Advisory Board

Meet the MESONET ADVISORY BOARD

Sara Bender

Sara Bender

Director
Disaster Risk Reduction
MDEM
sara.bender1@maryland.gov
Joey Krastel

Joey Krastel

Risk Analyst, Meteorologist
Disaster Risk Reduction
MDEM
joey.krastel@maryland.gov
Dr. Louis Uccellini

Dr. Louis Uccellini

Research Professor, AOSC
Fmr. Director, National Weather Service
Architect of NOAA's Weather-Ready Nation Program
luccelli@umd.edu
Dr. Jacob Carley

Dr. Jacob Carley

Physical Scientist, NCEP Environmental Modeling Center
Project Lead, Rapid Refresh Forecast System & Real-time Mesoscale Analysis
NCWCP, UMD Discovery District, College Park
jacob.carley@noaa.gov
Dr. Kevin Brinson

Dr. Kevin Brinson

Director, Delaware Earth Observing System
Associate Climatologist, State of Delaware
kbrinson@udel.edu
Dr. Russell R. Dickerson

Dr. Russell R. Dickerson

Professor of Atmospheric & Oceanic Science
UMD
rrd@umd.edu
Dr. Alfredo Ruiz-Barradas

Dr. Alfredo Ruiz-Barradas

Maryland State Climatologist
Associate Research Professor, AOSC
UMD
aruizb@umd.edu
Dr. Sumant Nigam

Dr. Sumant Nigam

Professor & Chair, AOSC
Director, Maryland Mesonet
UMD
nigam@umd.edu
Christopher Strong

Christopher Strong

Warning Coordination Meteorologist
NOAA National Weather Service
Baltimore/Washington Office
christopher.strong@noaa.gov
Matthias Miziorko

Matthias Miziorko

Emergency Management Specialist
Montgomery County, MD
Matthias.Miziorko@montgomerycountymd.gov