7 Apr 2025 Brd Mtg Min

April 21, 2025

7 Apr 2025

PSEC at Razzis and on WebEx

Started at 6:00 pm

Attendees

Luis Leon ASMI
Sam Gheesling ASME
Andrew Gall SME
George Bondor SAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Mike Visser SEAW
Tiffany Tang SAMPE
Kelsi Bonner SWE

Approval of Mar Meeting Minutes

Approved, 1st Sam , 2nd George

Societies Activities

AIAA: Patrick, report?
ASMI:  Luis, April 7th trustee meeting, National will be there @ Salmon House
SAMPE: Tiffany, April 28th Student night at WAC
WSPE:  John, traveling
ASME: Sam, April 27th clean up at Green Lake.
ASCE:  Paul Grant
ASHRAE: Kathi, potential getting a rep back help out Kathi
SME: Andrew, two dates for Nucor Steel
SAE: George, 9 May Na-ion battery presentation
INCOSE: Paul, no update
IEEE: Dave, Create your own AI agent at UW Bothell 4/19 3 hours
IISE: Kaz,, May 2:  Launching a UW IISE Awards Night IISE is inviting other student engineering organizations to be considered to join
SWE: Kelsi. had expanding horizons at Edmonds last week  April 3rd.
SEAW, Mike – April 22nd Joint Meeting with ASCE, May 28th summer social at the Rainier’s’
SHPE: Stef, update needed

reps@pseconline.org is our distribution list

General

Treasurer’s Report: David Butcher
State Filing $20
McCormick $2500
IOU Engineering Fair ASME one booth
Need dues from ASME, AiAA, SMPE, SME, ASCE
Planning for 2025/26
Reviewed the Anderson School for 2025, will look for 2026.
IISE Liability – Kaz

Inclusion of PMI, Computer Programmers, do we need change by laws

Engineering Fair


  Sold 9, booths, $2100 income (after returning $100 to ASHRAE)
Cost $2255 
 
Retrospective – poor traffic, need to advertise to schools next year, really need someone else to own this.  Need K-12 outreach or someone to take over the

Engineering Banquet 2025:


We are settled on the menu, no Hors d’oeuvre, no flowers,
Need to get numbers to McCorminck’s Friday 4/18s,
Sponsors Already Asked for Boeing $’s/Crane $’s
Souri has found a $500 sponsor P2S, need to add to website, brochure and presentation
Paul Grant said ASCE willing to donate or buy a couple of tables
Lost $6k Last Year
Per John’s budget, Need replacement for the boutonnieres, special badge, different color or a ribbon (Andrew to Research)
Without a major sponsor we need to charge $150 per, late fee is $175 individual, Luis 1st and Sam 2nd,  approved
As of 4/7 18 sign ups no tables
Early Bird Pricing Ends 4/13 six days – prices go up, please make it happen
Last Registration 4/20
Speaker is Manan Garb speaking on Sound Transit Light Rail
Nominations have been received 
Have nominations for five awards, no industry engineer of year
TO DO
LuisEvent Brite
John will get pictures and bios, send to Kelsi and Dave to upload
Dave and Kelsi to upload to the website 
John, Suzanne  to work the back table and bring the meal tickets
Andrew to announce on LinkedIn
Andrew to bring the name badges, and special badge for award winners, color or ribbon et cetera.
Ordered badges, “Engineer of the Year”
Andrew to order centerpieces
In-progress, ~ $25 per table, my wife is working on this Engineering themed
Speaker: Manan Garb, Sound Transit ,need bio and theme
Order thank you gift for speaker, ideas?
Salmon and Wine, Luis
Production of the Program Dave
Add Sponsor(s)
  Keynote from Andrew
Picture taker Dave
Sam has started work on the presentation already
Andrew to review 70th
Sam to update script and PPT for awards
Signage to Event to avoid confusion ask MoF

Mentor nights

Highline – April 17th Thursday
Please RSVP Here:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSVakeUa-k_3tVCmy0GE0B3hGflfUXpcfJz3SulLjzfMbfiA/viewform?usp=sharing
Typically 15 mentors 50 students
Tacoma Community College – Luis/Kaz, they are going to join at Highline missed it but might, Andean Farella (sp)
No response from Everett, Tiffany to send SWE contact for UW Tacoma

