Puget Sound Engineering Council

14 Sep 2026

PSEC on zoom

Started at 6:02 pm

Attendees

Luis Leon ASMI
Sam Gheesling ASME
Andrew Gall SME
John Schaufelberger WSPE
George Bondor SAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Kelsi Bonner SWE
Emily Oursman ASHRAE
LeSi Qu SWE
Tiffany Tang SAMPE

Approval of Jul 2026 Meeting minutes
Motion to approve passed

Societies Activities

ASMI:   Luis – meetings are being planned for mid-October and November..
WSPE:  John -no current plans
ASME: Sam – will be reaching out to other organizations for joint meeting possibilities
ASCE:  no current plans.
SME: Andrew  – no current plans
SAE: George – new volunteer for student activities chair
IEEE: Dave – no plans due to scheduling issues due to leadership health concerns
SWE: LeSi – Seattle Storm game. Also interested in collaborating with other professional groups. Expressed interest in organizing a public policy event to increase awareness of engineering related legislation in Washington state. Many other activities on Website
SWE: Kelsi – SWE had a booth at the Tacoma Dome Health and Safety Fair event. Well received.
ASHRAE: Emily – Georgetown Steam plant Science Fair. Decarbonization conference in Renton
SAMPE: Tiffany – Seattle Space Week one main event @ UW. Tour of Advanced Composites 13 October

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General

Treasurers Report: – Dave

Checkbook balance is $12000 due to no banquet.

Engineering Fair: – Kelsi

Kelsi has contacted PacSci and they are very much interested in securing our participation in the science fair next year. Our group preferred the 27 Feb 2027 date. PacScI will most likely remove the background check costs. Kelsi will follow up with more details on background check process as well as number of booths available.

Mentor nights

Luis has ongoing speaking engagements at several colleges. No firm mentoring events have been scheduled

Other Business

* Andrew to create and send out a quick survey asking questions about awards banquet format as well as the interest in an ISOW in November (need to check Husky football schedule). Andrew, Luis, Dave, George and others who volunteer

* Andrew to follow up with Project Management Institute and share contact info with LeSi

* Luis to contact the August 2027 Tacoma Dome event for details so that we can better plan

* Dave will send out Zoom meeting invites PSEC board meetings through January

* Kelsi to firm up Engineering Fair date with PacSi and confirm background check rqmts

* Emily offered to connect LeSi with ASHRAE’s government affairs committee for potential collaboration.

* All to help recruit new PSEC president


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 volunteers to step into these positions
President Elect
Need a webmaster
K-12 Activities Chair

Meeting terminated at 6:59 pm

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6 Jul 2026

PSEC Ad Hoc mtg on zoom

Started at 6:00 pm

Attendees

Sam Gheesling ASME
Andrew Gall SME
John Schaufelberger WSPE
George Bondor SAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Paul Kostek. INCOSE
Kelsi Bonner SWE
LeSi Qu SWE

Special Meeting to discuss a STEM opportunity

Luis Leon received information about an opportunity for PSEC and asked that the Council discuss it.

The opportunity is the “Tacoma Police Department’s  4th Annual Kids Health & Safety Fair “

This will take place at the Tacoma Dome on 29 August 2026 from 10 am to 1 pm.

This year they are “are expanding our vision to inspire children to explore future career opportunities and better understand pathways to success. We are also working to include interactive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) demonstrations and hands-on exhibits to show youth what is possible for their future, we’re very excited about this!”

Andrew explained that the event, organized by the Tacoma Police Department, aims to expand into a STEM and back-to-school focused event where PSEC would be invited to set up 2-3 interactive engineering booths similar to their engineering fair format.

Dave agreed to handle the follow-up and forwarding of information to the PSEC community.

The group agreed this sounded like an excellent opportunity.

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Other business

The group briefly discussed the Engineering Banquet and the possibility of having it in 2027. This will be hashed out in depth during our Fall meetings.

