Co-President
Michael Braida
Michael Braida (mbraida@iastate.edu) is a senior in Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State. Michael is from Normal, Illinois and he loves to be outdoors, play with his dog, play video games, and hang out with friends in his free time. After graduation in May of 2020, Michael will be working at HNI in Muscatine, Iowa where he will begin as a Manufacturing Engineer in the early career development program. A future goal of Michael’s is to return to graduate school to pursue an MBA!
Co-President
Anna Hentzel
Co-Vice President
Tahsin Islam
Tahsin Islam (taislam@iastate.edu) is a junior in Chemical Engineering and pursuing a minor in Biomedical Engineering. He is from Cedar Rapids, IA. For fun, he likes to enjoy the outside weather and play sports. After graduation, he hopes to work for a chemical company specializing in pharmaceuticals.
Co-Vice President
Matthew Penick
Co-Treasurer
Austin Cothran
Austin (acotharn@iastate.edu) is a junior in mechanical engineering and is trying to get a double major in business. Austin is from Fitchburg, WI which is just outside of Madison. He enjoys getting out into nature to either play sports, wander or enjoy its beauty. He doesn’t have any huge plans after graduation yet but is planning on trying to find a job right away and living with some friends from high school until they all get some money.
Co-Treasurer
Nathan Hamel
Nathan Hamel is a junior majoring in Industrial Engineering originally from Lakeville, Minnesota (a suburb of the Twin Cities). Next fall he plans to begin in the concurrent MBA program at Iowa State. With that he wants to work in a business oriented role at an engineering firm and work his way up to a larger leadership role. Outside of school Nathan enjoys supporting the Minnesota Twins and any Cyclone athletic teams! Two quick facts: Nathan has been to six Canadian provinces and loves scrambled eggs.
Secretary
Caden Washburn
Caden Washburn is a sophomore in chemical engineering and minoring in biomedical engineering. He has been part of ELE for the last year and a half and has loved every second of it. Hope to see y’all at some meetings!
Publicity Chair
Lauren Jean
Lauren Jean (lajean@iastate.edu) is a junior majoring in Chemical Engineering. She is from Los Angeles, CA but has moved to multiple cities in the United States. She enjoys dancing, singing, and snowboarding. After graduation, Lauren plans to go back to California and work for a chemical company specializing in ethanol production. She also plans to get an MBA in the future.
Cluster Liaison
Trace Kromminga
Trace Kromminga (tracek@iastate.edu) is a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is from Clarksville, which is in the northeast region of Iowa. He has no plans for after graduation besides finding a job. Out of school, he enjoys video games and doing math (although more out of obligation).