About the NoVA Post
THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA (NoVA) SAME Post was chartered as the Fort Belvoir Post December 10, 1948 as SAME’s then 43rd local post. On 3 August 2000, the Post changed its name from Fort Belvoir to Northern Virginia. The Northern Virginia Post’s core geographical area comprises Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties. No matter where you live, if your travel plans allow, please drop by on a temporary or permanent basis.
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SAME NoVA Post Newsletter
★ August 2025
★ September 2025
★ October 2025
Mailing Address:
SAME Northern Virginia Post
5810 Kingstowne Center Drive, Ste 120
PMB 194
Alexandria, VA 22315
★ Post Leadership
Cathy Otis, AIA NCARB
GFT
President,
Northern Virginia Post
★ Upcoming Events
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- FMWR Bowling Center Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
SAME NoVA Social Event – Happy Hour Bowling!
Registration is now open! Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – 5-7:30pm – FMWR Bowling Center Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall -
SAME NoVA Post Luncheon featuring Thomas P. Brown, U.S. Air Force, February 5, 2026
Registration is open! SAME NoVA Post Luncheon featuring Thomas P. Brown, U.S. Air Force, February 5, 2026 -
- Capital Turnaround
SAME DC & NOVA Post – 18th Annual Small Business Conference – July 7 & 8, 2026 – Capital Turnaround, Washington, DC
Save the date for the SAME DC & NoVA Posts 18th Annual Small Business Conference! General Inquiry: info@samedcnova.org
★ Photos from Our Events
2022 Joint DC/NoVA Post SBC
NoVA Post Scholarship
Awards up to $5,000
2026-2027 academic year application is open! The Deadline is March 1st, 2026.
Download Scholarship ApplicationQuestions? Email Carlos Flores-Garay
The 2024-2025 SAME NoVA Post Scholarships have been awarded.
Congratulations to the awardees!
View the 2025 Awardees List
★ 2026 Annual NoVA Post Sponsors
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Our Mission
Lead collaboration in support of our national security priorities through advancing three strategic goals: Drive Partnerships, Deliver Solutions, and Develop People.
Mailing Address:
SAME Northern Virginia Post
5810 Kingstowne Center Drive, Ste 120
PMB 194
Alexandria, VA 22315
★ Upcoming National Events
SAME STEM Camps
STEM/Engineering & Construction Camps offer high school students interested in a highly unique STEM experience the chance to spend a week at a military base learning engineering, construction and design, while developing leadership skills and discovering the potential of a career in STEM.
★ Latest SAME News
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SAME’s Expanding International Focus
Throughout the decades, SAME has been “where it is needed, when it is needed”—displaying a flexibility to stand up a presence in locations demanding strong industry-government collaboration, often aligned with U.S.-led strategic objectives. As 2025 has shown, another such period of overseas growth is here. -
Connecting Industry and Government: SBC 2025 Delivers on the Mission
The 2025 SAME Small Business Conference in in Phoenix, Arizona, finished an amazing three days! Read the wrap-up and watch the videos of the week! -
Presenting the 2025 Faces of Federal Business
SAME’s 2025 Faces of Federal Business showcases some of the top leaders in the federal marketplace.
Communities of Interest
SAME’s Communities of Interest offer members a chance to engage nationally with other professionals focused on a particular technical field or demographic within joint engineering and the A/E/C industry.
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