April 14, 2012 Banquet Presenter: Bruce Thomas

April 17th, 2012

Presenter: Bruce Thomas

Bruce currently serves as the 2012 President-Elect of the NWA and was Vice President and as a member of the NWA Executive Committee the previous year. He has served as a NWA councilor from 2007-2009 and has been actively working with the Membership and Marketing committee. He is a current member of the local Kansas City AMS/NWA joint chapter, having served as chapter President (2000) and VP/President (2005).
Professionally Bruce is Chief Meteorologist and National Spokesperson with Midland Radio Corporation in Kansas City, MO and has been in this position since 2004. Bruce was a Broadcast Meteorologist for KCTV CBS 5 in Kansas City from (1998- 2004) and with KCEN TV NBC 6 in Waco, Texas from (1990-1998). He started his broadcasting career in College Station, TX at KBTX TV CBS 3 from (1988-1990) while taking graduate classes in the School of Geosciences at Texas A&M University. Bruce earned a B.S. in Broadcast Meteorology from Metropolitan State College of Denver, Colorado (1984-1986) and attended Mississippi State University (1979-1983) studying Geosciences. Contact Bruce at bthomas@midlandradio.com

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March 27th, 2012 Meeting Presenter: Tom Rogers

April 17th, 2012

Presenter: Tom Rogers

Tom Rogers works at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as an Air Modeler.  He deals with Air Pollution Meteorology and making sure companies in Florida uphold The Clean Air Act. He operates models such as AER MOD and CAL PUFF to find pollutant concentrations.

Air pollution meteorologists focus on data analysis, air quality forecasting, policy assessment and expert testimony.

Tom Rogers is an alum of The Florida State University. Contact Tom at Tom.Rogers@dep.state.fl.us

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February 28th, 2012 Meeting Presenter: Rochelle Worsnop

April 17th, 2012

Presenter: Rochelle Worsnop

Rochelle Worsnop was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida. Living only twenty minutes away from the coast, she got to experience the daily, summer sea breeze storms and intense hurricanes such as Ivan in 2004. The fascination with the power of these storms and how relevant the weather is in our lives is what made her interested in meteorology. Rochelle is a senior finishing up her Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology with a minor in Geography. She not only loves the phenomena of the atmosphere, but also exploring the outdoors through hiking, canoeing, and playing team sports. She is also dedicated to serving the school, community, and planet through actively volunteering in environmental and social justice programs such as Garnet and Gold Goes Green, Take Back the Tap, and Without Words.

Rochelle gave a presentation about her experience at the  NCAR Undergraduate Leadership Workshop last summer and how you can get involved. This workshop is held in Boulder, Colorado each year and opens the door for many into the world of graduate study and new research topics.

 

 

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January 17th, 2012 Meeting Presenter: Casanova Nurse

January 17th, 2012

Presenter: Casanova Nurse

 
Casanova NurseAs a native of Tampa, Florida, Casanova Nurse is no stranger to the type of weather that requents the Gulf Coast. He earned his degree in geography at the Universit of South Florida, followed by his meteorology certification from Mississippi State University. After training at WTVT and WFLA in Tampa, he began working at ABC27HD in 2003 as a weekend meteorologist. He later manned the weekday morning shift for 3 years before accepting a weekend meteorologist pasition at KIAH-TV in Houston, TX in 2006. Two years later he returned to ABC27HD where he continues to work today.

For more info, visit the Casanova Nurse fan page on facebook.

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Sep. 23, 2010 Meeting Presenter: Charlie Woodrum

September 23rd, 2010

Presenter: Charlie Woodrum

(adopted from Oklahoma State Meteorology Club)

Mr. Charles “Charlie” Woodrum is a Journeyman Forecaster (General Meteorologist) with the National Weather Service (NWS) at the Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Pittsburgh, PA. Throughout the early part of his career, Woodrum has focused his efforts on outreach in the community, operational event case studies, implementing new technology, and the development of local emergency plans for hazardous weather. Woodrum has highly valued coordination and collaboration with fellow meteorologists, emergency management, and the public. Charlie attended Florida State University (FSU), earning a B.S. degree in Meteorology in 2008. During his undergraduate career, Woodrum maintained a work study as an observer for the campus weather station and coordinated a project to make FSU the first StormReady recognized school in Florida. He also served as President of the North Florida AMS during the period of 2007-2008. During his tenure, the organization achieved the National AMS Local Chapter of the Year honor. Woodrum first gained experience with the NWS as a volunteer with the WFO in Pittsburgh, PA in 2006. In 2007, Woodrum was selected for the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) with the WFO in Tallahassee, FL. As part of the SCEP program, Charlie was granted a non-competitive promotion to the WFO in Wilmington, OH as a Meteorologist Intern in 2008. Charlie was promoted to the WFO in Pittsburgh in September of 2009, becoming one of the youngest forecasters in the National Weather Service at age 23.

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