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NOAA's Weather-Ready Nation is about building community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather and water events. Through operational initiatives, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) is transforming its operations to help America respond.

NWS can't do it alone. Building a Weather-Ready Nation requires all of us to work together. The People of Weather-Ready Nation is an interview series that profiles the people responsible for building a Weather-Ready Nation.

 

Mark Ray, Director of Public Works/City Engineer for the City of Crystal, MN. Mark Ray
Mark Ray, Director of Public Works/City Engineer for the City of Crystal, MN.

 

Leslie Chapman-Henderson Leslie Chapman-Henderson
The president and chief executive officer of the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH), the country’s leading consumer advocate for strengthening homes and safeguarding families from natural and manmade disasters.
 

Anastasios KoutsogiannisAnastasios Koutsogiannis
Content Manager for GenieBelt


 

Rachel JohnsonBrad Leggett
General Manager and Morning Show host for Real Country 97.3 in Blair Nebraska

 

Rachel JohnsonJeff Jumper
State Meteorologist for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
 


Rachel JohnsonDebra A. Walters
Director of the Code Red Emergency Response Team

 


Rachel JohnsonAndrew J. Perlman
Chair, Board of Directors EARS, Inc

 


Rachel JohnsonMichelle Lammers
Raytheon

 


Rachel JohnsonRachel Johnson
National Safe Boating Council

 


Garry HarrisGarry Harris
Center for Sustainable Communities–Atlanta

 


Sarah ThompsonSarah Thompson
Save the Children

 


Spencer HullSpencer Hull
Atlantic Boat Basin, Inc.

 

 

 

Lloyd ColstonLloyd Colston
City of Altus, OK

 


Erik SalnaErik Salna
International Hurricane Research Center

 


Heather WadeMarguerite Tortorello
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI)

 


Heather WadeHeather Wade
Coastal Planning Specialist

 


Adam ClarkAdam Clark
Research Scientist


 

Harold BrooksHarold Brooks
Senior Research Scientist

 


Logan JohnsonLogan Johnson
Warning Coordination Meteorologist