Adam Skinner

Founder & CEO

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On April 18th, 2013, Adam came face to face with a EF-1 tornado (175km/h wind speeds) while storm chasing near Melancthon, ON that launched a 7,500 square foot commercial horse stable roof at his vehicle. Thankfully, Adam escaped without injury and met up with Adam Clarke and Dave Patrick for the first time at the damage site. Adam invited Clarke and Patrick to join a new Facebook page he had the idea to start called "Ontario Tornado Watch". At the end of 2013, Skinner launched a weather technology company and successful Indiegogo app campaign called Tornado GPS. The app evolved into the fastest severe weather Text Message Alerts in Canada and that same system now powers Instant Weather.

BrenNEN Perry (HE/HIM)

COO & Lead Forecaster

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Brennen joined Instant Weather in 2015 as a forecaster and storm spotter. Currently, he serves as Chief Operations Officer and lead forecaster across Canada. He has been responsible for the development of our forecasting tools including custom forecast maps and graphics.

His interest in weather was fueled by his childhood memories of severe storms during the summer and snow squalls that brought sudden blasts of snow to his hometown of Bracebridge. He recognized the lack of urgency and reliable weather sources that existed to cover these types of critical weather events.

Now living in Toronto, Brennen attends the University of Toronto and is working on completing his undergraduate degree with a focus on economics and statistics.

Alannah Campbell

CFO & Meteorologist

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Alannah joined our team at Instant Weather in August 2017 as a Forecaster. Although she is based in Ontario, she creates custom forecasts for Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and occasionally Alberta . On top of forecasting, Alannah has an active role in Content Creation and Business Operations as the Chief Financial Officer.

Her love for weather started at a young age when she began researching severe weather in order to overcome her childhood fear of thunderstorms. That fear quickly turned into fascination for all types of meteorological and geological natural disasters. After seeing the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, she knew that she wanted to persue a career in Meteorology.

Alannah received her Bachelor's Degree in Earth & Atmospheric Science from the University of Guelph and also received a diploma for Broadcast and Operational Meteorology from Mississippi State University.

Teresa Kroeker (SHE/HER)

Community Manager

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Teresa has always been interested in the weather and often shared information about impending severe weather with friends and family, including during outdoor dog sport competitions. She started as a tester of the Instant Weather app in 2019. She is now involved with many aspects of Instant Weather including the Instant Weather app, social media, Text Message Alerts, and administration. Teresa also occasionally writes content related to Astronomy for Instant Weather.

She has a Ph.D. in Astronomy and was employed as a UNIX system administrator and IT manager. Some of Teresa's hobbies include canine fitness (Certified Canine Fitness Trainer), dog agility and dog training. Her latest dog is a border collie named Twister for the tornado on her head.

Miranda M. Gardner (SHE/HER)

Moderator

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Miranda was scouted by Adam Skinner, who noticed Miranda's dedication and help on the live streams. She joined the Instant Weather team in September 2021 as a moderator with the potential to grow. Miranda's interest for weather derives from her mother, who at the age of 5, survived the 1953 F4 Tornado in Sarnia, Ontario.

Miranda is a graduate from the Police Foundations program at Lambton College in Sarnia. She is looking to advance into the law field - as a Police Officer, Border Security Officer etc. Miranda has been a volunteer with MADD Sarnia-Lambton since 2014, partaking in various events including the voluntary toll fundraiser held each Fall.

Miranda's favorite season is Winter, which is why the IW team have nicknamed her "snow queen", even though her city of Sarnia seldom sees snow.

Liam McGlashon

Moderator & Storm Spotter

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Liam is a storm chaser, live-stream co-host and community moderator with Instant Weather. He joined the team in 2021 and has been responsible for assisting in moderating our various pages and storm reporting groups on Facebook, as well as occasionally providing on-location reporting during severe weather outbreaks.

Currently, he is a full-time student studying Paramedicine with a plan to pursue a Masters Of Public Safety. Outside of school, he has been a professional musician for the past 15+ years.