Meeting terminated at 6:13 pm

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1 Jun 2026

PSEC on zoom

Started at 6:05pm

Attendees

Luis Leon ASMI
Sam Gheesling ASME
Andrew Gall SME
John Schaufelberge r WSPE
George Bondor SAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Paul Kostek INCOSE
Tiffany Tang SAMPE

Societies Activities

ASMI:   Luis ASMI completed their trustee meetings with successful presentations on metallurgical issues (GE engine blade issue and a Boeing battery issue).
WSPE: John, no meeting planned
ASME: Sam planning a mousetrap contest
SME: Andrew  –
SAE: George, private pizza meeting and presentation and recruitment, tentatively scheduled for 9 Jun. Also had a ZOOM presentation on UW SAE formula electric car.
INCOSE: Paul,  meeting 24 Jun tour of PACCAR truck electrification lab and a presentation by Tracy Farwell on energy management systems
IEEE: Dave No Jun meeting on schedule yet
SAMPE: Tiffany upcoming tour of UW Advanced Composite center and the successful outreach event with Seattle Public Schools


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Treasurers Report

Dave reported $12K in the bank,( about $1.6K increase over last years balance at this time due to no banquet this year)

Engineering Banquet

The future of the banquet is in a state of flux. A few topics were mentioned
Low number of award nominations.
Low attendance
Appetizer or buffet instead of table served meal
Different lower cost venue
Hold the banquet every other year
Plan to discuss the Banquet in the September meeting
Andrew requested an update to Randy Slate’s Government Engineer of the year to include his work at Snohomish County; Dave agreed to handle this

Mentor nights

The UW Bothell event went well with a good turnout

Other Business

Discussed a possible PSEC board social event, possibly a Mariners game

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 volunteers to step into these positions
President Elect
Need a webmaster
K-12 Activities Chair

Meeting terminated at 6:32 pm

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4 May 2026

PSEC on zoom

Started at 6:07 pm

Attendees

Luis Leon ASMI
Sam Gheesling ASME
Andrew Gall SME
John Schaufelberge WSPE
George Bondor SAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Paul Kostek. INCOSE
Kaz Takeda IISE
LeSi Qu SWE

Societies Activities

AIAA:  See other business
ASMI   Luis 5/14 at 6:00 at Ivars, Erik, trustee from ASM,  presentation on 787 battery investigation it will be the last meeting for the year
WSPE: John, nothing planned for May
ASME: Sam Gheesling, May 3rd Engagement, green lake clean up and brunch, 5 section members and Chelse from national participated
ASCE:  Rom
Past Events
April 11-12 – PNW Symposia – Concrete Canoe Races hosted by UW – Held at Lake Sammamish
April 17-18 – PNW Symposia – Steel Bridge, Timber Strong Design, Surveying, etc. Competitions – Hosted by University of Alaska Anchorage
April 30 – Dinner with SEAW at Ivar’s Acres of Clams – I-90/Sound Transit Light Rail
Upcoming Events
May 20 – UW and SU Dinner Meeting at UW Top two students teams from each school will present
August 20 – ASCE Seattle Section Awards – Hotel Sorrento

SME: Andrew  – April 28th SASPUG meeting at Museum of flight,
SAE – George, private pizza meeting and presentation and recruitment, date TBD
INCOSE – Paul,  13 May, Chris Armstrong to talk on Systems Modeling Language (SysMl) Version 2
IEEE: Dave, May 14-15th at WSU Everett, AI workshop
IISE, Kaz, 28 May Board Mtg
7 May Top Golf at 5:00
14 May UW IISE Awards night at 6:00
Mariners game date to TBD
SWE – LeSi Qu .May 17th – SWE PNW Annual Spring Banquet
Leadership applications are open.
May 23rd AI Workshop
SHPE – Stef 6 May Edmonds Community College Career Panel
ASHRAE – Emily – Chapter meetings, April 10th Student night UW-Bothell ASHRAE club

