Sandy LaCorte Sandra LaCorte Observations Program Coordinator Sandra (“Sandy”) LaCorte is a contractor supporting the Weather Program Office (WPO) as an Observations Program Coordinator. Prior to WPO, Sandy worked as a National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist for just shy of 12 years at Weather Forecast Offices located in Huntsville, AL, Wilmington, NC and Greenville-Spartanburg, SC.…
Jon received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania, and his dissertation focused on the growth and culture of early-stage venture capital in Philadelphia. Jon also received his Masters in economics and history from The New School and his Bachelors in economics and history from the University of Iowa
Using his personal experiences with the NOAA grant process and his knowledge of NOAA transition plans as an academic researcher, Castle brings a wealth of knowledge, excitement, and enthusiasm to the R2X process, and more importantly, aims to improve this process for principal investigators that wish to translate and transition social science research into various…
Segayle Thompson, PhD Segayle Thompson Acting Division Chief – Observations and Research Support Segayle Thompson is the Acting Division Chief for the Observations and Research Support Division in the Weather Program Office (WPO). She has been serving as the project manager for the Phased Array Radar Acquisition project under the Observations Program in WPO. She…
Jessie Carman Jessie carman Division Chief – Earth System Research and Modeling Jessie Carman is the Division Chief for Earth System Research and Modeling Division at the Weather Program Office (WPO), which includes the EPIC program and synoptic through seasonal modeling research. She also manages the Subseasonal to Seasonal research program with the goal of…
Prior to joining NOAA, she was a senior research scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory from 2010-2020, where she was responsible for proposal development, scientific and software developments, project management, reporting and review for projects funded by Department of Energy, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) , and The United States Geological Survey. She…
Melissa Pratt-Zossoungbo Melissa Pratt-Zossoungbo Strategy and Evaluation Manager Melissa Pratt-Zossoungbo is the Strategy and Evaluation Manager for the Weather Program Office (WPO). She leads a team that manages, secures, and expends resources and services needed to efficiently and effectively run WPO. She directs and performs all administrative functions that include human resource management, budget and…
Dr. Jose-Henrique Alves is an EPIC Program Scientist at the Weather Program Office (WPO).
Dr. Kondragunta has 23 years of federal service. Prior to joining WPO, he served as Project Manager and Contracting Officer Representative at NESDIS and NWS. Prior to joining NOAA as a Federal employee, he worked as a Research Scientist for the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Research Associate for the University of Maryland, College Park,…
While at the NWS, John was a key member of several efforts to evolve the NWS, including the reorganization of NWS Headquarters and the NWS Operations and Workforce Analysis, which developed recommendations for the future organizational structure and operating model of the NWS. John was also a lead author of a new NWS Governance in…