Contact List

Office Name Email
President David Hultman pres.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Vice President Braydon Songer vp.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Treasurer Michael 'Myke' Sniffin treasurer.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Secretary Kelly Radelet secretary.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Outreach Chair Jordan Howell outreach.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Social Chair Adriane Stamer-Fuentes social.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Academic Chair Stefan Sundin academic.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Female Engagement Officer Madeline Medvec feo.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Webmaster Eliot Morrow webmaster.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Historian Jon Siemianowski historian.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Sophomore Chair Caleb O'Gara sophomore.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Past President AJ Rickman aj.rickman@kcrg.com Bio
NWA Representative Eliot Morrow nwa.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Forecasting Chair Alex Hamilton forecast.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Cy’s Eyes Representative Blake Hansen ceots.isuams@iastate.edu Bio

Officer Bios

David Hultman President

Email: pres.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Watkins, Iowa
Favorite Class: Mteor 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Tyler the creator
Favorite Movie: In the tall grass
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: National Weather Association
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Operational, Aviation, instrumentation
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Derecho
Favorite Part About AMS: Seeing all the areas of research at the AMS Conference
Random Fun Fact: I can pop my jaw on command

Braydon Songer Vice President

Email: vp.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Ottumwa, Iowa
Favorite Class: Meteorology 460
Favorite Band/Musician: Ricky Montgomery
Favorite Movie: The Darjeeling Limited
Favorite Sport: Bowling
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: National Weather Association
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Agricultural, Land Surface Interactions
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Snow Squall
Favorite Part About AMS: Social Events and Trips
Random Fun Fact: Student hot air balloon pilot

Michael 'Myke' Sniffin Treasurer

Email: treasurer.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: DVSN
Favorite Movie: Moonlight
Favorite Sport: Golf
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: None at the moment
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Tropical and severe
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: The people
Random Fun Fact: I'm a classically trained pianist that's been playing since I was 3 years old.

Kelly Radelet Secretary

Email: secretary.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Kelsea Ballerini, Alana Springsteen
Favorite Movie: The Martian
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Destination Iowa State, Central Iowa NWA
Area of Meteorology Interested In: NWS, aviation, broadcast
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: Meeting others who share the same interest in weather.
Random Fun Fact: I went to China when I was 15 to visit my brother who was working there at the time.

Jordan Howell Outreach Chair

Email: outreach.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Howells, NE
Favorite Class: MTEOR 111
Favorite Band/Musician: Zach Bryan
Favorite Movie: Top Gun or Twisters
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, University Honors Program, National Weather Association, Kairos
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Agriculture and Aviation
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Ball Lightning
Favorite Part About AMS: How close-knit we are!
Random Fun Fact: My favorite artificial flavoring is blue raspberry

Adriane Stamer-Fuentes Social Chair

Email: social.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Le Mars, Iowa
Favorite Class: Meteorology 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Imagine Dragons/Michael Jackson
Favorite Movie: Twister
Favorite Sport: To watch? Football. To play? Sand Volleyball.
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: National Weather Association
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Broadcast/ Operational
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: LP Supercells
Favorite Part About AMS: My favorite part about AMS is the activities and events we hold! It is great to get to know our meteorology students and faculty especially with these events. I am so excited about the amounts of events I plan to hold this year!
Random Fun Fact: I have Hitchhiker's thumbs!

Stefan Sundin Academic Chair

Email: academic.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Plymouth, Minnesota
Favorite Class: Meteorology 206
Favorite Band/Musician: Paper Idol
Favorite Movie: 21 Jump Street
Favorite Sport: Golf
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: KKPsi National Honorary Band Fraternity, Earth Wind & Fire Learning Community, Cyclone Marching Band, Hockey Pep Band, GROOVE drumline, Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Broadcast Meteorology, Academia (teaching professor)
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: ~32°F dense aggregation snowfall (like a snow globe)
Favorite Part About AMS: The many valuable opportunities that are facilitated within our chapter!
Random Fun Fact: I have a twin and two brothers that were born on the same day but 4 years apart.

