William L. Read was director of the National Hurricane Center from 2008 to 2012. He has served the United States Navy and the National Weather Service (NWS) during his career. His weather service career began in 1977, and he has worked in Sterling, Virginia, Fort Worth, Texas, San Antonio, Texas, Silver Spring, Maryland, Houston, Texas, and Miami, Florida over the years. Bill was appointed as the Deputy Director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) From August 2007 until he was selected for the position of director on January 25, 2008.