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Community Mission
The SAME Resilience Community of Interest (COI) directly supports the second goal of the 2025 SAME Strategic Plan to “Build and Sustain Resilient Communities.” This effort is conducted through support to Posts and as national initiatives that contribute to government and private sector collaboration, helping to minimize the impacts of and enhance effective response and recovery to natural and man-made threats.
Join the SAME Engage Resilience NetworkCOI Objectives
- Leverage local, regional, national, and international partnerships to educate and train members and stakeholders on infrastructure risks, mitigation efforts, and joint response strategies to natural and man-made events.
- Utilize SAME’s multidisciplinary network to connect and educate stakeholders on new and existing technologies and to develop solutions to problems across critical infrastructure sectors.
- Promote partnerships and collaboration supporting the needs of military installations in pursuit of mission assurance and readiness (such as energy, water, and industrial control system cyber security).
- Utilize SAME’s national relationships and local Posts to furnish vertical collaboration between all levels of government and private business.
- Lead collaboration to advocate for streamlined acquisition and implementation of resilience solutions.
A Closer Look at the Resilience COI
Need support for a Post meeting or event related to resilience? Contact Caroline Manik for assistance from the Resilience COI for ideas, presentations, or speakers.
Community Chair
Col. Patrick Hogeboom, F. SAME
Michael Baker International
Immediate Past Chair: Albert Romano, F.SAME
Cyber Resilience Vice Chair: Lori Jackson, White Raven Security
Community/Regional Resilience Vice Chair: Paul Tschirky, Aptim Federal Services, LLC
Physical Infrastructure Resilience (Built Environment) Vice Chair: Get Moy, AECOM
Communications Vice Chair: Caroline Manik, CDM Smith
Industry Government Engagement (IGE)
National IGEs Vice Chair: Kellie Sak, Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp
Climate Change: Albert Romano
Cybersecurity: Lucian Niemeyer, Building Cyber Security
Installation of the Future: Get Moy
SAME National Office POC: Ree Miskimon, CPSM, FSMPS
SAME National Webinars
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Identifying and Solving Vapor Intrusion Problems at Military Sites
Vapor intrusion (VI) is a common exposure pathway to be considered when redeveloping, building, or renovating buildings on land that includes active and closed military bases. -
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PFAS Water Treatment Technologies: Costs and Challenges
Join us for an insightful webinar on PFAS water treatment technologies with a focus on cost implications, hosted by the SAME Industry-Government Engagement (IGE) PFAS team. -
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Stacking the Deck with Modular Construction
The pandemic, rising construction costs, and skilled labor shortages have highlighted the potential of modular construction as an alternative to conventional construction and project delivery. The promise of quality construction, budget-friendly products, combined with the challenge of accelerated project schedules are making headlines in design and construction journals.