CERA-Atlantic Storm Surge Web Page: Improvements for 2013 Based on EM Feedback

Abstract

Jessica Losego has worked extensively with the North Carolina emergency management

(EM) community since starting as a meteorologist at the University of North Carolina seven

years ago. During this time, she developed and managed the NC-FIRST weather education

and information program for EMs in North Carolina. Since it began in 2007, over 1,000 users

in the EM community have been trained, and NC-FIRST is now a standard tool used across

the state. In addition to NC-FIRST, Jessica now

works on the collaborative Weather and Emergency

Management project funded by NOAA to learn

about the critical decisions and use of weather information

by the entire EM community, not just

county directors, to help NWS improve decision

support. Jessica earned a B.S. in Meteorology from

Penn State and a M.S. in meteorology from the University

of Oklahoma. She also has received a graduate

certificate from UNC in Disaster Management

and Community Preparedness.