Committee Mission
The SAME Membership Committee develops and communicates to all Posts the strategies, best practices, and tools that are most effective for them to grow their membership, to foster greater member engagement and leadership, and to enhance their members’ experience with SAME, further enabling each Post to support the current Strategic Plan of the Society.
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As one of the “operational” Communities of Interest (vs. “technical” COIs), the Membership Committee serves as an extension of the national office staff to assist all Post leaders, especially Posts’ Membership Chairs/POCs, with the tools, resources and connections necessary to help enhance their members’ society experience through their locally relevant Posts. Between our COI members and the post membership chairs/POCs, invited to our calls and sponsored webinars, we are over 140 people strong across SAME.
SAME’s Membership Committee is open to any SAME member to participate. Unlike many of our other COIs that focus in on special professional and technical interest areas important to SAME members, the Membership COI provides participants with a broad-ranging opportunity to become involved at the national level. Our forum has the potential to positively impact the experience of every current and future member of the society as it pursues its strategic goals.
COI Objectives
- Provide opportunities to foster connections with other Post leaders across all sizes and post geographies
- Engage with best practices employed at other Posts by their leaders and members
- Share creative tools and resources aimed at improving post level retention and recruitment successes
Committee Chair
Organization Structure
Vice Chair, Tools & Resources: Dick Kochanek
Chair-Elect, Strategic Direction: Lee Ann Zelesnikar
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
- Shante Fields – Mead &Hunt
- Lalitha Benjaram – Mead & Hunt
Staff Liaison: Jill Murphy
Webinar: Understanding the New Membership Structure
Military Membership – What’s in it for You?
Upcoming National Webinars
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USSOCOM Engineering
This webinar will provide a detailed brief on the role of engineering in U.S. Special Operations Command, exploring its important and expansive mission set. Special Operations Command develops and employs the world’s finest special operations force to conduct global special operations -
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One Team, One Fight: Breaking Down Walls in Partnering Sessions
This webinar will look at what happens when a complex, critical to national security project brings together high-level professionals to tackle the job. Along with their invaluable experience however, industry experts often come with matching egos.
Related TME Articles – Membership
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Historic Rehabilitation of Caretaker Lodges
Maintaining the 53 historic buildings built between 1861 and 1954 as the residences and offices for the caretakers of America’s national cemeteries requires a collaborative effort between agencies and public-private partnerships. -
Developing a Space Planning and Optimization Program
Facility space planning and optimization program for a federal agency encourages close integration between contractors and stakeholders to ensure a properly informed and defined outcome. -
Quantifying Risk Through Probabilistic Risk Assessments
Research conducted at the Air Force Institute of Technology tested the feasibility of using existing facility condition and work task data to quantify the risk of mission failure due to infrastructure limitations and subsequently use the assessment to inform future funding decisions. -
Designing an Innovative Asset for Fuel Storage Tanks
In seeking a design concept to meet environmental requirements for oil storage tanks, the U.S. Navy turned to a solution derived from storage of liquefied natural gas.
