Areas of Responsibility

Charles Wooldridge

  • Director
    CGMS Lead
    Int’l Astronautical Federation
    Space Policy
    GEO
    CEOS
    NOAA International Affairs Council

    Charles.Wooldridge@noaa.gov

Jennifer Clapp

  • Senior International Relations Specialist
    Japan
    Taiwan
    COSMIC-2/GNSS-RO
    OPPA Liaison
    DoD Liaison

    Jennifer.Clapp@noaa.gov

Sunny Petzinger

  • Senior International Relations Specialist
    Europe Team Lead
              ECMWF
              ESA
              European Commission (EC)
              EUMETSAT
              Germany
              Finland
              Ireland
              Norway
              UK
              Misc. (All Unspecified)
    Russia
    Cospas-Sarsat
    JPSS Liaison
    OSAAP Liaison

    Sunny.Petzinger@noaa.gov

Mary Ann Kutny

  • Deputy Director
    CGMS, including WG III
    WMO Space Policy Lead
    Data Sharing Policy
    Board Member, International Charter
    Space & Major Disasters
    Chair, International Committee on
    Remote Sensing of the Environment
    UNCOPUOS
    Space Weather
    Controlled Technology (Acting)
    Office of Space Commerce (Acting)

    Mary.Ann.Kutny@noaa.gov

Albert DeGarmo

  • International Relations Specialist
    Europe Team (Switzerland, Italy
    France, Portugal, Spain)
    CEOS Capacity Development
    Mexico, Central America &
    the Caribbean
    AmeriGEO
    Marine Scientific Reviews (MSR)
    Argos DCS
    OSPO Liaison

    Albert.DeGarmo@noaa.gov

Eric Madsen

  • Senior International Relations Specialist
    Canada
    South America
    Arctic
    GEONETCast Americas
    WMO RAIII & RAIV SDR
    GOES-R Liaison

    Eric.Madsen@noaa.gov

Regina Murray

Melissa Andersen Garcia

  • Senior International Relations Specialist
    China, India, Korea, Southeast Asia,
    Oceania (incl. Australia)
    Climate Team Lead
    Quad Space Working Group Lead
    AOMSUC
    NCEI Liaison
    ACIO Liaison
    NMFS Liaison

    Melissa.Garcia@noaa.gov

Justyna Nicinska

  • Senior International Relations Specialist
    GEO Resource Management
    GEO Program & Policy
    Africa & the Middle East
    Development Banks Liaison
    STAR Liaison
    NOS Liaison
    OAR Liaison

    Justyna.Nicinska@noaa.gov

Tashaun Pierre

Katy Matthews

  • GEO Program Manager & CEOS Team Lead
    GEO
    CEOS

Kerry Sawyer

  • Senior International Relations Specialist
    CEOS
    GEO
    NESDIS Senior Scientist Liaison

    Kerry.Sawyer@noaa.gov

Natalia Donoho

  • 30% Secondment to WMO Secretariat +
    Senior International Relations Specialist

    CGMS, Including Working Group 4
    WMO
    Russia/Eurasia
    USAID & Development Banks
    SERVIR Liaison
    NOS Liaison
    AMS International Affairs Committee

    Natalia.Donoho@noaa.gov

Katie Geddes

  • International Relations Specialist

    Europe Team (ESA, EU, ECMWF, Finland,
    Germany, Norway, UK)
    International Ocean Lead including,
    Intergovernmental Oceanographic
    Commission (IOC), UN Decade of Ocean
    Science & Marine Scientific Reviews
    (MSR)
    OAR Liaison

    Katie.Geddes@noaa.gov

Susanna Ehlers

  • International Relations Specialist

    Europe Team (EUMETSAT, France, Italy,
    Spain & Portugal)
    Climate Team
    Argos DCS
    OSAAP Liaison

    Susanna.Ehlers@noaa.gov

Last Updated: April 2022

 

NOAA Satellite and Information Service

International and Interagency Affairs Division

1335 East-West Highway, Room 7311

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

United States of America

phone: +1 (301) 713-2024

fax: +1 (301) 713-2032

Mission: To meet the challenge of understanding and predicting changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, NESDIS IIAD facilitates the access, provision, and use of in situ and satellite data and products, and develops and implements U.S. policy by:

  • Linking Earth observation needs to in situ and satellite resources through bilateral international and interagency partnerships;
  • Coordinating global solutions to shared challenges in obtaining, processing, and building capacity to exploit both in situ and satellite data by representing NOAA and the United States in multilateral satellite and data information organizations;
  • Providing insight into international developments and partnerships through timely analysis for NOAA decision-makers; and
  • Leading the international community in the adoption of responsible policies for satellite operation and data, including full and open data sharing.

Division Director: Charles Wooldridge