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General

Treasurers Report: Dave
PSEC to pay $1032 for Engineering Fair background checks per vote taken in April meeting
Paid $130 for Drop box storage
Current balance $11938

Engineering Fair:
Per April meeting vote PSEC will pay for background checks. These checks are good for next year as well

Mentor nights

Luis has tried to engage UW Tacoma – had meeting last week, First two weeks of April, Tacoma CC is not interested

Luis has made several unsuccessful calls to Green River. No response

UW Bothel. 29 May. ASME Chapter at UW Bothell is hosting an industry mentorship night, featuring a series of round-table discussions with rotating groups of engineering students. The event will be at UWB DISC-162 on Friday, May 29th, from 5:30–8 p.m. We ask that mentors arrive 10-15 minutes early if possible.
https://gather.uwb.edu/rsvp?id=380820

Other Business

LeSi met a member of AIAA who expressed interest in PSEC. She will forward contact info to Andrew or Dave to send a formal invite to the member.

Discussed a possible PSEC board social event, possibly a Mariners game

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 volunteers to step into these positions
President Elect
Need a webmaster
K-12 Activities Chair

Meeting terminated at 6:40 pm

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30 Mar 2026

PSEC on zoom

Started at 6:06 pm

Attendees

Sam Gheesling ASME
Andrew Gall SME
Romulus ASCE
John Schaufelberge WSPE
George Bondor SAE
Paul Kostek. INCOSE
Kaz Takeda IISE
LeSi SWE
Tiffany Tang SWE and SAMPE
Kelsi Bonner SWE
Emily Osurman ASHRAE

Societies Activities

AIAA:  Patrick,  report?
ASMI   Luis 5/14 at 6:00 at Ivars, Erik, trustee from ASM,  Fatigue Analysis Engine
Components presenting at UW Material Science as well
SAMPE: Tiffany,  SAMPE event April 27-30, hosting Seattle Public Schools event as well.
WSPE:  John, no updates
ASME: Sam Gheesling, April 3rd Tour at Microsoft (and online), moving meetings to the UW?
ASCE:  Rom April 10-11 UW hosting concrete canoes,legislative meetings in Washington D.C., along with upcoming events including concrete canoe and steel bridge competition
ASHRAE:  Emily. upcoming student night event at the University of Washington Bothell on April 10th.
SME: Andrew  – nothing new
SAE – George, section challenges, including addressing membership apathy and website hosting issues, as well as ongoing difficulties finding meeting speakers.
INCOSE – Paul,  announced a speaking engagement about software certification improvements at Boeing on April 8th in Bellevue.
IEEE: Dave, no update
IISE, Kaz, considering a merger with another organization due poor participation
SWE – Kelsii and LeSi .PNW’s outreach activities, including participation in the Central Sound Regional Science and Engineering Fair, STEM nights at elementary schools, and upcoming events like the Expanding Your Horizons Conference, Engineering Roundtable, and Earth Day park cleanup. LeSi equested suggestions for keynote speakers 17 May event
SHPE – no update

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General

Treasurers Report: Dave
Paid website renewal fee of $281
Received a bill of approximately $1000 from Pacific Science center for Engineering Fair exhibitors background checks.

Engineering Fair:
Group discussed bill for Engineering Fair volunteer exhibitors background checks. A proposal was put to the floor for PSEC to cover the cost of the background checks. This was voted on and approved.

Mentor nights

UW Tacoma decided not to hold a mentor night this year.
Luis has made several unsuccessful calls to Green River. No response

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 volunteers to step into these positions
President Elect
Need a webmaster
K-12 Activities Chair

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2 Mar 2026

PSEC on zoom

Started at 6:03 pm

Attendees

Luis Leon ASMI
Sam Gheesling ASME
Andrew Gall SME
Romulus ASCE
John Schaufelberg WSPE
George Bondor SAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Paul Kostek. INCOSE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Kaz Takeda IISE
Stef Fernandez SHPE
Tiffany Tang SWE and SAMPE
Kelsi Bonner SWE
Rachel Brown SU

