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Meteorology Alumni

Partial List of Meteorology Alumni

 
  • Daniel Eipper (`08) is in graduate school at Bryn Mawr College.
  • Eric Engle (`08) works at the Meteorological Development Laboratory, National Weather Service (NWS), in Silver Springs, MD.
  • Brandon Fling (`08) is a meteorological technician with Noble Environmental Power, Connecticut.
  • Durrel Fox (`08) is in graduate school at Ohio State University.
  • Kelli Hornberger (`08) is in graduate school at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
  • Caitlin Kelly (`08) works at WGAL-TV, Lancaster, PA.
  • James Limbacher (`08) is in graduate school at Pennsylvania State University.
  • Matthew Matash (`08) works at Raytheon Inc.
  • Jordan Pesses (`08) is in graduate school at University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
  • Catherine Sabol (`08) is in graduate school at University of Maryland, Silver Springs, MD.
  • Kyle Sanders (`08) works at AmeriCorp USA.
  • Danielle Turner (`08) is in graduate school at Texas Tech University
  • Ashley Wallace (`08) is in graduate school at University of Miami
  • James P. Cipriani (`07) is in graduate school at University of Maryland.
  • Thomas Grimme (`07) works at Raytheon Inc.
  • Eric Meyers (`07) is in graduate school at University of Illinois at Campaign-Urbana.
  • Nicholas Reitz (`07) is an officer in the United State Air Force.
  • Matthew Stepp (`07) is in graduate school at Rochester Institute of Technology.
  • Jennifer Vogt (`07) is in graduate school at University of Wyoming.
  • Keith Liddick (`06) is an operational forecaster of heavy precipitation for the Satellite Analysis Branch (SAB) of NESDIS at the World Weather Building.
  • Kira Kanitra (`06) is an on-air meteorologist at WMDT in Salisbury, MD.
  • Greg Heavener (`06) is a meteorologist for the NWS at the Philadelphia/Mt. Holly forecast office. Greg.Heavener@noaa.gov
  • Josh Newhard (`06) is a forecaster at Accu Weather in State College, PA.
  • Ezra Levin (`06) is now in graduate school at Colorado State University. elevin@atmos.colostate.edu
  • Jodie Frazee (`06) is an on-air meteorologist for the New England Cable Network in Boston, MA.

  • John Yorks (`06) is a research scientist for the Cloud Physics Lidar and TWiLiTE wind lidar instruments at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

  • Cassie Behofist (`05) is now the morning meteorologist for TV3 (ABC) in Winchester, VA.
  • Maureen Maiuri (`05) Marine and Tropical Meteorologist at the John C. Freeman Weather Museum at Weather Research Center. reener1025@yahoo.com 
  • Melissa Burt (`05) is attending graduate school at Colorado State University. mburt@atmos.colostate.edu 
  •  Mike Charlton (`05) is an assistant project scientist at Weston Solutions, Inc. in West Chester, PA. mike.charlton@westonsolutions.com 
  • Kristin Howett (`05) works for Sverdrup Technologies as an Environmental Specialist on Aberdeen Proving Ground. kristin.howett@atc.army.mil 
  • Evan Lowery (`05) is the Business Applications Meteorologist at Weather Trends International in Bethlehem, PA. mailto:nevildev@yahoo.com 

  • Angela Rowe (`05) is attending graduate school at Colorado State University in th radar group. arowe@radarmet.atmos.colostate.edu

     

