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Young Members Council

Mission Statement

The mission of the SAME Young Members Council is to be an advocate for and engage young member support of SAME’s Strategic Plan through outreach, training, networking and recognition.

Download the Council Charter.

Council Members

Chair
Capt. Timothy D. Scheffler, P.E., USAF            		 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Secretary
Tasha Lanni, Wildlands		 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vice Chair of Programs
Ann Ewy, USACE		 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vice Chair of Mentoring & Recognition
Capt. Jeremy Kinne, P.E., USAF		 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vice Chair of Communication
Ben Redding, Continental Mapping Consultants		 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vice Chair of Conferences
Carrie Ann Miller, ARGO Systems, LLC		 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Click here for a Council organizational chart.

Announcements

April 23, 2012

  • The Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) at Gulfport invites all SAME young members on a base wide tour for a ringside introduction to the U.S. Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps and U.S. Naval Construction. The event is to be held May 18, 2012. For more information, please go to sameyoungengineersday.com or click here to see the flyer.

Feb. 21, 2012

  • Summer Camps- have you ever been interested in camping? Wanna learn more about SAME Summer camps? The next Young Member Professional Development call will be discussing this year's Summer Camps. Call in on March 22, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. EST to find out more. https://www.spiderphone.com/05583170 or call 1 (888) 550-5602.

Jan. 25, 2012

Jan. 24, 2012

  • The January 2012 YM Newsletter was sent out to all YMs!  If you’re not getting it, please verify your membership information with SAME.

Chair Note

The Young Member Council’s website is designed to give you a quick look at how the Council supports YM efforts across the Society.  It may also provide you with ideas of what kinds of events to hold at your local Post.  If you have held an event, or you’re getting ready to hold one, let us know!  We’d be more than happy to get the word out or offer assistance in planning.  We want to see your events succeed in reaching YMs through mentoring, professional development, and networking.  If you’ve had a great event recently, let us know!  We’d love to share your successes with the YM community throughout the Society by publishing articles in our bi-monthly newsletter.  The YMC is another tool to help YMs execute at the Post level – I hope we can make that a reality for you!

Timothy D. Scheffler, P.E, Capt, USAF
Chair, Young Member Council
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Programs

The Council holds a quarterly Professional Development Teleconference. These calls are a great opportunity to gain the perspective of many leaders within our career field. They provide an excellent forum for discussion between Young Members and field leaders. If you’re interested in attending a conference or would like to nominate a guest speaker, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Here are some of our more recent calls:

Feb. 2, 2012 

  • Speaker: Steven A. Arndt, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASME, F.ANS, F.AAAS, F.ASQ, Senior Technical Advisor to the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 
  • Topic: Professional Engineering Licensure Requirements and Considerations

Feb. 23, 2011

  • Speaker: Col. Kurt Ubbelohde, USA (Ret.)
  • Topic: SAME Engineering & Construction Camps

Nov. 17, 2010

  • Speaker: Col. Bill Corson, USAF (Ret.), LEED-AP, F. SAME
  • Topic: Energy Management and Sustainable Installations

The Young Member’s Post Programs Guide gives Posts ideas on how to run successful Young Member programs and events.  If you have any ideas for the improvement of this document, please contact  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mentoring & Recognition

Promoting and developing a strong and lasting mentoring bond between SAME Fellows, Members, and Young Members is a focus of the Young Member activities.  We hope that you’re making a strong effort at your Post to link YMs and Fellows at events.  Let us know how you’re doing it and if you’re not, please send Capt. Jeremy Kinne, P.E., USAF an email for ideas at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Be sure to take the time to nominate your YMs for the Tudor and the Sverdrup Medal awards through your Post’s Board of Direction. 

A civilian Young Member can receive the Tudor Medal for the most outstanding contribution to engineering design, construction, research, development, or planning. A uniformed Young Member can receive the Sverdrup for the most outstanding contribution to engineering, the military service, SAME, or the nation. Young Members are also eligible to receive other society awards.  Deadlines for nominations are typically the end of January. View the Award & Recognition Committee webpage for more information.  We are also always looking for a Post and YM to highlight in our bi-monthly newsletter. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , Vice Chair, YM Council Mentoring & Recognition, if there’s a Post or someone you’d like to see lauded for their efforts in the Society.

Communication

Communications is a vital resource we need to develop. With your active participation, YMs will have the opportunity to share their SAME and professional experiences, receive advance notice on YM activities and events taking shape throughout SAME, and spotlight your most accomplished YMs and YM programs. We look forward to meeting and working with you! We use several avenues to deliver this information to you. You can find us on LinkedIn as a subgroup to the SAME group.  Take some time to engage in the discussions or start one of your own!  If you’re a YM, you should be receiving our bi-monthly newsletter. If you’re not receiving it, be sure your email is correct on your profile and contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , Vice Chair, YM Council Communication or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Assistant Vice Chair, YM Council Communication.

Past issues [PDF]:

Resources

  • Young Member LinkedIn Subgroup
  • 21 Delta Search is operated by SAME Member Edward C. Gibson. 21 Delta Search provides professional job transition assistance and nonprofit networking for engineers. Contact Gibson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-780-6037. 
  • The Retired Officers Association is a great source for job placement, resume reviews, and resources.
  • JobHuntersBible.com is a site by Richard Nelson Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute?: A Job-hunter's Guide. The site is designed as a supplement to the book.
  • Keirsey Temperament Sorter, a personality test that scores results with the same codes as the Myers-Briggs. Take the test and find out more about yourself.
  • Working on the Resume? Career lab has a wide range of career oriented services, including cover letters, self assessment, etc.
  • Working on the Resume? Mr. Nicholas Lore from the Rockport Institute offers a comprehensive guide of resume writing.

If you have any Resources suggestions or comments, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Secretary,YM Council.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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