Happy Holidays to everyone! I hope everyone has a chance to take a break from our busy work life and enjoy cherished times with our family and friends this month!

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our Arlington National Cemetery Update on December 2nd, it was a great event! A special thank you to Karen Durham-Aguilera and COL. Tom Austin for their informative brief. Please see the recap below.

In continuing to support our future leaders in the AEC Industry, please review the information below about our Scholarship Applications and our upcoming Leadership and Mentoring Program.

Since Arlington National Cemetery has over 3M visitors a year and are open 365 days a year, they perform over 25 funerals a day, and have a Level III Arboretum, there is a lot of activity to keep the facilities and grounds maintained.

On December 2nd, we enjoyed a wonderful meal at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington and listened to a very informative briefing from Karen Durham-Aguilera and Colonel Thomas Austin on the history of Arlington National Cemetery and an update of the Southern Expansion as well as projects under construction and other upcoming projects. Please see our website for the slides.

We would like to thank our Gold Sponsor HNTB and Silver Sponsors CES Consulting and Kimley-Horn for your support of our NoVA Post event.

Congratulations to the 12 graduates from the 2022 SAME NoVA/DC/Mid-Maryland Leadership & Mentoring Program!! On Friday, 9 December 2022, we held a graduation dinner at the Maggiano’s in Tysons to honor our graduates and highlight the accomplishments of the program throughout the year.

LMP CLASS SPEAKERS

Matt Polley, GHD

MSgt Brad Wilson, OSD

Rad Delaney, AIA, LEED AP, F.SAME SAME National Vice President, PRIME AE

COL James B. Goetschius, PhD, AICP, U.S. Army Health Facility Planning Agency

WASHINGTON DC POST: Philios Angelides, PE, F.SAME, FACEC, The Angelides Group, LLC

Bree Beal, CF APMP, LSSYB, LEED AP, WELL AP, HKS

NORTHERN VIRGINIA POST: Ed Chamberlayne, PE, PhD, F.SAME, PRIME AE

Alison Ryscavage, PMP

MID-MARYLAND POST: Sally Clark, CPSM, AFG

Thanks for all who supported this program in 2022 and please consider supporting us again in 2023!

The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Washington DC and Northern Virginia Posts are excited to announce the application process is open for the 2023 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 government and private sector while developing their leadership skills through focused educational sessions. The program includes monthly in-person 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, based on applications submitted, and can earn up to 20 PDHs over the course of the year.

The program application and agreements can be found here.

Eligibility: Open to SAME Young Members of any SAME Post (Under the age of 40 as of January 1, 2023) and must remain a Young Member for the duration of the 12-month program. Also, must be a current member of SAME with priority given to the DC or Northern Virginia Posts members. In-Person monthly attendance is required at locations in DC and Northern Virginia.

Tuition: $500 for industry participants; $300 for Small Business participants; complimentary for full-time government participants. Accepted participants will be invoiced at the beginning of the year.

Applications are due by December 16, 2022. For any questions, please contact Ed Chamberlayne at ed.chamberlayne@primeeng.com.

The SAME NoVA Post college scholarship applications are now open for the 2023-2024 academic year until February 24, 2023.

The application will provide details on qualifications and requirements for candidates and can be found on our website.

Questions can be directed to the SAME NoVA Post Scholarship Committee Chairperson, Carlos Flores-Garay, (cfloresgaray@gmail.com)

Thank you to our members who have supported mentoring at Lewis High School in the past month. The students really appreciated your feedback, and the science teachers look forward to continuing these mentoring sessions.

If you haven't joined us yet, please consider volunteering your time to mentor our future STEM leaders. Even if you don't have a lot of time, that's ok, a small investment in time is possible, and several opportunities can be done virtually. All volunteers are welcome regardless of background or expertise.

Contact Patrick Hogeboom or Doug Smith for more information

Our Post continues to search for new ways to provide value to our members. Since we have a large number of Veterans in our Post, we have started a Veterans Outreach Committee. Rather than reinvent the wheel, 1st Vice President Phil Hicks and Director-At-Large Mary Anderson are finding existing resources and events out there to pass on to our members. This "Veteran's Corner" has been established in the newsletter in order to pass that information out. Please check out the resources and upcoming events every month!

Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Transition Program| The V3 Transition Program offers transitioning service members and their spouses the best Virginia has to offer. By providing peer-to-peer support through the transition process, V3 Transition works alongside the transitioning service member or spouse to make referrals that address specific needs. The V3 Transition core areas of focus are those seeking employment, education, and entrepreneurship. https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/education-employment/virginia-vaules-veterans-v3-transition-program

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