Title: Communications Specialist
Company: Groundswell
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Affiliations/Associations/Societies:
- Amber’s Amazing Animal Balloons (founder and CEO)
- American Meteorological Society (Committee on Emergency Management member, Weather Band Maestro)
- Center for Analysis and Predictions of Storms (past intern)
- Global Weather and Climate Center (past weather blogger)
- Groundswell (communications analyst)
- International Association of Emergency Managers (Region 3 secretary/treasurer)
- Millersville University (B.S. and M.S. graduate, past graduate assistant)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (past Hollings scholar)
- National Weather Association (past student counselor)
- Pennsylvania Department of Health (past Public Information Officer)
- The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (past Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Science and Research protégé)
- University of Pittsburgh (instructor)
- WGAL-TV (past meteorology intern)
- WGAL-TV (past meteorology intern)
- WHTM-TV (past broadcast meteorologist)
Achievements:
- Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2024)
- Inductee, Top Professionals of the Year, Marquis Who’s Who (2024)
- Featured Member, Marquis Millennium Magazine, Marquis Who’s Who (2024)
- Recognized among the team of recipients, U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal Award, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2023)
- Honoree, Young Futurist, The Washington Post (2013)
- Recipient, Black Enterprise Entrepreneur of the Year (2012)
- Recipient, Global Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (2011)
