Office staff listing with photos as indicated

NWS Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley Office Staff

NWS Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley staff photo, September 4, 2024

From left (April 2024): Electronics Systems Analyst Cesar Ochoa, Warning Coordination Meteorologist Barry Goldsmith, Electronics Technician Michael Gonzales, Senior Meteorologist Geoffrey Bogorad, Senior Meteorologist Amber McGinnis, Meteorologist Jeremy Katz, Meteorologist-in-Charge Mike Buchanan (in rear) , Senior Meteorologist Brian Miller, Science and Operations Officer Rodney Chai, Senior Meteorologist Joseph Tomaselli, Meteorologist Melissa Marcelloni, Observation Program Leader Terry Hudgins (rear), Meteorologist Kirk Caceres, Senior Meteorologist Bianca Garcia, Meteorologist Garrett Irish (rear), Meteorologist Holley Kamba, Senior Meteorologist Rick Hallman, Meteorologist Ben Ellzey, and Administrative Support Assistant Rachel Gil.

Not shown: Meteorologist Andrei Evbuoma and Information Technology Officer Pablo Gonzalez

Management Team

Meteorologist in Charge - Michael Buchanan
Warning Coordination Meteorologist - Barry Goldsmith
Science and Operations Officer - Rodney Chai
Electronics Systems Analyst - Cesar Ochoa
Observation Program Leader - Terry Hudgins

Information Technology Officer - Pablo Gonzalez
Administrative Assistant - Rachel Gil

Senior Meteorologists

Geoff Bogorad: CoCoRaHS, Drought Program, Climate and Cooperative Observer Program, Aviation Program
Bianca Garcia: Culture/Diversity Team, Skywarn Program, Probabilistic Impact-Based Decision Support (IDSS), Spanish Language Liaison, Outreach, Severe Weather Program, Social Media
Rick Hallman: DSS, Hydrology Program, Fire Weather Program, Local BLAST, Award Recognition, Upper Air Program, Cooperative Observer Program
Amber McGinnis: Marine Program, Tropical Program, Culture/Diversity Team, Newsletter, Skywarn Program, Amateur Radio, Social Media, Upper Air Program, Station Duty Manual
Brian Miller: IDSS Exercises, Duty Manual, Amateur Radio, Radar, Satellite, Climate Program, Oil Spill Science, Culture/Diversity Team
Joseph Tomaselli: Verification Program, Marine Program

Meteorologists

Kirk Caceres: Climate Program, Cooperative Observer Program, Aviation Program, Tropical Program, NOAA Weather Radio, Office Newsletter
Benjamin Ellzey: Advanced Interactive Forecast Processing System (AWIPS)/Graphical Forecast Editor (GFE) Program, Storm Data Program, GIS StoryMaps
Andrei Evbuoma: Tropical Program, Storm Data Program, Marine and Tsunami Program, Winter Weather Program, Climate Program, Hydrology Team, IDSS, GFE, Satellite Program
Garrett Irish: Radar
Holley Kamba: Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Radar
Jeremy Katz: Hazard Services, Tropical Program, Severe Weather Program, Marine Program, GFE, Office Newsletter, Social Media, Upper Air Program
Melissa Marcelloni

Electronics Technician

Mike Gonzales
Vacant

Student Volunteer Program

Julissa M. Rivas

Staff Program Information