Diane Cooper, Cfm Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

FEMA HQ | Preparedness| National Integration Center | Technical Assistance Branch

Future Planner with FEMA HQ - Office of Response and RecoveryIdentify threats and hazards that may require coordination of federal resources for response and recovery.Develop analytical products that provide context of the threat or hazard to identify potential federal requests. Collaborate with internally and with other federal partners to ensure of.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Supported situational awareness for emerging threats and hazards that may require federal support for the Regional Watch Center in FEMA Region 5.

Houston, Texas Area

Responsible for all aspects of floodplain management for the 18th fastest growing county in the nation. Acted as the final authority for questions concerning the interpretation and implementation of the Montgomery County Flood Plain Management Regulations.Montgomery County representative for the San Jacinto Watershed Master Drainage Plan.

Houston, Texas Area

Supported local floodplain managers with post-disaster recovery from Hurricane Harvey. Provided guidance on FEMA minimum floodplain compliance, substantial damage determinations and permitting requirements and sharing information about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Provided presentations insurance and real estate agents as well as local.

Bixby, OK

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Stillwater, OK

Grad Assistant (5/14 - 12/14)I worked Dr. Bruce Barringer, Head of the OSU Entrepreneurship Department and Dr. Tom Westbrook on the development of a new "Introduction to Entrepreneurship" undergraduate class. In the Summer of 2014 my key contributions included: organizing the syllabus, reviewing and categorizing academic research articles, videos and other.

Chanhassen, MN

Provided primary NWS hydrologic support for the Minneapolis and Duluth NWS Weather Offices (WFO) to the state emergency management and other water resource partners, including FEMA, MN & WI State Homeland Security, US Geological Survey (USGS), US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), MN Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR), and MN Pollution Control.*For the.

As the acting NWA Secretary, I was a member of the NWA Executive Committee and Council. We have monthly conference calls and address action items in sub-teams. As secretary, I compose all minutes, track action items, and manage our Dropbox folders for document sharing and the Basecamp account for collaborative initiatives. Finally, I revamped the action.

Fort Worth, TX

*Provided Hydrologic Program administrative responsibilities for Southern Region which included 32 WFO's and four RFC's. Coordinated policy and local program management and regional member on multiple national and regional teams for hydrologic products, services, models, training, and applications.

Tulsa, OK

Generated multi-sensored precipitation datasets; created past and future precipitation products; evaluated river and reservoir data; produced river forecasts; and coordinated flood warnings. Maintained hydrologic model for the Verdigris River - updated rating curves and coordinated metadata and flood stage changes.ABRFC Team Leader for the Office of.

Wakefield, VA

*Produced public, aviation, and marine forecasts. Worked several significant events including the Jan 2000 Snowstorm and Hurricane Floyd.*Fire Weather Program Leader: implemented the local office program; provided staff training; composed local operations and help manuals; customized software; reviewed forecasts. Externally evaluated NC, VA and MD.

Wilmington OH

*Quality controlled climate and hydrologic data; composed climate and river products; produced NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts; worked the aviation and severe weather coordinator desks; and cross trained with Ohio River Forecast Center (OHRFC) forecasters.*Pager Program Leader, Skywarn Focal, Storm Data Co-Focal, Severe Weather and Human Relations Task Force.

University Park PA

*Obtained Forecast and broadcast expertise via the PSU Campus Weather Service. A four person team composed discussions, forecasts, and provided broadcasts for local PA radio stations. Served as Shift Leader in spring 1995.

Moon Twp, PA

*Trained on public and aviation weather forecast desks, WSR-57 radar, Upper Air Program, NOAA Weather Radio, and public service desk. *Member of FLARE headwater and river routing program implementation team. *In Dec 1993, trained at the Ohio River Forecast Center and in Dec 1994 trained at the NWS Cincinnati, OH (WSO CVG).

Bachelor Of Science, Meteorology

Activities and Societies: Phi Mu; Campus Weather Service; Penn State Branch of the American Meteorological Society (PSUBAMS)Total Credits.

Master'S Degree, Entrepreneurial And Small Business Operations, 4.0

Activities and Societies: CIE Scholar and Grad AssistantMy courses were mainly business and entrepreneurship in focus. I was also involved.

Graduate Level Coursework, Civil Engineering

Total Credits Earned: 6 Credits (Hydrology I and II); http://www.usdagraduateschool.org/