President's (b)Log - June 2021

Hello, SMPS DC!

This year has been flying by—it’s hard to believe we’ve already held our summer celebration! Last Thursday, our annual Summer Celebration recognized our members’ accomplishments throughout the 2020–2021 program year (and taught us how to make some creative cocktails!).

Part of our celebration included honoring our award and grant recipients. Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you for helping elevate SMPS DC!

New Heights Volunteer Service Award

• Career Advancement – Amanda D’Luhy, CPSM, and Jessica Gillette, CPSM
• Communications/PR – Carolina Romero
• Education – Nick Lane, PE
• Membership – Karen Cotton, CPSM, LEED AP
• Procurement – Joe Monahan, CPSM
• Special Events – Kayli Lewis

President’s Award

• Amy Cuddy, CPSM – Treasurer

Marketing Communications Awards

• Holiday Piece (Digital or Print)
  • First Place: HITT Contracting, 2020 Holiday Campaign
  • Honorable Mention: AFG Group, 2020 Thanksgiving Cookbook
• Project Pursuit
  • First Place: HNTB, GoRaleigh New Bern Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Final Design
• Social Media Campaign
  • First Place: LandDesign, Pragmatic Visions Podcast: Change Order Series
  • Honorable Mention: AFG Group, #DidYouKnow
• Special Event (Digital or Print)
  • First Place: Ayers Saint Gross, Collaboration Week 2020
  • Honorable Mention: Hickok Cole, Art Month 2020
• Video
  • First Place: Ayers Saint Gross, Virtual Engagement at Ayers Saint Gross
  • Honorable Mention: Mueller Associates, Engineers Week Videos
• Website
  • First Place: Coakley & Williams Construction, The Loop Intranet Site
  • Honorable Mention: The Donohoe Companies, New Website
• Best in Show
  • Ayers Saint Gross, Collaboration Week 2020

We also looked ahead to our 2021–2022 program year, announcing our incoming and returning Board of Directors:

• President – Kim Metzinger, CPSM
• President-Elect – Amy Cuddy, CPSM
• Immediate Past President – Jen McGovern, CPSM
• Secretary – Kate Attilio, CPSM
• Treasurer – Jason Moskowitz
• Director of Career Advancement – Falynn Schmidt, Assoc. AIA, CPSM
• Director of Communications – Courtney Messick, CPSM
• Director of Education – Amanda Cole
• Director of Member Engagement – Christy Jenkins, CPSM
• Director of Procurement – Suzanne Swistak, CPSM
• Director of PRT/SMRT – Ashley Campbell
• Director of Special Events – Penny Glover
• Director of Sponsorship – Jason Dittrich

If you missed our Summer Celebration, don’t fret—our calendar of programs will offer opportunities to get engaged all summer long. If you have an idea for a future program or activity you’d like to see, please reach out to me at jmcgovern@vhb.com or President-Elect Kim Metzinger, CPSM, at kmetzinger@eypae.com.

Jen McGovern, CPSM
SMPS DC President