** Rachael is an experienced Storm Chaser with her NWA seal **

EXPERIENCE

Meteorologist
WITI-TV, Milwaukee, WI
(2016 - Present)

Meteorologist

WMBD-TV, Peoria, IL
(2014 - 2016)

Meteorologist
"This Week At Mississippi State", Starkville, MS
(2012 - 2014)
Anchor weather forecasts
Record webcasts
Built and maintained program website (weather.msstate.edu)

Assistant to the State Climatologist
Mississippi State University
(2012 - 2014)
Respond to data requests regarding Mississippi's weather and climate
Visit schools and teach youth/public about weather safety
Support Geoscience instructors as a Teaching Assistant

Weather Intern
WRC-TV, Washington, DC
(2013 - 2014)

Production Intern
"Curiosity", Discovery Communications, Bethesda, MD
(2010)

Remote Imaging Intern
National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
(2009)
Wrote extensive research reports
Wrote a treatment for a special project on polar bears in the Arctic
Worked on the Crittercam initiative

EDUCATION

M.S. Broadcast Meteorology
Mississippi State University

B.S. Geography
University of Maryland
Graduated cum laude

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

International Honour Society
Presidential Scholarship
Studied abroad in London
Semester Academic Honors for all semesters

PUBLICATIONS

Journal of Operational Meteorology - Usage of Color Scales on Radar Maps
Journal of Geography and Natural Disasters - NCAA Football and Cloud-to-Ground Lightning: A Probability Analysis

SKILLS

WSI products
Weather Radar
Blogging
Linear & Non-linear editing
WordPress
Hootsuite
Twitter
Facebook