E132 - One Person Can Make A Difference

Our featured guest is a Meteorologist and was on TV for many years as a Chief Weather Anchor and has done guest spots for The Weather Channel, featuring Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

In 2015 she was contacted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to Support the 2015 Ebola Response. Elizabeth also supported the Zika Response and the Flint Michigan Water Crisis.

She was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and lived there for 33 years before moving to the Tri-Cities in Washington.

She has a Bachelor of Science in Geosciences with a minor in Operational Meteorology from Mississippi State University. She is pursuing her master’s in engineering from The University of Alabama Birmingham in Civil Engineering Construction Management and graduates in a few months.

She is also a former NCAA Division I Swimmer and All- American Consideration Athlete and a social media influencer for the American Diabetes Association and created the worldwide campaign, “Be a Friend Friday.”

She loves to travel and read true crime novels. She is an avid gardener and a fantastic cooker as well.  One of her favorite things to do is pick something from her garden and cook it right away. She spends as much time outside as she can when the weather is above 70 degrees.

She believes that one person can make a difference and change the world, and she tries to do that every day.

Welcome to our featured guest, Elizabeth Battaglia.