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National Hurricane Center Staff


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Office of the Director

Director
Michael Brennan, Ph.D. [Bio]

Deputy Director
Jamie Rhome [Bio]

NOAA Public Affairs Officer
Maria Torres [Bio]

Administrative Officer
Jannette Perez

Management and Program Analyst
Pheola Vasser

Transportation Assistant
Petra Gonzalez

Hurricane Specialist Unit (HSU)

Branch Chief
Daniel Brown [Bio]

Senior Hurricane Specialists
Robbie Berg [Bio]
Jack Beven, Ph.D. [Bio]
Eric Blake [Bio]
John Cangialosi [Bio]
Richard Pasch, Ph.D. [Bio]

Warning Coordination Meteorologist –
(WCM)
vacant

Hurricane Specialists
Lisa Bucci, Ph.D. [Bio]
Larry Kelly [Bio]
Philippe Papin, Ph.D. [Bio]
Brad Reinhart [Bio]
Andrew Hagen [Bio]

U.S. Navy Hurricane Specialist
Dave Roberts

Tropical Analysis & Forecast Branch (TAFB)

Branch Chief
Christopher Landsea, Ph.D. [Bio]

Lead Forecasters
Eric Christensen [Bio]
Stephen Konarik [Bio]
Andrew Levine
Jeffrey Lewitsky [Bio]
Scott Stripling [Bio]

Forecasters
Jorge Aguirre-Echevarria [Bio]
Nelsie Ramos, Ph.D. [Bio]
Amanda Reinhart [Bio]
Evelyn Rivera-Acevedo [Bio]
Gladys Rubio [Bio]
vacant

Surface Analyst Forecasters
Patrick Chan [Bio]
Sandy Delgado [Bio]
Cassandra Mora [Bio]
Heather Nepaul, Ph.D. [Bio]
Keren Rosado-Vazquez, Ph.D. [Bio]
Mike Tichacek
vacant

Pathways Intern
Aidan Mahoney [Bio]



Technology & Science Branch (TSB)

Branch Chief
Pablo Santos, Ph.D. [Bio]

Science and Operations Officer (SOO)
Wallace Hogsett, Ph.D. [Bio]

Team Lead
David Zelinsky [Bio]

Information Technology Officer (ITO)
Doug Gaer

Meteorologist/Programmers
Samantha Camposano [Bio]
Matthew Onderlinde, Ph.D. [Bio]
Matt Sardi [Bio]
Stephanie Stevenson, Ph.D. [Bio]
Rachel Zelinsky, Ph.D. [Bio]

Storm Surge Unit (SSU)

Team Lead
Cody Fritz, Ph.D. [Bio]

Storm Surge Specialists
Laura Alaka [Bio]
Cassandra Mora [Bio]
Heather Nepaul, Ph.D. [Bio]

Operations Managers
LTJG Cara Geiger – NOAA Commissioned Corps Officer [Bio]

NOAA Contract Support
Alexandria Andonian
Allison Brannan, Ph.D.
William Booth
Ethan Gibney
Andrew Penny, Ph.D.
Tarah Sharon
Ben Trabing, Ph.D.


Support Personnel

Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes (CARCAH)
Warren Madden [Bio] – Chief Reconnaissance Coordinator
Steve Feuer
vacant

FEMA/Department of Homeland Security
Matthew Green
Michael Spagnolo [Bio]

Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP)
James Franklin [Bio]
Jonathan Martinez, Ph.D. [Bio]

Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT)
Alan Brammer, Ph.D.

Programming Support
Joshua Alland
Jim Applegate

Administrative Support
Luis Cortes

NCEP Central Operations (NCO)
Marc Laurent
vacant
vacant