Office of the Director

Director
Bill Read

Deputy Director
Ed Rappaport, PhD

Executive Officer
Christopher Burr

NOAA Public Affairs Officer
Dennis Feltgen

Administrative Officer
Jannette Perez

Secretary
Eve Maruly

Administrative Assistant
Petra Gonzalez

Hurricane Specialists Unit

Branch Chief
James Franklin

Senior Hurricane Specialists
Lixion Avila, PhD
Jack Beven, PhD
Michael Brennan, PhD
Daniel Brown – Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM)
Richard Pasch, PhD
Stacy R. Stewart

Hurricane Specialists
Robbie Berg
Eric Blake
John Cangialosi
Todd Kimberlain

Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB)

Branch Chief
Hugh Cobb

Lead Forecasters
Wally Barnes
Eric Christensen
Lawrence Lahiff, PhD
Martin Nelson
Scott Stripling

Forecasters
Jorge Aguirre-Echevarria
Mike Formosa
Marshall Huffman
Andrew Levine
Jeffrey Lewitsky
Gladys Rubio
Dave Sandoval
Jessica Schauer
Mike Tichacek
Patricia Wallace

Intern Forecasters
Felix Garcia
Corey Walton

Technical Support Branch (TSB)

Branch Chief
Jiann-Gwo Jiing, PhD

Science and Operations Officer (SOO)
Christopher Landsea, PhD

Techniques Development and Applications Unit
Alison Krautkramer
Colin McAdie
Christopher Sisko

Storm Surge Unit
Jamie Rhome – Storm Surge Team Lead
LT(jg) Jeffrey Pereira (Storm Surge/NOAA Commissioned Corps Officer)
Tarah Sharon (Storm Surge/NOAA Contract)
Kristin Sopkin (Storm Surge/NOAA Contract)

Computer Programming and Technical Support
Christopher Juckins
Christopher Lauer
Brian Scott Maher
(Vacant)

Information Technologists
Joan David (Scientific Illustrator)
Marc Laurent
Salim Leyva

Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes (CARCAH)

Support Personnel

Joint Hurricane Testbed
Jose Salazar

Library and Information Services
Gloria Aversano

UCAR Visiting Scientist
(Vacant)

Students
Cristina Carrasco
Karina Castillo
Nelsie Ramos
Wesley Wells
(Vacant)

FEMA/Department of Homeland Security
Matthew Green