October 2021
Our Mission: Build Leaders and Lead Collaboration among Government and Industry to Develop Multi Disciplined Solutions to National Security and Infrastructure Challenges
From the Post President:
Greetings Members, 

Welcome to October and hopefully you are enjoying some nice Fall weather here in Northern Virginia - this is my favorite time of year! We’ve been very busy with two recent amazing programs for our members. THANK YOU all for attending both our Cyber Resilience IGE and our Centennial Celebration and B2B event. Absolutely incredibly rewarding and productive events! We’ve already started planning our next B2B to be back at the National Museum of the US Army next October.

I look forward to seeing you at the SAME Small Business Conference in Atlanta in November and our Post meeting in December. We also are busy planning our entire program for all of 2022 and will release that later this year.

As always, please send me feedback for anything you want YOUR Post to tackle, do better, or do less of as we move into the future.

Thank you,
 Ed
Cheers to 100 years!
We are happy to report that our Post’s Centennial Celebration and 6th Annual Business-to Business Event was a great success! The Northern Virginia Post was originally established at Fort Belvoir, so it was quite special for us celebrate the Society’s Centennial back on base at the newly opened National Museum of the U.S. Army.

Attendees had the chance to tour the museum before hearing from twenty-seven unique and impressive companies along with NAVFAC, USACE, and USAF government speakers. We hope that all who attended were able to showcase their firm and connect with others that fit their strategic plan.

Thank you to the attendees, event sponsors, and event organizers for supporting this event. We’d also like to extend a special thank you to our Post secretary, Julie Smiley, who worked tirelessly to put on such an amazing and successful event! Finally, thanks to our past Post President, Nick Desport, for moderating the entire afternoon.

What better way to celebrate our society than networking and collaborating with others in our industry? Cheers to the next 100 years! 
Industry-Government Engagement Workshop Recap
On September 6th the DC and NoVA Posts held the first of four Industry-Government Engagement Workshop Sessions. We had over 130 attendees both virtual and in-person. Thank you to all the sponsors, event organizers, and panelists who made this event possible! The IGE will consist of the three more sessions and conclude with the delivery of a white paper to the SAME Executive Council at JETC 2022. Be sure to be on the lookout for information regarding the following three sessions!
Leadership and Mentoring Program Update
The SAME NoVA/DC/Mid-Maryland Posts have been coordinating and hosting the 2021 Leadership & Mentoring Program each month.
On October 5th, we met at Arlington National Cemetery with SES Karen Durham-Aguilera “KD-A” who serves at the Executive Director of the Army National Military Cemeteries (ANMC). She shared her leadership lessons over her unique career as a geotechnical engineer both in industry, USACE, and now in a senior SES position within the Army Staff. COL Tom Austin (Engineering Chief), COL Mike Binetti (Chief of Staff), and Agnes Sullivan (Deputy Engineering Chief) also spoke to the class.

A graduation dinner will be held on December 9th at Maggiano's in Tysons Corner. Keep an eye out for more information so you can join us to commemorate the end of a successful and educational year for our young members!
Application Open for 2022 Leadership and Mentoring Program!
Applications are now open for the 2022 Leadership and Mentoring Program (LMP). The program is a unique opportunity for Young Members, Junior Officers, and NCOs to be mentored by SAME Fellows and senior leaders from the government and private sector while developing their leadership skills through focused educational sessions. The program includes monthly meetings with these industry leaders to discuss various topics regarding leadership and professional growth. A select group will be chosen to participate in the program and can earn up to 20 PDHs over the course of the year. Click below for more information and to apply! The deadline to apply is December 10th.
Save the Date!
Be sure to mark your calendars for November 4th as the Post's Young Professional Committee will be hosting a Fall Festival at the Winery at Bull Run. Click here to register, we hope to see you there!
Welcome New Members!
We wanted to extend a warm virtual welcome to new NoVA Post members who have joined this past month. We look forward to meeting you in the future!
New Members:

Michael Brobeck - Director, Office of Facilities, Department of Defense
Ronald Deacon
Patrick Durnan - FEAD Director
Christopher Gallagher - Director of Navy Accounts
Katie Lund - Marketing Manager
Michael McAndrew - Office of the Secretary of Defense
Michael Roschel - Coast Guard HQ Washington DC
Mark your Calendars!
Local Events:
November 4, 2021
USA-CO Veterans Day Celebration - Benefiting the Cyber Bytes Foundation
Tower Club Tysons Corner
4 - 6 PM
Read More and Register Here!

November 4, 2021
NoVA Post Young Professional Networking Event - Fall Festival
Bull Run Winery
3:30 - 6 PM
Register Here!

November 9, 2021
Resiliency Webinar
Timothy Tetrault with the Environmental Security Certification Program (ESTCP)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
More to Come!

Click here for the full
NOVA Post Calendar!
National Events:
November 15-19, 2021
Federal Small Business Conference
Atlanta, GA
Virtual participation also available!
Local Post Calendars
The first female member of SAME, Ethel Bailey, joined in 1926. A mechanical engineer, her specialty was microphotography. In World War I, she was an inspector of airplanes and airplane engines with the Signal Corps. She also served in World War II, and later was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Thanks in advance!

-Sophia Gull (NoVA Post Newsletter Editor)