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
Jack Beven, Ph.D. [Bio]
Eric Blake [Bio]
John Cangialosi [Bio]
Philippe Papin, Ph.D. [Bio]
Richard Pasch, Ph.D. [Bio]
Brad Reinhart [Bio]

Warning Coordination Meteorologist –
(WCM)
Robbie Berg [Bio]

Hurricane Specialists
Lisa Bucci, Ph.D. [Bio]
Larry Kelly [Bio]
Andrew Hagen [Bio]
vacant

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

Surface Analyst Forecasters
Brian Adams
Patrick Chan [Bio]
Sandy Delgado [Bio]
Keren Rosado-Vazquez, Ph.D. [Bio]
Mike Tichacek

Pathways Intern
Aidan Mahoney [Bio]
DoD Skillbridge Intern - Ashanti Moore

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)
Evan Bookbinder

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

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.
Panagiotis Velissariou, Ph.D.

Support Personnel

Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes (CARCAH)
Warren Madden [Bio] – Chief Reconnaissance Coordinator
Steve Feuer
Kyle Larson
DoD Skillbridge Intern - Ashanti Moore

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)
Doug Gaer – Team Lead
Marc Laurent
Siby Varghese