In this presentation from the 2022 AMS Weather Band Community and Citizen Science Symposium, Davyon Hill of the National Weather Service discusses how he has built and sustained a successful SKYWARN program even while transitioning to a virtual environment because of the pandemic. He also presents on spearheading his office's Belonging Inclusion Diversity and Equity team; and the impact that spotters have for their local communities both for public safety, and as mentors for youth from underserved and under represented communities.
Davyon Hill is a meteorologist in the Shreveport Office of the National Weather Service, and has been instrumental in increasing SKYWARN Spotter participation as well as jumpstarting the local office Belonging Inclusion Diversity and Equity (BIDE) team.