Approval of Feb Meeting Minutes

Dave motion to approve , Sam seconded, approved

Societies Activities

AIAA:  Patrick,  report?
ASMI   Luis 5/14 at 6:00 at Ivars, Erik, trustee from ASM,  Fatigue Analysis Engine
Components presenting at UW Material Science as well
SAMPE: Tiffany,  working on a student event for March, SAMPE event at the end of
April 27-30, hosting Seattle Public Schools event as well.
WSPE:  John, nothing planned for March, Fair was great experience, most were
younger students, 5 Junior High or High School
ASME: Sam Gheesling, Kenworth tour did not go, going to reschedule, April 3rd Tour at
Microsoft (and online), moving meetings to the UW?
ASCE:  Rom just came back from ASCE at Reno, 200+ members attended, February
had Seattle U panel, One at UW, Pathways for Engineers.  March 14th will
be Popsicle Bridge Competition at Museum of Flight, March 26th Joint Dinner
Meeting for Geo and general section. April 10-11 UW hosting concrete canoes,
  August 20th Seattle Section Awards Dinner at Sorrento
ASHRAE:  – report
SME: Andrew  – nothing new
SAE – George, section had a great meeting speaker for February 17th Virtual Meeting
, Phil Stevens Director at PACCAR Technical Center, battery for semi-trucks
INCOSE – Paul,  March INCOSE Seattle Metro Chapter (SMC) General
Membership Meeting will be held in-person and virtually on Wednesday,
March 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM (PST). Our featured speaker is Dr. Dallas Rosson,
PhD, PMP, CSEP, an accomplished systems engineer, computer scientist, and
project manager with over 20 years of Department of Defense software
development experience IEEE: Dave Butcher, next Tuesday on March 10th at
Seattle U
IISE, Kaz, IISE, upcoming IISE below: Georgetown Steam Plant, Saturday, March
14, 2026   12:30 PM
SWE – Kelsii – Highschool Engineering Fair at March 7th, West Seattle Engineering Fair,
April 2 at Edmonds College, Collegiate Scholarships are now open.
SEAW, Mike –  SEAW is no longer going to support PSEC through dues.
SHPE – Stef,  Participated in PSEC Engineering, Brunch Sunday March 8th with Sumo
Tech, Guest speaker from Microsoft

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General

Treasurers Report: Dave
Account balance $12667
SAE $229 and ASME $259 dues received
American Online Giving $175
Dave to send note to ASCE


Engineering Fair: Kelsi

Went really well, much younger age group, may want to taylor, Science Center was very responsive
This year we are partnered with PacSci on 2/22, all day 10-5 Kickoff for national engineers week
We had 6 booths, and 8 organizations signed up (ASCE and SWE were a joint table, ASME, SAE had a SAE Baja car
ASCE and SWE shared a booth Background check takes 1-2 weeks – we should  start background checks early. 
No more than 3-4 volunteers per booth
Paying for background checks. Info coming soon

Mentor nights

Planned Feb 12 at Highline College – group of regulars, 60 or so Students, 7-8 mentors,
pictures posted on Linked In
Planned Feb 26 at WSU Everett campus – only second time, 5-6 mentors very low only
15 mentees, juniors and senior students
Rachel Brown, Seattle U joined up, looking at Capstones, 60 projects up 100%, looking
for project sponsors, needed mechanical engineers and electrical engineering,
June 5th is project Day, starts October to June, cost is $20k-$30k,
brownra@seattleu.edu
North Seattle March 12?
No feedback from Green River
Luis has tried to engage UW Tacoma – had meeting last week, First two weeks of April, Tacoma CC is not interested
Stef has a contact at Edmonds College – Luis to pass info on about Everett event
Andrew to reach out to UW Bothell


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 terminated at 7:02 pm

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3 Nov 2025

PSEC on Teams

Started at 6:03 pm

Attendees

Luis Leon ASMI
Sam Gheesling ASME
Andrew Gall SME
John Schaufelberger WSPE
George Bondor SAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Kaz Takeda IISE
Mike Visser SEAW
Kelsi Bonner SWE

