American Meteorological Society
Sheila Gafvert is an experienced production professional currently serving as the Production Team Manager at the American Meteorological Society since January 2010, with a progressive career at the organization that includes roles as Production Coordinator, Production Associate, and Production Assistant. Prior experience includes a Publications Internship at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and internships in special sales and publishing services at Candlewick Press, as well as production at Beacon Press. Earlier in their career, Sheila Gafvert was a Project Administrator at Brookfield Homes and an Office Manager at Verdugo & Associates. Sheila Gafvert holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College and a BA in Creative Studies: Literature from UC Santa Barbara.
American Meteorological Society
The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of more than 14,000 professionals, students, and weather enthusiasts. AMS publisheseleven atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic journals — in print and online — sponsors more than 12 conferences annually, and offers numerous programs and services.The American Meteorological Society was founded in 1919 by Charles Franklin Brooks of the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts. Its initial membership came primarily from the U.S. Signal Corps and U.S. Weather Bureau and numbered just less than 600. Its initial publication, the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, was meant to serve as a supplement to the Monthly Weather Review, which, at the time, was published by the U.S. Weather Bureau.