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Speakers
Sam Lashley
Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Indianapolis
Sam is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, Indiana. His most memorable storm chase was during the Henryville, IN tornado in 2012 where he and his daughter, along with a NWS co-worker, intercepted the devastating EF-4 tornado before it hit Henryville.
Evan Bentley
Mesoscale Assistant/Fire Weather Forecaster, Storm Prediction Center
Evan is a mesoscale assistant/fire weather forecaster at the NOAA Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Evan is involved with several research projects at the SPC, primarily related to radar signatures associated with tornadoes and the correlation to NWS tornado warning performance.
Thomas Neal
US&R IN-TF1 Task Force Coordinator
Tom leads the federal Urban Search and Rescue team, Indiana Task Force One, and has deployed across the country for events such as 9/11 and weather-related disasters. He is also a 32-year veteran of the Indianapolis Fire Department, where he holds the title of Division Chief.
Hannah Strong
Meteorologist, WDRB
Hannah is the weekend evening meteorologist for WDRB in Louisville, Kentucky. In 2022, she earned three Emmy awards and a Kentucky Broadcasters Association Impact Broadcast Award for her excellence as a meteorologist and work covering the December 10, 2021 tornado outbreak in western and central Kentucky.
Stephanie Sichting
Johnson County EMA
Stephanie Sichting is the EMA Director for Johnson County, Indiana. She was born and raised in Johnson County and has a strong desire to assist public safety agencies and residents when a disaster strikes. Stephanie played an enormous role in the historic March 31, 2023 tornado outbreak which caused significant damage in her county.
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