Approval of Oct Meeting Minutes

Dave motion to approve , John seconded, approved

Societies Activities

AIAA: Patrick, report?
ASMI:  Luis, joint meeting with AWS next Tuesday 11/11 at Ivars, Mr. Scott Rhodes, friction stir welding
SAMPE: Tiffany,
WSPE:  John,Remote meeting 11/17 at 6:00 PM Microsoft Teams, legislative council, related to professional engineering
ASME: Sam, Holle is working on December, new venue at UW
ASCE:  Paul
ASHRAE: Kathi, report
SME: Andrew, Nothing new, workshop held last month
SAE: George, Board meeting next Tuesday working on meeting topics
INCOSE: Paul Kostek
IEEE: Dave,
IISE: Kaz,,IISE, upcoming IISE below:
30 people at Mentor night, ABET on campus
IISE Filson Factory Tour on 11/7 at 13:00  Please RSVP at iisepsboard@iisepugetsound.org
IISE Billiard Social Event at “The Garage Billiards and Bowl” in Seattle on Saturday 12/13 @ 14:00.  Please RSVP at iisepsboard@iisepugetsound.org
IISE Annual Conference on 5/16-19 in Arlington, TXSEAW: Mike,NCSE summit, 10/14-17
SWE: Kelsi, Had planning kick off last month, had international conference, virtual meeting this week, regional coffee social hours Tacoma Bellevue, planning on Holiday Party
SEAW: Mike, 15th annual fall forum at 11/13 at Benaroya Hall
SHPE: Stef, can’t make it tonight, last week was SHPE national convention, SHPE wants to participate in the Engineering Fair, she will reach out to Luis regarding Edmonds College

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General

Treasurer’s Report: David Butcher
Received check from ASME
$10,445


Engineering Banquet 2026

Proposal is to postpone event for 2026 and revisit in 1 year to see if there is increased interest in the event. 
Proposed by Andrew, seconded by Sam, approved by majority.

Engineering Fair
Motion to move to the Pacific Science Center for the engineering fair, it does not require us to reserve and set up booths (no cost) timing is comparable with the MOF activity centering around engineering week.  First by Mike, Motion was approved.
 
Some questions needing answers are the number of booths allowed, can we bring a Formula SAE car o the event, cost of background checks will be $45 per person .
Current plan:PSEC partnering with Science center
Sunday February 22 or Saturday 2/28, biggest does require a background check, maximum of 20 booths, excited at having Formula SAE

Mentor nights

Seattle Central – Event Brite, last Thursday in January 29th, they will send out their form this month please forward to your constituents.
Green River, Luis
UW Tacoma, Tiffany had a contact Luis to follow up
North Seattle – Andrew
Edmonds – Andrew/Stef
Everett/WSU – Tiffany
UW Bothell – Andrew
Highline – LuisNorth Seattle
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

Meeting terminated at 6:30 pm

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Started at 6:03 pm

Attendees

Luis Leon ASMI
Sam Gheesling ASME
Andrew Gall SME
George Bondor SAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Paul Kostek INCOSE
Kaz Takeda IISE
Mike Visser SEAW
Stef Fernandez SHPE
Kelsi SWE