  • Chris Homan (`05) is a 2nd Lt in the Air Force. He's a weather officer stationed at Shaw AFB. cjhoman@gimail.af.mil 
  • Sara Bargo (`04) is attending graduate school at the University of Wyoming. Email. 
  • Kevin Berberich (`04) is working for RSIS (RS Information Systems, Inc.)as a Jr. Programmer, located in the World Weather Building in Camp Springs, MD. Email: mailto:Kevin.Berberich@noaa.gov 
  • Christine Ferreira (`04) is the morning and noon meteorologist at KOIN-TV in Portland, OR.* Dale Unruh, Jr. (`04) is attending graduate school at the University of Hawaii. Email: weathermandale@aol.com
  • Justin Drabick (`04) is working at WMDT-TV 47 (ABC) in Salisbury, MD as the weekday morning meteorologist. Email: Justin_Drabick@wmdt.com
  • Renee Konopka (`04) is a Hydrometeorological Data Analyst for HADS department at NOAA. Email: raynaygoober@hotmail.com 
  • Rich Ottoson ('04) is a AWIPS Engineer for Raytheon. Email: Richard.Ottoson@noaa.gov 
  • Vince Walker (`04) is attending graduate school at University of Tennessee. Email: vwalker3@utk.edu 
  • Chris Hain (`04) is attending graduate school at University of Alabama Huntsville. Email: hain@nsstc.uah.edu 
  • Pat Armor ('04) is an National Weather Service AWIPS engineer, Northrop-Grumman in Silver Spring, MD. Email: Patrick.Armor@noaa.gov 
  • Wayne MacKenzie (`04) is a research associate at University of Alabama Huntsville working on short-term prediction of convection initiation. He is also the weekend meteorologist at WAAY-TV in Huntsville. Email: mackenzie@nsstc.uah.edu 
  • Chris Jewett (`04) is attending graduate school at University of Alabama Huntsville. Email: jewett@nsstc.uah.edu 
  • Dennis O'Donnell (`04) is attending graduate school at University of Wyoming. Email: mailto:mailto:dodonnel@uwyo.edu
  • Lisa Wieser (`03) is a forecaster for Accu Weather, Inc. in State College, PA. wieser@accuwx.com
  • Matt Alonso (`03) works for MESO, Inc. in Troy, NY. Email: malonso@meso.com
  • Dan Carre' (`03) is a research scientist at Simpson Weather Associates in Charlottesville, VA. daniel.carre@gmail.com 
  • John Feerick (`03) is a forecaster is Accu Weather, Inc. in State College, PA. feerick@accuwx.com.
  • Bill Burkey (`03) is working on a secondary ed degree at East Stroudsburg. wburkey@ptd.net.
  • Paul Hughes (`03) is attending graduate school at Florida State University. Email: phughes24@hotmail.com.
  • Adam Henry (`03) is with Roaring Spring Bottling Company. Email: mu26aeh@yahoo.com 
  • Emily Lunde (`03) is attending graduate school at North Carolina State University. Email: eilunde@hotmail.com 
  • Jamie Swick (`03) is a meteorologist living in Saratoga Springs, Utah. Email: swick_jamie@yahoo.com
  • Emily Eisenacher (`02) is attending graduate school at St. Louis University. Email:mailto:mailto:ebeisen@gmail.com 
  • Jonathan Beach (`02) is an AWIPS engineer for Northrop-Grumman in Silver Spring MD. Email jon.beach@noaa.gov 
  • Chris Laudicina ('02) is a Weather/News production associate at WUSA – TV 9 in Washington , D.C. and Assistant Producer for a weekly radio weather talk show in Baltimore, Maryland. Email metcaster1@aol.com 
  • Ricky Walker (`02) is employed as a meteorologist doing wind energy prospecting and modeling
    for WindLogics, Inc. in St Paul, Minnesota. Email:     rwalker1313@msn.com 
  • David Cousins (`02) is in graduate research assistant at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Email: dacousin79@hotmail.com.
  • Nicole Slodysko-Brubaker (`02) is working for SAIC at Goddard Space Flight Center as a Scientific Programmer.
    . Email:     https://cascade.millersville.edu/entity/nbrubaker@gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov 
  • Nick Kosar (`02) is a Meteorologist in the Impact Weather Division of Universal Weather and Aviation in Houston, TX. Email: nkosar@impactweather.com.
  • Cory Demko ('02) is in graduate school at University of Wyoming. Email: jcdemko@hotmail.com.
  • Paul Lynch (`02) is an on-air Meteorologist at WHP CBS-21 in Harrisburg, PA. Email: muwethrman@yahoo.com.
  • Mike Orris (`02) is working at PENNDOT's Central Office in Harrisburg. Email: rjorris1680@aol.com.
  • Jen (Benvenuto) Higgins (`02) is working as an Environmental Scientist for Pennoni Associates, Inc. in Philadelphia. Email: jhiggins1026@hotmail.com
  • Michelle Theis ('01) is working as a Software Engineer at the FAA Techincal Center in Atlantic City, NJ. Email: strgazer79@yahoo.com.
  • Joe Marzen (`01) earned an M.S. at FSU and now works at Northrop Grumman in Alexandria, VA. Email: jmarzen@hotmail.com.
  • Wes Hyduke (`01) is an aviation meteorologist for Meteorlogix in Minneapolis, MN. Email: wesley.hyduke@gmail.com.
  • Andrew Zimmerman (`01) has received his M.S. degree from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
  • Eric Champlin ('01) working in the Division of Air Quality for the DEP in Harrisburg, PA Email: echamplin@state.pa.us.
  • Ling Nanthachack (`01) is an operational forecaster for Meteorlogix in Minneapolis, MN. Email: meteo@hotmail.com.
  • Melinda (Pouss) Marks (`01) is a staff scientist at RTP Environmental Associates, Inc., in Green Brook, NJ. Email: marks@rtpenv.com\Jason Pippitt (`01) is a Research Analyst for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Ground Validation Program at NASA-GSFC. Email:
  • Jake Swick (`01) is a meteorologist living in Deer Mountain, Utah. Email: golfwebweather@yahoo.com 
  • Jay Hanna (`01) is working as a meteorologist on the precipitation team for the Satellite Analysis Branch of NESDIS (www.ssd.noaa.gov). E-mail: Jay.Hanna@noaa.gov 

