WPO is proud to share the news that seven members of our team have been recognized as recipients of the OAR 2023 awards. Steve Thur, Assistant Administrator of the NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) presented the honors during a ceremony on December 5.
Congratulations to Maoyi Huang and Segayle Thompson on receiving Employee of the Year Awards!
Maoyi Huang, Weather Program Office (WPO)
For leadership of a highly-visible, Congressionally-mandated multi-million dollar program that engages the external community to partner with NOAA and improve the Nation’s weather forecast system.
Segayle Thompson, (WPO)
For exceptional leadership and project management that resulted in a significant acceleration in schedule and improvement in communication for the Phased Array Radar (PAR) acquisition program.
Congratulations to our Team Members of the Year Award Recipients!
Customer Service
Christine Bassett, (WPO – FedWriters)
For outstanding program support in all areas of grants management, community outreach, development, and organization for the WPO Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Program, leading to program excellence.
Stakeholder Engagement
Alison Agather, WPO – Science and Technology Corporation (STC)
Jonathon Mote, (WPO – FedWriters)
Castle Williamsberg, (WPO – FedWriters)
Stephanie Hoekstra (WPO – FedWriters)
For developing the SPARK, a first-of-its-kind open science platform to facilitate the transition of social science research to knowledge, applications, and operations within NOAA.