Approval of Sep Meeting Minutes

Dave motion to approve , John seconded, approved

Societies Activities

AIAA: Patrick, report?
ASMI:  Luis, Luis board meeting is going on in parallel to this meeting
SAMPE: Tiffany, Conference, planning an October 16th Event Ivars
WSPE:  John, out tonight on ABET trip
ASME: Sam, Holle is working on November, did Coleman park event for Blackberry cleanup.
ASCE:  Paul, 10/8/2025 Resume Review Night, Seattle U Oberto Commons, 5-7pm,  BRPELS Talk, 10/22/25 5:30-9 PM, Seattle U https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewEVQscdbyvb5kGf72oLugxUUTmX5vJHhADW7ZBCI-A5bUlQ/viewform  ; ASCE Convention Seattle 10/8-11
ASHRAE: Kathi, report
SME: Andrew, Held Board Meeting 9/30, Workforce Critical for Sharing Talent, 10/16 8:30 am – 7:30 pm Museum of Flight, https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/2025-pacific-northwest-manufacturing-roundtable-454222
SAE: George, Board meeting next Tuesday
INCOSE: Paul, WSRC at UW Bothell all this week
IEEE: Dave, Next Tuesday is normal meeting, need speaker 10/14
IISE: Kaz,, IISE UW Mentoring – Resume Review & Mentoring Night on 10/9 at 18:00.  RSVP: Email us at iisepsboard@iisepugetsound.org to sign up
IISE Port of Tacoma Bus Tour on 10/15 at 13:00. Please RSVP at iisepsboard@iisepugetsound.org
UW IISE Job Fair – Sign Up on 10/27 @ 11:00.   Ise.washington.edu
IISE Filson Factory Tour on 11/7 at 13:00  Please RSVP at iisepsboard@iisepugetsound.org
IISE Billiard Social Event at “The Garage Billiards and Bowl” in Seattle on Saturday 12/13 @ 14:00.  Please RSVP at iisepsboard@iisepugetsound.org
IISE Annual Conference on 5/16-19 in Arlington, TX
SWE Kelsi, – Had planning kick off last month, had a happy hour too, planning on Holiday Party
SEAW: Mike,NCSE summit, 10/14-17
SHPE: Stef, see below engineering career panelists.  Busy October, Resume review with SHPE UW, Microsoft, resume review with Seattle U on Wednesday, MBA promotion event, mock interview with UW SHPE

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Treasurers Report: Dave Butcher, no checking acct activity


Engineering Banquet 2026

Banquet Committee met last week (Andrew, Sam, John, George)
April 25th is available, both venue’s however, having a hard time justifying expense
Only 2-3 societies are nominating awardees and that limits overall attendance. Proposing to cancel Banquet and to concentrate on other events, mentor nights, engineering Fair
Engineering Banquet, awards, and exhibit (engineering fair) ~ bylaws require only two committees
 
Recommended Dates April 25th, last weekend before $$’s 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

Proposal is to postpone event for 2026 and revisit in 1 year to see if there is increased interest in the event. 
Proposed by Andrew, seconded by Sam, approved by majority.

Engineering Fair

Kelsi presented results of detailed research on an alternative location for the PSEC Engineering Fair. The Pacific Science Center looks very attractive. Some of the veteran PSEC members recalled that we have in the past had the Fair there.
After much discussion Motion to move to the Pacific Science Center for the engineering fair. It does not require us to reserve and set up booths (no cost), timing is comparable with the MOF activity centering around engineering week.  First by Mike,Seconded by group. Motion was approved.
 
Some questions needing answers are the number of booths allowed, can we bring Formula SAE to the event, cost of background checks .

Mentor nights

Hi All, 

Hope all is going well. We’re partnering once again with Edmonds College to provide them with 2-3 professionals that can share their career and inspire young minds. This quarter’s information is below, if you have any questions please let me know. 

The panel will be held on Tuesday, Oct 21, from 9:30 – 10:20 am.
The panel will be held on Zoom and will be recorded for students who cannot attend. The recording will not be hosted publicly. Panelists may attend via Zoom if that is more convenient for them.
We recently polled our engineering students to see what engineering majors they are interested in learning about. The majority of our students are interested in mechanical and aerospace engineering, but there is significant interest in computer science, civil engineering, and electrical engineering.
Sign up link: https://forms.gle/gU2zpfnN33LCcKqx7
Thanks in advance! 

Best, 
Stef

Estefanía (Stef) Fernández, Volunteer
Director of External Relations – Nonprofits
Puget Sound Professional Chapter
SHPE: Leading Hispanics in STEM

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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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