in Meteorology (2008) from the Florida Institute of Technology and a M.S. After college, she received a NOAA fellowship to work on her Master’s degree in meteorology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. in Atmospheric Science (2011) from the University of Utah. Earlier in her career, she was System Engineer for the Network Control Center (part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System). As the GOES-R Program Scientist, Dan Lindsey serves as the primary science authority for the program. The GOES-R Series includes NOAA’s operational GOES East, the recently-launched GOES-17, and the upcoming GOES-T and GOES-U satellites. Like in any competitive field, STEM requires a drive to succeed and knowing your value and your strengths will help you get there.". Most recently, he was the Branch Chief Systems Engineer for the Global Command and Control Systems Branch at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In addition, Suzanne and her colleague Dr. Karen Rice from USGS, Charlottesville office published a paper in 2014 that highlighted the potential for use of oysters in Potomac River to reduce nutrient related issues that was spotlighted since Everyone can teach you something, and, if you want to do something badly enough, you’ll find a way to make it happen.”. After first deciding to pursue a career in engineering like her dad, she took a meteorology class in college just for fun as an elective, and was hooked. Dan began his NOAA career in 2004. Ms. Townsend holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the University of Maryland–College Park and has published more than 40 papers on space architectures, space environmental effects, and engineering management. Michael Stringer is the Assistant System Program Director for the GOES-R Series Program. Her advice to young women in STEM is to forget the stereotypes, and be the positive change you want to see. She began her NASA career working space environmental effects in GSFC’s Materials Engineering Branch. View Pam Sullivan’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. I learned who was involved in the research that I wanted to do, and then I contacted them. My parents also talked about my work. Program Science Program Scientist: Dan Lindsey, NOAA . Keep an open mind on ways that you can continue to grow professionally and personally. Grigsby holds a Master of Science degree in Electro-Optic Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic/Computer Engineering from the University of Wyoming. Ahira is also a chapter editor for the Bulletin of American Meteorological Society (BAMS) State of the Climate report. Ground Segment Project Manager, Office of Satellite Ground Services, NOAA, Deputy Ground Segment Project Manager, NASA, Budget Officer/Program Control Chief, NOAA, Chief Safety and Mission Assurance Officer, NASA, Contracting Officer, Flight Project, NASA, Contracting Officer, Ground Segment Project, NOAA, Program Support and IT Services Lead, NASA. As a physical scientist and Manager of NOAA’s National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment, her responsibilities include conducting research about nutrient-related water quality problems in coastal areas, and figuring out what to do about these problems. JDG completes search for NOAA’s Director, GOES-R Program JDG and NOAA are pleased to announce the selection of Pam Sullivan as the Director for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R) Program. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in astronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. in physics from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez. In this role, she manages the spacecraft and instruments through development, launch, and on-orbit check-out. In 2002, Valenti transferred to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Program Office to be the Ground System Division Lead. Ellen Ramirez is a physical scientist in the NESDIS Office of Satellite and Product Operations, Satellite Analysis Branch. Pam also served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, training as a space shuttle flight controller and supporting military space experiments. Before joining the GOES-R Series Program, Grigsby worked within NASA, DoD and the commercial sector serving in several technical and engineering management positions including: Program Director for the NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder Program and Program Executive for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission at NASA Headquarters; Project Manager for the NASA/NMP EO3 Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS) Project at the NASA Langley Research Center; System Engineer for the GOES-R Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) at NASA GSFC; Project Manager and Test Director for the Integration Test Directorate at Worldcom; Manager of the Generic Radar Target Generator Project for the Electronic Warfare Directorate at Edwards AFB and also held systems/instrument/observatory engineering management positions for the development of the Miniature Sensor Technology Integration (MSTI) spacecraft missions at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Stringer received an undergraduate degree in Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering from the Ohio State University and a Master of Science Degree in Astronautical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. If there are any girls out there who love science, weather and space - we have some role models for you! Here is Suzanne’s advice on embarking on a career: “Network. Prior to the launch of GOES-R, he helped lead an evaluation of the utility of one-minute imagery from GOES-14 by the National Weather Service. As part of her work for the past several years, she’s contributed to an annual global climate report produced by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Women make up nearly half of our country's workforce, but only about 25 percent are employed in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields.