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**Audra Luscher, Program Manager and Physical Scientist**  Audra Luscher, Program Manager and Physical Scientist*Audra Luscher, program manager and physical scientist* Donut chart showing the typical work duties of Audra Luscher, Program Manager and Physical ScientistPink chart segment spanning 20% of the whole: the percentage of time improving coastal inundation capabilities.Green chart segment spanning 30% of the whole: the percentage of time  building partnerships with federal partnersBlue chart segment spanning 25% of the whole: the percentage of time helping people use and understand water level dataYellow chart segment spanning 20% of the whole:  participating in storm and tsunami response and recovery.Gray chart segment spanning 5% of the whole: the percentage of time spending on  communicating with Congress and the media.
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						Donut chart showing how Audra Luscher, Program Manager and Physical Scientist, spends her time.
							**20%** Improving coastal inundation capabilities
								**30%** Building partnerships with federal partners
								**25%** Helping people use and understand water level data
								**20%** Participating in storm and tsunami response and recovery
								**5%** Communicating with Congress and the media
 **The Coastal Hazards Program provides data and tools to coastal communities that help them plan for and mitigate the risk of damage from changing ocean conditions. This includes high tide flooding predictions, long-term sea level trend data, and monitoring for storm surge and tsunami threats.**   Audra Luscher says her family is a big part of her love of the outdoors and the ocean. She says her uncle, who was a national spearfishing champion, was the first one to take her snorkeling and diving. “He made water approachable to me as a young child, whether it was jumping into a stream in Idaho or freediving a kelp bed off Catalina Island.” With the Coastal Hazards Program for the Centers for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), Audra plans and oversees projects and develops partnerships with coastal communities. The program provides data and tools that communities use to predict and plan for threats like high tide flooding and sea level rise. Local decision-makers can use the information to plan infrastructure projects and protect public safety in severe weather. Audra is also the chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee in her office, and says it feels great to help facilitate open communication and understanding with her team. For anyone considering a career at NOAA, Audra wants to encourage women and people of color to join the workforce. She also wants “people with disabilities not to be intimidated by environmental work. Although field work is a component of our work in NOAA, most of our work in CO-OPS is underpinned by analytical, programming, and computational skills.”
 **Name:** *Audra Luscher*
								**Location:** *Silver Spring, Maryland*
								**Education:** *M.A. in Marine Sciences; B.A. in Marine Biology*
								**National Ocean Service Office:** *Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services*
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