StormZone Founder

Lucien founded StormZone in 2006. With over 10 years of progressive emergency management and educational experience, Mr. Proby recognized the need for educating students about severe weather, as well as supplying preparedness information for students to take home to families. Mr. Proby was responsible for expanding SafeSide, a severe weather curriculum created by the Weather Channel. From 1999 - 2003, he enrolled SafeSide into 25 public school districts in the Southeast, including Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville, Houston, Charlotte and Washington, D.C. In addition to StormZone, Mr. Proby operates Proby & Associates, a Miami, Florida based marketing and communications firm specializing in charities, non-profits and corporate and the travel sector. Previously, he was a chief marketing officer for a South Florida regional bank, and a news journalist. He is a University of Florida graduate and former U.S. Marine.

StormZone Meteorologist

Erik is a Meteorologist by trade and education outreach has always been a career focus, including the StormZone Education Program.  Erik has participated in emergency operations center activations that included Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Wilma.  Erik also has experience as a broadcast meteorologist, providing live continuous coverage primarily for hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, and is a Full Member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.  Erik earned a MS in Meteorology from Northern Illinois University and a BS in Physical Geography with an emphasis in Meteorology from the University of Illinois.