McCall Vrydaghs serves as Director of Internal Communications at Keep America Beautiful, a role she assumed in January 2025. She previously served as the organization’s Director of Corporate Communications beginning in June 2023. In addition to her communications leadership, she is the executive producer of Do Beautiful Things, a podcast launched in 2023 as the official podcast of the Keep America Beautiful brand.
Before joining Keep America Beautiful, Vrydaghs was chief meteorologist at WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio. During her time there, she earned recognition for her crisis communication skills and commitment to public service. She successfully covered a historic tornado outbreak and was honored with state and regional awards for her work. She is a three-time Emmy Award-winning, certified broadcast meteorologist with a strong commitment to environmental advocacy.
Vrydaghs began her involvement with Keep America Beautiful in 2021 through a partnership with RETREET, one of the organization’s programs. Working with local partners, she helped replant more than 1,000 trees in tornado-affected communities across southwest Ohio—an experience that deepened her passion for the organization’s mission.
She is the former chair and a current member of the Station Scientist Committee for the American Meteorological Society, where she continues to promote science literacy among broadcast professionals.
Vrydaghs holds a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from SUNY Oswego.