Silver Spring, MD
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Maureen Kenny | NOAA Heritage Oral History Project |
Captain Maureen Kenny was born in 1953 in Richmond, California. She graduated from Michigan State University in 1975 with a degree in Mathematics, and immediately joined the NOAA Corps when she was twenty-two. After training at Kings Point Maritime Academy, Captain Kenny reported to the NOAA Ship Davidson in Anchorage, Alaska. Her assignments took her all over the country throughout her career. She also attended Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and earned her master's in Oceanography/Hydrography. |
Molly Graham | Silver Spring, MD | NOAA Heritage Program, National Weather Service | |
Mark Holliday | Voices from the Science Centers |
Dr. Mark Holliday has a B.S. in Biology from SUNY Stony Brook, a Master’s in Marine and Environmental Science from Long Island University, and a PhD in Marine Studies from the University of Delaware. Growing up around the water, Holiday always knew he wanted to have a career in marine science. He came to NOAA after finishing his Doctorate through the Intergovernmental Personnel Act before being hired as a fisheries statistician. He later became the Chief Financial Officer for the Office of Science and Technology. |
Ruth Sando | Silver Spring, MD | NOAA-NMFS, Northeast Fisheries Science Center | |
Mark Brown | The Research and Development Behind the 1988-1999 Modernization of NOAA's National Weather Service |
Interview with Mark E. Brown, Chief Financial Officer, OAR, former U.S. Department of Commerce Budget Office
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Barry Reichenbaugh | Silver Spring, MD | Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research | |
Louisa Koch | NOAA Heritage Oral History Project |
Ms. Louisa Koch was born in Boston in 1959 and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. She attended Middlebury College in Vermont and graduated with a degree in Physics in 1982. After working as a consultant for Booz Allen and Hamilton and a researcher for the National Academy of Sciences, Louisa went on to earn her master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987. She started her career in Washington working for the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress as a staff economist. |
Molly Graham | , | Silver Spring, MD | NOAA Heritage Program, National Weather Service |
Louis W. Uccellini | National Weather Service Heritage Oral History Project |
Dr. Louis W. Uccellini was the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, and Director of the National Weather Service (2013-2022). In this role, he was responsible for the day-to-day civilian weather operations for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters, and ocean areas. |
Gregory Romano, Mary Fairbanks | , , , , , | Columbia, MD, Silver Spring, MD | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service |
Louis J. Boezi | The Research and Development Behind the 1988-1999 Modernization of NOAA's National Weather Service |
Interview with Louis J. Boezi, former NWS Deputy Director for Modernization and Associated Restructuring
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Barry Reichenbaugh | Silver Spring, MD | Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research | |
Linda Lawhorn-Brown | NOAA Heritage Oral History Project |
Mrs. Linda Lawhorn-Brown was born in Winnsboro, South Carolina in 1958. She moved to Washington, D.C. while she was in high school, and after graduation, attended the University of Maryland- College Park, where she majored in special education. In 1987, Linda came to work for NOAA. Her first position was with Bill Stanley, who served eventually as NOAA's historian. Since 1990, Linda has worked in the Office of the Under Secretary, working closely with various administrators, dignitaries, and NOAA staff. Scope and Content Note |
Molly Graham | Silver Spring, MD | NOAA Heritage Program, National Weather Service | |
Ken Graham | National Weather Service Heritage Oral History Project |
Ken Graham is the Director of NOAA's National Weather Service and is the Assistant Administrator for Weather Services at NOAA. In this role, he is responsible for the day-to-day civilian weather operations for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters, and ocean areas. Prior to becoming the 17th NWS Director on June 7, 2022, he served as the director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center, leading the nation through numerous hurricanes, including 30 named storms during the record-breaking 2020 hurricane season. |
Gregory Romano, Mary Fairbanks | , , | Silver Spring, MD | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service |
Joe Evjen | Mount Mitchell Oral History Project |
Interview with Joe Evjen, National Geodetic Survey |
Matthew Forrest | Silver Spring, MD | NOAA's Office of Coast Survey | |
Jeanette Davis | NOAA Heritage Oral History Project |
Dr. Jeanette Davis is a Marine Microbiologist who currently serves at NOAA Fisheries in the Office of Policy where she conducts research and provides support on programs and policies regarding resources in the ocean. Dr. Davis was first exposed to the marine environment as a student at Hampton University during an internship where she lived on a 53-foot sailboat for a month, exploring the Chesapeake Bay. She earned a B.S. in Marine and Environmental Science from Hampton University and a PhD. in Marine Microbiology from the University of Maryland, College Park. |
Molly Graham | Silver Spring, MD | NOAA Heritage Program, National Weather Service |