Vol. 53 No. 9 September 2013 SAME Jax Post Officers President CAPT Christopher H. Kiwus, CEC, USN NAVFAC Southeast 1st Vice President CAPT Scott Hurst, CEC, USN, NAVFAC Southeast 2nd Vice President Ronald Hilton Corps of Engineers (Ret) Junior Vice President Wendi Leanhardt, EI Jones Edmunds & Assoc., Inc. Secretary Eric Denfeld, CDR, CEC, USN (Ret.), NAVFAC Southeast Treasurer Brian Files, PE, Parsons Past President CAPT Dwyn Taylor, CEC, USN (Ret), PE, CEM, Stellar President Elect (2014-15) COL Alan M. Dodd Corps of Engineers Editor/Designer Christina Swanson Managing Coordinator Ron Hilton Jacksonville Post Affecting the Future through Engineering Partnerships Inside Highlights Save the Dates.....1 September Meeting...2 SM Ads...3 Committees/Members 4 2014 JETC Info.5 Sustaining Membership News..6 Sustaining Members/ Coming Events List...7 Find Out More: www.same.org www.samejax.org
Special Welcome to the New SAME President! DATE: Thursday, September 12, 2013 LOCATION: Ramada Inn Mandarin 3130 Hartley Road Jacksonville, Fl 32257 SPEAKER AGENDA: 1130 1200 Registration and Socializing 1200 BUFFET LUNCH TOPIC: SAME Insights and Focus Areas from our new President Gary Engle will share some thoughts and insights on the SAME focus areas and the challenging economic times which impact SAME s Architect, Engineer Construction and Environmental industries. BUFFET LUNCH MENU: Plated Garden Salad Stuffed Flounder with Seafood Stuffing Roast Pork Loin with Rosemary Demi Steamed Broccoli, Fresh Whipped Potatoes, Wild Rice Chocolate Mousse Rolls, Butter, Coffee (Regular & Decaf) Tea, Lemonade Gary A. Engle, RDML, CEC, USN (Ret), PE, F.SAME, DBIA, URS Vice President, DoD Programs, SAME President COST: $18.00 ($20 w/o reservation) Please provide exact amount when paying cash and if paying by check make the check payable to SAME RESERVATIONS: Go to the Jacksonville Post web site to Register:http://samejax.org Jacksonville Post welcomes your contributions Deadline is the 18 th of each month, subject to editing. Contact the Editor at the Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 4970, CESAJ-ACE- IT, Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019; email at christina.m.swanson @usace.army.mil; or call (904) 232-3065. Jax Post Website: http://www.samejax.com Or http://www.samejax.org 2
Sustaining Member Advertisements 2013 The firms presented on this page are contributors to SAME Jacksonville Post s Education & Mentoring Fund SUPPORT YOUR POST Contribute to the Education & Mentoring Fund by Displaying your Company Ad on This Page! E-mail your ad to: Ron Hilton rhilton40@att.net Your Ad Here Donation for the Post Education and Mentoring Fund basic ad is $150.00 for a yearly advertisement. Don t forget to give/send your payment to the Jax Post Treasurer Brian Files. Your ad design should measure approximately 2½ x 2½ and may be adjusted. Submit your ad in any graphic format (jpg, tif, psd, etc.) although jpg is preferred with a minimum resolution of 150 dpi. (Larger ads are also available.) If you have questions about advertisement format, contact Christina Swanson at: christina.m.swanson@ usace.army.mil Sustaining Members Promote SAME World September 2013 3
SAME JACKSONVILLE POST 2013-14 COMMITTEES & MEMBERS OPERATIONS Finance: Chair Brian Files, Parsons: brian.files@parsons.com Deputy Ron Hilton, Retired USACE Endowment: Chair Chris Boruch, MacDonald Bedford: cboruch@macdonaldbedford.com Deputy Steve Duba, Corps of Engineers Member: - Kelley Grimm Swain, Dial Cordy Scholarship & Camps: Chair Carlos Cepero, Corps of Engineers: carlos.e.cepero@usace.army.mil Deputy - Laureen Borochaner, Corps of Engineers Member - Charles Bateh, The Haskell Company Young Members: Chair - Wendi Leanhardt, Jones Edmunds: wleanhardt@jonesedmunds.com Deputy Communications: Chair - Lisa Thoele, RS&H: Lisa.Thoele@rsandh.com Deputy Wendi Leanhardt, Jones Edmunds Sustaining Members: Chair - Lee Swain, Dial Cordy: lswain@dialcordy.com Deputy Ed Brown, AMEC Member - Tom Fallin, Castle Engineering LLC Member - Dawn Blackledge, Aerostar SES LLC Fellows: Chair Alan Watt, RS&H: alan.watt@rsandh.com Deputy Mike Blount, Balfour Beatty Audit: Chair: Steve Duba, Corps of Engineers: stephen.c.duba@usace.army.mil Deputy Tom Fallin, Castle Engineering LLC Treasurer: Brian Files Nominating: To be assigned in January 2014 2014 JETC: Co-Chair Ron Hilton, retired USACE: rhilton40@att.net Co-Chair Dwyn Taylor. Stellar Commercial MISSION Membership: Chair- Eugene Yerkes, Atkins: eugene.yerkes@atkinsglobal.com Deputy Al Walker, Corps of Engineers Education & Training (Programs): Chair Dwyn Taylor, Stellar Commercial: dtaylor@stellar.net Deputy Charles Khan, Project Time & Cost Member - Gina Hill, G.M. Hill Engineering Member CDR Troy Hamilton, NAVFAC SE Relationships & Recognition: Chair Doug McCutcheon, KevilleEnterprises: dmccutchen@keville.com Deputy Bill Schaefer, Corps of Engineers Leadership & Mentoring: Chair Tim Gysan, Corps of Engineer: Earl.t.gysan@usace.army.mil Deputy Emergency Preparedness and Infrastructure Resilience: Chair Al Walker, COE: Alfred.E.Walker@usace.army.mil GET INVOLVED with the JACKSONVILLE POST 4
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The Society of American Military Engineers JACKSONVlLLE POST As Chairman of the Membership Committee for the SAME Jacksonville Post, I would like to personally thank you for your Sustaining Membership. As you know, sustaining memberships offer your company the opportunity to network with industry leaders in the public sector and uniformed services. As the SAME Sustaining Member POC for your company, you are receiving this email to let you know of an additional FREE benefit to your company and the Jacksonville Post. As of June of this year, your Sustaining Membership now includes SIX openings (up from 5) for individuals as your member representatives. (SAME requires that two of those representatives must be in its Young Member category, age 39 or younger). All six representatives will receive all the benefits afforded them as an SAME member including a subscription to The Military Engineer magazine, discounts on attendance to SAME events including the Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo, and access to the members-only section of the SAME website. Your principal representative and Young Member representative also will receive a copy of the annual SAME Directory of Member Companies and Public Agencies. Please take a few seconds to add your additional member to the Jacksonville Post. click here. The Membership Committee would like each firm to have individuals listed in all six representative positions. So if you have other vacant positions, please fill them. Thanks for your membership and let me know if you have any questions. Eugene H. Yerkes, AICP, PE Membership Committee Chairman SAME Jacksonville Post 904-363-8440 6