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Community Mission
The mission of the SAME Energy & Sustainability Community of Interest is to engage COI members and support the Department of Defense on energy & sustainability activities across the SAME enterprise in support of the 2025 SAME Strategic Plan – Securing America’s Future, Together.
Specifically, the Energy & Sustainability COI will lead efforts to strengthen industry-government engagement by fostering a supportive environment to discuss energy and sustainability activities and advancements in support of the A/E/C community and national energy security.
Strategic Alignment & Goals
Goal 1: Strengthen Industry-Government Engagement
- The E&S COI provides a platform for industry and government members to grow professionally in a mutually supportive environment.
Goal 2: Build and Sustain Resilient Communities
- Many advancements in E&S are incorporated into resilient designs. The COI provides multiple platforms to share these advancements and additional research needs through the E&S Track at JETC and regularly scheduled COI webinars.
Goal 3. Develop Leaders for the Profession
- Through the development of the E&S Track at JETC, we provide focused themes to continue to drive the E&S conversation.
Goal 4: Enrich the STEM Pipeline for the Nation
- The E&S COI asks members to volunteer for STEM competitions and encourages members to mentor at SAME STEM summer camps to encourage our next generation to pursue STEM careers.
Goal 5. Prepare Service members and Veterans for the A/E/C Industry
- The E&S COI provides a platform to leverage the leadership of service members and veterans for them to address challenges in the A/E/C profession.
Community Chair
Immediate Past Chair
Michelle Exaros
Vice Chair (Chair-Elect)
Matt McCann
Communications & Outreach
Darryl Moser
Co-Lead for Communications & Outreach: Vacant
Programs & Webinars Lead: Vacant
Industry & NGO Outreach Lead
Dave Robau
Public Sector
Paul Robinson
JETC Lead
Elizabeth Bradford
Co-JETC Lead: Vacant
Volunteer Engagement
Courtney Bonas
Young Professional (YP) Liaison
Mitch Minotti
LinkedIn Guru
John Topmiller
SAME National Webinars
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The Expanding Role of Artificial Intelligence in Energy
Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) has been prevalent in the news, but did you know that AI in the energy industry has been around for over 20 years? Over that time, its use has both grown and evolved; however, there are still foundational principles that remain for AI in the energy sector. -
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How Passive Samplers can Optimize and Reduce the Costs of Environmental Sampling Programs
This session highlights passive sampling devices (PSDs) and their many advantages over conventional sampling methods for quantifying the availability of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), hydrophobic organic compounds (HOC) and inorganic compounds in groundwater, sediment porewater, surface water and stormwater in terms of cost and data quality. -
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Creating Opportunities – Where you Are and Where you Will Be
Do you have challenges, risks, and obstacles, or are they opportunities? While the word opportunity means several things to SAME’s members, above all it denotes a mindset. -
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Achieving Compliance with the Service Contract Act
The labor standards of The McNamara O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) require compliance with a variety of labor standard provisions. -
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Climate Change: Adapting to Sea Level Rise
Due to climate change, sea levels along the U.S. coasts are expected to rise about 11 inches over the next 30 years. These increases, along with changing storm patterns, will result in severe flooding, erosion, and rising groundwater tables.