  • Scott Mackaro (`01) is working on his graduate degree at the University of Alabama-Huntsville. Email smmmackar@aol.com.

  • Traci Duerr (`00) ia an Air Quality Meteorological Consultant in the environmental department of Washington Group International. Email:mailto:traci.thomas@wgint.com.
  • Colleen Dougherty-Kimmel (`00) is a climatologist at Accu Weather, Inc. in State College, PA. Email: wxgirl_23@yahoo.com 
  • Chris Readinger (`00) earned his M.S. at The Ohio State University, and he is now part of the atmospheric chemistry and dynamics group at NASA-GSFC, working on the Global Modeling Initiative. Email: creadinger@yahoo.com.
  • Michael Conte (`00) is a Systems Engineer for Lockheed Martin Management and Data Systems (M&DS) Remote Sensing Systems Integration (RSSI) group in Valley Forge, PA. Email: michael.b.conte@lmco.com 
  • David Groenert (`00) is works for the National Weather Service in Boise, ID. David.Groenert@noaa.gov 
  • Chris Compton ('00) is a meteorologist/analysist for Planalytics, Inc. E-mail: mailto:compton0713@juno.com 
  • Mark Lilly (`00) is attending graduate school at University of Virginia.
  • Deborah Stein (`00) is working as post doctoral satellite/remote-sensing research at the KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute)
  • Joe Bartosik (`99) is a Graphics Network Manager for WeatherBug, based in Gaithersburg, MD. Email: jbartosik@aws.com
  • Jeff Weinrich ('99) is a meteorologist at the FAA Technical Center at Atlantic City International Airport. His current project involves analysis of icing and turbulence events. Email: Jeffreyw@aw.tc.faa.gov 
  • Jason Noren ('99) is a Captain in the USAF. He's currently stationed at Fort Wainwright, Alaska as the Detachment 3, 1 Weather Squadron Commander. Jason also received his Masters Degree in Teachers in Geosciences through Mississippi State University. E-mail: meteorologist99@yahoo.com.
  • Sean Webb ('99) is a Software Developer for Northrop Grumman IT contracted with the National Weather Service. Email: swebb7@yahoo.com.
  • Dave Noble ('99) is now at the Army's Cold Region Test Center at Fort Greely in Delta Junction, AK. Email: davidweather1976@yahoo.com.
  • David Clayton ('99) is a meteorologist for the Air Force, stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson. Email: claytons17@juno.com.
  • Michael Gilchrist ('99) is attending Lancaster Bible College.
  • Aaron Dorn ('99) is a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Aberdeen, SD. Email to: Aaron.Dorn@noaa.gov.
  • Harlan Williams ('99) is a forecaster for Wheel 2 Wheel Racing, a weekly radio show about dirt racing and NASCAR.

