Meteorologists
Mark Hoekzema
Chief Meteorologist, Director of Meteorological Operations
Mark Hoekzema joined WeatherBug in 2001 to help project manage early versions of
the WeatherBug desktop application during the fast growing period of the product.
More recently Hoekzema oversaw the planning and construction of the WeatherBug studio
and then formulated the plan for developing the Meteorological Operations department
which he now manages. He also oversees the meteorological content acquisition and
development across all product lines.
Prior to WeatherBug, Hoekzema worked for 13 years at WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., starting as an intern while in college and then becoming a weather producer/forecaster, a webmaster of the first ever TV weather web site and then even an on-air meteorologist. Hoekzema earned his Master’s Degree and Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from University of Maryland. When Hoekzema is not working, he enjoys soccer, fly fishing, reading, and traveling.
