Leadership, Board, Council
CIMSS Leadership
CIMSS Executive Board
The Executive Board will consist of senior employees from NOAA and UW–Madison. The Board shall review the policies, research themes, and priorities of CIMSS, including budget and scientific activities and will also provide for the periodic external review of the scientific activities of CIMSS. The Director of CIMSS or his/her designee shall serve as a non-voting member of the Board.
Dorota Brzezinska
Vice Chancellor for Research, UW–Madison
Tristan L’Ecuyer
Director, CIMSS
R. Bradley Pierce
Director, Space Science and Engineering Center, UW–Madison
Ankur Desai
Chair, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UW–Madison
Steven Volz
Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, NOAA/NESDIS
Doug Howard
Director, Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NOAA/NESDIS
Jeff Key
NOAA/NESDIS
Jack A. Kaye
Assoc. Director for Research, NASA
Dalia Kirschbaum
Director, Earth-Sun Exploration Division of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
CIMSS Council of Fellows
The Council of Fellows advises the CIMSS Director in establishing the broad scientific content of CIMSS programs, promoting cooperation among CIMSS, NOAA, NASA, and other agencies, maintaining high scientific and professional standards, and preparing reports of CIMSS activities. All Council members shall be recommended and selected by the Director of CIMSS, in consultation with the Executive Board. In addition, the Executive Director of SSEC or designee shall be a Council member. Council members shall serve three-year terms. Reappointment is possible for additional three-year terms pending approval by the Board. The number of Council members shall be set by the Board, provided the number of University members equal the total number of agency members. The Director of CIMSS will serve as the Chairperson of the Council.
Tristan L’Ecuyer
Director, CIMSS, Professor, UW–Madison Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Dave Tobin
Distinguished Scientist, CIMSS
Chris Velden
Senior Scientist, CIMSS
Mayra Oyola-Merced
Professor, UW–Madison Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Tracey Holloway
Professor, UW–Madison, SAGE
Steven Miller
Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State Univ.
Dan Lindsey
GOES-R Program Scientist, NOAA/NESDIS
Mitch Goldberg
Distinguished Research Scientist, CCNY, NOAA/CESSRST
Lazaros Oreopoulos
Chief Climate Radiation Lab, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center