AMS Election Information

Voting for the 2024 AMS President-Elect (President in 2025) and Council is now closed. The elected leaders of AMS are charged with advancing AMS’s goals in the areas of weather, water and climate. We value and appreciate your vote. The last day to vote was 29 November 2023.

AMS members elect our President-elect and AMS Council representatives each fall, each for a three-year term. The ballot includes candidates put forward by the AMS Nominating Committee as well as "petition" candidates. Recommendations for the Nominating Committee must be received by 31 December. Explore our webpages to learn more about the election process, or meet AMS leadership and the full Council.

2024 President-Elect Candidates

David Stensrud: It is an honor to be a candidate for President of AMS, the professional society that has been central to my career. The core AMS mission is to strengthen our community by bringing us together to learn from each other, act collaboratively on important issues, and bond over our passion for weather-water-climate science...; Read More

Sepideh Yalda: As we close in on the first quarter into the 21st century, our planet and its peoples face an uncertain and potentially destabilizing future caused or exacerbated by the impacts accompanying weather, water, and climate extremes. These problems are interconnected, socially complex, intersectional, and transdisciplinary...; Read More

2024 Candidates for Council

Academic Sector

Jamese Sims: Read More

Lourdes Aviles: From its beginning, the American Meteorological Society has been the home of professional meteorologists, and it became MY society nearly thirty years ago. It has since been my pleasure to serve in many AMS volunteer roles, and It is an honor to be considered for a position as a Member of the AMS Council...; Read More

Ying-Hwa (Bill) Kuo: Over the past decade, we have witnessed an increase in extreme weather events due to human-caused climate change. The climate crisis and its related weather, wildfire, and water disasters, are expected to accelerate and pose even greater threats to people’s livelihoods. To cope with this crisis requires the collective efforts...; Read More

Clifford Mass, Candidate by Petition: The AMS needs reform and rejuvenation to effectively serve its members and the nation. I am running to bring change that will strengthen and reinvigorate the Society. Consider the current situation. Membership numbers have steadily declined, with particular losses among younger members and the operational community...; Read More

Government Sector

Gina Eosco: There are almost 12,000 of us who commit ourselves to membership of this great Society. With increased membership comes increased responsibility to nurture and respect diverse needs and perspectives. While co-chairing the AMS 2022 annual meeting, I saw this firsthand. For example, a virtual meeting...; Read More

Michelle Hawkins: In today's rapidly changing world, we are faced with increasingly complex weather, water, and climate challenges which often have far-reaching consequences that transcend individual disciplines, sectors, and regions. Flooding, droughts, and extreme weather events, for instance, affect agriculture, energy production, public...; Read More

William Parker: With nearly 30 years in this field, I’ve realized the large implications and dependency the world has on the weather enterprise. Serving the most vulnerable and preserving the profession are challenges the current and next AMS generation face. As climate change...; Read More

Private Sector

Andrew Humphrey: I’ve delivered on-air weather forecasts and preparedness insights for 30 years to keep people safe and help them protect their quality of life. I now routinely report on changing weather systems that bring frequent and more intense weather conditions and impacts, especially in communities where decaying infrastructure, less...; Read More

Jay Trobec: In my 25 years in the AMS, I have been fortunate to meet some of the experts who wrote the textbooks I read in college. I got to know some of the people who wrote the research papers I used in my studies. I was able to work side by side with leaders in weather and climate. In short, AMS was the society that enabled me to meet many of...; Read More

Patrick Harr: A challenge to us all in the weather, water, and climate enterprises, is to just keep pace. Whether one is in the government, academic, or private sector, we strive to keep pace with such dynamic factors as new science, technology, applications, policies, and career paths. The challenge of keeping pace is often an opportunity by...; Read More

*The Council selects a "Fifth Councilor" as per Article VII of the AMS Constitution in addition to those elected by the membership.