  • Shane Snyder ('98) is a public, fire, and aviation forecaster for the National Weather Service in Reno, NV. Email to: shane.snyder@noaa.gov.
  • Craig Bourquin (`98) continues to work at Weather Routing, Inc (WRI), where he is a senior meteorologist and Assistant Operations Manager. WRI specializes in marine forecasting for cargo ships and private yacths world-wide. Email Craig at: cab329@hotmail.com 
  • Sam Ng ('98) is a professor at Metro State in Denver, Colorado.
  • Jim Monfredi ('98) is now a meteorologist at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. E-mail him at: jtmrain@aol.com 
  • Bonnie Rollins-Reed ('98) works for General Dynamics as a contracto to the NPOESS (National Polar Orbiting Satellite System) in Silver Spring, MD. E-mail: bonniereed@cox.net 
  • Dave Hiatt ('98) is a Lieutenant Junior Grade (O-3) weather officer working at Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center in Monterey, CA. David.hiatt@navy.mil 
  • Erin Diviney-Groft ('98) is working as an Operations Research Analyst for the Navy in Mechanicsburg, PA E-mail: eringroft@hotmail.com.
  • Lorraine Russell ('98) is an independent contractor to Air Resource Specialists, Inc. in Fort Collins, CO. Her current project involves modeling of images in an air quality software package called WinHaze (this was developed by Air Resource) for a contract with the US Forest Service. She models the pollution (haze) effects on numerous USFS sites all over the country. Email: twister0623@home.com.
  • Ryan Decker ('97) received his M.S. from University of Alabama in Huntsville (MS) and is now working as an Aerospace Technologist with the Terrestrial and Planetary Environments Group at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. Ryan.K.Decker@msfc.nasa.gov 
  • Brain Hughes ('97) is the operations oversight and satellite information coordinator for the Satellite Analysis Branch of NESDIS. E-mail: Brian.Hughes@noaa.gov 
  • Kevin Carroll ('97) received his MS ('00) from University of Maryland and now works for Meteorological Development Laboratory (MDL) in Silver Spring, MD. Email: Kevin.Carroll@noaa.gov.
  • Jason Taylor ('97) ia a Physical Scientist for MDL, National Weather Service. E-mail: Jason.Taylor@noaa.gov 
  • Randy Oehling ('97) is the Senior Meteorologist at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. This weather center is the exclusive provider of forecasts for WPXI-TV. Email: oehlingr@csc.clpgh.org.
  • Les Still ('97) is the weekend morning meteorologist at WGAL-TV in Lancaster, PA.
  • Craig Evanego ('96) is a meteorologist/image analyst with NOAA/NESDIS in Washington, DC.cevanego@yahoo.com.

  • Bob Van Dillen ('95) is the new morning on-air meteorologist CNN's Headline News morning show: "Robin & Company". Email. Bob possesses the AMS seal.
  • Kathy (Mundhenk) Byrne ('95) works as a research assistant in the office of the New Jersey State Climatologist at Rutgers University.
  • Harry Holmes ('95) is a meteorologist, also in Philadelphia, PA, and works behind the scenes at WCAU - 10, the NBC-TV affiliate there.
  • Sarah (Perfater) Maxwell ('95) is a feature article writer for Weather Bug. E-mail: smaxwell@weathercloset.com.
  • Marc Spilde ('95) is a forecaster at Accu Weather in State College, PA.
  • Mike Musher ('95) is an Operational Forecaster with HPC (National Weather Service). E-mail: mailto:mailto:mike.musher@noaa.gov.
  • Mike Wagner ('95) is teaching Earth Sciences at Heritage HS in Leesburg, VA.
  • Matt Milliren ('94) has moved from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, PA, and works as a meteorologist at the The Franklin Institute Science Museum.
  • Mary Scarzello-Fairbanks ('94) ia a meteorologist at the NWS Headquarters, office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services. mary.fairbanks@noaa.gov 
  • Brad Miller ('94) now resides in Charleston, SC where he is a full-time meteorologist at WCSC (CBS affiliate). Email Brad at: gunns99@msn.com.
  • Wes Burgett ('93) is the operations manager of the West Texas Mesonet, an independent project collaborating with the Atmospheric Science Group and the Wind Science and Engineering Research Center at Texas Tech University. He is the 2008 recipient of the Larry R. Johnson Special Award from National Weather Association for his extraordinary contribution to operational meteorology.
  • Matt Kensey ('93) is a meteorologist at PRC. E-mail Matt: matt.kensey@noaa.gov 
  • Marge McDermott ('93) is an air-quality Meteorologist with SECOR International in Fort Collins, CO.
  • Dennis Staley ('93) is a meteorologist now serving as the Chief Financial Officer at NCEP (National Weather Service).
  • Mark Watson ('93) is also sans a web page and has recently moved over to PRC.
  • Silume Nyambe ('93) works as a meteorologist with the Zambia Department of Meteorology.
  • John Persing ('92) is a research scientist studying hurricane intensity at Colorado State University. Email: persing@frii.com
  • Tom Renkevens ('92 and MS from OU '97) is an operations manager for the Satellite Services Division of NESDIS. Email: Thomas.Renkevens@noaa.gov 
  • Matt Ritter ('92), television meteorologist, has moved back to WGAL - 8, the NBC-TV affiliate in Lancaster, PA.
  • Scott Robinson ('91) is a graduate research assistant for the Department of Meteorology at University of Utah. Email: srobert@met.utan.edu
  • Michael Rowland ('91) now works at the Marine Prediction Center and maintains their web page there.
  • eric Jones ('91) works for the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center in New Orleans, LA. E-mail: etj@lmrfc.noaa.gov. 
  • Jon Flatley (MU '91) (M.S. meteorology PSU '95) works in the research and development department at the Meteorological Development Laboratory in Silver Spring, MD. Email: jon.flatley@noaa.gov.
  • Jim Keller ('91) works for the DoD/Defense Logistics Agency as an Operations Research Analyst in Richmond, VA.
  • Michael Bosilovich ('90) is a meteorologist at NASA GSFC, Global Modeling and Assimilation Office. E-mail: michael.bosilovich@nasa.gov 
  • Nicole Vanderzon ('90) works in NCEP's Central Operations in the User Support branch. E-mail: mailto:mailto:nvander@ncep.noaa.gov.
  • Kevin Roth ('90) is now in Hotlanta and working for the Weather Channel. Email: mailto:mailto:kroth@weather.com.
  • Paul Close ('90) is a NWS forecaster at Tampa, FL. Email: Paul.Close@noaa.gov.
  • Ashley Chisholm ('90) is a Public Relations Executive, E. W. Bullock Associates, Pensacola, FL.
  • Shane Mayor ('90) earned a PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He now has a Postdoctoral Fellowship at NCAR's Advanced Studies Program. Email: shane@ucar.edu.
  • Ron Barnovsky ('90) is working in Billerica, MA, for WSI Corporation.

