NOAA Regional Team Members:

• Dr. Tom Bogdan, Director, Space Weather Prediction Center - Providing space weather alerts and warning to the nation and the world
• Dr. Michael Brewer, National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) - The world’s largest active archive of weather data and National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) - The NIDIS Drought Portal website provides drought monitoring and forecasting data
• Pam Fromhertz, Colorado State Geodetic Advisor - National Geodetic Survey - Provides information and products related to the definition and management of the National Spatial Reference System - the national coordinate system
• Mike Hudson, Chief Operating Officer, National Weather Service Central Region - Provides information, forecasts, and warnings for the central U.S.
• Dr. David Jorgensen, National Severe Storm Laboratory - One of NOAA’s internationally known Environmental Research Laboratories, leading the way in investigations of all …
• Doug Kluck, Central Region Director, Climate Services - A single point-of-entry for NOAA’s extensive collection of climate data and information
• Dr. Steve Koch, Director, Earth Systems Research Lab - Global Systems Division - The mission of ESRL’s Global Systems Division is to conduct research and development to provide NOAA and the Nation with systems that deliver global…
• Dr. Don Mock, Deputy Director, Earth Systems Research Lab - The NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory was formed to observe and understand the Earth system and to develop products, through a commitment to research…
• Keli Tarp, Public Affairs Specialist, NOAA’s National Severe Storm Laboratory - One of NOAA’s internationally known Environmental Research Laboratories, leading the way in investigations of all …
• Scott Dummer, Hydrologist-in-Charge, North Central River Forecast Center - The North Central River Forecast Center (NCRFC) is part of a network of thirteen River Forecast Centers across the United States.

Partner Member:

• Martha Shulski, Director, High Plains Regional Climate Center - A Regional Climate Center working with NCDC to provide real-time and historical climate data and products.

What We Do

NOAA established the Regional Collaboration effort to support integrated, regionally-tailored implementation of NOAA-wide programmatic priorities and provide a more systematic approach to both internal and external communications. NOAA has a responsibility to produce relevant, reliable and timely scientific information to support decision-makers and fulfill its stewardship mandates. Regional Collaboration enables NOAA to achieve this by identifying and applying NOAA’s full range of capabilities, within and across regions to improve our productivity and value to stakeholders.

Regional Teams add value to NOAA’s mission by:

• Understanding stakeholder needs,
• Understanding NOAA’s capabilities in the region,
• Being aware of the activities and capabilities of NOAA’s current and prospective partners,
• Synthesizing regional needs and capabilities into a list of achievable and nationally significant priorities, and
• Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and partners.

Regional Collaboration expands upon existing regional coordination and communication efforts with a shift towards Regional Collaboration, which adds the component of integrating program activities to address NOAA’s priorities at both the national and regional scale. The purpose of regional collaboration is to improve NOAA’s productivity and value to customers, using existing authority and accountability structures. This effort does not entail any changes to NOAA’s organizational structure. Rather, it seeks to identify and apply NOAA’s full range of capabilities, within and across regions, to design the best, geographically-specific solutions for customers.