She served as the 2020 president of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

[1] Glackin was previously senior vice president for science and forecast operations at The Weather Company,[2] an IBM Business.

She retired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 2012 as the deputy under secretary for operations,[3] after working in various roles in the organization for 34 years,[4] including with the National Weather Service,[5] where she served as acting director of the agency in 2007,[6] and the U.S.

[7] Glackin is a Fellow of AMS and a recipient of the Charles Franklin Brooks Award for Outstanding Service to the Society (2004).

[7] She has twice received the U.S. Presidential Rank Award and the Department of Commerce Silver and Bronze Medals.