  • Bill Marosi (B.S. MU `89) (M.S. PSU `96) is a forecaster for the Mid-Atlantic River Forecast Center (NWS) in State College, PA. E-mail: william.marosi@noaa.gov
  • Ken Simosko ('89) works for the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, AK.
  • Fritz Nivose (`89) is a weather anchor for CNN International, based in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta.
  • Scott Jacobs ('88) is a senior software engineer for the GEMPAK meteorological software group at NCEP. Email: Scott.Jacobs@noaa.gov

  • David Fitzgerald ('87) has just returned to Millersville as our METNET systems administrator. Dave returned to MU after receiving his M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from University of Wyoming. E-mail: dave.fitzgerald@millersville.edu
  • Cynthia (Eggers) Chrisman ('87) is a Senior Operations Meteorologist at the NWS Operational Support Facility (OSF) in Norman, OK. She works as part of the NEXRAD Hotline, the 24-hour, 7-day-per-week support of NEXRAD radar systems. E-mail: cchrisman@osf.noaa.gov
  • Darren Wright ('87) works for NOAA/National Ocean Services's (NOS) water level program in Silver Spring, MD. E-mail: darren.wright@noaa.gov
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  • Deborah Dutcher Wilson ('86) is an Air Quality Specialist/Meteorologist with URS Corporation in Tampa, FL. E-mail: dwenviro@tampabayy.rr.com

  • Mick O'Hearn ('85) is the morning on-air meteorologist at WHTM-TV (ABC) in Harrisburg, PA. Email: mailto:mjohearn@aol.com

  • Gerald Mohler ('84) is a forecaster at Accu Weather in State College, PA.

  • Jim Daniels ('81) is meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction, CO. Email:mailto:jjdaniels@earthlink.net

  • Brian Klein ('79) works for NOAA in Rockville, MD.
  • Barry Walton ('79), the original weather station manager at Millersville, remains with the University as the Academic Systems Specialist in Information Techonology. Email: Barry.Walton@Millersville.edu
  • Nancy Merckle ('77) is working as an operational meteorologist for the Satellite Services Division of NESDIS. E-mail: Nancy.Merckle@noaa.gov. Visit Nancy's website at: http://www.charm.net/%7Enancym.
  • John Jensenius ('74) is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service Office in Gray, ME.