SAME LMP Technical Series Part 1: Clean Water
Thank you to all of our attendees and speakers!
Our speaker, Bill Soucie, presented “Emerging Micropollutants in Water – A Large Public Water Supply Perspective.”
Annual Yellow Ribbon Picnic – September 8, 2022
Thank you to all of our attendees and presenters!
Our day started out with everyone helping with the picnic set up, then sitting down together for a delicious lunch. Our speakers then took over, starting with MA1 Hawkins and Command Master Chief Corey who spoke about their long careers in the Navy. Then Liv Hatch spoke about her experiences from the SAME STEM summer camp, followed by Brittany Costa and JP Arangure from North Chicago Community Partners Program. Tony Billotti finished it up speaking about SAME.
Thank you to everyone who brought food, utensils, etc. and school supplies that were donated to the North Chicago Community Partners! We very much appreciate everything that was contributed!
Government Opportunities Business Conference (GOBC) – July 13-14
The 16th Annual Government Opportunities Business Conference was held on July 13-14 in-person at Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Camp Douglas.
Day 1: Grants and Funding
Day 2: Selling to the Government and Corporations.
Full agenda details can be found at www.wigobc.org.
SAME Annual Golf Outing – June 17 at Midlane Golf Resort
This year the annual SAME LMP Golf outing hosted 40 golfers and raised over $5,000 for their scholarship fund. LMP awarded $12,000 in eight scholarships for 2022. Scott Jackson, champion of the scholarship program for SAME LMP, presented the check to 3 of the recipients.
After the golf, the new SAME LMP Officers were installed – congratulations to all.
Join us in congratulating the new leadership of the Post!
| Position | Name | |
| President | Charles Frangos | |
| Vice President | Dave Yandel | |
| Secretary | Aina Vilumsons | |
| Treasurer | Steve Blinderman | |
Elected Directors | ||
| Elected Director 1 | Tony Bilotti | |
| Elected Director 2 | Nik Dobberpuhl | |
| Elected Director 3 | Ken Endress | |
| Elected Director 4 | Dave Guseman | |
| Elected Director 5 | Scott Jackson | |
| Elected Director 6 | Dave Marasco | |
| Elected Director 7 | Melissa Meade | |
| Elected Director 8 | Todd Polacek | |
| Elected Director 9 | Joel Sensenig | |
| Elected Director 10 | Chi Zang | |
SAME – LMP Industry Day
Thank you to all our attendees and presenters!
Presentations by the speakers will be posted to this site early next week.
Platinum Sponsors:
Blinderman Construction | Orion Engineers | FGM Architects
Gold Sponsors:
EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC
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Presentations
Andrew Hunt – click here.
Fran Gomes – click here.
Paul Culberson – click here.
Kip Bordelon – click here.
Jennifer Killen – click here.
Manar Nashif – click here.
Jose Rios – click here.
Kurt Woolford – click here.
Tara O’Malley – click here.
Tim McMahon – click here.
SAME – LMP Industry Day
SAME LMP Industry Day is going LIVE!
Click here to register.
A copy of the agenda can be found here.
Join area Federal agency representatives, small and large businesses, business resources and special guests in a full day session of education, networking and funding updates. Click here to register.
Date: May 26, 2022
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 26225 Riverwoods Blvd, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Presented By: The Society of American Military Engineers – Lake Michigan Post (SAME – LMP) and The Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)
Keynote Speaker: Congressman Brad Schneider
Schedule: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Breakfast and Registration: 8:00 – 9:00 AM
- Program: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Federal Focus
- Lunch, Keynote Speaker, and Networking: 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM
- Program: 1:00 – 4:00 PM Regional/Non-Federal Focus
Program Speakers Include:
- Cmdr. Andrew Hunt, Public Works Officer, Naval Station Great Lakes
- Fran Gomes, Director, Central Region, Office of Construction and Facilities Management, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Col. Paul Culberson, Commander and District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District.
- Timothy McMahon, Plan Implementation and Legislative Affairs, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
- Leon (Kip) Bordelon IV, Procurement Analyst, Acquisition Management Division, Great Lakes Region, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration
- Lt. Cmdr. Alex Palmer, Deputy Public Works Officer, Naval Station Great Lakes
- Tara O’Malley, Principal Financial Analyst, Regional Transportation Authority Illinois (RTA)
- Kurt Woolford, Executive Director, Lake County Stormwater Management Commission
- Jose Rios, Region 1 Engineer, IDOT
- Lanyea Griffin, PE, Interim Executive Director, Illinois Tollway
- Jennifer Killen, Superintendent, Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways
New SAME Members will receive $50 off the price of registration.
To join SAME, visit this link. For questions on purchasing event tickets as a new SAME member, contact SAME LMP at SAMELMP100@gmail.com.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact SAMELMP100@Gmail.com for more information. Sponsorship Levels are Platinum – $500 and Gold – $250
Platinum Sponsors:
Blinderman Construction | Orion Engineers | FGM Architects
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Gold Sponsors:
EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC
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2022 Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo
The Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo (JETC) will be held on May 9-12 in Aurora, Colorado. Registration will be available in February.
JETC includes over 70 hours of educational and training sessions, networking activities, and an exhibit hall. The event will also feature a number of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) recognition events and celebrations.
For more information about the event, please visit Samejetc.org.