Nadir Jeevanjee
Bernadette Woods Placky
Bernadette Woods Placky is the executive director and co-founder of Talking Climate Collaborative. A meteorologist, climate science communicator, and network builder with more than 25 years of experience translating complex science into stories that move people and institutions to act, Bernadette is a leading expert on the connections between weather and climate change.
Prior to her current role, Bernadette was vice president of engagement and chief meteorologist at Climate Central, where she built and led Climate Matters, an innovative climate journalism and communication program. Through convenings, data analysis, content creation, and sustained engagement, she grew and supported a network of more than 3,000 media professionals across the United States and internationally.
Before Climate Central, Bernadette spent more than a decade as a TV meteorologist, earning an Emmy for Best Weathercaster. She is a fellow of the American Meteorological Society, earned the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal, and was elected to its council. She serves on the National Academies Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate, as an advisor for C-Change Conversations, on The Watershed Institute’s advisory board, and on the Princeton Wrestling Club Board.
Bernadette graduated from Penn State University with a BS in meteorology and a minor in French