ThE BEST OF THE BEST.
Joe Wakefield
President
Joe is a Senior studying Space Operations with minors in Aviation law and Human factors. He joined ERFSEDS in his freshmen year and has been an active member in project Prometheus. He has a NAR Level 1 certification. He has previously served as the Hephaestus team lead within Prometheus and ERFSEDS PR Officer. After graduation, Joe hopes to go onto law school studying international law.
Amanda Schultz
Vice President
Amanda Schultz is a senior doing a B.S. in Meteorology with minors in Applied Mathematics, systems engineering, and Spaceflight operations. Amanda is a Senior involved in ERFSEDS, SHPE, AIAA, Oteam, SSPOC, and AMS. She aids in ERFSEDS meteorology preparations for launch day.
Samantha Stein
Treasurer
Trevor Gavin
Chief Engineering Officer
Trevor is a senior in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Electrical Engineering. He joined ERFSEDS as a freshman on Pathfinder, and has worked on Trailblazer, Cerberus, Artemis, and Prometheus. He is currently working on his L2 certification.
Ian Mathew
Secretary
Ian Mathew is currently a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, concentrating on Astronautics. Ian has been involved in ERFSEDS since his second semester. First, being involved with Project Artemis, being on the manufacturing and avionics subteam before joining Project Zephyr in the fall of 2024, and being a part of the structures subteam. As secretary, Ian has mainly been involved with communicating with SEDS USA as a chapter representative as well as assisting the current executive with meeting minutes.
Matt Waters
Public Relations Officer
Matt Waters is currently pursuing his Masters Degree in Aerospace Engineering with a concentration in Aerodynamics and Propulsion. He joined ERFSEDS in Spring 2020 during his freshman year, and has been actively involved in the club ever since. He served as Artemis Project lead during the manufacturing of Artemis V in 2023.
Lilly Mitchell
Chief Avionics Officer
Sam Walsh
Safety Officer
Sam Walsh is a Junior in Aerospace Engineering graduating in 2027. He joined ERFSEDS in 2023 and has worked on project Artemis for 2 years.
Colin Clarke
Prometheus Project Lead
Colin is a junior studying Aerospace Engineering with a concentration in Astronautics. He has been an active ERFSEDS member since arriving on campus in Fall 2022, and has spent most of his time within Project Prometheus. He is the current preoject lead for Prometheus. Upon graduation, he hopes to work for Collins Aerospace.
Graham Holt
Zephyr Project Lead
Graham Holt is a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering on the Astronautics track. He has been part of Zephyr since 2022, primarily performing aerodynamics and structural dynamics using MATLAB. Additionally, he has been involved with research in cislunar constellations and astrodynamics with ALPENGLOW, as well as boundary layer aerodynamics with the Eb & Flow Lab. He plans to continue his education at Embry-Riddle by pursuing a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering with Concentration in Dynamics and Control. He hopes to work as a research engineer performing modeling and simulation of cislunar astrodynamics.
Grace Barns
ACME Project Lead
Taylor Varr
Hercules Project Lead
Taylor is a junior studying Aerospace Engineering. He has been a member of ERFSEDS since Fall 2023 and has worked on multiple projects including Trailblazer, ACME, and Prometheus. He is now leading project Hercules with the hope of improving the reliability and frequency of launches within the club.
Nick Huffmyer
Artemis Project Lead
Nick Huffmyer is a senior in Aerospace Engineering without a minor in Electrical Engineering. He has been an active member of Artemis since his freshman year and serves as the Artemis Project Lead. He holds a Level 3 HPR Certification from NAR and Tripoli.