Jacob Genuise

Engagement Climatologist Washington State Climate Office

Jacob’s professional mission is to improve access to high-quality climate data and information, facilitate proactive decision-making and planning, and engage meaningfully with a wide range of communities and practitioners.

Areas of Expertise

Climate and Meteorological Data Tools Climate Outreach and Engagement In-situ Weather and Climate Station Networks

Bio

Jacob is the Engagement Climatologist at the Washington State Climate Office (WASCO). He is passionate about ensuring that everyone can access, understand, and interact with high-quality climate information, tools, and data in meaningful ways. Actionable climate information is more than just about understanding climate science: it invites folks to make better planning decisions, build capacity, and share their own knowledge and understanding with others.

Jacob is a meteorologist by training and earned a B.S. from the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology in 2021. He has worked on local government climate resilience and outreach programs, pollinator field work campaigns in U.S. National Parks, international youth climate advocacy work, road and aviation weather forecasting, and in-situ weather and climate station maintenance and data quality assurance. While not thinking about climate engagement or the weather, you can find Jacob walking a local trail or greenspace, catching the nearest sunrise or sunset, baking, or making pottery.