Panel Discussion 4B Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Media

Saturday, 21 January 2017: 11:15 AM-12:00 PM
Conference Center: Tahoma 1/2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists:
Tyra L. Brown, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang/The Washington Post, Washington, DC; Maureen McCann, News 13, Orlando, FL and Shannon O'Donnell, KOMO, Seattle, WA
Chair:
Dakota C. Smith, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO

You’ll get a chance to attend two unique panels during this breakout session, which are designed to highlight a range of careers in meteorology based on your skills and interests. You will have a chance to ask professionals how they got their jobs, what they do, and what you can do now to prepare yourself to follow in their footsteps. Note: Each rotation will consist of a 45-minute discussion period followed by a 5-minute transition period (2 discussions). Rotation 1: 10:25am - 11:10am Rotation 2: 11:15am - 12:00pm

Papers:
Panelist
Tyra L. Brown, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Panelist
Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang/The Washington Post, Washington, DC

Panelist
Maureen McCann, News 13, Orlando, FL

Panelist
Shannon O'Donnell, KOMO, Seattle, WA

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