Community Mission
The SAME Resilience Community of Interest directly supports the goals of the 2030 SAME Strategic Plan to develop people, drive partnerships, deliver solutions. These efforts are conducted through support to Posts at the local level and as national initiatives that contribute to government and private sector collaboration, helping to minimize the impacts of natural and man-made threats and to enhance effective response and recovery to these dynamic events.
Resilience COI Objectives
- Leverage local, regional, national, and international partnerships to educate and train members and stakeholders on infrastructure risks, mitigation efforts, and joint response strategies to natural and man-made events.
- Utilize SAME’s multidisciplinary network to connect and educate stakeholders on new and existing technologies and to develop solutions to problems across critical infrastructure sectors.
- Promote partnerships and collaboration supporting the needs of military installations in pursuit of mission assurance and readiness (such as energy, water, and industrial control system cyber security).
- Utilize SAME’s national relationships and local Posts to furnish vertical collaboration between all levels of government and private business.
- Lead collaboration to advocate for streamlined acquisition and implementation of resilience solutions.
Community Chair
Paul Tschirky
Aptim Federal Services
Past Chair Immediate: Col. Patrick Hogeboom, F.SAME
Vice Chair Communications: Caroline Manik, CDM Smith
Vice Chair Cyber Resilience: Lori Jackson, White Raven Security
Vice Chair Emergency Management: Jasper Cooke, WSP
Vice Chair Physical Infrastructure Resilience (Built Environment): Get Moy, AECOM
Vice Chair Nature Based Solutions: Dr. Garret Wolf, Marstel-Day, LLC
Industry Government Engagement (IGE)
Vice Chair National IGEs: Vacant
Cybersecurity: Lucian Niemeyer, Building Cyber Security
Artificial Intelligence: Victoria Mechtly, GFT
Installation of the Future: Get Moy, AECOM
SAME National Office POC: Ree Miskimon, FSMPS
Industry Government Engagement Projects
Chair, Victoria Mechtly, GFT
Vice Chair, Pooja Jain, Innov8 Consulting LLC
Need support for a Post meeting or event related to resilience? Contact Caroline Manik for assistance from the Resilience COI for ideas, presentations, or speakers.
Featured Resilience Webinar
Upcoming National Webinars
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Surviving Your Company’s Acquisition
What influences employee organization commitment and how to improve organization commitment before, during, and after their company has been acquired? This webinar will dissect the main factors impacting organization commitment and how to change management framework for a better direction for the company and its employees. -
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Navigating the FAR Overhaul’s Impacts on the Rules and Regulations Governing Small Business Procurement
Executive Order 14275 initiated the overhaul of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which seeks to simplify the federal procurement process. This webinar will discuss the overhaul’s impact on small business procurement and its impact on both large and small government contractors -
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Leading in Times of Trouble
How do you deal with adversity and how can you provide vision in times of great stress and trouble? How can you motivate your team and provide vision when setbacks hit you hard but the mission is not over?
Related TME Articles – Resilience
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Measuring Success of an Onsite Wastewater System
The Louisville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers played a critical role in designing an innovative septic mound system for the St. Charles Army Reserve Center, with recent evaluations indicating acceptable performance has been maintained years later. -
Identifying Contaminated Materials at Remediation Sites
Differentiating site-related wastes from naturally occurring or industrial background materials is critical for accurate remediation decisions and cost-effective cleanup. -
Complexities of PFAS Groundwater Interim Actions
With funding from the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program and oversight by the Defense Innovation Unit, a six-month groundwater treatment pilot study at Biddle ANGB revealed key insights into managing the challenges encountered in executing non-time critical removal actions concerning per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. -
Leveraging 3D Scanning on Archaeological Sites
To better preserve an archaeological rockshelter in eastern Oklahoma on the Osage Nation, an environmental team turned to LiDAR and photogrammetry, conducting precise damage assessment and enabling long-term monitoring. -
In Situ Remediation in North Carolina
An in-situ remediation strategy employed at a pair of Formerly Used Defense Sites in North Carolina helped achieve No Further Action status following years of stalled progress.
SAME Strategic Partners – Resilience
I am proud of the Omaha Post, its leadership, and volunteerism. Within three hours of issuing a call we were able to field a group of engineers to support NEMA in the Platte River flood response, and in the coming hours and days were joined by additional engineers and over a dozen more offers of assistance. Importantly, our opportunity to assist highlights the unique role SAME Posts can play in strengthening resilience throughout our communities.
Brec Wilshusen, P.E., F.SAME, Member, Omaha Post and SAME Resilience COI