- Director's Message
- Table of Contents
- Strategic Goals: Science, Facilities & Technology
- 1. Exploring atmospheric, Earth system, and solar processes, variability, and change
- 2. Investigating the interaction of the atmosphere, the broader Earth system, and human society
- 3. Improving prediction of weather, climate, and other atmospheric phenomena
- 4. Developing community models
- 5. Enabling innovative field experiments and measurement campaigns
- 6. Developing new instrumentation
- Research Catalog
Teresa Rivas
General Information
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TIIMES
Institute Administrator
Contact Information:
PO Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Office: FL1-2024
Telephone: 303-497-1437
Email: rivas@ucar.edu
Research Focus FY08:
Teresa began working for NCAR over 30 years (1976) as a receptionist for HAO. At the time, she was raising two young sons, and she had also legally adopted her two younger brothers—so she needed to reserve time for her family. "I was looking for a job that would mean I would be home weekends and evenings," she says. After a year, "I wanted a little more opportunity for advancement." She landed a job as a secretary in the Atmospheric Quality Modification Division, which subsequently became ACD. She worked her way up, winning an administrative support award (now known as an outstanding accomplishment award) in 1983 and, in 1990, becoming a division administrator. In 2005 Teresa moved to the newly created TIIMES as the Institute Administrator working with Director, Rit Carbone. During her career at NCAR, Teresa has also participated in a variety of committees, including Delphi Co-Coordinator with Nancy Wade (2002-2006).
Community Service FY08:
- SOARS Writing Mentor: Luna Rodriguez-Manzanet
- Spanish/English translation (written and oral) for UCAR/NCAR groups
- UCAR liaison to Boulder Valley Schools Latino Youth Leadership Conference 2004-present
- Mentor community parents to enhance school involvement and communication
- Mentoring Administrator Peers (MAP)
- Co-President: Latina League
- Special Transit Board of Directors: Special Transit is a private, nonprofit organization located in Boulder, Colorado. Mission is to promote independence and self-sufficiency for people with limited mobility by providing caring, customer-focused transportation options.