Are you a Student or Young Professional?

Have you been looking for a way to get involved in WEF or PNCWA?
Do you want to meet other students and young professionals in your field?
Would you like to help choose the path the PNCWA S&YP group takes in the future?

If you answered yes to the above questions, you should volunteer for the Students and Young Professionals Committee. There are several opportunities for you to gain leadership experience and network with other students and young professionals. The WEF definition of a Young Professional is “A young professional (YP) is any person who considers himself/herself to be relatively new to the water quality industry and is 35 years old or younger,” but all those interested are welcome to join us.

The S&YP committee meets once a month via conference call to outline the objectives for the following weeks. The group provides support to the local section S&YP groups, shares ideas, and helps to provide feedback to the PNCWA board as to the needs of the younger members. Additionally, the group helps to plan the S&YP events at the annual conference and aids in fundraising or community service events.

Our goals for 2013 are:

1. Continue building section networking groups (Boise, Portland & Seattle) and a new one in the Spokane region, and set up succession plans for leadership of these groups.
2. Visit two universities without a student chapter to introduce PNCWA and determine feasibility of student chapter.
3. Support student chapters at UW and WSU.
4. Develop social media (Facebook) presence.
5. Support Water for People through "Mini" golf event
   

We want to hear from YOU! 

If you are interested in participating in the S&YP Committee, please e-mail or call David or John to obtain the information for our next conference call. If you would like to find out more about what is happening locally, e-mail or call the person listed for your local section.

David Watkins, Committee Chair
J-U-B Engineers
dwatkins@jub.com
208 489 7949


John Beacham, Committee Vice Chair
Veolia Water NA
john.beacham@veoliawaterna.com
360.450.9254

Boise S&YP Group

Mark A. Cummings
Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.
cummingsm@msa-ep.com
208.947.9033

Lower Columbia S&YP Group

Dana Devin-Clarke
Brown and Caldwell
ddclarke@brwncald.com
503.820.5644

Puget Sound Section S&YP Group

Candice Au-Yeung
CH2M-Hill
candice.au-yeung@ch2m.com
425.233.3080

Eric Schey
Jacobs Engineering
eric.schey@jacobs.com
425.990.6880

Spokane-Coeur d’Alene S&YP Group


Alex P. Sylvain
AECOM Water
alex.sylvain@aecom.com
509.536.1307

Chris Horgan
J-U-B Engineers, Inc.
chorgan@jub.com
208.762.8787

PNCWA launches mentorship for professional growth

PNCWA is rolling out a new mentorship program for its members to encourage mentors to pass on their wealth of knowledge and experience to help protégés develop valuable professional goals. PNCWA will provide a packet of mentoring materials, and will match mentors and protégés based on shared interests, profession, and region.

After mentors and protégés are matched, they will confirm the selection, commit to their partnership, and then the mentoring can begin! They are encouraged to meet for at least an hour every other month. It is up to the mentor and protégé to determine what they would like to talk about and what they would like to develop (e.g., list of goals, career map).

To register as a mentor or protégé, simply take the online survey of work experience, fields of interest, type of company/agency, career track(s), and region. Already, 70 PNCWA Members have taken the survey, so this first year will be very successful.

Protégés, please remember to thank your mentor and any other senior members you know who are volunteering their time and experience to help support your career development. This is a great opportunity that speaks loudly to the high quality of our member organization and the community we have developed.

Mentor: www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z8CX6B9

Protege: www.surveymonkey.com/s/85Y78BQ