DC Post Officers

The Washington DC Post K-12 Outreach Committee organizes programs that promote engineering, science and technology to K-12 students. Examples of our K-12 outreach programs include:

• SAME STEM Camp Student & Mentor Stipends
• MATHCOUNTS
• SeaPerch
• USA Science & Engineering Festival

Located in our Nation’s Capital, the Washington DC Post is the largest SAME Post (chapter) in the society with over 1,800 members, including over 180 sustaining member companies and public agencies. Our Membership Committee communicates regularly with our members to ensure their needs are met. They also provide guidance to anyone interested in joining in SAME. 

If you wish to join our Post please see our Become a SAME DC Post Member page.

If you would like to join this committee or would like any further information regarding membership please contact the Directors below.

Membership Committee Directors:

Individual Memberships: Matthew Ernest

Sustaining Memberships: Kurt Maldovan, Elizabeth Bissel

The SAME Washington DC Post’s Emergency Preparedness & Infrastructure Resilience Committee (EPIRC) is focused on creating programs focused on enhancing infrastructure resilience related to water, cybersecurity, energy and other assets critical to our nation. They engage with federal, state and local government stakeholders to assist with disaster responses and emergency preparedness, including establishing relationships between these agencies with our member companies and local universities who can provide support in such efforts.

Any opportunities to participate in these programs are posted to our announcements page and sent out to the membership through our Email Contact List.

If you would like to join this committee or would like any further information regarding their programs please contact the Director below.

Registry of Emergency and Incident Response Engineering and Construction Firms

The Washington DC Post established a registry of Sustaining Member firms willing to support local and national agencies that may require Emergency Preparedness and Incident Response (EPIR) services. Our Sustaining Members are strategically positioned to assist government agencies prepare for, deal with and recover from emergencies. View the registry.

Agencies/Organizations Links

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• American Red Cross National Capital Chapter
• Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
• U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
• Army National Guard (ARNG)
• Air National Guard
• District of Columbia Air National Guard (DCANG)
• District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
• Virginia Department of Emergency Management
• Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
• Delaware Emergency Management Agency
• Local and State Emergency Management Agencies
• The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP)
• Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG)

EPIRC Committee Director
Get Moy

The SAME Washington DC Post Programs Committee organizes excellent events, programs, and seminars at the post, with excellent speakers from both the public and private sectors. All of our upcoming Programs can be found on our Events page or News & Announcements page. Presentations from past Programs can be found on our Program Documents page.

If you have any recommendations on future program topics, please forward your ideas to the Programs Committee Director. We look forward to seeing you at future SAME Washington DC Post programs.

If you would like to join this committee or would like any further information regarding their programs please contact the team below.

Programs Committee Directors
Bree Beal
Lisa Krowne

Social Media

• LinkedIn (connect with us!)
• Flickr (event gallery)

Email Listserv
New members are added to our email communications list on a monthly basis. If you would like to receive notices from the SAME DC Post on upcoming announcements, events, and other SAME news, please subscribe (or you can also re-subscribe) here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/o62n1tK/SAMEDCPost

If you would like to join this committee or would like any further information regarding their efforts please contact the Directors below.

Communications Committee Director: 
Allison Quinley
Bree Beal

The SAME Washington DC Post Young Members (YM) Committee organizes opportunities for our YMs to engage with each other, industry leaders, and the community. They plan volunteer opportunities, social events, project tours, educational programs, etc. All of the Post’s upcoming YM Programs can be found on our calendar or announcements pages.

If you would like to join this committee or would like any further information regarding their programs please contact the Director below.

YM Committee Director
Daryl Starks

The Washington DC Post Small Business Committee was established to increase small business membership, participation, and leadership within the Post, and to enhance Post programs to include topics focused towards small businesses. The committee includes representatives from small business, large business, and government. A Small Business Conference is held annually, usually co-hosted with the Northern Virginia Post. All of the Post’s upcoming Small Business Programs can be found on our calendar or announcements pages.

If you would like to join this committee or would like any further information regarding their programs please contact the Director below.

Small Business Committee Director
Doug Hibshman

Now Accepting Applications!

SAME DC and NoVa Post’s 2025 Leadership & Mentoring Program

The vision of the Leadership and Mentoring Program began in 2013 under the direction of Bob Wolff, PhD, F.SAME, F.ASCE, former executive director of SAME National, and has grown over the last decade to develop leadership skills and professional growth of our local SAME Post’s young professionals. Through monthly sessions with SAME Fellows and Senior Leaders from DoD and Civilian government agencies as well as local leaders in the AEC industry, the LMP participants will participate in discussions, readings, and collaboration to complete the program.

All SAME Young Members (under age 40 as of January 1, 2025) are invited to apply for the 2025 Leadership and Mentoring Program sponsored by the Washington DC (DC) Posts and Northern Virginia (NoVA) Posts.

The program is a unique opportunity for Young Members, Junior Officers, and NCOs to be mentored by SAME Fellows and senior leaders from government and private sector while developing their leadership skills through focused educational sessions. The program includes monthly meetings with these industry leaders to discuss various topics regarding leadership and professional growth. Up to 12 applicants will be selected to participate in the program and can earn PDHs over the course of the year.

Applications are due no later than Friday, December 13, 2024.

→ View the program application and agreements and apply today!

DC Post Facilitators
Philios Angelides
Bree Beal
Justin Jacobs

NoVA Post Facilitators
Ed Chamberlayne
MSgt Brad Wilson

The SAME Washington DC Post’s Scholarship Golf Tournament Committee plans the Post’s annual golf tournament at the beautiful Courses at Andrews Air Force Base every spring. The tournament raises funds for scholarships the DC Post awards every year to deserving engineering and architecture students from area universities. Every year, the DC Post awards twelve scholarships for $3,000. The tournament date is usually established around February. Please check back for more details on a later date.

Learn more about our scholarship program.

If you would like to join this committee or would like any further information regarding the tournament please contact the Director below.

Scholarship Golf Tournament Committee Director
Brian Moore

The Washington DC Post Investment Committee manages the funds raised for purposes of providing scholarships. The committee established a financial plan with long-term goals and a strategy for implementing their plan. The Investment Committee Director reports to the Board of Directors monthly on the status of the Post’s investments and works closely with the Scholarships Committee on cash flow and budgeting the funds for the scholarship program.

If you would like to join this committee or would like any further information regarding their efforts please contact the Director below.

Investments Committee Director
Jack Brady