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Community Mission
The SAME Resilience Community of Interest (COI) directly supports the goals of the 2030 SAME Strategic Plan to drive partnerships, deliver solutions, and develop people. This effort is conducted through support to Posts and as national initiatives that contribute to government and private sector collaboration, helping to minimize the impacts of and enhance effective response and recovery to natural and man-made threats.
Join the SAME Engage Resilience NetworkCOI 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, LLC
Michael Baker International
Immediate Past Chair: Col. Patrick Hogeboom, F.SAME
Communications Vice Chair: Caroline Manik, CDM Smith
Cyber Resilience Vice Chair: Lori Jackson, White Raven Security
Community/Regional Resilience Vice Chair: Vacant
Physical Infrastructure Resilience (Built Environment) Vice Chair: Get Moy, AECOM
Industry Government Engagement (IGE)
National IGEs Vice Chair: Vacant
Cybersecurity: Lucian Niemeyer, Building Cyber Security
Installation of the Future: Get Moy
SAME National Office POC: Ree Miskimon, CPSM, FSMPS
A Closer Look at the Resilience COI
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.
Recent Webinar
SAME National Upcoming Webinars
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Mission to Build: Opportunities and Challenges of Veterans in Construction
In February 2024, the $1.2 trillion U.S. construction industry (non-residential) had 456,000 unfilled positions, the highest number in the last 20 years. With foundational and unique skills honed through military service, Veterans could excel in the wide variety of available roles. -
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Behind the Bid: How Contractors Make Go/No-Go Decisions and What Makes a Project Worth Pursuing
Have you ever wondered why a seemingly well-planned federal construction project draws limited bids—or none at all? From the contractor’s perspective, the decision to pursue a project involves a complex analysis of cost, risk, competition, and opportunity.