Wayne MacKenzie
The journey we take through our careers can sometimes be unexpected.
Fresh out of college, I was guilty of putting some leaders in the field of meteorology on a pedestal, thinking that their career path was easy and straightforward. Perhaps it was, but, just like social media, there is a lot we don’t see that helped them get to the current location on their career journey. So, I’m sharing my burgeoning career journey with you to highlight the value of experiences, and keeping an open mind to pivots that help to realize a personal vision.
I always wanted to be a meteorologist, ever since the fourth grade. Yup, I was the typical weather nerd. As a kid, I would watch a lot of The Weather Channel, read every book that I could get my hands on and even took the National Weather Service’s SkyWarn storm spotting class while in high school. And, yes: Twister was my favorite movie, even though there were a few meteorological inaccuracies.
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