Earth scientists and communicators dealing with or studying climate change face many potential stressors. They need support and resources to maintain and improve their emotional well-being.

HISTORY OF THE AMS BOARD FOR EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS (BECP). In 2010, the AMS Membership Committee, led by Ken Carey (NOAA; AMS Fellow), discovered a significant gap in early career professionals. An early career professional is defined as someone who is within 10 years of having earned their highest graduate degree or within 15 years of having earned their baccalaureate degree. A study at the time showed that following graduation, a significant number of individuals chose not to maintain their membership. Insights into why this was the case included the cost to maintain membership, work-life balance, and not being able to attend conferences due to financial reasons. To address this lack of early career professional membership within AMS, a subcommittee was formed in 2011 to explore potential solutions to this problem. Simultaneously, a reception for early career professionals (then titled "young professionals") was held at the 91st Annual Meeting in Seattle. After discussions throughout 2011, a proposal to establish the Board for Young Professionals was introduced late that year. In January 2012, the proposal was approved and renamed the Board for Early Career Professionals (BECP). The initial goal of the BECP was to act as a resource for the development of early career professionals, both academic and in career, and to serve as a platform for early career involvement in a variety of AMS-sponsored activities. The board also aimed to highlight four major sectors of the weather, water, and