Get Involved with SAME!
Are you interested in learning more about SAME or getting involved in our local Minneapolis-Saint Paul Post? We have information on memberships, committees, and Post activities here and on our Facebook and LinkedIn pages. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, please reach out to our Post President,
Jane Flewellen.
Join SAME
There are several membership types, including a special public sector employee membership:
- Individual Memberships
- Sustaining Firm Memberships
- Public Agency Membership
- Non-Profit Organization Membership
- Academic Institution Membership
Committees
Most of the recurring events our Post sponsors are developed and coordinated by committees – if you’re looking to get more involved, especially with the Post leadership, this is a great way to do that. A brief list of our active committees is below:
- Annual Golf Tournament
- Awards & Recognition
- Technical Programs & Professional Development
- Young Member Activities & Scholarship
- STEM Outreach
- Future City Competition
- Habitat for Humanity
Post Events
We offer monthly meetings, typically on the third Wednesday of the month. Many of these presentations also offer professional development hours to help our members keep up with licensing requirements. Keep up to date on current Post events through our newsletter and social media feeds.
Subscribe to our newsletterBenefits
Be a Leader. Make a Difference. These words challenge our more than 28,000 members representing 1,400 companies and public agencies, to go beyond the norm and to do something that makes a positive impact on our nation–and provides a lasting benefit on those countries in need of our assistance. With more than 110 Posts in the U.S. and abroad, SAME members have a wide network of support that also includes a vast array of education, training, networking and business opportunities.
What’s in it for you?
SAME membership provides valuable benefits, not found in any other association including opportunities to:
- Connect with top engineering officials from the public and private sector at SAME national, regional and local conferences and events.
- Learn about upcoming projects directly from the Engineering Service Chiefs.
- Build important relationships with SAME’s community of more than 25,000 A/E/C professionals.
- Strengthen relationships through our network of more than 110 Posts (chapters) worldwide.
- Get valuable education and education through SAME’s diverse Continuing Education Program.
- Be the first to learn about important A/E/C changes, contracts and awards through The Military Engineer magazine, which provides feature articles and news items of immediate importance to our community.
Still not sure if an SAME Membership is right for you?
Then contact a Post representative and ask to attend a Post meeting or event. Once there, you’ll see first-hand what an SAME membership can do to advance your career, strengthen your professional development, and grow your professional and personal network.
Let SAME challenge you. Be a Leader. Make a Difference. Join SAME Today. Choose from one of the membership options below:
Operating Committee Positions
Positions on the Operating Committees are typically filled by volunteers from within the Post’s general membership. Several of the Operating Committees are chaired by one of the Directors on the Board.
| Title | Name | Company |
| Golf Tournament and Industry Day | Rachel Pichelmann | SEH |
| Awards & Recognition | Sherry VanDuyn | Landmark Environmental |
| Technical Programs | Sam Smith | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Professional Development | W. Paul Waters | Burns & McDonnell |
| Newsletters | Hannah Albertus-Benham | John Wood Group |
| Membership | Dave Ausdemore | Health System Sciences LLC |
| Investments | Rick Femrite | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Readiness | Bonnie Greenleaf | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Young Member Activities & Scholarship Committee | Erin Krug | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Small Business Liaison | Sherry VanDuyn | Landmark Environmental |
| NCO Liaison | Brian Lintonen | 829 Vertical Engineers, Wisconsin Army National Guard |
| Future City Competition Liaison | Peter Allen | Stantec |
| MFESTS Liaison | Jane Flewellen | Mortenson Construction |
| Habitat for Humanity Liaison | Kenton Spading | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Website | Kenton Spading | US Army Corps of Engineers |
Professional Development
Awards
Communities of Interest
SAME’s Communities of Interest offer members a chance to engage nationally with other professionals focused on a particular technical field or demographic within joint engineering and the A/E/C industry.