Dear Members,

The new SEAOSC year is now officially in full swing.

This past week launched our new SEAOSC year with two big events. The first was a kickoff retreat with our new Board of Directors and committee chairs - where a room full of our dedicated volunteer leaders spent the day celebrating the work that we have done together the past several years and exchanging ideas about the work ahead of us. The second was our golf tournament on August 5th - the first member event of the new SEAOSC year. Both events were a tremendous success.

SEAOSC’s committees remain the most vital part of the association. As we look forward to the restart of the academic school year, we also restart our committee goals and rosters for the year.

Just like the member that played their first round of golf at the SEAOSC tournament, we as association leaders want to help break down the intimidation barrier that may prevent someone from joining a committee. To that end, committee meetings are open to anyone to attend as an observer and I encourage you to consider which committee would be of particular interest to you. I personally was much further in my career and involvement at SEAOSC before I realized that I could enrich my experience by taking part in committee work. Even as a young engineer, I had plenty to add and I would have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge from just being in the room. I hope you will take a moment and review https://seaosc.org/Committee-Pages and find the committee that most interests you - you definitely belong and have plenty to add!

Garrett W. Mills, S.E.
SEAOSC President 2024-25