AMS Election Information

The results for the election of the 2025 AMS President-Elect (President in 2026) and Council are now in. The elected leaders of AMS are shown here.* AMS congratulates those who were elected, and thank all of the candidates who ran for their commitment to AMS and their ongoing service to the weather, water, and climate community.

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. Explore our webpages to learn more about the election process, or meet AMS leadership and the full Council.

2025 President-Elect

Alan Sealls: Alan Sealls is an AMS Fellow, and CBM, retired in January 2024 from a 37-year career in broadcast meteorology. He most recently was Chief Meteorologist at WPMI-TV in Mobile. He is a sixteen-time regional Emmy winner who went viral on YouTube for his 2017 coverage of Hurricane Irma, with Reddit users proclaiming him “best weatherman ever!” The AMS awarded Alan with the Award for...; Read More

2025 Councilors

Academic Sector

John Lanicci: John Lanicci is a Professor of Meteorology and Academic Director, Coastal Weather Research Center, in the Department of Earth Sciences, University of South Alabama (USA), Mobile, Alabama. He joined USA in 2017 after spending 10½ years on the faculty at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida. John’s teaching experience includes undergraduate and graduate...; Read More

Russ Schumacher: Russ Schumacher is professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, and serves as the Colorado State Climatologist and Director of the Colorado Climate Center. He received his B.S. in meteorology and humanities from Valparaiso University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in atmospheric science from Colorado State University. Working closely...; Read More

Government Sector

Stephanie Herring: Stephanie C. Herring is currently serving as Special Advisor to the NOAA Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observations and Predictions where her portfolio focuses on climate services, and NOAA’s transition to cloud services for HPC and AI/ML. She is also head of the Geophysical Science and Development Branch at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information in...; Read More

Private Sector

Stephen Bennett: Stephen (Steve) Bennett, J.D., has spent over 25 years connecting climate change and extreme weather to financial applications. As the Chief Scientist and co-founder of Demex, he leads efforts to deploy innovative reinsurance programs for severe convective storms (SCS). Steve's career spans meteorology, law, and finance, with experience at The Weather Channel, Scripps Institution...; Read More

Danielle Breezy: Danielle Breezy works as the Chief Meteorologist at WKRN-TV, the ABC affiliate in Nashville, TN, a position she has held since 2016. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Atmospheric Science from Cornell University along with her CBM Seal in 2009. Her career stops include WBOC-TV in Salisbury, KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City, KDAF-TV in Dallas, and WCVB-TV in Boston before her time in...; Read More

Jenny Frankel-Reed: Jenny Frankel-Reed is a Senior Officer in climate adaptation with the Agricultural Development team at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In this role, she develops strategic partnerships and grants to accelerate climate resilience in smallholder agriculture around the world. Focus areas include delivering weather and climate analytics for agricultural risk management, increasing private finance for...; Read More

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