Our Staff

Guillaume Mauger, State Climatologist

Guillaume is the Washington State Climatologist and a research scientist at the UW Climate Impacts Group. Specializing in Climate Science, Guillaume works closely with communities across the Northwest to facilitate access to relevant climate science, grow the region’s capacity to use climate information and engage in collaborative user-driven climate research. Guillaume has a PhD in Climate Science from Scripps.

Karin Bumbaco, Deputy State Climatologist

Karin is the primary point of contact for queries about Washington climate and access to data. Her research focuses on WA weather and climate, and includes projects on historical heat events, recent droughts, and wildfire. Recently, Karin has led the strategic planning effort for the Washington State Climate Office. Karin has a B.S. in Meteorology from The Pennsylvania State University and a M.S. in Atmospheric Science from The Ohio State University.

Jacob Genuise, Engagement Climatologist

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.

Katie Boyd, Education and Evaluation Specialist

Katie is an Education and Evaluation Specialist at the Washington State Climate Office. Her background is in climate education, engagement, and education research and evaluation with MS degrees in Atmospheric Science and an interdisciplinary degree in Ecology & Education. She has engaged in collaborative processes to develop and implement projects, as well as to better understand the impacts of educational programs and scientific research initiatives in formal and informal education environments, and in communities.

Nick Bond, Emeritus State Climatologist

Nick is a senior research scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) of the University of Washington (UW) and also is an affiliate associate professor with the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at UW. His research is on a broad range of topics with a focus on the weather and climate of the Pacific Northwest, and the linkages between the climate and marine ecosystems of the North Pacific. He has a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from the UW.