{"id":22,"date":"2021-10-20T08:50:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.202.50.154\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2023-10-07T13:01:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T20:01:35","slug":"about-wspe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/washingtonengineer.org\/about-wspe\/","title":{"rendered":"About WSPE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Washington Society of Professional Engineers (WSPE), established in 1937, is a professional association representing the interests of engineers from all fields of practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WSPE includes among its membership:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Licensed Professional Engineers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Licensed Structural Engineers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Licensed Land Surveyors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engineer Interns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate Engineers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engineering Students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary objective of the Society is to advance and promote the public welfare. In this connection, WSPE is quite active in the legislative process and government affairs. WSPE devotes hundreds of hours in giving testimony before legislative committees and governmental rule-making agencies on a vast array of subjects dealing with such areas as construction, environment, licensing, public health, and transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also work closely with Washington engineering schools to promote academic achievement and licensing. The Society conducts the national&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathcounts.org\/\">MATHCOUNTS<\/a>&nbsp;program which is a unique coaching and competition program for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students in Washington. This program reaches over 500 schools and thousands of mathematically gifted children. The Society offers many other member benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State Board of Directors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>President<\/strong><\/td><td>Dimitri Siaterlis, PE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>President-Elect<\/strong><\/td><td>Barbara Philipp, PE, PhD<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>VP West<\/strong><\/td><td>Roger Hutchison, PE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>VP East<\/strong><\/td><td>Jeff Dagle, PE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Past President<\/strong><\/td><td>Beth Fifield Hodgson, PE, F.NSPE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>NSPE HOD Representative<\/strong><\/td><td>Steven Collins, PE, PhD<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Treasurer<\/strong><\/td><td>Leonard Byrne, PE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>PEPP Representative<\/strong><\/td><td>Ken McGowan, PE, F.NSPE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Professional Engineers in Industry (PEI) Representative<\/strong><\/td><td>Thomas Smailus, PhD, PE<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Several Ways You Can Get Involved!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>National organization<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Get involved with governance of NSPE. Let us know you are interested, and we\u2019ll send you a list of committees and activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State Society<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 When WSPE speaks, lawmakers are attentive. WSPE protects the rights and practice of engineering in Washington, effectively influences legislation and regulation in the state, offers members a constantly expanding program of professional development, creates forums for meeting with other engineers of high integrity to share experiences and contacts and provides statewide recognition for outstanding work and volunteer contributions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chapters<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Your local chapter may have a link right on this website.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonengineer.org\/chapters\/\">Chapter Links<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interest Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 There are five different interest groups for professional engineers. For information on interest groups,&nbsp;check&nbsp;for information on the NSPE website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cyberspace<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 No borders, no boundaries. Participate in listserves, pursue committee work on the web, reach out with questions or comments \u2026 have your opinion heard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Society of Professional Engineers (WSPE), established in 1937, is a professional association representing the interests of engineers from all fields of practice. 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