Madeline Medvec Female Engagement Officer

Email: feo.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Lake City, MN
Favorite Class: Calculus 1 or MTEOR 206
Favorite Band/Musician: Brandon Lake
Favorite Movie: Little Women
Favorite Sport: Tennis
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: STA Student Leadership, EWFLC Peer Mentor
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Aviation, Radar, & Cloud Physics
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: AMS does a great job at getting students involved and connected with each other and professionals in the workforce. The organization helps students to gain social, professional, and personal relationships throughout their time at college. I think it's great to have a place where students can be their nerdy selves and find community. Overall, it helps set students up for success as well as build close relationships with people within meteorology.
Random Fun Fact: My name is technically 'Lady Madeline Renee Medvec' because I own a plot of land in Glencoe, Ireland, adding 'Lady' before my first name.

Eliot Morrow Webmaster

Email: webmaster.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Eldridge, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 227
Favorite Band/Musician: Ethel Cain
Favorite Movie: Twisters
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Resident Assistant, National Weather Association, SUV Newsletter Editor
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Computational Research Meteorology
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Multi-vortex Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: The relationships with peers
Random Fun Fact: I can create a high frequency noise with my vocal chords that only some people can hear

Jon Siemianowski Historian

Email: historian.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Palatine, IL
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Chase Matthew
Favorite Movie: Twister (1999)
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: I am an Honors Ambassador, Earth Wind and Fire Learning Community Peer Mentor, and Campus Safety Coordinator for ISU PD
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Operational meteorology, especially mesoscale and synoptic
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Non-rainwrapped slow-moving photogenic tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: I enjoy the sense of community within AMS and the enjoyment/passion that we all share about Meteorology. It's also been a great way to meet other students and professionals in the field.
Random Fun Fact: I love driving and road trips, so much so that I have driven 75,000 miles in just three years.

Caleb O'Gara Sophomore Chair

Email: sophomore.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Duvall, WA
Favorite Class: Meteorology 3010
Favorite Band/Musician: Rush
Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings
Favorite Sport: Baseball (Go Mariners!)
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Concert Band, the Central Iowa National Weather Association (CINWA) and the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) Iowa State Chapter
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Mesoscale meteorology and severe weather
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Red Sprites
Favorite Part About AMS: Definitely all the events that we put on. Intramural teams, game nights, NWS Office tours, internship workshops and more. It builds a really strong community within AMS while having fun and preparing you for a career in meteorology.
Random Fun Fact: My senior year in highschool I was the starting varsity catcher on our baseball team that won the bidistrict tournament for the first time in program history and made state as a #5 seed, our highest seeding in program history.

AJ Rickman Past President

Email: aj.rickman@kcrg.com
Year in School: Graduated
Hometown: Conyers, GA
Favorite Class: Meteorology 407
Favorite Band/Musician: Luke Combs
Favorite Movie: The Jerk
Favorite Sport: Football
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Former RA and Conversations Dining Center Worker
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Winter storms and Severe Storms
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Cold Air Damming
Favorite Part About AMS: The friends you make
Random Fun Fact: I've been hit or run over by a hayride, a bicycle, and a car

Eliot Morrow NWA Representative

Email: nwa.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Eldridge, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 227
Favorite Band/Musician: Ethel Cain
Favorite Movie: Twisters
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Resident Assistant, National Weather Association, SUV Newsletter Editor
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Computational Research Meteorology
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Multi-vortex Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: The relationships with peers
Random Fun Fact: I can create a high frequency noise with my vocal chords that only some people can hear

Alex Hamilton Forecasting Chair

Email: forecast.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Owatonna, MN
Favorite Class: MTEOR 227
Favorite Band/Musician: Gordon Lightfoot
Favorite Movie: Twister
Favorite Sport: Bicycling
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Photo Club
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Forecasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Supercells
Favorite Part About AMS: Getting to meet other people who share the same passion for meteorology
Random Fun Fact: I was on a live weather segment in the studio at a local news station when I was 6

Blake Hansen Cy’s Eyes Representative

Email: ceots.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Sabula Iowa
Favorite Class: General Meteorology
Favorite Band/Musician: Motörhead
Favorite Movie: The Usual Suspects
Favorite Sport: Golf
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: President of Anders for Barton Hall
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Climate Change
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: Being involved with everyone and meeting new people!
Random Fun Fact: I can sing the entirety of the Pitch Perfect 2 riff off.