Dr. Kevin A. Kloesel
Weather forecasting in a place where the risk of dangerous weather hazards occurs on over 100 days each year, and weather preparedness and safety is paramount to the preservation of life and property.
A passion for weather safety
Professional Meteorologist – creating weather plans, forecasts and decision support, as well as leading critical education courses and training sessions for over 35 years and for over 4000 events of all sizes and demographics.
Director, Oklahoma Climate Survey
Directing a $4M operation, home of the award winning Oklahoma Mesonet, and lead chapter author for the National Climate Assessment.
Event Safety Met., OU Campus Safety
Weather planning and forecasting for over 400 OU events annually, including OU Athletics, OU Pride of Oklahoma and OU Spirit Squads.
Certified Oklahoma Emergency Manager
Member of the Oklahoma Emergency Management Association and safety advisor to the OK State Regents for Higher Education.
Faculty, OU Col. of Atmos & Geog Sci
Teaching, publishing and mentoring students for over 25 years in classes at all levels incl. Boundary Layer, Thermodynamics, Synoptic, Mesoscale, Radar, Satellite and Weather Forecasting.
Lead Instructor, FEMA Higher Education
Leading the L0363 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education course and other FEMA classes focused on implementing the Incident Command System on campuses.
Board of Directors, Event Safety Alliance
Event Safety Summit instructor and lead meteorologist for the ESA Weather Planning for Mass Gatherings workshops in the USA and Canada.
Commissioner, American Meteorological Society Education & Engagement
Serving our national professional society by leading hundreds of volunteers with specialization in education, diversity and engagement programs.
Subject Matter Expert, National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security
Teaching weather safety across the landscape of interscholastic, intercollegiate and professional sports and activities.
Meteorologist and Health and Wellness Caption Volunteer, Drum Corps International
Serving on the Health and Wellness captions for multiple drum corps, and providing weather forecast support for the summer DCI tour.
“You can’t stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.“
Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
