Speaker Bios
Albert George has the honor of serving as the first Director of Conservation for the South Carolina Aquarium and is also the Co-Founder of the Amazon Reforestation Project. Prior to the Amazon Reforestation Project, he worked as the Director of Education for the Georgia Aquarium Inc. He has also held appointments as a Management Consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton and as a Research Associate for the Center for Marine Environmental Science and Biotechnology. Mr. George completed his B.S. in Marine Biology and Chemistry from Savannah State University and the P.R.E.P. program at Yale University concentrating in physiology cellular molecular genetics, and then completed a program of study from the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government/MIT in addition to completing a Master’s of Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also the founder of the Georgia Green Economy Summit and the Resilience Initiative for Coastal Education (RICE) which has worked to promote green economy growth and resilience strategic planning in the state of Georgia and the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
Ed Piotrowski is ABC 15's Chief Meteorologist. He has spent his entire 28-year broadcast career in the coastal Carolinas. He earned his B.S. degree in Meteorology from North Carolina State University, received Magna Cum Laude honors and holds the Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society.
In his 25 years in South Carolina, Ed has been nominated for an Emmy, named Best Weathercaster in the Carolinas by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas, Best Weathercaster in South Carolina twice by the South Carolina Associated Press and once by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association. In 2018, he received the John Coleman National award for his coverage before, during and after Hurricane Florence. Additionally, in 2018, he received the prestigious Honorary Life Membership Award from the South Carolina Broadcast Association for demonstrating exceptional service to broadcasting in South Carolina. Ed has been named Best of the Beach 15 years in a row and in 2018, was named Myrtle Beach's Citizen of the Year.
Each year, Ed visits and speaks to thousands of people at various schools, churches, civic groups, charity functions, and festivals. His extensive knowledge of tropical weather and eagerness to speak to the community enable him to keep his viewers fully aware of potentially dangerous weather situations.
In his 25 years in South Carolina, Ed has been nominated for an Emmy, named Best Weathercaster in the Carolinas by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas, Best Weathercaster in South Carolina twice by the South Carolina Associated Press and once by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association. In 2018, he received the John Coleman National award for his coverage before, during and after Hurricane Florence. Additionally, in 2018, he received the prestigious Honorary Life Membership Award from the South Carolina Broadcast Association for demonstrating exceptional service to broadcasting in South Carolina. Ed has been named Best of the Beach 15 years in a row and in 2018, was named Myrtle Beach's Citizen of the Year.
Each year, Ed visits and speaks to thousands of people at various schools, churches, civic groups, charity functions, and festivals. His extensive knowledge of tropical weather and eagerness to speak to the community enable him to keep his viewers fully aware of potentially dangerous weather situations.