Ocean Prediction Center Staff

(Please use the NOAA Staff Directory for Contact Information)

Office of the Director

A.J. Reiss

Director

Kathy Gilbert

Deputy Director

(Vacant)

Sea Grant Fellow

OPC Administration

Beverly Sobel

Financial Management Analyst

Clarissa Gibson

Project Manager

(Vacant)

Transportation Assistant

Ice Services Branch

The ice services unit is NOAA's contribution to the US National Ice Center.

Kevin Berberich

Deputy Director & Branch Chief

Walter Clark

Snow and Ice Product Area Lead

Jonathan Edwards-Opperman

Ice Analyst

Angela Crenshaw

Data Clerk

(Vacant)

Lead Ice Specialist

Asha Spencer

William Lapenta Intern 2023

Sofia Montalvo

Imagery Order Desk

Ryan Sale

Observations Lead

Heidi Oberlin

Snow and Ice Analyst

Lenetta Mallory

Snow and Ice Analyst

Gregory Monaghan

Snow and Ice Analyst

Chris Jackson

NESDIS STAR

LTJG Jacquelyn Putnam

NOAA Corps Transitions and Initiatives Officer

Ludovic Brucker, Ph.D.

NESDIS STAR, Chief Scientist

Chris Jackson

NESDIS STAR

Ocean Forecast Branch

The ocean forecast unit creates the high seas forecasts, marine weather charts, and the offshore waters forecasts.

Darin Figurskey

Branch Chief

Michael Folmer, Ph.D.

Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM)

James Clark

Lead Marine Forecaster

Timothy Collins

Lead Marine Forecaster

Timothy Holley

Lead Marine Forecaster

James Kells

Lead Marine Forecaster
Assistant Webmaster

David Mills

Lead Marine Forecaster

Kevin Achorn

Marine Forecaster

George Bancroft

Marine Forecaster

Jacob (Jake) Byrd

Marine Forecaster

Elizabeth Ehrbar

Marine Forecaster

D. Adam Futterman

Marine Forecaster

Marshall Huffman

Marine Forecaster

Casey Joseph

Marine Forecaster

Jason Krekeler

Marine Forecaster

Frank Musonda

Marine Forecaster

James Nolt

Marine Forecaster

Michael Rowland

Marine Forecaster

Todd Shaw

Marine Forecaster

(Vacant)

Marine Forecaster

(Vacant)

Marine Forecaster

(Vacant)

Marine Forecaster

Ocean Applications Branch

The applications unit develops and implements new software and techniques to support OPC.

Joseph Sienkiewicz

Branch Chief

Logan Dawson, Ph.D.

Science and Operations Officer (SOO)

Frances Achorn

Senior Developmental Meteorologist

(Vacant)

Senior Developmental Meteorologist

Christopher Juckins

Developmental Meteorologist

(Vacant)

IT Specialist (ITO)

LTJG Thomas Cervone-Richards, NOAA Corps

NOAA Corps Technical Operations Coordinator

Bob Daniels

Developmental Oceanographer

Deanna Spindler, Ph.D.

Developmental Oceanographer

Todd Spindler, Ph.D.

Developmental Oceanographer

Synclaire Williamson

Developmental Meteorologist

Ricardo Martins Campos, Ph.D.

Developmental Meteorologist Cooperative Institute For Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)

(Vacant)

Pathways Student Trainee

(Vacant)

Satellite Liaison