Mrs. Cindy P. Woods is one of more than 10 scientists, technologists and engineers, who have been nominated for a Special Recognition Award at the 2020 Women of Color STEM Conference.
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“Ms. Woods has demonstrated sustained commitment and dedication to supporting NOAA’s mission of providing weather information and guidance to the public, our partners, and leadership to save lives and property across our nation over the past three decades, and she is eminently deserving of this award,” said Benjamin Friedman, deputy undersecretary for operations at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Cindy Woods currently serves as the operations division chief at the National Weather Service (NWS), where she oversees the National Operations Center.
In this role, she is responsible for coordinating high-level leadership and support to 122 weather forecast offices, 21 center weather service units, 19 river forecast offices, and six regional operations centers across the country.
She has served in roles from forecaster to division chief, and when called upon, served in dual roles by managing two divisions within the NWS headquarters office.
She also dedicates time to the development of her direct reports and next-generation scientists. Recently, she served as the technical monitor in the NOAA Office of Education National Center for Atmospheric Sciences to develop and advance collaboration with minority-serving institutions.
