A Father's Epic Journey through Forecasting and Flight

Kelly V. Porter is a writer and the debut author of "The Weather Officer", an extraordinary true story of Alonzo Smith Jr., a pioneer among America’s first Black meteorologists who also just happened to be Kelly’s father. In her quest to fulfill her father’s wish, Kelly discovered a deeper calling: championing the importance of family storytelling and archiving personal narratives. Now more than ever, Kelly believes that preserving our collective memory is vital.