2025 - 2026 Officers
President
Mel Jones
Mel Jones is the 2025-2026 MU AMS President. She is a junior meteorology major with a minor in mathematics. For as long as he can remember, Peyton has been interested in the weather and has wanted to be a meteorologist. Her favorite type of weather is severe weather, particularly supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes. Mel is a part of Weather Balloon Team, Millersville Storm Tracking (MiST), is a lead forecaster for Millersville’s Campus Weather Service (CWS), and is a co-lead for Project TILTTING. Last summer, Mel was an intern at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Mel is super excited to serve as President of MU AMS!
mrjones@millersville.edu
Vice President
Mitchell Cokain
Mitchell Cokain is a seinior meteorology major with a minor in journalism, and he is vice president for the 2025-2026 school year. His main meteorological passion is tracking severe storms, including hurricanes and supercell thunderstorms. Mitchell is a member of Project TILTTING, a lead forecaster for Campus Weather Service, and a member of MiST. Beyond the weather world, Mitchell is interested in going to the gym, football (particularly the Steelers), and gaming. Mitchell plans to work as a meteorologist at a news station after graduating.
MKCokain@millersville.edu
Treasurer
Bryan McGuire
Bryan McGuire is the 2025-2026 MU-AMS Treasurer. He is a senior Meteorology major with a minor in Emergency Management. Bryan has always been interested in winter weather and severe weather. Bryan is a lead forecaster for CWS, a member of the Space Weather club and a member of AMS football. He is a lead forecaster for the University’s Campus Weather Service and an avid participant in Wx Challenge. He is also a mentor in the Met-Mentor program. Outside of Meteorology, Bryan is a proud Buffalo Bills fan. Bryan plans to find a job in forecasting after graduating from Millersville.
bpmcguir@millersville.edu
Secretary
Tali Deutsch
Tali Deutsch is a sophomore meteorology major and the 2025-2026 AMS secretary. She has always had a passion for weather and is a member of Project TILTTING, Weather Balloon team, MiST, and is a lead forecaster for CWS. Tali’s favorite type of weather is severe weather. Outside of meteorology, she is interested in running, baking, travelling, and horseback riding. Her future plans after graduating include attending grad school before entering the research field in meteorology.
ASdeutsc@millersville.edu
Dei officer
Austin Shive
Austin Shive is the 2025-2026 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer for MU AMS. He is a senior emergency management major with a minor in safety. Austin is a CWS lead forecaster, and is involved in AMS football. His weather interests include severe weather and winter weather. I also enjoy going storm chasing. Outside of the department, Austin likes to watch sports, play baseball, football, baseball, and golf. He also enjoys listening to music, hanging with friends, taking walks, and playing video games. After graduation, Austin plans to work for a local Emergency Management agency.
Adshive@millersville.edu
Webmaster
Alex Guillaume
Alex Guillaume is a sophomore meteorology major who is minoring in mathematics and emergency management. Alex is the webmaster for the 2025-2026 year and has always been captivated by the weather. Alex is especially interested in winter weather and severe weather. Alex is one of the leaders of the Weather Balloon Team, a lead forecaster for CWS, a member of MiST and part of Project TILTTING. After graduating, Anthony plans to work for the National Weather Service. Some of Alex’s other interests include music, gaming, sports and spending time with his friends.
ajguilla@millersville.edu
historian
Kayla Rooney
Kayla Rooney is the 2025-2026 MU-AMS Historian. Kayla is a senior meteorology major with a minor in emergency management. Kayla has always been interested in severe weather, like hurricanes and tornadoes. Kayla is involved with many things in the department, including being a Campus Weather Service lead forecaster, Project TILTTING, and MiST. Kayla enjoys rabbits, music, vido games, musicals, and cheering for Philadelphia sports teams. After graduating, Kayla plans to go into the National Weather Service or an Emergency Management agency after graduation.
ksrooney@millersville.edu
Faculty Advisor
Kyle Elliott
BACKGROUND:
M.S. at Penn State, B.S. at Millersville (2016, 2014)
COURSES TAUGHT:
ESCI 109 - The Atmosphere with Laboratory
WEATHER CENTER DIRECTOR:
Weather analysis, media meteorology, long range/seasonal forecasting, and development of internet weather resources.
KYLE.ELLIOTT@MILLERSVILLE.EDU
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Greg Blumberg
BACKGROUND:
Ph.D., M.S., B.S. at the University of Oklahoma (2018, 2013, 2011)
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow (2019-2022)
COURSES TAUGHT:
ESCI 107: The Atmosphere
ESCI 341: Atmospheric Thermodynamics
ESCI 345: Atmospheric Radiative Transfer
ESCI 446: Stats and Decision Making in Earth Science
ESCI 447: Meteorological Instrumentation
ESCI 446: Boundary Layers and Turbulence
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Atmospheric retrievals, severe weather prediction and analysis, diurnal boundary layer transitions, mesoscale heterogeneity, launch range safety.