First, we nominated members for the club representative position. Claudine and Curt both got nominated and ran, and we are happy to announce Claudine as our new club rep! Next, James talked about some thoughts he had for the website for the next coming year. Any thoughts you have on the weather forum or any other basic website ideas please send an email to James! (james.sinko@lsc.vsc.edu) After, Torry talked about his goals for the club he has for next year; he hopes to help minimize confusion for all by setting a date for due to be handed in by; this will be 30 days after the start of the school year. Also, there will also be a due date for NESC payments. Any questions or comments feel free to send Torry an email! (torrance.gaucher@lsc.vsc.edu) Throughout the whole meeting we discussed different options for potential speakers at next years NESC. Just to quick idea, Bill Nye, Steve Lyons and many others were presented as options. You can see the full list on the minutes that will be posted on the website soon and send any ideas to any executive board members. Finally, Kayla has an opportunity to go have a talk with a group of second graders next Friday! Email her for details. (kayla.flynn@lsc.vsc.edu) DON'T FORGET*** AMS BBQ! This Sunday 11-3PM outside the student center! All are welcome.

1. Lyndon State College
AMS/NWA
May 2nd GBM

2. President Jeb Postle
 Election/Nomination for Club Faculty committee position
 Potential Speakers

3. Bill Nye (The Science Guy)
 Hosted an education television program from 1993
through 1998.
 Teaches science in a way that is fun and exciting to
learn.

4. Danielle Niles
 Broadcast Meteorologist weekday mornings at NECN
station.
 She is a graduate at UMass Lowell and attended
graduate school at Florida State University.

5. Max Mayfield
 (Former Hurricane Specialist) - Began his career in the
air force in 1970.
 He is a graduate at University of Oklahoma with a
bachelor's degree in mathematics.
 He is most well known for his involvement as a
hurricane specialist and director of the National
Hurricane Center in January 2000.

6. Vice President James Sinko
 Forum Thoughts?
 Thoughts on the Website?
 http://sites.google.com/site/lyndonstateamsnwa/
 Potential Speakers

7. Todd Gutner - WBZ TV
 BS - SUNY Oneonta
 Todd Gutner is the evening (5PM, 6PM and 11PM)
meteorologist for WBZ-TV News in Boston.
 WCSH-TV,WLBZ-TV, WPXT-TV > Portland, ME
 KGO-TV > San Francisco, CA

8. Dr. Steve Lyons
 Meteorologist in Charge - NWS San Angelo, TX
 Former Weather Channel Hurricane Expert
 B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Meteorology, University of
Hawaii

9. Secretary Matt Davey
 Potential Speakers

10. Tony Petraca
 He is a graduate of Toll Gate High School and Lyndon
State College in Lyndonville, Vermont with a B.S Degree
in Meteorology
 Tony joined WPRI-TV in March of 1987 and has over 20
years experience studying and forecasting New England
weather.
 He has also won the Associated Press Award for "Best
Weathercast" in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

11. Steve Bennett
 Stephen (Steve) Bennett, J.D. is a founding partner and
Chief Science and Products Officer for EarthRisk
Technologies.
 Steve has been a meteorologist since 1995, forecasting the
weather and applying weather research for financial
investing and media applications.
 He completed his undergraduate meteorology degree from
the University of South Alabama and graduated Magna Cum
Laude from the John Marshall Law School in 2008.
 He is currently the chairman of the American
Meteorological Society's Energy Committee on the AMS
Board for Enterprise and Economic Development and
Commission for the Weather and Climate Enterprise.

12. Treasurer Torry Gaucher
 My goals for next year.
 SGA Representitive
 Suggestions on how to do my job better than I did this
year?
 Potential Speakers

13. Tim Marshall
 Tim Marshall- is an American civil engineer
and meteorologist concentrating on damage
analysis, particularly that from wind and
other weather phenomena.
 He is also a pioneering storm chaser and was
editor of Storm Track magazine.

14. Paul J. Gaynor
 Chief Executive Officer
 Paul J. Gaynor, CEO, is responsible for the strategic direction and overall
management of First Wind.
 Mr. Gaynor has more than 20 years of experience in the energy field,
encompassing leadership and finance roles in the energy, power, and pipeline
sectors. In addition, he has been engaged in several landmark energy and power
financings across the globe.
 Education and Credentials:
 Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago Graduate School of
Business
 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

15. Public Relations Amanda Curran
 Spring BBQ
 Potential Speakers

16. Kevin Skarupa
 Meteorologist, Kevin Skarupa, can be seen weekdays
from 5 to 7 a.m. on News 9 Daybreak with Erin Fehlau
and Sean McDonald, then on News 9 in New Hampshire.
 Kevin earned a meteorology degree from Lyndon State
College in Vermont and currently holds both the AMS
Television Seal of Approval and the Certified Broadcast
Meteorologist seal.

17. Dr. Steve Lyons
 Meteorologist in Charge - NWS San Angelo, TX
 Former Weather Channel Hurricane Expert
 B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Meteorology, University of
Hawaii

18. Community Outreach Kayla Flynn
 Mentoring program
 Potential Speakers

19. John Merrill
 John Merrill is an atmospheric scientist who uses
meteorological techniques to study the long range transport
of substances in the atmosphere and the impacts of
meteorological processes on the environment.
 He received an AB in Physics at the University of California,
Berkeley (1968); an MS in Physics at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign (1970) and a PhD from the University of
Colorado
 He is currently researching at the University of Rhode Island
Graduate School of Oceanography..
 He served as Associate Dean of the School of Oceanography
over a period of five years, ending in 2002

20. Alan Betts
 Dr. Alan Betts of Atmospheric Research in
Pittsford is Vermont’s leading climate scientist.
 He has a BA and MA in Natural Sciences from the
University of Cambridge and a PhD in
Meteorology from Imperial College, University
of London in 1970.
 He came to the US as a post-doc in the
Atmospheric Science Department at Colorado
State University in 1970; where he served on
the academic faculty till 1979.
 He has previously spoke at Lyndon

21. Historian Sarah Murphy
 Potential Speakers

22. Cegeon Chan
 Cegeon Chan currently works for First Wind in
Massachusetts as a research scientist.
 He graduated from Lyndon in 2003 and then
went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 He has previously spoken at Lyndon

23. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux
 She is the state climatologist for Vermont.
 She is currently a professor at the University of Vermont
teaching geology.
 She also specializes in weather hazards, drought, and
remote sensing and has also published several articles
on different topics.
 She graduated from the University of Toronto and got
her PhD at McGill University.