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

Meeting ended at 7:02 pm

Next meeting 5 May 2025 at Razzis

Seeking Volunteer PSEC Mentor Night Coordinators

October 9, 2015

 

PSEC Mentor Nights from above

Calling all Engineering Professionals, Mentor Night Volunteers, Greater Seattle Engineering Society Members of any Discipline,

 

The Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC) is seeking additional Mentor Coordinators for our annual Mentor Nights program either as a back-up or as a future coordinator for an event that you would like to support. We have six Mentor Night Coordinators for the eight different mentor events PSEC currently supports locally at multiple Universities and Colleges.

The primary role of a Mentor Coordinator is to be a point contact for volunteers from the multiple local engineering societies and local industry. This role is not limited to member societies current officers or to a representative to PSEC but anyone who has enjoyed volunteering at the multi-society Mentor Nights. This is an opportunity for one (or more) events in the year – primarily conducted by email.

We are especially looking for individuals who have attended a Mentor Night event at the same school more than once.

We have well documented guidelines, tools, and support for you to help with these instructional and successful events.

For more information about Mentor Nights go to our website at http://www.pseconline.org/mentor-nights/.

This is an opportunity to continue to help support our local Universities and Colleges by supporting these outreach events.

Please contact me if you are interested and would like to learn more.

Jason Salazar
PSEC Mentor Night Committee Chair

 

The PSEC Mentor Nights are hosted at participating colleges and universities with the purpose of giving engineering students (freshmen through seniors, & occasionally high school students) an opportunity to ask questions in person from a variety of practicing engineers, engineering alumni, and faculty about the wide spectrum of engineering disciplines, professions, career pathways, continuing education post-graduation, professional registration considerations, responsibilities, and ethics over food and refreshments.

AIAA Sponsored Electric Airplane Challenge for Teachers

June 6, 2015

The Lindbergh Electric Airplane Flight Challenge, formerly the Electric Airplane Challenge, is a standards-based project that helps you bring aerospace alive in your classroom.

Build an electric tethered airplane to reinforce key concepts in elementary physics and connect to practical applications of aerospace engineering and science. Demonstrate how engineers combine science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to build a successful airplane that carries the most cargo.

Who:
Grades 6-12 Stakeholders including formal and informal teachers, administrators and outreach professionals
What:
The Lindbergh Electric Airplane Flight (LEAF) STEM Challenge Teacher Workshop
When:
Monday, August 10, 2015, 8:30am-4:00pm
Where:
Raisbeck Aviation High School (Next to the Museum of Flight)
9229 E Marginal Way South
Tukwila, WA 98108

Space is Limited!
Workshop Registration is $50 and includes:
WA Clock Hour Certificate, Continental Breakfast, Curriculum, Lunch, & All Materials Required to
Build One Airplane

Need More Info?
Check out our new project web site at: http://www.LEAFChallenge.com

Still have questions? Contact Elana Slagle at LEAF@PNWAIAA.org

PN AIAA-LEAF STEM Challenge- Teacher Workshop

May 18, 2015

Teachers, save the date for our upcoming LEAF STEM Challenge teacher workshop (formerly the Electric Airplane Challenge)!

Scheduled for Monday, August 10, 2014 at Raisbeck Aviation High School, The Lindbergh Electric Aircraft Flight (LEAF) STEM Challenge is a standards-based, hands-on program for grades 6-12 that engages students in creating solutions to real-world problems.

Join us to participate in this curriculum module that will bring aerospace alive in your classroom! Participants will design, build and fly an electric tethered aircraft that will carry the most cargo.

Workshop registration is $50 and includes Washington state clock hours, continental breakfast, lunch, curriculum materials and airplane supplies for one adult participant.

Bring a colleague and join our Pacific Northwest AIAA for some aerospace fun! Register Now!

Elana M. Slagle
Founder and Director

office: 425.998.8884
email: Elana@StarfishEducation.com
web: www.StarfishEducation.com