
Kyle Struckmann

National Aviation Meteorologist

Chanelle A. Stigger
Chanelle A. Stigger

Meteorologist
NOAA NWS LCH

Dr. Wassila Thiaw
Dr. Wassila Thiaw

Meteorologist
College Park MD

Ayesha Wilkinson
Ayesha Wilkinson

Meteorologist
National Weather Service Boulder

Charlie Woodrum
Charlie Woodrum

Warning Coordination Meteorologist
WFO Shreveport

Freddie Zeigler
Freddie Zeigler

Warning Coordination Meteorologist
WFO Cleveland

Faces of the NWS: Hydrology

Kate Abshire
Kate Abshire

Hydrologist
Analyze, Forecast & Support Office (AFSO)

Bekki Harjo
Bekki Harjo

Senior Hydrologist
Arkansas-Red Basin RFC

Crane Johnson
Crane Johnson

Hydrologist in Charge Alaska-Pacific RFC

Kevin Kodama
Kevin Kodama

Senior Service Hydrologist Honolulu, HI WFO

Kris Lander
Kris Lander

Development and Operations
Hydrologist
West Gulf RFC

Alaina MacFarlane
Alaina MacFarlane

Senior Hydrologist
Middle Atlantic RFC

Juliann Meyer
A. Juliann Meyer

Senior Hydrologist
Missouri Basin RFC

Edward Plumb
Edward Plumb

Senior Service Hydrologist
NWS WFO Fairbanks Alaska

Charles Ross
Charles Ross

Senior Service Hydrologist
State College, PA WFO

Faces of the NWS: Physical Science

Becki Heim
Becki Heim

Arctic & International Policy Coordinator Alaska Region Headquarters

Michelle L’Heureux
Michelle L’Heureux

Physical Scientis
NWS Climate Prediction Center

Cindi Preller
Cindi Preller

Duty Scientist, Geophysicist, Outreach
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC)

Jamie Rhome
Jamie Rhome

Deputy Director of the National Hurricane Center
National Hurricane Center (NHC)

Howard J. Singer
Howard J. Singer

Chief Scientist
Space Weather Prediction Center

Sudhir Raj Shrestha
Sudhir Raj Shrestha

Technical Director Web and Data Service
NWS/ Office of Water Prediction

Dr. Fanglin Yang
Dr. Fanglin Yang

 Chief, Physics and Dynamics Division
 NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center,
National Centers for Environmental Prediction

Careers in Information Technology and Electronics Maintenance

Nikole Gallegos
Nikole Gallegos

Information Technology Branch Chief Alaska Region Headquarters

Ronla Henry
Ronla Henry-Reeves

AWIPS Program Manager Office of Central Processing

Kenneth Kottra
Kenneth Kottra

Assistant Electronic Systems Analyst Chanhassen, MN WFO

Jay Liang
Jay Liang

IT Specialist Storm Prediction Center

Gustavo Limon
Gustavo Limon

Chief Technology Officer Office of the Assistant Chief Information Officer

Jerry Wiedenfeld
Jerry Wiedenfeld

Information Technology Officer
Milwaukee/Sullivan WFO

Careers in Operational Support and Administrative Management

Rosemary Auld
Rosemary Auld

Regional Training Manager
Eastern Region Headquarters

Melinda Bailey
Melinda Bailey

National Marine Program Manager
Analyze, Forecast, and Support Office (AFSO)O)

Careers National Program Tyra Brown Harris
Tyra Brown Harris

Social Science and DEIA Lead
Office of Dissemination

Vankita Brown
Vankita Brown

Social Scientist
Office of the Chief
Operating Officer

Peter Chan
Peter Chan

Communications & Multimedia Specialist 
Emergency Services & Multimedia Branch

Douglas Hilderbrand
Douglas Hilderbrand

Preparedness and Resilience Program Lead
Analyze, Forecast, and Support Office

Heath Hockenberry
Heath Hockenberry

National Fire Weather Program Manager
Analyze, Forecast, and Support Office

Brian Hoeth
Brian Hoeth

Emergency Response Meteorologist
Southern Region Regional Operations Center (SR ROC)

Eric Lau
Eric Lau

Chief, Environmental Scientific & Services Division
Pacific Region Headquarters

Wendy Levine
Wendy Levine

Senior Policy Lead
NWS Headquarters,
Silver Spring, MD

Kim McMahon
Kim McMahon

Public Weather Services Program Manager
NWS Headquarters / Analyze, Forecast, and Support Office / Public Weather Services Program

Kim Montgomery
Kim Montgomery

Administrative Officer 
National Centers for Environmental
Prediction (NCEP), Office of the Director

Lara Pagano
Lara Pagano

NWS Organizational Health and Culture Lead
Silver Spring, MD

Paul Schlatter
Paul Schlatter

Sciences and Operations Officer (SOO)
WFO Boulder

Wendy Sellers
Wendy Sellers

Program Coordination Officer
NOAA HQ, Office of the Under Secretary

Matt Solum Decision Support Services (DSS) Program Manager
Matt Solum

Regional Response and Preparedness Specialist
Western Region Headquarters

Raymond Tanabe
Raymond Tanabe

Director, Pacific Region
Pacific Region Headquarters

Chris Vaccaro
Chris Vaccaro

Communications Director
Office of the Chief of Staff

Larry Van Bussum
Larry Van Bussum

National Fire Weather Operations Coordinator National Interagency Fire Center