Contact List

Office Name Email
President Caitlin Cervac pres.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Vice President Lindsay Matthews vp.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Treasurer Melissa Piper treasurer.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Secretary Kelly Haberichter secretary.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Social Chair Jake Smith social.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Outreach Chair Caleb Wood outreach.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Academic Chair Jon Thielen academic.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Webmaster Kyle Hugeback webmaster.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Historian Sara Foernssler historian.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
Sophomore Chair Mattew Dorn sophomore.isuams@iastate.edu Bio
NWA/AMS Liaison Joey Krastel jkrastel@iastate.edu Bio
Past President Kris Tuftedal ktuftedal@gmail.com Bio
CEOTS Producer 1 Zane Satre zsatre@iastate.edu Bio
CEOTS Producer 2 Hannah Messier hmessier@iastate.edu Bio

Officer Bios

Caitlin Cervac President

Email: pres.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Gurnee, IL
Favorite Class: MTEOR 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Zac Brown Band
Favorite Movie: Anything Disney or Pixar
Favorite Sport: Sports are gross.
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Central Iowa Chapter of the National Weather Association, Student Conference Planning Committee for the Annual AMS Meeting, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Mesoscale
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Derechos
Favorite Part About AMS: The National AMS Conference
Random Fun Fact: I once saw four waterspouts at the same time in Florida!

Lindsay Matthews Vice President

Email: vp.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Davenport, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 416
Favorite Band/Musician: Kane Brown
Favorite Movie: Spiderman Homecoming
Favorite Sport: Watching Olympic gymnastics/figure skating
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Cy's Eyes on the Skies, Peer Mentor, Help Room
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Hydrology
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Rain
Favorite Part About AMS: Game Nights!!!!!!
Random Fun Fact: I became a true Iowan this year; I picked my own sweet corn.

Melissa Piper Treasurer

Email: treasurer.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Conroe, TX
Favorite Class: MTEOR 227
Favorite Band/Musician: All Time Low
Favorite Movie: Harry Potter
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Mobile Home Project
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Severe Weather
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Mammatus clouds & lightning
Favorite Part About AMS: Hanging out with people who also love weather!
Random Fun Fact: I lived in New Zealand for a month this past summer

Kelly Haberichter Secretary

Email: secretary.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Islandlake, IL
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Ed Sheeran
Favorite Movie: Up and any Marvel movie
Favorite Sport: I love watching hockey and I also love playing basketball and bowling!
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Central Iowa NWA
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Aviation and Social Meteorology
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Hail
Favorite Part About AMS: The National Conference!
Random Fun Fact: I went sky diving when I graduated High School!

Jake Smith Social Chair

Email: social.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Yorkville. IL
Favorite Class: MTEOR 342
Favorite Band/Musician: Zac Brown Band
Favorite Movie: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Favorite Sport: Lifting
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Central Iowa NWA
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Forecasting and operational meteorology.
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Watching the cap break
Favorite Part About AMS: National Conference
Random Fun Fact: I have some pilot training!

Caleb Wood Outreach Chair

Email: outreach.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Tolono, IL
Favorite Class: Meteorology 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Movie Soundtracks/Big Band Jazz
Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Favorite Sport: Baseball (Go Cubs Go!!)
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Lighthouse Campus Fellowship, Cy's Eyes on the Skies, Mobile Home Project, Honors Program, Cent. Iowa NWA
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Forecasting/Teaching
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Winter Weather/Snow
Favorite Part About AMS: The great sense of community, outreach events, and of course Christmas caroling!
Random Fun Fact: I had set foot in all 50 states by the time I was 17!

