PSEC 8 Sep 2025 Mtn Min
8 Sep 2025
PSEC on Teams
Attendees
Started at 6:00 pm
Luis Leon ASMI
Sam Gheesling ASME
Andrew Gall SME
Paul Grant ASCE
John Schaufelberger WSPE
George Bondor SAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Paul van Tulder INCOSE
Kaz Takeda IISE
Mike Visser SEAW
Tiffany Tang SWE , SAMPE
Souri ASME
Le Si Qu SWE
Approval of June Meeting Minutes
Dave motion to approve , John seconded, approved
Societies Activities
AIAA: Patrick, report?
ASMI: Luis, Sept 15 board Meeting
SAMPE: Tiffany, Conference, planning an October 16th Event Ivars
WSPE: John, Nothing planned for September
ASME: Sam, Family friendly ASME international Sept 27, Coleman park
ASCE: Paul
ASHRAE: Kathi, report
SME: Andrew, save the date for their workshop, November??
SAE: George, one meeting over the summer, only have a 1/3 members emails, board meeting is 9/9
INCOSE: Paul, WSRC at UW Bothell all this week
IEEE: Dave, no update
IISE: Kaz,, no update
SWE Le Si Qu – ASCE joint networking hour, Seattle storm game last week, planning meeting 9/27, have 9 people on board this year
SEAW, Mike, no update
SHPE: Stef, no update
reps@pseconline.org is our distribution list
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General
Treasurers Report: Dave Butcher
Received check from ASME, gives us a better financial position
Engineering Banquet 2025:
- $7525, $1300 room, $5600 food, $450 for plaques
- $6000 minimum does not include service and tax, bar minimum was $700
- $5090 income, including $500 donation, and ASME $1200-$1400 outstanding
- With ASME we will not be that negative
- For the year we have $8600 typical income
Engineering Banquet 2026
McMenamins Anderson School in Bothell
Recomended date 25 April 2026 (last weekend before prices go up)
$6500 food and alcohol minimum, food and alcohol? That is $7865 comparable to MoF for last year ($112 per person based on 70 paying/80 total)
May 2nd both are available at the Hayne’s Hall Anderson school $15000 food and alcohol minimum + 21%
Need to pay 50% at time of booking.
Talked to Laura Lilly
Will discuss 2026 banquet further at a special Board meeting later this month.
Vacation schedules
UW/WSU Spring Break March 21-29
Easter April 5, 2026
Spring Break Catholic Schools 6-10
Spring Break Seattle Public Schools April 13-17
WSU Commencement May 8, 2026
Mother’s Day Sunday May 10th
Engineering Fair
Samantha Brown help out?
Hi Andrew and Kelsi,
Popsicle Stick Bridge has been scheduled for March 14, 2026, at Museum of Flight.
I have cc’d our team in helping to coordinate logistics/advertisement for the PSEC Engineer fair for next year.
Thanks,
Rom
Romulos P. Ragudos, Jr.
Seattle Section President
American Society of Civil Engineers
Mentor nights
Following up, I have attached our flyer for the upcoming Engineering Resume Review Night. I also wanted to share the LINK TO REGISTER – since sometimes scanning a QR code can be tricky. Below, is a brief overview of the program structure and overview as well:
This fall, Seattle University is hosting our annual Engineering Resume Review Night on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
This event is an opportunity for SU alumni and engineering professionals to give back to the Redhawk community while helping students prepare for internships and full-time opportunities during a particularly competitive hiring season.
The evening will begin with a short professionals-only session where our team will walk through the program structure, provide tips for supporting students in this setting, and offer light snacks. From there, we’ll transition into speed-round resume reviews. Each professional will be paired with small groups of 1–5 students from their discipline to review resumes, answer questions, and offer advice. After each round, you’ll rotate to a new group of students.
Event Details
- Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
- Time: 5:00–7:00 p.m. PT
- 4:45–5:00 p.m. | Arrival, Check-in, Light Snacks
- 5:00–5:15 p.m. | Professionals-Only Program Review & Resume Support Tips
- 5:20–7:00 p.m. | Resume Review Roundtables
- Location: Seattle University, Oberto Commons
- Registration Deadline: Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
If you’re interested in participating, please register here: FORMS LINK.
What additional information would you and org need?
Thank you so much for sharing this info with the group, it means a lot to us here at SU.
Best,
Sam Kohn (she/her) | Associate Director, External Relations
Others needing follow-up
Green River
UW Tacoma
North Seattle
Edmunds
Everett/WSU
UW Bothell
Highline
Officers
We need volunteers on our board
This year’s PSEC Officers slate is:
Past President: Kathy Shoemake
President: Andrew Gall
Treasurer: David Butcher
Secretary: George Bondor
Still looking for
President Elect
Need a webmaster
Need Engineering Fair chair
K-12 Activities Chair
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