Carmen Davila Carmen Davila Supervisor, Management & Administration Division Vidaluz Carmen Davila manages the Weather Program Office (WPO) Management & Administration Division. She leads a team that manages, secures, and expends resources and services needed to efficiently and effectively run WPO. She directs and manages budget formulation and execution, and administrative functions that include human…
Laura-Michel DeHaan Laura-Michel DeHaan Research to Operations Data Scientist Laura is a contractor providing support as a data scientist in the Research to Operations transition team. Prior to joining WPO, Laura had a career as a Meteorology and Oceanography Officer in the United States Navy. Laura holds B.A. degrees in Physics and Mathematics from the…
Catherine Gardiner Catherine Gardiner Employee Resources and Logistics-Contracts Catherine Gardiner supports the Weather Program Office (WPO) as a contractor for Science and Technology Corporation. She helps with administrative and logistical tasks. She received her undergraduate degree in Political Science and had a double minor in Environmental Studies and Women Gender and Sexuality Studies from St.…
Stephanie Hoekstra, PhD Stephanie Hoekstra, PhD VORTEX Program Coordinator and Social Scientist Dr. Stephanie Hoekstra is a contractor supporting the Weather Program Office (WPO) as the VORTEX Program Coordinator and Social Scientist. She works in collaboration with both the VORTEX and Social Science Programs within the WPO. Prior, Dr. Hoekstra was a Department Director at…
Dr. Steven Pawson Dr. Steven Pawson Program Review Panelist Dr. Steven Pawson is Chief of the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. In this capacity, he is responsible for guiding the development and use of the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS) Earth System modeling and data assimilation system. Dr.…
Dr. Michée A. Lachaud Dr. Michée A. Lachaud Program Review Panelist Dr. Michée A. Lachaud is an Agricultural, Environmental, and Resource Economist who currently works as an Assistant Professor in the Agribusiness Program at Florida A&M University. He has served as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, Organization of American States, and…
Dr. Alexis Merdjanoff Dr. Alexis Merdjanoff Program Review Panelist Dr. Alexis Merdjanoff is an Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at New York University’s School of Global Public Health and Director of Research at the Center for Public Health Disaster Science. She is a public health sociologist who explores how population health is affected…
Associate Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Mississippi State University
Professor in the Department of Meteorology at Penn State University Director of the Alliance for Education, Sciences, Engineering and Development in Africa (AESEDA) in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
Former Senior Advisor to the head of the Office of Air and Radiation US EPA