NWA Committee Chairs

Revised: February 29, 2012

Commissioner of Committees: (non-voting, appointed member of the NWA Council)
Richard Okulski
810 Main Street
Caribou, ME 04736-4452
207-492-0180 x 222
richard.okulski@noaa.gov

Annual Meeting 2012 Program Committee:
Jordan Gerth
University of Wisconsin CIMSS/SSEC
1225 W Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53706-1612
608-263-4942
annualmeeting@nwas.org

Aviation Meteorology Committee:
Matt Lorentson
6831 Mandalay Ct.
Gainesville, VA 20155
505-264-6691
nwa_aviation@nwas.org

Awards Committee:
Fred Glass
12 Missouri Research Park Drive
St. Charles, MO 63304-5685
636-441-8467
fred.glass@noaa.gov

Broadcast Meteorology Committee:
Nick Walker
300 Interstate North Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30006
(770) 226-2037
nwalker@weather.com

Broadcaster Seal of Approval Committee Chair:
Miles Muzio
5905 Kings Canyon Dr
Bakersfield, CA 93306
milesmuzio@yahoo.com

Seal Evaluation Board members:
Brian Bledsoe, James Brotherton, Shawn Cable, James Paul Dice, Chris Dunn, Eric Elwell, Fidel "Phil" Ferro, Jose M. Garcia Jr., Jesus A. Haro, Rob Haswell, Nate Johnson, Betsy Kling, Chuck Lofton, Byron Morton, Brian Olson, Lori Pinson, Scott Rochette, Josh Rubenstein, Ben Schott, Benjamin Smith, Tammie Souza, Keith M. Stellman, Amy Sweezey, John Toohey-Morales, Dr. Jay Trobec, Chad Watson

Seal Recertification Chair:
Jacqui Jeras
CNN Meteorologist
One CNN Center     NT0704C
Atlanta, GA 30303
jacqui.jeras@turner.com

Testing Chairperson:
Dr. Michael Brown
Department of Geosciences
Mississippi State University
P.O. Box 5448
Mississippi State, MS 39762-5448
662-325-2906
mike.brown@msstate.edu

Public Relations Chairperson:
Betsy Kling
WKYC-TV
1333 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-1159
216-344-3407
betsykling@wkyc.com

Workshop Program Chairperson:
Mike Goldberg
mike@mike-goldberg.com

Education Committee Co-Chairs:
Eleanor Vallier-Talbot
168 Hart St. Unit 65
Taunton, MA 02780-3746
508-823-1900 x416
eleanor.vallier-talbot@noaa.gov

Jeffrey S. Tongue
32 17th Ave.
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-6251
631-924-0593 x224
jeffrey.tongue@noaa.gov

Information Technology Committee:
Brad Herold
6900 West Hanna Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46241-9526
317-856-0360
bherold@nwas.org

Membership and Marketing Committee:
John Gordon
6201 Theiler Lane
Louisville, KY 40229
502-969-8842
john.gordon@noaa.gov

Nominating Committee:
Bruce G. Thomas
Chief Meteorologist/ National Spokesperson
Midland Radio Corporation
5900 Parretta Drive
Kansas City, MO 64120
816-462-0415 (Office)
816-916-0801 (Cell)
bthomas@midlandradio.com

Professional Development Committee:
Gregory Carbin
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
NOAA-NWS Storm Prediction Center
National Weather Center
Norman, Oklahoma 73072-7268
405-325-2080
gregory.carbin@noaa.gov

Publications Committee:
Matthew Bunkers
300 E. Signal Dr.
Rapid City, SD 57701
605-341-9271x766
matthew.bunkers@noaa.gov

Remote Sensing Committee:
Wayne Mackenzie
Earth Resources Technology, Inc.
6100 Frost Place, Suite A
Laurel, MD 20707
301-323-1457
wayne.mackenzie@noaa.gov

Social Media Committee:
Diane Cooper
1733 Lake Drive West
Chanhassen, MN 55317-8581
952-361-6650
DFCooper95@gmail.com

Societal Impacts of Weather and Climate Committee:
Kevin Barjenbruch
2242 West North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
801-524-5113
kevin.barjenbruch@noaa.gov

Specialized Operational Meteorological Services Committee:
Pat Spoden
8250 KY HWY 3520
West Paducah, KY 42086
270-744-6440 x766
pat.spoden@noaa.gov

Strategic Planning Committee:
Dr. John R. Scala
Consultant and WGAL-TV Meteorologist
2150 Meadow Ridge Drive
Lancaster, PA 17601-5761
(717) 799-6700
scalawx@comcast.net

Weather Analysis and Forecasting Committee:
Dr. Sam Ng
Metropolitan State University
PO Box 173362 Campus Box 22
Denver, CO 80217-3362
303-556-8399
sng1@mscd.edu

For further information on committees, please browse to the committee Web pages or e-mail the NWA office at exdir@nwas.org