Jon Thielen Academic Chair

Email: academic.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Buffalo, MN
Favorite Class: Freshman Honors Research
Favorite Band/Musician: Matt Maher
Favorite Movie: The Martian
Favorite Sport: Kayaking
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: EWFLC Math Mentor, National Weather Association, Honors Program, Together Our Mission is Service Event Information Coordinator, Come Awake Event Tech Lead
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Modeling/NWP and Mesoscale
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Supercells
Favorite Part About AMS: Activities and events with so many other weather enthusiasts
Random Fun Fact: I have never actually seen a tornado, but I was apparently in one before I was born.

Kyle Hugeback Webmaster

Email: webmaster.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Solon, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Rock to Rap... Anything
Favorite Movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Favorite Sport: Football
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: LAS SC President, EWFLC Peer Mentor, and Central Iowa NWA
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Hydrology
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Microbursts
Favorite Part About AMS: The awesome community! (and the storm chasing simulation)
Random Fun Fact: I spent my early childhood in Anchorage, AK.

Sara Foernssler Historian

Email: historian.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Darien, IL
Favorite Class: MTEOR 206
Favorite Band/Musician: Justin Timberlake
Favorite Movie: Spider-Man Movies (any editions of them)
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: The Navigators (campus ministry), social chair of house cabinet in dorm, member of NWA, and active member of WiSE
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Broadcasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Hurricanes
Favorite Part About AMS: Social events and getting to know your peers in meteorology.
Random Fun Fact: I've been to six different countries!

Mattew Dorn Sophomore Chair

Email: sophomore.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Chanhassen, MN
Favorite Class: MTEOR 111
Favorite Band/Musician: Eminem
Favorite Movie: End of Watch
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Cy's Eyes on the skies, and Pledge of Sigma Pi Fraternity
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Broadcast
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: Great way to meet people, make connections, and make friends
Random Fun Fact: I got 4th place in the state bass fishing tournament in Minnesota

Joey Krastel NWA/AMS Liaison

Email: jkrastel@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Kingsville, MD
Favorite Class: Meteorology 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Lady Gaga/Celine Dion
Favorite Movie: Titanic
Favorite Sport: Lacrosse
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Central Iowa NWA (duh)
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Severe Weather
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: Everyone loves the weather
Random Fun Fact: Storm chasing/storm photography is my favorite thing to do

Kris Tuftedal Past President

Email: ktuftedal@gmail.com
Year in School: Grad Student
Hometown: Delton, MI
Favorite Class: Mteor 311 or 407, it's a tie
Favorite Band/Musician: I can't name just one, so here's several of my current favorites: Lamb of God, Chon, Oceill, Gojira, Animals as Leaders, and tons more.
Favorite Movie: 28 Days Later
Favorite Sport: Baseball. Go Cubs!
Other ISU Involvement/Activities:
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Tornadogenesis (tornadoes in general as well), radar meteorology, lake effect snow, lightning, storm cell interactions and mergers, and cloud physics.
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Thundersnow
Favorite Part About AMS: The interaction with other meteorology majors (as well as weather enthusiasts), the opportunities to storm chase, and the chili cook-off!
Random Fun Fact: I also can't just do one of these. I used to have hair so long that it was down to my waistline. I also drummed in a touring metal band for several years.

Zane Satre CEOTS Producer 1

Email: zsatre@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Ogden, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 301
Favorite Band/Musician: John Denver
Favorite Movie: The Sandlot
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: EWFLC Peer Mentor, Central Iowa NWA, Student Admission Representatives
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Broadcasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: All things winter
Favorite Part About AMS: All of the student/faculty dinners at Hickory Park.
Random Fun Fact: I once showed my mom's cockroach at the county fair and won Grand Champion in the Small Pet division.

Hannah Messier CEOTS Producer 2

Email: hmessier@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Favorite Class: MTEOR 206
Favorite Band/Musician: Phillip Phillips
Favorite Movie: Cinderella (2015)
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Newman Center Choir- Saint Thomas Aquinas
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Broadcast
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Hurricanes
Favorite Part About AMS: AMS Bonfire!
Random Fun Fact: I lived in Okinawa, Japan for 3 years.